Phnom Penh: UN agencies, development partners, and members of the private sector have praised Cambodia’s significant achievements in mine clearance and its active contributions on the international stage through humanitarian demining efforts, experience sharing, and training initiatives. The remarks were made during a meeting between Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet and representatives of UN agencies, development partners and the private sector at the Peace Palace here this morning, in recognition of their support for the Royal Government’s mine action efforts.

According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the representatives affirmed that Cambodia’s successful experience should be shared with countries around the world. In response, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet expressed his deep gratitude to the UN agencies, development partners, and private sector for their continued support in reducing the devastating impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Cambodia.

The Premier highlighted the country’s remarkable progress, including the clearance of over 3,297 square kilometres of suspected mine and UXO-contaminated land, a reduction in annual casualties to fewer than 50, and the official declaration of 15 provinces as mine-free. ‘These achievements have ensured the safety of millions of citizens and significantly improved their livelihoods,’ he emphasised.

On the occasion, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet stressed Cambodia’s transformation from a mine-affected country receiving assistance to an active contributor in global mine action. This includes deploying peacekeepers under the UN umbrella and providing humanitarian demining training to other mine-affected countries. The attending partners reaffirmed their commitment to continuing support for mine and ERW clearance operations, with the shared goal of helping Cambodia realize its vision of becoming mine-free in the near future.