83% of Displaced Civilians Return Home as Cambodia Stresses Peaceful Border Resolution

PHNOM PENH, Feb 3, 2026 (KPT) – More than 550,000 displaced civilians — about 83 percent of the total — have returned home since the December 27 ceasefire, the Ministry of Interior said Monday.

In its latest update covering February 1–2, the Ministry reported 2,363 people reintegrated into their communities, while 109,044 remain in displacement camps, including women and children.

Although fighting has ceased, essential services remain disrupted. Dozens of schools and health centers across Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces are still closed as authorities work to restore safety and livelihoods. Sub-national administrations are coordinating with institutions to assist those unable to return.

The Ministry cited widespread damage to homes and public infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, pagodas, roads, bridges, markets, electricity and water systems, with assessments ongoing.

Reaffirming the government’s stance, it stressed Cambodia will not make concessions affecting sovereignty or territorial integrity. Border issues, it said, must be resolved peacefully under international law, technical mechanisms and existing agreements.

The Ministry called on ASEAN, the United Nations and the wider international community to support a lawful resolution, urging citizens to remain united and avoid misinformation.