December 14, 2025 marks 70 years since Cambodia joined the United Nations (UN), from December 14, 1955 to December 14, 2025. The article describes the UN as the world’s largest international organisation, founded on October 24, 1945, after the end of the Second World War (1939–1945).
The UN’s purposes include maintaining international peace and security, promoting international cooperation under international law, economic development, helping resolve disputes between member states and preventing world war.
Cambodia has actively participated in peace and stability efforts. Over the past more than ten years, it has sent many women and men serving as blue-helmet peacekeepers overseas, including to Sudan, South Sudan, Lebanon, the Central African Republic, Syria, Cyprus and Mali. Cambodian peacekeeping specialists include engineering personnel, level-two medical personnel, demining teams, military police and unexploded-ordnance disposal teams. The article also describes Cambodia as having recently become a leading country in providing opportunities for women peacekeepers to join international missions within the UN framework.
Sihanoukville Provincial Television. By: Vichat
