Trudeau pledges $1 million for clearing landmines, cluster bombs in Cambodia, LaosPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wrapped up his first stop of a tour in Southeast Asia by announcing nearly $1 million to help remove unexploded landmines and cluster bombs from the region. The funding will support grassroots and government projects in Cambodia and Laos to clear unexploded ordinances, which stem from civil wars as well as American bombing during the Vietnam War. The money will support the first dedicated national demining team in Laos, and support grassroots groups such as Cambodian Self-Help Demining. Morse said landmines kill roughly 50 people in Cambodia each year, down from thousands in the 1990s. Trudeau also made a visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, which documents the toll of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Source: National Post November 13, 2022 22:36 UTC