Kingdom’s mine targets ‘out of reach’
Cambodia is likely to come under scrutiny as parties to the UN’s anti-landmine convention gather in Geneva this week, with a recent report saying the Kingdom is unlikely to hit its mine clearance targets, even under an already-extended deadline.
The 14th meeting of states parties to the convention, which opened yesterday in Geneva, brings together the 162 state signatories of the 1997 convention to report on their implementation of treaty obligations as well as their commitments under the new Maputo Action Plan, agreed upon at the 2014 meeting. …
Zoe Holman
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