For those interested in such matters:

The Centre for Khmer Studies - CKS - Siem Reap is organizing a Webinar on Friday, 25 February, 2022 at 09:00 AM Bangkok time;

"Post-Cold War Peace Missions: Assessing UNTAC's Legacies".

If interested, you need to contact CKS Siem Reap and register for this Webinar.

OML

Fuller details are:

Dear Friend,
Greeting from the Center for Khmer Studies!
We at CKS are excited to co-host with Paragon University the Benny Widyono Memorial Lecture dedicated to the memory of Dr. Benny Widyono, former head of UNTAC in Siem Reap, UN Secretary General’s Representative in Cambodia, Professor of Economics and Politics, and distinguished Board Member of CKS.

It is our pleasure to invite you to this event with Dr. Sorpong Peou and Dr. Bradley J. Murg on February 25, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Cambodia Time) via Zoom webinar.

Dr. Sorpong Peou, Professor of Global Peace and Security Studies at Ryerson University, Toronto will be delivering this inaugural lecture titled: Post-Cold War Peace Missions: Assessing UNTAC’s Legacies

This talk critically evaluates the performance and legacies of UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia), the first post-Cold War UN operation that combined peacekeeping and peacebuilding in a country torn by war for two decades. This critical evaluation focuses on how well the mission performed and what its legacies have been. The talk contends that UNTAC’s performance was not as effective as it should have been. It was effective in terms of its ability to repatriate Cambodian refugees and to organize and hold elections. Its failures however include its inability to take control of Cambodia’s administrative structures and to disarm the different political factions. Overall, positive legacies include economic reconstruction and development but they have been overshadowed by the limited success in the process of building political, judicial and legal institutions. Cambodia can no longer be considered a liberal democracy, nor can one conclude that the country’s rule of law has been well developed.

Dr. Bradley J. Murg, Associate Professor and Provost and Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Paragon International University, will serve as a discussant and moderator.

For more information, please visit our website
Please note: This webinar will be in English. It is free and open to the public. To reserve your spot, please register in advance by clicking on the button below.
Warmest regards,


OML

Thsi sounds great. However it will be on very early my time (I am in Europe). WIll there be a recording one can watch after the fact?

Hello Uncle-V

It would be best to put that question directly to the Centre for Khmer Studies, the organizers of this and other Webinars.

OML

April 23, 2022
Lt. General John Sanderson, former UNTAC force commander visits Cambodia to mark 30th Anniversary of UNTAC


Former Force Commander of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC),Lieutenant General John Murray Sanderson AC and his wife Mrs Lorraine Sanderson will visit Cambodia from today to 2 May to mark the 30th anniversary of UNTAC, and as part of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Cambodia.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501062374/ ... -of-untac/

Australia a champion of Cambodian demining: CMAA
Ry Sochan | Publication date 29 April 2022 | 17:44 ICT

Australia has been a major contributor to mine clearance in Cambodia over the past 28 years, saving a considerable proportion of Cambodians from the scourge of landmines and elevating the Kingdom’s demining operations to top international acclaim, according to the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA).

CMAA first vice-president Ly Thuch said that Australia was one of the key supporters of the peacebuilding process in Cambodia in the late 1980s and early 1990s, playing a leading role in UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) intervention, with retired Australian General John Sanderson leading UNTAC’s military component.

Since then, Australia has continued to support Cambodia “towards security and revitalisation” with substantial outpourings of humanitarian assistance, including in mine action, he said.

Thuch made the remark on April 28 at an exhibition held in the capital to mark the 30th anniversary of UNTAC and as part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Cambodia.

The exhibition is open from 7:00am to 9:00pm every day from April 29 to May 28.

Thuch said: “Since 1994, Australia has significantly contributed to mine action in Cambodia, saved many lives from the dangers of mines, and provided safety to rural communities to improve their livelihoods.

“This is a contribution that one should be proud of,” he said, in an apparent nod to Sanderson, who held the rank of lieutenant general during his tenure as UNTAC commander.
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ ... ining-cmaa