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National Movement Towards a Mine-Free Cambodia 2025

PHNOM PENH: A national movement has been set up to help clear mines in Cambodia to work towards achieving a mine-free country by 2025. This movement welcomes the participation of all people through charitable contributions to help mine officials achieve this work.

Prime Minister Hun Sen made a post on his official Facebook page announcing the bank account number where donations can be sent to participate in Cambodia’s demining campaign. People can donate through ABA Bank, ACLEDA Bank and Canadia Bank.

The Prime Minister wrote, "This is a big national movement to reach zero landmines in 2025. [I] hope that our compatriots, both inside and outside the country, will continue to participate in the campaign to end the tragedy afflicting our poor land by 2025."

On Sunday, 3 July, the Samdech Techo Project for Mine Action was announced after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the Minister of Economy, Aun Porn Moniroth, to prepare a demining budget to expedite the demining process and encourage the private sector to join with the Royal Government in achieving a mine free Cambodia.

To date, the funds raised for the destruction of landmines and unexploded ordnance amount to over US $15.6 million dollars and 190,800,000 riel (US $47,550 dollars).

During a meeting with the delegation of the ASEAN Para Games at the Peace Palace on Wednesday morning, 6 July, Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered his assistant to release the official bank account information to receive donations for demining efforts in Cambodia.

He said, "They want to donate 50,000 riel, 10,000 riel, 20,000 riel, so they want to contribute to make this country safe. Why don’t you do that? Do it now, wait and see, how much the charity receives. Some Cambodians abroad want to donate but do not know how to donate, so if we announce it widely, there will be more donations."

Currently, Cambodia has more than 14,000 minefields left, amounting to nearly 2,000 square kilometers of land that still needs to be cleared.

A report from the Mine Authority states that from 1992 to May 2022, more than 2.4 billion square meters of land had been screened for demining, clearing more than 1 million anti-personnel mines, more than 260,000 anti-tank mines and more than 3 million explosive remnants of war. There have also been over 65,000 victims to landmines and explosive remnants of war, including 6,106 adult women and 1,393 girls. Of the total number of victims, 19,818 were killed, 9,077 survived with disabilities, and 36,108 were injured.



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