Background
The National Police of Cambodia includes a formal fire-prevention and rescue department that coordinates firefighting and emergency rescue activities with other domestic agencies. The department is the operational anchor for police-led emergency interventions in urban and provincial incidents.
The memorandum of understanding signed with Go&Do commits to deliver firefighting vehicles, rescue vehicles, protective equipment, and technical training to strengthen emergency-response capacity. The MOU cites alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 on resilience and safe, sustainable human settlements and targets support for vulnerable and low-income populations.
Key Developments
On 1 October 2026 the National Police of Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding with Go&Do, a South Korean welfare and relief organisation, to cooperate on disaster risk reduction and emergency-response capability building. Deputy National Police Commissioner Cheav Hak signed on behalf of the National Police, and Park Woohee represented Go&Do; senior officials from the Ministry of Interior and the police fire-prevention and rescue department attended the signing.
The MOU formalises cooperation that follows previous in-kind support from Go&Do, which included five firefighting vehicles, two emergency rescue vehicles, 100 firefighting suits, and 20,000 chemical-protection suits donated to Cambodian emergency services. The announcement states the partnership will include equipment transfer programmes and firefighting technical training targeted at improving operational readiness.
Institutional Role
The agreement positions the National Police’s fire-prevention and rescue department as the primary institutional partner responsible for receiving equipment and coordinating training under the MOU. Go&Do is identified as an implementing partner for equipment provision and technical assistance within a framework that engages provincial authorities and ODA-related coordination mechanisms.
Operational Implications
Planned activities under the MOU emphasise equipment delivery, hands-on technical training for firefighting and rescue teams, and public-awareness measures aimed at vulnerable communities. The stated operational focus is to improve response times and protective capacity during fires, hazardous-material incidents, and other civil emergencies through both hardware and capability-building actions.
Source
Official announcement: National Police of Cambodia press release and Facebook post (source URL provided).
