Minister tells CRC to be more ‘transparent’

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has urged the Cambodian Red Cross, headed by first lady Bun Rany, to be more “transparent” and “accountable” to combat long-standing criticisms that the organisation distributes aid for the political benefit of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

While acknowledging the criticism of the organisation, Kheng told attendees at a Red Cross event in Prey Veng province on Tuesday that “in some places [this] was not true”.

He then warned attendees that the organisation had to be “careful” to avoid such perceptions by adhering to the principles of neutrality upon which the international Red Cross movement was founded.

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