Norwegian People's Aid Helps Clear Landmines in Cambodia

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Norwegian People's Aid Helps Clear Landmines in
Cambodia

2007-05-16
By Kittisak Siripornpitak
ScandAsia.Norway

With around 840 landmine victims annually, Cambodia has the third highest number of casualties worldwide and projects have been carried out by the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) which are supported by the Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) to reduce this problem.

 

NPA has been supporting CMAC's development projects since 1993 to help with the development and implementation of technical survey project and is currently providing two technical advisors to the CMAC Mine Detection Dog Program.

 

With aims to clear mines and ensuring fair distribution of land, the NPA gives funding and is monitoring the CMAC Demining Unit 1 in the Beantey Meanchey province.