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Cambodia Urges UN Support as 20,000 Displaced Citizens Wait to Go Home
PHNOM PENH — Oct. 14, 2026: Cambodia has told the UN General Assembly that more than 20,000 Cambodians displaced by the border conflict want to return home and deserve to do so safely and with dignity, with their children waiting to return to their original schools.
H.E. Yaung Chansophea, Cambodia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, delivered the statement at the Third Committee of the 81st General Assembly session in New York on Oct. 12, 2026, during the General Discussion on the Report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The Deputy Permanent Representative highlighted the growing challenges of forced displacement and called for stronger international cooperation and solidarity, recognising UNHCR's essential role in meeting humanitarian needs.
Photo: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations
He said Cambodia continues to seek international attention, cooperation and humanitarian support for affected populations, and reaffirmed the importance of international law, sovereignty and territorial integrity as bedrock principles.
Source: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations
Reported by The Khmer Daily Network
H.E. Yaung Chansophea, Cambodia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, delivered the statement at the Third Committee of the 81st General Assembly session in New York on Oct. 12, 2026, during the General Discussion on the Report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
The Deputy Permanent Representative highlighted the growing challenges of forced displacement and called for stronger international cooperation and solidarity, recognising UNHCR's essential role in meeting humanitarian needs.
Photo: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United NationsHe said Cambodia continues to seek international attention, cooperation and humanitarian support for affected populations, and reaffirmed the importance of international law, sovereignty and territorial integrity as bedrock principles.
Source: Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations
Reported by The Khmer Daily Network
