Informes

UNICEF study provides new insight into how poverty affects children Children in East Asia & Pacific region face multiple deprivations BANGKOK, 22 November – A new UNICEF study analysing child poverty in East Asia and the Pacific emphasizes…

The United States Government and the Royal Government of Cambodia will sign an amendment to their bilateral agreement on November 2, 2011 that will provide $20.3 million in 2011 funding from the U.S. Agency for International…

Chin Cheng Hong’s house is built on stilts, but so high have the floodwaters risen in Cambodia this year that even this was not enough to protect her completely. When the waters crept through her floorboards,…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Severe flooding since mid-August has caused population displacement and damages to crops Rice prices increased in the recent months The overall food security situation is generally satisfactory but concerns remain for the flood-affected population Severe flooding since…

Appeal Target: US$1,279,475 Balance requested: US$904,330 Geneva, 28 October 2011 Dear colleagues, Cambodia is experiencing its worst seasonal flooding for over a decade. 18 of the 24 provinces have been affected with 1,700,000 people affected nationally and over 100,000 families displaced according…

KEY DEVELOPMENTS · Since July, multiple tropical storms and heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding across Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, and the Philippines, resulting in approximately 900 deaths, affecting an estimated 9…

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 26th Oct 2011 The Mekong River Commission and the government of Switzerland today signed a new agreement which contributes financial support towards basin development and environment project activities in the Lower Mekong Basin. Through the…

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households decreased in rural areas but increased in urban areas on a month-on-month basis. The different monthly trends were driven by the unskilled wage rate increasing in rural areas but decreasing in…

WFP's Para Hunzai talks to a woman who has had to flee her home with her family due to the recent floods in Cambodia. PHNOM PENH -- Maet Lao is a 28 year old mother of three…

UNICEF responding to immediate needs of region’s children BANGKOK, Thailand, 21 October 2011 – Heavy seasonal rains and frequent cyclones have led to massive flooding across South East Asia affecting over eight million people. To date, 745 people…