1st Interim Report for
Peace Building and Comprehensive Small Arms
Management Programme in Cambodia Phase II

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Japan International Cooperation System (JICS)

July 2006

Table of Contents

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I.

Overview of the Programme……………………………………………………………………………………..1
1. Background for Implementation of Phase II……………………………………………………………..1
2. Key Dates………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
3. Programme Structure……………………………………………………………………………………......2
3.1

JICS…………………………………………………………………………………………………....2

3.2

Management Committee……………………………………………………………………….......2

3.3

JSAC………………………………………………………………………………………................2

3.4

Supporting Staff……………………………………………………………………………………...3

4. Characteristics of the Programme………………………………………………………………………...4II.

Progress on the Projects………………………………………………………………………………………....5
1. Weapons Reduction and Development for Peace (WDP) Project…………………………………….5
1.1

1.2

1.3

Concept………………………………………………………………………………………………..5(1)

Weapons Collection………………………………………………………………………….5(2)

Police Support………………………………………………………………………………..6(3)

Public Awareness…………………………………………………………………………….6(4)

Development Activity………………………………………………………………………..6

Progress (as of the end of May 2006)…………………………………………………………….7(1)

Weapons Collection………………………………………………………………………….9(2)

Number of Workshops and Participants…………………………….........................10(3)

Cooperative NGOs for implementation of Village-Level Workshop……..............11

Future Plan………………………………………………………………………………………….11

2. Weapons Destruction (WD) Project……………………………………………………………….........13
2.1

Concept………………………………………………………………………………………………13

2.2

Progress (as of the end of May 2006)…………………………………………………………..13

2.3

Future Plan………………………………………………………………………………………….14

3. Safe Storage and Registration (SS) Project…………………………………………………………….15
3.1

Concept………………………………………………………………………………………..........15

3.2

Progress (as of the end of May 2006)…………………………………………………………..15

3.3

Future Plan………………………………………………………………………………………….16

4. Public Awareness (PA) Project……………………………………………………………………………17
4.1

Concept………………………………………………………………………………………………17

4.2

Progress (as of the end of May 2006)…………………………………………………………..17

4.3

Future Plan………………………………………………………………………………………….18i5. National Commission Support (NC) Project…………………………………………………………...20
5.1

Concept………………………………………………………………………………………..........20

5.2

Progress (as of the end of May 2006)…………………………………………………………..20

5.3

Future Plan………………………………………………………………………………………….20

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I. Overview of the Programme
1. Background for Implementation of Phase II
Cambodia is gradually regaining peace and stability after experiencing almost 30 years of civil war.
However, a large number of small arms and light weapons (SALW) are still left in the hands ofmany civilians. These SALWs have been a big obstacle for the realization of peace in Cambodia.
Under such circumstances, the Royal Government of Cambodia requested the Government of Japanfor cooperation through the Japanese Grant Aid in order to implement “Peace Building andComprehensive Small Arms Management Programme in Cambodia”. The aim of this Programmeis to reduce the number of illegally possessed weapons and to provide development according to
the needs of the local villagers, and eventually to promote peace in the country. In addition, theProgramme seeks to introduce a stockpiling system to manage legal weapons, destroy collected andsurplus weapons, and raise public awareness on SALW issues in general.
In response to this request, the Government of Japan decided to support the effort of theGovernment of Cambodia. The Exchange of Notes was concluded between the two Governments
on January 13, 2003. Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) was nominated as the agent
to provide overall management services and dispatched Japan Assistance Team for Small Arms
Management in Cambodia (JSAC) to implement the Programme from April 2003.
Since the start of the Programme, steady progress had been made in collecting small arms andcontributing to realizing peace and stability in Cambodia. Civilians’ voluntary surrender of SALW
had accounted up to 11,662 weapons as of September 2005.
The Government of Cambodia and the National Commission for Weapons Management andReform in Cambodia considered that the Programme was effective and should be continued andexpanded to other provinces where the situation was similar to the previous target areas. Following
the request from the Cambodian side, the Government of Japan decided to implement the second
phase of the Programme. The overall fund provided by the Government of Japan was JPY 466mil.
(USD4.24mil @109.90).

2. Key Dates
The Exchange of Notes (E/N) was concluded between the Royal Government of Cambodia and theGovernment of Japan on January 20, 2005. As the next stage of implementation of the Programme,
the Ministry of Interior (MOI) signed the Agent Agreement (A/A) with JICS.

1The Implementation planning had been initiated since the signing of the contract, and feasibility
studies in each province were undertaken considering effective implementation of the Peace
Building Programme. The target areas initially planned for phase II were Kompong Thom andPreah Vihear Provinces; however, the latter was replaced by Battambang by the Royal Governmentof Cambodia during the feasibility study stage since Battambang province was more prospective incollection of SALWs.
During the closure of phase I activities, JSAC opened field offices in Kompong Thom andBattambang Provinces in late September, 2005. Thus, Project activities in phase II started in
October 2005. The master plan of the Programme was approved by H.E. Em Sam An, the Secretaryof State, MOI on November 8, 2005. The implementation of phase II is planned to be completed in
September, 2007.

3. Programme Structure
3.1 JICSJICS is the Agent who provides overall management services for the smooth implementation of theProgramme and appropriate procurement for the Programme on behalf of the MOI, on the basis of
E/N and A/A. Employment and dispatch of experts and staff for operation and management of theProgramme is one of important services of JICS.
3.2 Management Committee
In order to secure smooth and successful implementation of the Programme, MOI and JICS haveagreed on the establishment of a Management Committee (MC) on December, 28 2005. Major
functions of the Management Committee are as follows:(1) To verify and amend the Master Plan when deemed necessary;(2) To report and review the progress of Programme;(3) To exchange information and to communicate among the parties concerned;(4) To coordinate relevant authorities concerned with respect to the implementation of the projects;(5) To discuss and to report other agendas concerning the Programme such as National
Commission Support Project (NC), Safe Storage and Registration Project (SS), Weapons
Reduction and Development for Peace Project (WDP) and so forth.
The recipient and JICS call for regular or immediate meetings to report on the progress madeand/or to address any concerns which may arise out of the implementation of the projects forsolution.
3.3 JSAC
JSAC is composed of members who have made a contract with JICS specifically for smooth
implementation of the Programme.
2The following are JSAC staff members as of June, 2006:(1) Programme Management Staff (Stationed in Phnom Penh)
1)
Kazuki Takeuchi: Programme Manager
2)
Mai Tasaka: Programme Coordinator
3)
Pou Pichrachana: Accountant(2) Project Management Staff (Stationed in Phnom Penh)
1)
Yasumitsu Kida: Project Manager
2)
Touch Pheap: Project Officer 1
3)
Khuy Sokhoeun: Project Officer 2
4)
Yukiko Murasaki: Project Officer 3
5)Chea Songmeng: Translator/Interpreter 1
6)Rong Rattana: Translator/Interpreter 2(3) Field Staff (Stationed in Kompong Thom)
1)
Seng Khun: Field Manager
2)
Sorn Savong: Field Officer(4) Field Staff (Stationed in Battambang)
1)
In Vuthy: Field Manager
2)
Chheang Se: Field Officer
JSAC has its main office in Phnom Penh where four Japanese staff and five Cambodian staff
members work together.
Functions of the main office include planning project implementation, implementing a part ofproject activities, managing contracts and supervising activities implemented by field staff who are
stationed in Kompong Thom and Battambang Provinces as well as partner NGOs.
JSAC also has field offices in Kompong Thom and Battambang. Each office has one Field Manager
and one Field Officer. In total, there are thirteen staff members.
3.4 Supporting Staff
JSAC also employs the following six supporting staff on a part-time basis:(1) Technical Advisor (in the fields of architecture and civil engineering)(2) First Facilitator for WDP Project(3) Second Facilitator for WDP Project(4) Facilitator for SS Project(5) Facilitator for WDP Project in Kompong Thom
(6) Facilitator for WDP Project in Battambang
In addition to these support staff, two more staff members, i.e., Facilitator for SS Project in
Kompong Thom and the same for Battambang are planned to be employed in the near future.
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4. Characteristics of the Programme
The programme consists of 5 components, namely: (1) Weapons Reduction and Development for
Peace project; (2) Weapon Destruction Project; (3) Safe Storage and Registration Project; (4)Public Awareness Project; and (5) National Commission Support Project.
The ultimate goal of this programme is to build sustainable peace in Cambodia. "Peace building"cannot be achieved with unitary and temporary exercise. In order to build peace in the society,various activities need to be carried out comprehensively for a certain length of period.
The followings are the main objectives of our program throughout the process:(1) Building peace and stability in the society;(2) Improving security situation for people;(3) Promoting sustainable development;(4) Promoting democratic decision making for civilians through participation in
JSAC activities;(5) Capacity building of governmental organizations and NGOs throughimplementation of projects;(6) Controlling and managing legal weapons possessed by the government andpreventing illicit trade of illegal weapons through SS project; and(7) Building confidence between security forces and civilians4II. Progress on the Projects
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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 it 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 local populations. For voluntary weapons surrendering by people, education for local
people 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 through education on their danger
and illegality. JSAC organizes educational workshops in communities at various levels; fromgrassroots levels such as village levels to commune, district and provincial levels, and creates aclear understanding of SALW issues. An experienced group of local staff leads the workshops
using educational materials developed by JSAC, stressing the danger and illegality of small arms,
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 contribute to security improvement based on the understanding of a “culture ofpeace.”

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(2) Police Support
JSAC conducts police training and provides material support, as they are responsible for ensuring
public security. The police training includes courses on issues ranging from basic concepts suchas human rights, the rule of law and democracy to police responsibilities, technical procedures in
conducting police jobs (how to conduct investigations, make reports, etc.) and Japanese Koban(police post) system. JSAC particularly targets officers working at local police posts, as they are
the ones who most often come in contact with the people in the community. JSAC also works onproviding material support in terms of the resources 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 the promotion of theunderstanding that ensuring public security is one of the main roles of the police, 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 people in the community and thepolice.
(3) Public Awareness
JSAC has repeatedly organized workshops, made and distributed posters, billboards, andeducational kits. At the workshops, local authorities, police officers, military personnel, andcivilians all gather in one place to discuss small arms issues and security issues in their community.
All participants recognize that security forces are responsible for maintaining security in theircommunities, and they and their families are also members of the communities. This helps tobuild confidence among authorities, security forces, and civilians, promotes active participation of
the police and local authorities responsible for public security, and enhances the administrative
capacity of local governments.
(4) Development Activity
JSAC implements development projects in communities where all weapons are surrendered.
Development projects are neither incentives nor exchanges for weapons. JSAC never exchanges
weapons for anything. In traditional “Weapons for Development (WfD)” types of projects, people
tend to think that they are able to acquire something in return for surrendering weapons. It causes
recognition of weapons value as a currency, weapons possessions of local people for the next WfD
project, bargaining of the weapons between weapons holders and project implementers, and priceincreases of weapons. Once the price of weapons is increased, it may result in the encouragementof economic activities concerning weapons and the increase in illicit trade of weapons. One of
JSAC staff interviewed a weapon holder in Battambang Province in September 2006. He found
an AK47 in the forest and kept it in his house. He was asked why he had kept the weapon, and6

answered that he expected it to be exchanged with money, rice or small infrastructure projects infuture WfD projects. Because of repeated implementation of WfD projects in Cambodia, people
have found a mechanism of WfD projects and a monetary value of weapons. These facts have led
JSAC to develop and adopt the WDP methodology. 1
The development projects include construction and improvement of infrastructure based on each
community’s need, which contribute to community development over the long term. The aim ofthese projects is not to give development in exchange for weapons, but to raise the communities
living standard, to make sure a peaceful society takes root, and to avoid regression to a “culture ofviolence” in which people are accustomed to using weapons, by helping people understand thatdevelopment projects are given to peaceful communities without weapons. The projects aremaintained by local governments and thus contribute to enhancing the governments’ administrative
capability. Furthermore, they promote the understanding in the community of the advantages of apeaceful community, contribute to the immediate collection of stray weapons upon discovery, andreduce the number of small arms.
1.2

Progress (as of the end of May, 2006)

JSAC has been implementing a number of educational workshops in various levels, made strong
relationships with local authorities and police, and built capacity of local police to report weapons
collection information since the start of its activities. JSAC has conducted 145 workshops with a
total of 18,042 participants at Province, District and Communes levels, and for media, police
officers and trainers of cooperative NGOs. As a result, 6,654 SALW, 5,264 ammunitions and 383
explosives have been collected in Kompong Thom Province and Battambang Province so far.

Photo 1: Educational Workshop

Photo 2: Exchanging Views between Security
Forces and People

1 JSAC does not insist that WfD methodology itself is less effective than WDP.

may work and WDP may not be effective.

In some cases, WfD
However, WDP methodology is workable in Cambodia.
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Photo 3: Voluntary Surrender of Weapons

Photo 4: Surrendered Weapons during
Workshops

The discovery and collection of cached weapons can be recognized as a remarkable result of
JSAC’s activities. Firstly, 2,482 cached SALW believed to have been owned by the Khmer Rouge
were discovered and collected in Samlot District, Battambang Province at the end of March andbeginning of April 2006. One village chief had informed about this place to Commune Council
members because of instructions of JSAC’s Commune-Level workshop in which he participated in
January. The weapons were eventually collected through the strong cooperation among local
authorities, police, Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) and JSAC, and afterwards storedsafely in the Provincial Police storage.

Photo 5: Excavation of Cached

Photo 6: Excavated Cached Weapons

Weapons in Samlot Districtin Samlot District

Secondly, cached weapons of 680 ammunition and 2 explosives believed to have been owned by the
Khmer Rouge were discovered and destroyed in Aek Phnom District, Battambang Province at theend of May 2006. These locations were also reported by participants of Commune-Level andVillage-Level workshops conducted by JSAC and its cooperative NGOs. The weapons wereexcavated and destroyed appropriately by strong cooperation among local authorities, police,
CMAC and JSAC.

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Photo 7: Cached Ammunition

Photo 8: Cached Ammunitionin Aek Phnom Districtin Phnom Proek District

Please see the following for detailed results:(1) Weapons Collection
Table 1: Total Number of Collected Weapons
Small Arms

Ammunition

Explosives

Kompong Thom

1,351

602

225

Battambang

5,303

4,662

158

6,654

5,264

383

Total

Table 2: Number of Collected Weapons in Districts
Kompong Thom Province

1,351
Baray

169

Kampong Svay

203

Prasat Balank

188

Prasat Sambour

191

Sandan255

Santuk72

Stoung200

Stueng Saen73

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Battambang Province

5,303
Aek Phnom

295

Banan

210

Battambang

155

Bavel

251

Kamrieng

121

Kaus Kralor

208

Moung Ruessei

402

Phnum Proek

127

Rotonak Mondol

205

Samlot2,789

Sampov Loun

170

Sangkae

133

Thmar Koul

237(2) Number of Workshops and Participants
Table 3: Total Number of Workshops and Participants
Number of

Number ofWorkshops

Participants

Kompong Thom

74

9,455

Battambang

71

8,587

145

18,042

Total

Table 4: 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

Media Workshop

1

11

Police Workshop

1

31

NGO Training

2

19

74

9,455

Kompong Thom Province

Total

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Number of

Number ofWorkshops

Participants

Provincial-Level Workshop

1

47

District-Level Workshop

13

1,678

Commune-Level Workshop

54

6,787

Media Workshop

1

16

Police Workshop

1

48

NGO Training

1

11

71

8,587

Battambang Province

Total(3) Cooperative NGOs for implementation of Village-Level Workshop
Table 5: List of Cooperative NGOs for Implementation of Village-Level Workshop
Province
Kompong Thom

Battambang

District

Name of Organization

Baray

Nak Akphivath Sahakum (NAS)

Kompong Svay

Angkar Ponleu Akphiwat (APA)

Prasat BalankFrieds' Association Pioneer (FAP)

StoungCambodian Human Rights Task Force (CHRTF)

Aek Phnom

The Human Inborn Freedom (Hi-FREE)

Bavel

Khmer Farmer Development (KFD)

Moung Ruessei

Rural Community and Environment Development
Organization (RCEDO)

1.3

Future Plan

JSAC will be expanding its programme activities as follows: For weapons collection, educational
workshops will be expanded to Village-Level with cooperation of local NGOs. JSAC has decided
to cooperate with 7 local NGOs which have experiences and capacities in SALW issues orcommunity development, and have gone through special trainings for their trainers in order toshare understanding of SALW issues and JSAC strategy.
For police support, police training, material support and reconstruction of police posts will bestarted soon. In order for villagers to live safely, capacity building of police and security
improvement are inevitable.
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is considered that not all weapons have been collected. JSAC will continue to encourage people
to voluntarily surrender weapons, monitor the weapons surrendering, and plan for development
activities. Development projects will be implemented for communities only where all weapons
are surrendered.

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2Weapons Destruction (WD) Project
2.1

Concept

WD Project aims to destroy weapons collected from civilian through WDP Project and the Royal
Government of Cambodia in the past, and surplus weapons of police through SS Project. The
Destruction Ceremony known as the “Flame of Peace” is held by the Royal Government of
Cambodia and supported by JSAC. The Ceremony destroys weapons so that they are physically
impossible of future use and illicit trade, and it gives people 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 the project through media.
2.2

Progress (as of the end of May, 2006)

The Royal Government of Cambodia held a “Flame of Peace” with support of JSAC in Battambang
District, Battambang Province on March 4, 2006. At this ceremony, 1,853 SALW, including
1,386 SALW voluntarily surrendered by people, were destroyed with the presence of H.E. Sar
Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister, H.E. Fumiaki Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of
Cambodia, relevant authorities and a few thousands of people.

Photo 9: Lighting for “Flame of Peace”

Photo 10: “Flame of Peace”

Table 6: Number of Destroyed Weapons
Place
Date
March 4, 2006

Number ofProvince

District

Battambang

Battambang

Total

Destroyed
Weapons
1,853
1,853

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2.3

Future Plan

JSAC will support the Royal Government of Cambodia to hold and destroy SALW. On June 15,
2006, the first Destruction Ceremony will take place in Kompong Thom Province with JSAC
support. 1,273 SALW, which were voluntarily surrendered by people, will be burned anddestroyed during the ceremony. In July 2006, the next ceremony in Battambang Province will be
conducted to destroy numerous numbers of weapons, which are mainly collected as cachedweapons of Khmer Rouge in Samlot District.
In addition, JSAC has a plan to cooperate both with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of
National Defense to destroy their surplus weapons. We expect that discussions with both parties
will lead to some cooperation.

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Safe Storage and Registration (SS) Project
3.1

Concept

SS Project supports the Provincial Police both in improving its stockpiling system of their weapons
and in introducing a proper way of registration of those weapons. Through these activities, itaims to prevent the illicit and uncontrolled flow of weapons possessed 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 to install
weapons racks at Provincial, District, Commune police post and other necessary places to store
their daily use weapons properly.
Secondly, JSAC supports to train police officers in target areas in how to register their stock
weapons. It is necessary to introduce an appropriate registration system for weapons management.
It is extremely difficult to find information on weapons legally possessed by police without suchregistration system. JSAC also supports computer software designed for weapons management,
as well as computer hardware sets, for the Provincial Police.
3.2

Progress (as of the end of May, 2006)

On March 31, 2006, the “Minutes of Cooperation in Implementation of Safe Storage andRegistration Project” was agreed and signed between the General Commissariat of Cambodian
National Police and JSAC. The minutes prescribes contents of SS Project for Kompong Thom
Province and Battambang Province.
In accordance with the minutes, Opening Seminars were held in both provinces; May 3-4, 2006 in
Kompong Thom Province, May 9-10 in Battambang Province. Provincial authorities, Provincial
Police, officials of the Ministry of Interior, relevant police officers and JSAC staffs participated.
This seminar developed the understanding of the purpose and effects of the SS Project and ensured
strong commitment to the Project from each participant.

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Photo 11: Signing Ceremony of “Minutesof Cooperation”

3.3

Photo 12: Opening Seminar in Kompong
Thom Province

Future Plan

Construction of Safe Storage, provision of racks and training of registration systems are yet to be
done. Bidding for construction will begin following confirmation of the design of storage andracks by MOI. The training contains two types: manual registration training and computer
registration training. The manual registration training will be conducted in July in Kompong
Thom Province and in August in Battambang Province. The computer registration training will be
conducted in Phnom Penh around the time when the construction is completed. This is because itis easy for police officers to apply their newly acquired skills of registration in practice just after
attendance of the training.

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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 have targeted
local civilians in Kompong Thom Province and Battambang Province in accordance with the WDP
Project, and some activities targeted Phnom Penh and Cambodia nationwide. PA Project in the 2provinces is to encourage local people to voluntarily surrender all weapons for peace building.
On the other hand, PA Project in Phnom Penh and Cambodia nationwide is 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 turn will have a positive impact and significance in addressing the
problems related to SALW and reduce crime rates. In addition, JSAC supports to introduce
efforts of Cambodian Government against SALW issues to international societies.
4.2

Progress (as of the end of May, 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 of posters have been posted in various places in the provinces to be seenby the villagers. T-shirts, educational kits and educational films have been used in JSAC
workshops to develop their understanding of SALW issues among the participants. Billboards
have been built in all districts in the 2 provinces to send the anti-weapon message.
In Phnom Penh, a large billboard has been installed in front of Phnom Penh International Airport
along the National Road. It has been showing a negative image of SALW not only to the people
in Phnom Penh but to tourists alike.

Photo 13: JSAC Posters

Photo 14: JSAC Educational Kits

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Photo 15: JSAC Billboard in Provinces

Photo 16: JSAC Billboard in Phnom Penh

JSAC has operated its website to disseminate the efforts of the Cambodian Government and JSAC
against SALW issues. In addition, JSAC has attended UN workshop on SALW which was held in
May 17-19, 2006, in Bangkok where JSAC Project Manager gave a lecture on the methods of
SALW management program in Cambodia as one of the successful examples for internationalsociety.
Please see the following detailed results:
Table7: Detailed Number of Materials for Public Awareness
Items

NumberPosters (3 types)

22,000T-shirts

13,000

Caps

2,000

Leaflets (Khmer, English and Japanese)

2,000

Educational kits

50,000

Educational films

20Billboard (Kompong Thom and Battambang)

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Billboard (Phnom Penh)*

1

Website* Billboard in Phnom Penh was installed in 1st Phase of JSAC, in March 2005.
4.3

Future Plan

JSAC will continue to develop and use new public awareness materials to encourage people tovoluntarily surrender weapons in the 2 provinces, to spread the awareness of SALW issues inPhnom Penh and Cambodia nationwide, and to show efforts of Cambodian Government against
SALW issues to the international society.

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JSAC will develop and distribute 2 types of stickers to send a message of “Say ‘No’ to Weapons”
soon. One will be used in 2 provinces and the other will be used in Phnom Penh. Especially inPhnom Penh, some special activities for public awareness will be conducted on July 9, “UN Small
Arms Day.” Adding to that, other contents such as peace drawing contests, seminars orworkshops in national level, monument, etc. are also planned.

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5.1

Concept

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

Progress (as of the end of May, 2006)

JSAC has discussed with relevant officials about ways in reestablishing the NC. As the first step,“Resolution on the Establishment of National Commission for the Reform of Weapons, Explosives
and Ammunitions Management (No. 41)” signed by the Cambodian Prime Minister on June 2000,
was amended on April 2006 (New Resolution No. is 12), in accordance with the present situation.
The Resolution is a legal document issued by the Royal Government of Cambodia to provide
legitimacy to entities to be legally organized and function in the country.
The Ministry of Interior took the initiative to make revision of the previous Resolution (No. 41)
and submitted the new draft of resolution to the Cabinet. Prime Minister Hun Sen approved the
Resolution (No. 12) on April 10, 2006.
5.3

Future Plan

JSAC will support capacity building of NC through seminars and workshops at the national level,
implementing training for relevant members, providing office supplies and necessary materials,
and encouraging competent ministries to share information and exchange ideas on SALW.

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