Listen to an interview with MAG Cambodia's Country Programme Manager Rupert Leighton on Radio Australia.
- Listen now [external link]
Cambodia is one of the most heavily mine- and unexploded ordnance
(UXO)- contaminated countries in the world. The Landmine Impact Survey
(LIS) of April 2002 identified over 4,000 square kilometres of suspect
land, which poses a significant obstacle to rehabilitation and to
longer-term development.
Although there are substantial quantities of UXO in the country, the major barrier to post-conflict rehabilitation is the presence of landmines, with an estimated 800 casualties per year.
Links:
- Find out more about MAG's work at our Cambodia microsite
- MAG videos and picture galleries
14 January 09
