Aki RaSeptember 27, 2010
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
The U.S. Department of State salutes Aki Ra, founder of Cambodian Self-Help Demining, for being named by CNN as one of the Top Ten Heroes for 2010. Aki Ra’s organization is supported by the Landmine Relief Fund, an American nongovernmental organization that is the recipient of U.S. Department of State funding.
Cambodia Self-Help Demining was established in 2008 and works to safely clear landmines and unexploded ordnance in rural areas of central Cambodia. In 2009 and 2010, the Department of State provided a $100,000 grant to Landmine Relief Fund to support Aki Ra’s clearance team.
The Landmine Relief Fund (www.landmine-relief-fund.com) is one of more than 60 members of the Public-Private Partnership Program for Conventional Weapons Destruction that collaborates with the Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement. The mission is to clear landmines and explosive remnants of war, teach mine risk education, assist injured survivors of conflict, and destroy small arms, light weapons, and munitions that are excess to foreign countries’ needs.
The United States is the world’s leading provider of financial and technical assistance for humanitarian mine action. Since 1993, the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program has invested more than $71 million in humanitarian mine action in Cambodia. Worldwide, the United States spends more than $1.8 billion in mine action assistance, contributing toward a dramatic global reduction in casualties. To learn more about the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement’s programs, visit www.state.gov/t/pm/wra.
Cambodia Self-Help Demining was established in 2008 and works to safely clear landmines and unexploded ordnance in rural areas of central Cambodia. In 2009 and 2010, the Department of State provided a $100,000 grant to Landmine Relief Fund to support Aki Ra’s clearance team.
The Landmine Relief Fund (www.landmine-relief-fund.com) is one of more than 60 members of the Public-Private Partnership Program for Conventional Weapons Destruction that collaborates with the Department of State’s Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement. The mission is to clear landmines and explosive remnants of war, teach mine risk education, assist injured survivors of conflict, and destroy small arms, light weapons, and munitions that are excess to foreign countries’ needs.
The United States is the world’s leading provider of financial and technical assistance for humanitarian mine action. Since 1993, the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program has invested more than $71 million in humanitarian mine action in Cambodia. Worldwide, the United States spends more than $1.8 billion in mine action assistance, contributing toward a dramatic global reduction in casualties. To learn more about the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement’s programs, visit www.state.gov/t/pm/wra.
7 comments:
This is wonderful and praiseworthy. And I salute you as well. May the Lord our God bless Aki Ra and his loved ones. May the Lord our God bless Cambodia
nice job, bong aki ra, you have saved lives. you are our hero. thank you sir.
THE US should come and clear out thier unexploded bomb during thier illegle war in cambodia ,And pay for the damage they had done.
Aki Ra is a real hero...
The "Spokesman" of the US Department of State is a real mongrel !!!
The USA is one of worst culprits in the criminal use of landmines, affecting numerous countries all around the world.
To gloat about how "much" they spend to clear up the problem of landmines is a gross insult to the intelligence of the reader.
The USA adds to the problem with all its continuous, multiple wars of aggression and occupation all over the planet, and refuses to support the banning and abolition of landmines.
Of course, some of us have become very accustomed to the criminal behaviour and hypocritical propaganda spewing continually from this most evil militaristic superpower.
The sooner it collapses the better!
Good work : Akira, for innocent people are safe life, Our leaders competed each other to get power.
As Khmer leaving oversea I have big respect for Akira as one of Khmer Heor, his Team and US Department of State.
That is unfair for Cambodia where is the money from Vietnam, China and Russia for deminding landmines in Cambodia. Those sold like USA too to Cambodia. USA make weapons business with many countries but USA help them back for getting peace. But Russia, Vietnam and China have never helped like USA.
5:23 PM , you must open your eyes biger or you have only one EYE or you are slave of Youn, China and Russia. Your head is still very red but you need USD for your villa and women, your bain is very shit on Earth.
To 2:32 PM,
" THE US should come and clear out thier unexploded bomb during thier illegle war in cambodia ,And pay for the damage they had done."
ANSWER: YOU MUST CLEAR IT FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU ARE A SHIT COMMUNIST.
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