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October 15, 2006

Demining in Cambodia at risk as funding dries up

Posted by: James Hathaway

Source: Taipei Times

Demining in Cambodia at risk as funding dries up AFP , PHNOM PENH Sunday, Oct 15, 2006

Demining worldwide has been undermined by a sharp drop in funding, and Cambodia is among more than a dozen countries which will likely fail to meet their mine clearance targets as donor money dries up.

The government's demining agency, the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), has lost a fifth of its funding this year, director general Khem Sophoan said.

Read the rest of this article here.

The pictures below are from our landmine survivor vocational skills training classes right on the Mekong River in Kampong Cham, Cambodia.

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Posted by James Hathaway at October 15, 2006 08:05 PM
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