Cambodia Border Crisis Response
On 7 December, escalating conflict along the Cambodia–Thailand border forced over 420,000 people including 127,000 children from Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Pursat, and Battambang provinces in Cambodia to flee their homes and seek refuge in evacuation centres. Urgent humanitarian assistance is critically needed for displaced families.
Our Kuleaen Area Programme has also been affected. 85% of families across six villages in one commune have been forced to relocate to evacuation centres, while those remaining in their homes have resorted to digging trenches for protection. Conditions in the evacuation centres are challenging, with insufficient food, limited access to safe drinking water, and inadequate shelter. Children and families are living in fear under unsafe conditions, and schools have been completely closed, disrupting children’s education and sense of normalcy. World Vision is on the ground, responding to urgent humanitarian needs by distributing hygiene kits and life-saving essentials to displaced families. We are also setting up temporary latrines, providing water purification tablets, and creating child-friendly spaces to help protect children and restore a sense of safety and care during this crisis.
A total of USD 100,000 would be needed to support the humanitarian response for displaced children and families in our Kuleaen Area Programme during this critical time. Your donation can help displaced children and families tide through this conflict crisis.
