UNTAC soldiers from India patrolling the streets in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, on the second day of voting. Photo by United Nations Transitional Authority of Cambodia (UNTAC), taken on May 24 1993. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Cambodia inherited legal and political systems and a state ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. The king is The head of state for his lifetime but does not govern. ...

In 1996, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) was established by law. Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia. After a nomination of the Prime Minister’s candidate and the vote of confidence on the cabinet by the National ...

Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Photo taken from the Ministry’s Facebook Page, taken on 17 September 2016.EstablishmentUnder Royal Decree No. NS/RKM/0197/22, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs was formally established on 24 January 1996. the Ministry became the Ministry of Women and Veteran’s Affairs under the Royal ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) was established through The Law on The organization and conduct of The National Bank of Cambodia in 1996.93 NBC is The nation’s central bank, whose mission is to determine and direct The monetary policy in order to maintain price ...

Goal 16’s full title is “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.” It has a monitoring framework of 12 targets (2 around means of implementation) and 23 indicators.  Transition ...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Photo taken from the ministry’s Facebook Page, taken on 23 August 2023.EstablishmentUnder Royal Decree No. NS/RKM/0196/10, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) was formally established on 24 January 1996. the ministry has a total of ...

National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0  In 1996, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was established by law.200 Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government ...

Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry ...

Environmental protection and conservation are given high priority in the Royal Government of Cambodia’s guiding strategy, the Rectangular Strategy Phase III (2014–2018). ...

H.E. Hang Chuon Naron and Julie Chung in the inauguration of the Rice Academy, Cambodia. Photo by U.S Embassy Phnom Penh, take on 17 September 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0In 1996, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) was established.226 Its organization and functioning ...

SDG 17 – “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development” – is about bringing governments, civil society, the private sector and other actors together to help achieve the 2030 Agenda. there are 19 global targets and 25 indicators. the targets ...

Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) seeks to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere”, ensuring extreme poverty is eradicated and overall poverty is reduced by 50%.This goal provides a much more comprehensive approach than the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the issue of poverty. ...

The law-making process is about making and enacting new laws or revising existing laws.In The Kingdom of Cambodia, three institutions can initiate The law-making process: any member of The National Assembly, any member of The Senate and The prime minister. 290 Most of The texts ...

By definition, Vocational education refers to the program that enables people to acquire highly transferable and development skills. It also grants people the necessary technical skill for their desired career.310 Cambodia’s vocational education plays an important role during the country’s economic structural transition and the ...

The judiciary is one of The three powers, togeTher with The executive (The Government) and legislative (The National Assembly and The Senate), that constitute The state. 374 Its role is to monitor The application of The law and punish its violation. This power is vested ...

Public policies are a system of laws, regulatory measures, and plans of action implemented by the government to ensure that its functions are performed predictably and consistently.422 Policies typically outline the guiding principles of an operation; meanwhile, regulations set procedural expectations. Currently, there are no ...

In 2020, COVID-19 severely impacted both the global and Cambodia economies. the banking system in Cambodia is also affected but at a moderate and manageable level.440 the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Cambodia Microfinance Association, and other relevant institutions pointed out the rate of the ...

Political stability and economic growth of all sectors have played vital role in building the public and foreign investors’ confidence and maintaining the safety and soundness of banking system in Cambodia. the banking sector continues to have substantial growth as it shares 82.2% in the ...

Under Cambodia’s Constitution, all Khmer citizens have equal status before the law, regardless of wealth or station.487 This promotes a political principle called the rule of law,488 an ideal that all members of a society, both the people and the State, are held equally accountable ...