People for Peace: Dreaming of a mine-free Lebanon
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(Saudi Gazette) A young Cambodian woman says it is her dream to help remove all land mines from the south of Lebanon and improve living conditions for all people living under the threat of death or injury.
Decades of civil conflict have left Lebanon with a legacy of hundreds of thousands of land mines and cluster munitions which continue to be a danger to people.
Rem Sreypy from Cambodia is one of the youngest deminers trained by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) to be deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
She has been speaking about her experience ahead of the annual 29 May commemoration of the International Day of Peacekeepers.
“At 21 years old, I am one of the youngest deminers trained by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) which works alongside UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. This is my first peacekeeping mission and my family is very proud of me. I come from a country that has experienced a civil war. It caused so much pain and suffering that destroyed everything; our homes, families, and schools.