Cambodia: CMAC announces nationwide search for UXOs dropped by US


Starting next month, Cambodian Mines Action Centre (CMAC), in cooperation with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and other stakeholders, will begin a nationwide survey to detect mines and bombs dropped by US and its allies on Cambodian soil during 1970s.

Heng Ratana, Director-General of CMAC, said yesterday that the government plans to clear all kinds of mines, including anti-personnel mines and anti-tank mines, in Cambodia by 2025 in accordance with the Ottawa Treaty.

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Source: Khmer Times