Rapports

AKRON, Pa. – “Men are gold, women are cloth” – this common Khmer proverb reflects the lowly status women bear in Cambodia, where Women Peacemakers, a Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) partner, is working to reduce…

(New York, le 13 novembre 2012) – Le régime violent et autoritaire du premier ministre cambodgien Hun Sen, au pouvoir depuis plus de vingt ans, a donné lieu à d’innombrables meurtres et autres graves exactions qui…

Cambodia: Hun Sen Promoting, Rewarding Killers Obama Should Make Ending 20 Years of Impunity Central Goal of Upcoming Visit NOVEMBER 13, 2012 (New York) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s violent and authoritarian rule over more than two decades…

Recurrent floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, and seasonal typhoons, as well as limited government response capacity in some countries, present significant challenges to vulnerable populations in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Between Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 and FY 2012,…

Mines and explosive remnants of 30 years of conflict injure around 200 Cambodians a year and continue to contaminate hundreds of square kilometres of land. The precise extent of contamination is not known, but 2009 estimates suggested…

“I felt like I was finally finding a safe place: helping people in my community to live in peace and without fear. And also feeling my family had safety from being poor – from always working…

BANGKOK, 4 October 2012 (IRIN) - Land governance policies in Asia, especially concessions made to private companies, are leaving the region's poorest vulnerable to human rights abuses, experts say. "Land-grabbing by the rich and powerful continues," Suson…

Last week, we asked you to pray for those affected by flooding in Poi Pet, and for Tearfund partner CHO. The situation worsened over the weekend, but the rains seem to be easing now. An estimated…

Koeun Ngoeun wants to keep her family and others safe and out of poverty. After years of struggling to make ends meet in the north-western province of Battambang, Ngoeun began working for MAG as a deminer in…

PHNOM PENH, Sep 13 2012 (IPS) - Public health experts in Cambodia are unenthused by reports of trials for a dengue vaccine conducted in neighbouring Thailand, saying it will be too costly for those who need…