Germany
announced Tuesday a US$1.35 million grant to fund demining efforts in
Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap this year. The funds will support the work
of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority's Unit 6, which since 1999 has
destroyed nearly 26,000 mines and 92,000 unexploded ordnances, and
cleared 2,345 hectares of land, according to a press release from the
German embassy.