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PHNOM PENH, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Thursday dispatched a new batch of 73 peacekeepers, including 34 females, to join United Nations peacekeeping missions

Cambodia is sending 14 Mine-Protected Vehicles (MPV) and five containers of equipment for its peackeeping mission in the Republic of Mali.

Cambodia has sent 14 vehicles, armoured vehicles (MPVs) and 5 material containers for refuelling and existing equipment for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Squadron on a UN mission in the Republic of Mali.

Cambodia is shipping 14 Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV) armoured vehicles to Mali to support its UN mission to the troubled African nation, with an official noting that the vehicles would mitigate the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and landmines, which were sometimes employed by rebel forces.

Cambodia took a significant step towards ensuring safety and peace within its borders as competent authorities destroyed remnants of over 200 landmines and unexploded ordnances (UXO) on June 4.

Cambodian blue helmets are working with the Cambodia Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) in Mondulkiri province to clear mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO).

Cambodia, along with the UN in Cambodia, observed the 17th anniversary of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on May 29.

Cambodia has won accolades from the United Nations for its contribution to global peacekeeping operations.

Cambodia on May 5 sent a ninth contingent of 244 peacekeepers, 30 of them women (12.3 per cent), to join a UN peacekeeping operation in the impoverished, war-torn Central Africa Republic (CAR), according to the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces (NPMEC).

Cambodia on May 5 sent a ninth contingent of 244 peacekeepers, 30 of them women (12.3%), to join a UN peacekeeping operation in the impoverished, war-torn Central Africa Republic (CAR), according to the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces (NPMEC).