Reports

GENEVA (25 November 2020) – The UN human rights expert on Cambodia today expressed serious concerns about an imminent mass trial of individuals associated with the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Rhona Smith, the Special Rapporteur…

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Today, the United States announced $600,000 in additional humanitarian assistance to respond to severe flooding in the Kingdom of Cambodia caused by multiple tropical storms and prolonged torrential rain since early October. With this…

In Numbers 1,291 mt of food distributed (estimated) US$ 0 cash-based transfers made US$ 1.3 million six months (November 2020 to April 2021) net funding requirements 54,046 people (52% female) assisted In October 2020 Flood response Cambodia experienced large-scale flash floods across…

Doha, (23 November 2020) - Qatar Fund for Development has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in Cambodia to support the implementation of Education Above All Foundation’s (EAA) project…

COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to spread globally and has reached Cambodia. Cambodia has taken early and decisive measures to prevent the inflow and spread of COVID-19. Consequently, there have been few confirmed cases in Cambodia. As the…

GENEVA (16 November 2020) – UN human rights experts today expressed concerns about tightening restrictions on civil society in Cambodia, and called for an immediate end to the systematic detention and criminalisation of human rights defenders,…

Key findings The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly since January and continued to impact economic activities across the world. Economic growth for Cambodia is projected to have negative growth of -2% in 2020 (World Bank, October 2020). Cambodia’s…

KEY FIGURES PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FLOODING: 800K PROVINCES AFFECTED: 19 PEOPLE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE: 388K PEOPLE TARGETED FOR ASSISTANCE: 237K (52,861 HH) FUNDING REQUESTED (US$): $9.43M STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES i. Provide life-saving assistance and protection to people affected by the storms and flooding…

Executive summary Disasters driven by the climate crisis are increasingly impacting lives and livelihoods and are predicted to reduce Cambodia’s GDP by 9.8% by 2050 even under an optimistic scenario1 . In response to these challenges, the…

New gender learning report plays important role in current and future UNDP projects November 4, 2020 -- This October marked the end of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-supported ‘Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in…