| Publication date 05 April 2021 | 07:15 ICT
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Kimhong and her mother, Thy, on a football pitch in Battambang province. Thy uses a prosthetic limb after losing a leg to a landmine several years ago. Photo supplied
War ends for children when the last land mine is cleared
Mon, 5 April 2021
Kimhong had never played football before, but when she was invited to join a game with the other children living around Stoeng Toch Krom Primary School in Battambang province near Cambodia’s border with Thailand, she joined in.
What made this invitation special was that the school’s football ground had until recently been contaminated by landmines, a legacy of Cambodia’s many years of internal conflict. “I wish there are more safe playfields, so that the other kids can also play with safety,” Kimhong says.
Korea Commits $10M to Increase Cambodia’s Mine Clearance and Victim Assistance Efforts in 2021 and Beyond
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Phnom Penh, March 15, 2021 – The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has signed a grant cost-sharing agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a record of discussions with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) for the “Clearing for Results, Phase IV: Mine Action for Human Development” (CfRIV) project.
The six-year project, which is implemented by CMAA with strategic and technical advisory support from UNDP, undertakes landmine and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) clearance, increases victim assistance and mine risk education, conducting monitoring and evaluation, and integrates gender mainstreaming into mine action efforts.
South Korea on Tuesday committed US$10 million to increase Cambodia's mine clearance and victim assistance efforts from 2021 to 2025, according to a joint press statement.
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