Germany to Provide Over US$2 Million to Support Humanitarian Demining in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, August 04, 2023 --

The Government of Germany will provide a grant of USS$ 2,100,000 to support humanitarian demining in Cambodia.

The signing ceremony will be taking place in the second week of August 2023, under the presidency of H.E. Heng Ratana, Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Mr. Rune Kristian Dele-Andresen, Country Director of the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) at the CMAC’s eadquarters in Phnom Penh.

According to a press release of CMAC, the project is to release around, 1,600 hectares of landmine contaminated areas, and provide mine risk education as well as victim assistance in the northern provinces namely Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Preah Vihear.

The 16-month project is in line with the National Mine Action Strategy to achieve “Cambodia Mine-Free 2025,” it added.