Ratankari: Cambodia strongly opposes the use of cluster munitions, which are weapons that pose a serious threat to civilians, and calls on the world to jointly end the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions.
On the occasion of visiting and inspecting research activities and clearing cluster munitions of the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) in Kon Mom district, Ratanakiri province on August 4, 2026. Senior Minister Ly Thuj, First Deputy Director of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority, highlighted in Ratanakiri province that Cambodia would like to declare its absolute opposition to the use of cluster munitions, which are weapons that cause serious harm to civilians and leave lasting impacts for generations.
The Senior Minister said that Cambodia is a country that has been severely affected by cluster munitions and understands clearly the suffering, loss of life, disability and impact on the livelihoods of its people. In fact, in 2025, Thai soldiers used cluster munitions to attack Cambodian territory, both in battlefields and civilian areas, posing a long-term threat to the lives of civilians and increasing the burden on the Royal Government of Cambodia.
The Minister called on the international community to jointly end the use of cluster munitions, strengthen cooperation in clearing explosive remnants of war, support victims, and ensure that citizens, especially children and women, can live in safety, dignity, and freedom from fear of harm from explosive remnants of war.
At the same time, Cambodia remains committed to accelerating cluster munition clearance, strengthening awareness education, victim assistance and community development to ensure that no citizen is victimized by cluster munitions.
NPA Country Director Hans Peter Risser said that NPA has been involved in humanitarian mine action in Cambodia since 1993, including supporting mine and explosive remnants of war clearance, technical support and human resource training, etc.
He continued that with support from the United States and the Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD), since 2013, NPA has supported the search and clearance of cluster munitions in Ratanakiri province, covering an area of more than 40 square kilometers, finding and destroying more than 6,000 cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war, directly benefiting more than 30,000 people.
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