via CAAI News Media
February 17, 2010
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says it will take years to clear the once war-torn nation of landmines that endanger lives in nearly half of the country's villages.
An estimated four to six million landmines and other unexploded ordnance from more than three decades of armed conflict continue to maim or kill Cambodians each year.
Speaking to some 1,000 deminers at the handover of demining equipment from the Japanese government, Hun Sen said that some 670sq km of the country, or 46 per cent of its villages, still needs to be cleared of the explosives.
Since the setting up of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre 17 years ago, Cambodian and foreign deminers have destroyed 2.7 million mines and unexploded ordnance over about 520sq km.
Hun Sen said the number of mine casualties has dropped significantly but the explosives remained a major threat.
A report from Cambodian Red Cross said in 2004-2005 the number of victims was as high as 800 people per year but in 2008-2009, this number dropped to just over 200 victims annually.
At the ceremony, the Japanese government donated 588 mine detectors, 44 deep-search detectors, spare parts for mine clearance machines and a mobile repair unit. The equipment is worth about $US5.5 million ($A6.1 million).
9 comments:
Pretty component to content. I just stumbled upon your web
site and in accession capital to claim that I get in fact loved account your weblog posts.
Anyway I will be subscribing in your augment or even I fulfillment you
access persistently rapidly.
my page :: Full Report
Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems
as though you relied on the video to make your point. You definitely know
what youre talking about, why throw away your intelligence on just posting videos to your site when
you could be giving us something informative to read?
Also visit my homepage - Louis Vuitton Handbags
If you are going for best contents like me, simply pay
a visit this web site all the time since it provides quality contents, thanks
Here is my webpage; Tory Burch Flats
It's actually a nice and helpful piece of info. I am glad that you simply shared this helpful information with us. Please keep us up to date like this. Thank you for sharing.
my page; continue reading
Hello just wanted to give you a quick heads up.
The words in your content seem to be running off the screen in Firefox.
I'm not sure if this is a formatting issue or something to do with browser compatibility but I figured I'd post to let you know.
The design and style look great though! Hope you get the
issue resolved soon. Kudos
Feel free to surf to my weblog - Sac Louis Vuitton
I love reading an article that will make men and
women think. Also, thank you for allowing me to comment!
Feel free to surf to my page - Boutique Air Max
I comment when I especially enjoy a article on a website or if I have something to valuable to contribute to
the discussion. It is triggered by the fire displayed in the post I
read. And on this post "Cambodia still strewn with landmines".
I was actually excited enough to leave a comment
;-) I actually do have a couple of questions for you if it's allright. Could it be just me or does it seem like some of the responses come across as if they are written by brain dead individuals? :-P And, if you are posting at other online social sites, I would like to follow everything new you have to post. Could you make a list all of all your social pages like your Facebook page, twitter feed, or linkedin profile?
Here is my page; Cheap Jerseys
Right here is the perfect website for everyone who would like to find out about this topic.
You realize a whole lot its almost tough to argue with you (not that I personally
will need to…HaHa). You definitely put a brand new spin on
a topic that's been discussed for years. Wonderful stuff, just wonderful!
Also visit my blog ... Chaussures Foot
supreme clothing
kd13
curry 7 sour patch
adidas yeezy
supreme
kawhi leonard shoes
jordan shoes
cheap jordans
kd 10
golden goose sneakers
Post a Comment