Trudeau Pledges $1 Million for Clearing Landmines, Cluster Bombs in Cambodia, Laos

Trudeau Pledges $1 Million for Clearing Landmines, Cluster Bombs in Cambodia, Laos
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bilateral meeting with Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Lim Jock Hoi during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 13, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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PHNOM 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.

He made the $990,000 pledge at an event focused on women in security as the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations draws to a close in Cambodia.