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Reiterating its support to the efforts of authorities to make Cambodia a mine-free nation by 2025, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has pledged to clear more than 265 square kilometres of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) this year. On Read More …
Night was falling, and Boubacar Ba was once again hunting in the forest outside his hometown of Mpak in southern Senegal. Then a crack rang out, not from his rifle or another hunter. Not the Senegalese army or even the Read More …
The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) is donating $2 million for demining to help Cambodia achieve its mine-free goal by 2025. A press statement issued after the CRC Annual Meeting on Monday said the $2 million pledge will go to the Read More …
The Chinese army will help Cambodia in clearing landmines and other UXOs in an upcoming military drill. Prime Minister Hun Sen said making Cambodia, a country once torn by civil war, to be landmine-free has always been a goal of Read More …
A visit to a minefield starts with some crucial safety notes. And they will save your life – when you are just steps away from deadly buried explosives, you need to pay attention. Red-painted sticks dug into the ground mean Read More …
CMAA’s Ly Thuch meets with operators on the preparation and zoning of demining areas on December 26. CMAA The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) and national and international demining operators met on December 26 to review operations Read More …
The deminers from Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) this week have found 74 anti-personnel landmines in Oudong district of Kampong Speu province. CMAC director general Heng Ratana said the landmines, identified as MD-82s, were removed by the demining force during Read More …
Cambodia will provide training and share demining experiences with 15 deminers and officials from Ukraine next month in Phnom Penh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The ministry revealed the plan in a December 15 press Read More …
From January to November, more than 700 women have been working as deminers and destroying unexplored ordnance to ensure public safety, according to a report by the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA). According to a seven minute Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) said that they will work closely with Thai authorities to accelerate mine clearance along the borders of the two countries for the common good of both sides. Ly Thuch, senior minister Read More …
Hudaydah, 8 December 2022 – The Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Ms Ilene Cohn concluded a week-long visit to Yemen where she visited Hudaydah, one of the most mine and explosive remnants of war-affected governorates in Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) called on all demining operators improve their efficiency to guarantee the Kingdom reaches its 2025 goal of becoming mine-free. CMAA first vice-president Ly Thuch made the call at a December 5 Read More …
The government has established the “Mine-Free Cambodia 2025 Fund” to achieve the goal of clearing the Kingdom’s remaining landmines by 2025, in a bid to provide security and harmony for people from all walks of life. The sub-decree establishing the Read More …
Daniel Craig, the world-renowned British actor and a UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards, calls on the international community to provide more support for mine action in Cambodia. Daniel Craig made the appeal in a Read More …
The National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces, Mines and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance (NPMEC) has launched the ASEAN and Regional Mine Clearance and Minefield Technical Training for UN peacekeeping missions which saw the participation of 11 countries. General Sem Sovanny, Read More …
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 1,000,000 (approximately USD 999,500) from the Government of Italy, which will support life-saving mine action activities in Iraq. Activities will include delivering sustainable and efficient explosive hazard Read More …
This year’s 30th anniversary of mine action in Cambodia is being observed in the capital with exhibitions and displays memorialising the Kingdom’s long fight against landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). The event, held from November 21-22 at Koh Read More …
SPLIT, Croatia – The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 took part in the eighth iteration of the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) in Split, Croatia, Oct. 24 – Nov. 11, 2022. HMA is a Read More …
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes the contribution of EUR 500,000 (approximately USD 495,370) from the Government of France, which will support the Government of Iraq in its efforts to protect civilians impacted by the threat of explosive Read More …
The Samdech Techo for Mine Action Project, which was established in early July, has so far received contributions of nearly $20 million from various philanthropists. The donors aim to join the government as it works to achieve its goal of Read More …