AKP Phnom Penh, September 29, 2025 --

The U.S. government has provided some US$600,000 in funding, through the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA), to support the Cluster Munitions Remnant Survey and Clearance Project in Eastern Cambodia. 

The partnership agreement between the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and NPA on the above-said project was signed on Saturday during a visit to the CMAC Technical Institute of Mine Action in Kampong Chhnang province by a U.S. Congressional Delegation led by H.E. Adam Smith, U.S. Representative for Washington.

The project will run for five months, from December 2025 to April 2026.

H.E. Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC, expressed his appreciation to the U.S. government and people, through the U.S. Department of State, for their ongoing support in clearing explosive remnants of war (ERW) in Cambodia.

In a post on its official Facebook page, the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh reaffirmed that the United States is proud to be the largest demining donor to Cambodia, contributing more than US$220 million since 1993, including US$12 million this year to enable Cambodian families to live and thrive in peace.

By C. Nika