Phnom Penh: Mr. Pen Bona, spokesman for the Royal Government of Cambodia, said that the Royal Government, headed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, has a clear policy to help restore the lives of displaced people.
In a statement on the Cambodian-Thai border situation on July 31, 2026, Mr. Pen Bona said that up to now, approximately 20,000 displaced people have not been able to return to their homes due to the unfavorable situation due to the obstacles imposed by Thai forces by placing containers and barbed wire to block the road, or their homes have been destroyed.
He said, “The Royal Government, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, has a clear policy to help restore the lives of displaced people. Both those who have already returned to their homes and those who have not yet been able to return, have received high attention from the Royal Government in terms of security, safety, and restoration of their livelihoods.”
The spokesperson added that the displaced people who have returned to their homes have been taken care of by ministries, institutions, and local authorities that are subordinate to the Royal Government, who are taking care of and solving the challenges they face in order to help them improve and maintain their livelihoods. The displaced people who have not yet been able to return have been provided with suitable temporary shelter by the government in a “waiting village” until the border issue is resolved, allowing them to return to their homes.
He stressed that during the temporary stay Refugees have received the utmost care from the Royal Government and relevant authorities, including the public and philanthropists from all walks of life, as one great Khmer family and under the spirit of connecting the front and the back, without any citizen being left alone, under any circumstances.
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