US provides over $ 6M in grant support through NPA Cambodia for clearing of cluster munitions


On 9 March, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Norwegian People’s Aid Cambodia signed Cooperation Agreements covering three main projects in the total amount of USD 6,444,808 million funded by the U.S. Government.

CMCA informs that the agreement was entered into by Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC, and Rune Dale Andresen, the Resident Representative of the Norwegian People Aid (NPA) at CMAC’s Phnom Penh Headquarters.

The projects include the Cluster Munitions Remnant Survey and Clearance in Eastern Cambodia and two short-term projects namely Landmine Survey & Clearance on the Cambodia-Thailand Border and the Landmine Free Provinces in the Southern part of Cambodia.

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Source: ScandAsia