Development partners and “friendly” countries have been key in charting the way forward for local demining efforts and inspiring new hopes and dreams as the government’s goal of a mine-free Cambodia by 2025 draws ever nearer, said a senior official.
A total of five provinces and the capital had been declared mine-free as of December, as Cambodia’s 2025 goal of becoming mine-free approaches. A senior official said the Kingdom is now on track to declare a further six provinces mine-free by the end of next year.
Ly Thuch, first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), met with outgoing Japanese ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami on December 13 to express his gratitude to the envoy for his years of service working to build closer ties between the two nations.
From January to November, more than 700 women have been working as deminers and destroying unexplored ordnance to ensure public safety, according to a report by the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA).
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