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2nd Interim Report for“Peace Building and Comprehensive Small Arms
Management Programme in Cambodia (Phase II)”

Japan Assistance Team for Small Arms Management in Cambodia (JSAC)

December 2006

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )Table of Contents
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Weapons Reduction and Development for Peace (WDP) Project _____________________ 2
1.1

Concept ____________________________________________________________________ 2

1.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)_________________________________________ 4

1.3

Future Plan ________________________________________________________________ 12

Weapons Destruction (WD) Project __________________________________________ 13
2.1

Concept ___________________________________________________________________ 13

2.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)________________________________________ 13

2.3

Future Plan ________________________________________________________________ 14

Safe Storage and Registration (SS) Project ____________________________________ 15
3.1

Concept ___________________________________________________________________ 15

3.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)________________________________________ 15

3.3

Future Plan ________________________________________________________________ 16

Public Awareness (PA) Project ______________________________________________ 17
4.1

Concept ___________________________________________________________________ 17

4.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)________________________________________ 17

4.3

Future Plan ________________________________________________________________ 18

National Commission Support (NC) Project ___________________________________ 20
5.1

Concept ___________________________________________________________________ 20

5.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)________________________________________ 20

5.3

Future Plan ________________________________________________________________ 20

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Weapons Reduction and Development for Peace (WDP) Project
1.1

Concept

WDP Project is a new weapons collection methodology established by JSAC and is the main project of
JSAC’s “Peace Building and Comprehensive Small Arms Management Program in Cambodia.”

Weapons
Collection

Security
Improvement

PoliceSupportWeapons
Reduction

Weapons Reduction
andPeace Building

Confidence
Building

Development

Capacity
Building

PublicAwareness

Figure 1: Mechanism of WDP Project
WDP Project ultimately aims to build peace in the target areas through voluntary surrender of weapons by
the local population. For promoting voluntary weapons surrendering by civilians, education is the main
strategy. Weapons are surrendered voluntarily only when the negative effects and un-necessity of
weapons are fully understood. WDP Project focuses on four approaches; (1) Weapons Collection, (2)Police Support, (3) Public Awareness, and (4) Development.
(1) Weapons Collection
JSAC encourages civilians’ voluntary surrender of small arms and light weapons (SALW) througheducation on their danger and illegality. JSAC organizes educational workshops in communities atvarious levels; from provincial, district and commune levels to grassroots levels such as village levels,and creates a clear understanding of SALW issues. An experienced group of local staff leads theworkshops using educational materials developed by JSAC, stressing the danger and illegality of SALW,
denying the idea of exchanging weapons for development, and promoting a peaceful society without
weapons. These activities lead to the reduction of weapons and crimes involving weapons, and thus
contribute to security improvement based on the understanding of a “culture of peace.”(2) Police Support
JSAC conducts police training and provides material support, as they are responsible for maintaining
public security. The police training includes courses on issues ranging from basic concepts such as good2

J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )governance, decentralization, relationship between police and community, technical procedures in
conducting police duties (investigation techniques, reporting, etc.) and Japanese Koban (police post)
system. JSAC particularly targets officers working at local police posts, as they are the officers who
most often come in contact with community member. The project also includes providing equipment
necessary to maintain public security, such as portable radios for communication purposes and cameras
and tape recorders for investigations. JSAC also supports the rebuilding of run-down police posts.
Through promoting the understanding that one of the main roles of the police is to maintaining public
security, these projects contribute to the capacity building of the police in the maintenance of public
security, to the actual improvement of public order, and to confidence building between the community
members and the police.
(3) Public Awareness
The Public Awareness component aims to raise awareness on SALW by repeatedly organizing workshops,
distributing posters and educational kits, installing billboards and broadcasting radio spots. At theworkshops, local authorities, police officers, military personnel, and civilians all gather together todiscuss SALW issues and security issues in their community. All participants recognize that security
forces are responsible for maintaining security in their communities, and they and their families are also
members of the communities. This 1) helps to build confidence among authorities, security forces, andcivilians, 2) promotes active participation of the police and local authorities responsible for public
security, and 3) enhances the administrative capacity of local governments. JSAC also provides
opportunities for a large number of population to receive JSAC’s message through radio spots
broadcasting.
(4) Development
JSAC supports the development efforts of communities where all weapons are surrendered and constructs
facilities according to their needs. These facilities are neither incentives nor exchanges for weapons.
JSAC never exchanges weapons for anything. In traditional “Weapons for Development (WfD)” typesof projects, people tend to think that they are able to obtain something in return for surrendering weapons.
It causes the recognition of weapons’ value as a currency, continuing possession of weapons by civilians
in anticipation of the next WfD project, bargaining of weapons between weapons holders and project
implementers, and price increases of weapons. Once the price of weapons is increased, it may result in
the encouragement of economic activities concerning weapons and the increase in the illicit trade of
weapons. One JSAC staff interviewed a weapon holder in Battambang Province in September 2005 who
had found an AK47 in the forest and kept it in his house. He was asked why he had kept the weapon,
and answered that he expected it to be exchanged with money, rice or small infrastructure in future WfD
projects. Because of repeated implementation of WfD projects in Cambodia, people have revealed themechanism of WfD projects and acknowledged monetary value of weapons. These facts have led JSAC

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )to develop and adopt the WDP methodology.1
The development assistance include construction and improvement of infrastructure based on each
community’s needs, which contribute to community development in the long term. The aim of theseassistance is not to provide development in exchange for weapons, but to raise the communities living
standard, to ensure a peaceful society takes root, and to avoid regression to a “culture of violence” inwhich people are accustomed to using weapons, by helping residents understand that development
assistance is provided to peaceful communities without weapons. The items are maintained by local
governments and thus contribute to enhancing the governments’ administrative capability. Furthermore,they promote the understanding of the advantages of a peaceful community among villagers, contribute to
the immediate collection of unowned weapons upon discovery, and reduce the number of SALW.
1.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)

JSAC has been implementing a number of educational workshops in various levels, formed strong
relationships with local authorities and police, built confidence among local authorities, police and people,
and strengthened capacity of local police to report weapons collection information since the beginning of
its activities. JSAC has conducted 190 workshops with a total of 22,604 participants at Province,
District and Communes levels, and for media, police officers and trainers of partner NGOs. JSAC andits partner NGOs have also conducted more than 740 workshops with over 48,000 participants at Village
level.2

Photo 1: NGO Training

Photo 2: Village-Level Workshop

1 JSAC does not insist that WfD methodology itself is less effective than WDP. In some cases, WfD may
work and WDP may not be effective. However, the WDP methodology is workable in the current situation in
Cambodia.
2 The number of V-Level Workshops and its participants are based on the report of JSAC’s partner NGOs.
JSAC has not received some reports from them yet due to the differences in submission dates as agreed.
Therefore, the actual number of workshops and participants as of the end of November 2006 is larger than the
one reported here.

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )JSAC newly started Confidence Building (CB) Workshop from October 2006. CB Workshop aims tobuild confidence among local police officers, local authorities and the general public through education of
SALW issues and police duties, understanding of police reliabilities, and discussion of security issues and
SALW elimination in the participants’ own communities. JSAC trainers have encouraged both of thepolice officers and the villagers to express their frank ideas and to understand each other. This mutual
understanding is expected to become a large step to build confidence among them, improve security intheir community and encourage people to surrender weapons voluntarily.
Apart from organizing workshop, JSAC has created and broadcasted a radio spot program in bothprovinces. It contributes to spread the anti-weapons messages to villagers widely at grassroots level.
As a result of these activities, 13,534 SALW, 39,155 ammunition and 2,416 explosives have beencollected in Kompong Thom Province and Battambang Province so far.

Photo 3: Confidence Building Workshop

Photo 4: Voluntary Surrender of Weapons

The continuous discovery and collection of cached weapons are also recognized as a remarkable result of
JSAC’s activities. 4,438 SALW, 18,922 ammunition and 1,428 explosives have been discovered from theearth, and collected or destroyed securely with the strong cooperation of Cambodian Mine Action Center(CMAC). The presence of these cached weapons can be a threat to the stability and security of
Cambodian society. The discovery and collection of such cached weapons are clear indicators that
JSAC’s public awareness activities have delivered its messages and have been understood among the
population, and that JSAC’s activities have been trusted by and have built confidence among local
authorities, police and residents. This understanding and confidence have encouraged the population toreport information of cached weapons, which resulted in their discovery and collection.
On the one hand, JSAC has encouraged the population to surrender illegal weapons which are possessedby civilians through repeated education of SALW issues, and on the other, to report information of cachedweapons which will be possessed and used in the future through confidence building among local
authorities, police, residents and JSAC. As a result, both illegally possessed and hidden weapons havebeen collected.

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )Photo 5: Excavated Cached Weapons

Photo 6: Cached Weaponsin Battambang Districtin Kaus Kralor District

For the police support component, JSAC has supported the police training for local police officers in
Kompong Thom Province and Battambang Province. The “Cooperation Agreement” was signed among
the Training Department of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), Cambodian Human Rights Task Force (aCambodian NGO) and JSAC on October 12, 2006. Opening Ceremonies in both provinces were held at
the middle of October and November, and training sessions are being conducted. 454 local police
officers will be trained by January 2007.
In addition to the police training, reconstruction of police posts will be supported as material support forpolice. 4 police posts with fragile building and equipments have been selected to be reconstructedfollowing the request from provincial police. Reconstruction process will start soon.

Photo 7: Police Training

Photo 8: Police Training

Regarding development assistance, local authorities in the 2 provinces and JSAC conducted preliminary
survey in the beginning of October 2006. Following the survey, 36 development sub-projects wereagreed between both provincial governments and JSAC in accordance with requests from the provincial
governments at the end of October to the beginning of November 2006. JSAC is in the process of
selecting consultants and contractors.

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )Please see the following for achievements in detail:(1) Weapons Collection
Table 1: Total Number of Collected Weapons
Small Arms

Ammunition

Explosives

Kompong Thom

2,814

5,221

523

Battambang

10,72033,934

1,893

13,534

39,155

2,416

Total

Table 2: Number of Collected Weapons by District
Kompong Thom Province

2,814
Baray

460

Kampong Svay

407

Prasat Balank

417

Prasat Sambour

318

Sandan398

Santuk107

Stoung611

Stueng Saen

96

Battambang Province

10,720
Aek Phnom

762

Banan

376

Battambang

2,200

Bavel

702

Kamrieng

537

Kaus Kralor

477

Moung Ruessei

873

Phnum Proek

278

Rotonak Mondol

356

Samlot3,175

Sampov Loun

376

Sangkae244

Thmar Koul

364

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )(2) Cached Weapons Discoveries
Table 3: List of Cached Weapons Discoveries
Number of Cached Weapons
Date

Place (District, Province)
Small Arms

Ammunition

Explosives

2,482

0

0

Mar. 29– Apr. 10, 2006

Samlot, Battambang

May. 29- Jun. 1, 2006

Aek Phnom, Battambang

0

680

2

Jun. 2- 6, 2006

Phnom Proek, Battambang

0

2,471

2

Jun. 5- 11, 2006

Battambang, Battambang

1,956

1

0

Jun. 13- 29, 2006

Bavel, Battambang

0

4,148

360

Jul. 19- Aug. 6, 2006

Phnom Proek, Battambang

0

4,425

460

Aug. 9- 19, 2006

Kaus Kralor, Battambang

0

4,435

438

Nov.15, 2006 -Sampov Loun, Battambang

0

2,762

166

4,438

18,922

1,428

TOTAL

(3) Number of Workshops and Participants
Table 4: Total Number of Workshops and Participants
Number of

Number ofWorkshops

Participants

Kompong Thom

438

34,184

Battambang

492

36,532930

70,716

Total

Table 5: Detailed Number of Workshops and Participants
Number of

Number ofWorkshops

Participants

Provincial-Level Workshop

1

42

District-Level Workshop

8

1,096

Commune-Level Workshop

61

8,256

3

353

23,726Media Workshop

1

11

Police Workshop

1

31

NGO Training

4

29

Confidence Building Workshop

9

993

Total

438

34,184

Kompong Thom Province

Village-Level Workshop

3

See footnote 2.

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )Number of

Number ofWorkshops

Participants

Provincial-Level Workshop

1

47

District-Level Workshop

13

1,678

Commune-Level Workshop

62

7,753

4

387

24,386Media Workshop

1

16

Police Workshop

1

48

NGO Training

3

28

Confidence Building Workshop

24

2,576

Total

492

36,532

Battambang Province

Village-Level Workshop(4) Partner NGOs for implementation of Village-Level Workshops
Table 6: List of Partner NGOs for Implementation of Village-Level Workshop
Province
Kompong Thom

District

Name of Organization

Baray

Nak Akphivath Sahakum (NAS)

Kompong Svay

Angkar Ponleu Akphiwat (APA)

Prasat BalankFrieds' Association Pioneer (FAP)

Prasat Sambour

Buddhism for Development in Kompong Thom (BFD)

SandanMinority Organization for Development of Economy(MODE)

Battambang

StoungCambodian Human Rights Task Force (CHRTF)

Aek Phnom

The Human Inborn Freedom (Hi-FREE)

Banan

The New Life Cambodia (TNLC)

Bavel

Khmer Farmer Development (KFD)

Kamrieng

People Health Organization for Development (PHOD)

Kaus Kralor

Rural Community and Environment Development
Organization (RCEDO)

Moung Ruessei

Rural Community and Environment Development
Organization (RCEDO)

4

Phnom Proek

Hope Association for Development (HAD)

SamlotCambodian Human Rights Task Force (CHRTF)

Sampov Loun

Social Development in Rural (SDR)

See footnote 2.

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )(5) Police Training (ongoing, including planned number)Table 7: Number of Police Training and Participants
Number ofProvince
Number of Trainees
Police Training
Kompong Thom

4

204

Battambang

5

250

TOTAL

9

454

* Police Training in both provinces are ongoing, so part of number in the chart is including
planned trainings.
(6) Reconstruction of Police Post (planned)
Table 8: List of Reconstruction of Police Post
Province
District

Name of Police Post

Kompong Thom

SandanStueng Saen

Sandan
Tboung Krapeu

Battambang

Kaus Kralor
SamlotKaus Kralor
Ta Sanh(7) Development Sub-projects (Planned)
Table 9: List of Development Sub-projects
Item

NumberBridge1

Dam and Water Gate Repairment

1

School

7

Well

27
TOTAL

36

Table 10: Details of Development Sub-projects in Kompong Thom Province
Place
Item
Specification
CommuneVillage

Kampong Svay District
1

Well

Pumping well

Ni Pechr

Ni Pechr2

Well

Pumping well

Ni Pechr

Ni Pechr3

Well

Pumping well

Ni Pechr

Ni Pechr4

Well

Pumping well

Ni Pechr

Dong Chhouk

5

Well

Pumping well

Ni Pechr

Dong Chhouk

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6

Well

Pumping well

Ni Pechr

Dong Chhouk

7

Well

Pumping well

Damrei SlabSangkom

8

Well

Pumping well

Damrei SlabSangkom

9

Well

Pumping well

Damrei SlabSangkom

10 WellPumping well

Damrei SlabDamrei Slab

11 WellPumping well

Damrei SlabDamrei Slab

12 WellPumping well

Damrei SlabDamrei Slab

5 classrooms

Sa Kream

Ou Angkor

Prasat Balank District
1

SchoolStoung District
1

School6 classrooms

Msar Krang

Chi Meas2

Well

Pumping well

Popok

Popok

3

Well

Pumping well

Popok

Popok

4

Well

Pumping well

Popok

Popok

5

Well

Pumping well

Popok

Popok

6

Well

Pumping well

Popok

Popok

7

Well

Pumping wellPopok

Sre Kra Saing

8

Well

Pumping wellPopok

Sre Kra Saing

9

Well

Pumping wellPopok

Sre Kra Saing

10 WellPumping wellPopok

Sre Kra Saing

11 WellPumping wellPopok

Sre Kra Saing

12 WellPumping well

Popok

Phteas Deum

13 WellPumping well

Popok

Phteas Deum

14 WellPumping well

Popok

Phteas Deum

15 WellPumping well

Popok

Phteas Deum

16 WellPumping well

Popok

Phteas Deum

Table 11: Details of Development Sub-projects in Battambang Province
Place
Item
Specification
CommuneVillage

Aek Phnom District
1

School5 classrooms

Preaek Norint

5 classrooms

Khnach Romeas

Svay Saw

Chhnal Moan

Chhnal Moan

Bavel District
1

SchoolKaus Kralor District
1

Dam and Water

1.5km Dam and 3 Water

Gate Repairment

Gate

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )Moung Ruessei District
1

School5 classrooms

Prey Tralach2

School5 classrooms

Preaek Chik

Sdoc Pravek

Samlot District

1.3

1

Bridge70 m

Ta Tauk

2

School5 classrooms

Ta Tauk

Future Plan

JSAC will continue to conduct workshops for further education and public awareness raising on SALW
issues and to encourage people to surrender all illegally possessed weapons. At the same time, JSAC isplanning to implement “House-to-House Survey” to find more information of weapons, to raiseawareness on SALW issues, to encourage weapons surrendering and to find one an indicator of a gun-freesociety.
For police support, police training will be completed in January 2007, and reconstruction of police posts
will be started soon. Equipment support for the provincial police will be discussed and implemented
also. For villagers to live safely, capacity building of the police and improvement in security are crucial.
The implementation of the development sub-projects is under preparation. JSAC is in the process of
selecting consultants and contractors. As soon as the consultants and the contractors are chosen,
construction of development sub-projects will be implemented.

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Weapons Destruction (WD) Project
2.1

Concept

WD Project aims to destroy: 1) weapons collected from civilians through WDP Project, 2) weapons
collected by the Royal Government of Cambodia in the past, and 3) surplus police weapons through SS
Project. The Destruction Ceremony, known as the “Flame of Peace,” is held by the Royal Governmentof Cambodia and supported by JSAC. The Ceremony destroys weapons so that they are physically
impossible of future use and illicit trade, and it provides people with positive and symbolic images that
Cambodia and their communities are moving toward peace without weapons. At the same time, JSAC
tries to widely appeal and spread ideas of its programme through media.
2.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)

The Royal Government of Cambodia held the Destruction Ceremonies with support from JSAC in Stueng
Saen District, Kompong Thom Province on June 15, 2006, and in Battambang District, Battambang
Province on August 23, 2006.
At the “Flame of Peace” Ceremony in Kompong Thom Province, 1,273 SALW, all of which had been
voluntarily surrendered by people, were destroyed in front of a few thousands of participants. This
Ceremony was the first Destruction Ceremony in Kompong Thom Province with cooperation between theRoyal Government of Cambodia and JSAC.

Photo 9: Lightening for “Flame of Peace”

Photo 10: “Flame of Peace”

At the Ceremony in Battambang Province, 6,672 SALW, including collected cached weapons in Samlot
District in April and in Battambang District in June 2006, were destroyed in the presence of H.E. Sar
Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister, H.E. Fumiaki Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of
Cambodia, key informants of the cached weapons in Samlot District, relevant authorities and a few
thousands of people.

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J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )Please see the following for achievements in detail:
Table 12: Number of Destruction Ceremony and Destroyed Weapons
Number of
Number of Destroyed
Province
Destruction Ceremony
Weapons
Kompong Thom

1

1,273

Battambang

2

8,525

TOTAL

3

9,798

Table 13: List of Destruction Ceremony
Date

Place

Destroyed Weapons

March 4, 2006

Battambang

1,853

June 15, 2006

Kompong Thom

1,273

August 23, 2006

Battambang

6,672

TOTAL

2.3

Number of

9,798

Future Plan

JSAC will continue to support the Royal Government of Cambodia to destroy SALW. A large amount of
SALW has been collected through the WDP Project and stored in Kompong Thom Province andBattambang Province. Those SALW must be destroyed completely in order to prevent their future
circulation and reuse.
In addition, JSAC plans to cooperate both with the MoI and the Ministry of National Defense (MoND) todestroy their surplus weapons. We expect that discussions with both ministries will lead to somecooperation.

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Safe Storage and Registration (SS) Project
3.1

Concept

SS Project supports the provincial police both in improving its weapons stockpiling system and in
introducing a proper method of registration of those weapons. Through these activities, it aims toprevent the illicit and uncontrolled flow of weapons originally possessed legally by the provincial police.
Firstly, JSAC supports the provincial police to build safe storages for their legally possessed weapons,
which are necessary to maintain security. At the same time, JSAC supports the installation of weapons
racks at provincial, district, commune police post and other necessary places to store their daily use
weapons properly.
Secondly, JSAC supports the training of police officers in target areas on how to register their stock
weapons. It is crucial to introduce an appropriate registration system for weapons management. It isextremely difficult to find information on weapons legally possessed by police without such registration
system. JSAC also supports computer software designed for weapons management, as well as computer
hardware, for the provincial police.
3.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)

On July 2-8 and August 6-12, 2006, Manual Registration Training for Police Officers was held in both
Kompong Thom Province and Battambang Province. 130 police officers in Kompong Thom Provinceand 159 police officers in Battambang Province attended the training course. JSAC also supported theprinting of necessary manual documents for trainees.
On August 4, 2006, bidding for the construction of safe storage warehouses and procurement of weapons
racks were held. The safe storages are under construction.

Photo 11: Manual Registration Training

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Photo 12: Safe Storage under Construction

J A PA N A S S I S T A N C E T E A M F O R S M A L L A R M S M A N AG E M E N T I N C A M B O D I A ( J S AC )Please see the following achievements in detail:
Table 14: List of Items for SS Project (ongoing, including planned numbers)
Items

KT

Weapons Storage Warehouse

BT
1

1

2

1,600

2,500

4,100

122

251

373

Computer

2

2

4

Printer1

1

2

Photocopy Machine

1

1

2

Capacity of Weapons Storage Warehouses

Rack

Table 15: Number of Participants for Training
Number of Trainees
Type of Training
MoI
KT
BT
Manual Registration

3.3

TOTAL

130

159

TOTAL
289

Future Plan

Construction of safe storages will be completed in the beginning of the year 2007. At the same time,
Computer Registration Training will be held for responsible police officers of each provincial police
around the time when the construction is completed. After completion of the construction and thetraining, weapons to be stockpiled will be stored securely.

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Public Awareness (PA) Project
4.1

Concept

PA Project aims to raise public awareness on SALW issues. Most of the activities target local civilians
in Kompong Thom Province and Battambang Province in accordance with the WDP Project. Some
activities also target residents in Phnom Penh and Cambodia nationwide. PA Project in the 2 provinces
aims to encourage local people to voluntarily surrender all weapons for peace building. On the other
hand, PA Project in Phnom Penh and Cambodia nationwide aims to make the population aware of SALW
issues and to promote “Culture of Peace” throughout the country. SALW related crimes still occur in
Cambodia, especially in Phnom Penh. Therefore, JSAC expects that the PA project in Cambodia in turnwill have a positive impact and significance in addressing the problems related to SALW and reduce
crime rates. In addition, JSAC introduces the efforts taken by the Cambodian Government to tackle
SALW issues to the international community.
4.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)

JSAC has developed and distributed various materials such as posters, T-shirts, leaflets, educational kits,educational films, and billboards for raising public awareness of SALW issues in the 2 Provinces. Many
posters have been put up in various places in the provinces to be seen by the villagers. T-shirts,
educational kits and educational films have been used in JSAC workshops to develop the understandingof SALW issues among the participants. Billboards have been installed in all districts in the 2 provinces
to deliver the anti-weapon message.

Photo 13: JSAC Posters

Photo 14: JSAC Billboards

In Phnom Penh, a large billboard has been installed in front of Phnom Penh International Airport along
the National Road. It presents a negative image of SALW not only to the people in Phnom Penh but tovisitors alike. Besides the billboard, JSAC conducted peace education at a secondary school, distributed
posters, banners, stickers and bills with anti-weapon messages and the arms law on July 9, 2006, “UN
Small Arms Day.”

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Photo 16: JSAC Banners in Phnom Penh

JSAC maintains its website to present the efforts of the Cambodian Government and JSAC against SALW
issues. In addition, JSAC attended the UN Conference to Review Progress in the Implementation of theProgramme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in SALW in All Its Aspects which
was held on June 26 – July 7, 2006, in New York where JSAC Project Manager made a statement on
Cambodia’s SALW management program as one of the successful examples to the international
community.
Please see the following achievements in detail:
Table 16: Number of Distributed / Installed Items for PA Projects
Items

NumberBillboards

22

Banners

50

T-shirts

18,500

Posters

87,250

Educational Training Books

110,000

Leaflet (English)

500

Leaflet (Khmer)

1,000

Leaflet (Japanese)500

Stickers

82,000* Billboard in Phnom Penh was installed during 1st Phase of the Programme, in March 2005.
4.3

Future Plan

JSAC will continue to develop and use new public awareness materials to encourage people to voluntarily
surrender weapons in the 2 provinces, to raise the awareness of SALW issues in Phnom Penh andCambodia nationwide, and to introduce the achievements of the Cambodian Government regarding18

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JSAC will also develop and exhibit peace monuments made by destroyed weapons in Kompong Thom
Province and Battambang Province. The monuments will distinctly present the progress toward peace,and be taken over as symbols of peace to their posterities.

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National Commission Support (NC) Project
5.1

Concept

JSAC supports the National Commission for the Reform of Weapon, Explosive and Ammunition
Management (NC) which is the decision-making entity on SALW issues in Cambodia. NC Project aims
to support capacity building of NC.
5.2

Progress (as of the end of November 2006)

JSAC will support NC in organizing seminars on SALW issues for security forces nationwide. H.E. Sar
Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of NC, approved and has supported the organizing of
seminars on November 20, 2006. NC and JSAC are discussing the procedures of organizing theseseminars.
JSAC has also supported the printing of posters to disseminate the Arms Law and regulations on weapons
usage to security forces, mainly police officers and military personnel. 65,000 posters have been printed
and distributed for MoI and MoND, and contributed to raise their awareness of weapons issues.

Photo 17: Posters in Provinces

5.3

Photo 18: Posters for Military Personnel

Future Plan

NC and JSAC will start the seminars in all provinces soon. Adding to that, JSAC is planning to support
a roundtable discussion among relevant authorities for exchanging views on the sub-decree of the arms
law for its effective implementation and enforcement. JSAC will also support capacity building of NC
through preparing its environment, such as providing office supplies and materials, if necessary.

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