Mine-free Cambodia 2025 Fund established

The government 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 fund, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 3, would be used to manage the costs of clearing mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO). The decree came as the funds for the Samdech Techo Project for Mine Action (STP-MA) an initiative the premier established on July 4 of this year to accelerate the goal achievement of a mine-free Cambodia 2025 has run out.