Gov’t commits to removing UXO by 2025
Cambodia has declared that it is committed to clearing all anti-personnel landmines by 2025, despite challenges that lie ahead, but its leaders say this target can only be reached with the full participation of all stakeholders and the continuous support of its development partners.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, in his capacity as head of the Mine Action Coordination Committee (MACC), released a three-page message on the occasion of the 22nd Anniversary of National Mine Awareness Day, which has been observed on February 24 since 1999.
The National Mine Awareness Day exists to remind Cambodians, especially those living in the areas still affected, to be cautious about landmines, cluster munitions and explosive remnants of war (ERW) and understand the dangers they pose.
Hun Sen wrote that for the last 28 years there have been 2,138 sq km of contaminated land cleared of landmines and made available for productive use.
Niem Chheng
