Aid and development
UN & Cambodia partner up to advance inclusive agricultural growth
An International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) delegation to the Kingdom of Cambodia led by Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President of the Strategy and Knowledge Department, and Reehana Raza, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, met key officials, including Prime Minister Hun Sen, to discuss ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234140/un-cambodia-partner-up-to-advance-inclusive-agricultural-growth/
Minister of Interior hopes for more Japanese assistance in de-centralization efforts
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior, expressed that his hopes that the Government of Japan would continue to assist Cambodia in its efforts of de-centralization reforms. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234194/minister-of-interior-hopes-for-more-japanese-assistance-in-de-centralization-efforts/
Cambodia, UN to boost partnership in mine clearance to achieve a mine free Cambodia 2025
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the United Nations (UN) have agreed to boost their partnership and cooperation on mine clearance. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232462/cambodia-un-to-boost-partnership-in-mine-clearance-to-achieve-a-mine-free-cambodia-2025/
Cambodia and EIF committed to strengthening cooperation under EIF’s aid for trade
Cambodia and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have been committed to continuing to strengthen cooperation under the EIF’s Aid for Trade to further develop Cambodia’s trade sector. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232455/cambodia-and-eif-committed-to-strengthening-cooperation-under-eifs-aid-for-trade/
Cambodia, IFAD to continue good partnership
Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, spoke highly of the good partnership between Cambodia and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for 30 years. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501232084/cambodia-ifad-to-continue-good-partnership/
Cambodia, Japan provide tech training for Ukrainian deminers
Japan’s foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said his government will continue contributing to the reconstruction of Ukraine through demining cooperation with Cambodia and other countries. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-japan-provide-tech-training-ukrainian-deminers
NGO launches Tonle Sap River clean-up awareness campaign
The EU-sponsored “Let’s Clean Up the Tonle Sap” campaign was officially announced this month to raise awareness of the importance of sanitation and waste management among the fishing communities of the eastern Tonle Sap Lake, while improving their economic situation. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-launches-tonle-sap-river-clean-awareness-campaign
Ministry of Industry and JICA sign fifth deal on urban water supply
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a deal on Technical Cooperation Project for Formulation of the Development Plan for Urban Water Supply. ...
Japan funds S Reap water upgrades
The Japanese government has provided more than $200,000 in grant aid for the installation of a water supply system in Siem Reap province as part of its KUSANONE Grassroots Human Security Projects. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-funds-s-reap-water-upgrades
UN specialist assessing LGBT rights in Kingdom
Victor Madrigal-Borloz, an independent UN specialist on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual trends and gender identity, is on a 10 day tour of the Kingdom, at the request of the government. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-specialist-assessing-lgbt-rights-kingdom
LGBT Rights in Cambodia to be assessed by UN Independent Expert
The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, has started a visit the Kingdom from Tuesday, January 10 to 20 January 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501217691/lgbt-rights-in-cambodia-to-be-assessed-by-un-independent-expert/
BRI projects will help Cambodia become an upper-middle income country: Cambodian expert
A Cambodian researcher said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects will be a contributor to the economic growth in Cambodia and in the region in the post-pandemic COVID-19 era and will help Cambodia achieve its ambitious goal of becoming an upper-middle income country ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501213631/bri-projects-will-help-cambodia-become-an-upper-middle-income-country-cambodian-expert/
Cambodia sees new policy framework, ADB loan & BFC extension in 2022
Implementation of the National Policy Framework for Cambodia’s Economic Productivity 2022-35, a pact with Japan to make Sihanoukville a major port, a $50-million loan from the Asian Development Bank to back economic diversification and boost competitiveness, and extension of the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) programme ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501211700/cambodia-sees-new-policy-framework-adb-loan-bfc-extension-in-2022/
World Bank says safeguarding financial stability in Cambodia is crucially important
In its Cambodia Economic Update, the World Bank has said that the country’s commercial real estate sector faces increased risks as financial conditions tighten. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501210119/world-bank-says-safeguarding-financial-stability-in-cambodia-is-crucially-important/
Cambodian PM Hun Sen says China’s aid greatly boosts Cambodia’s socio-economic development
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Monday that China’s aid has greatly contributed to the socioeconomic development and poverty reduction in the Southeast Asian country. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501209381/cambodian-pm-hun-sen-says-chinas-aid-greatly-boosts-cambodias-socio-economic-development/
ADB funds $361.4m for six projects in Cambodia
Six projects worth $361.4 million have been signed in order to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and other sectors in Cambodia. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-funds-3614m-for-six-projects-in-cambodia
WB allots $274M for recovery
Cambodia is set to receive a $274 million credit from the World Bank (WB) “to promote a resilient recovery from the recent economic shocks” stemming from ongoing geopolitical competition among major powers and the Covid-19 crisis, more than two years on from the start of ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/wb-allots-274m-recovery
Cambodia says Chinese vaccines helped to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control
Cambodian officials and scholars on Wednesday extended their gratitude to China for its supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the kingdom from the early days of the pandemic, saying that the jabs have protected lives and reinvigorated economic growth. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501207017/cambodia-says-chinese-vaccines-helped-to-bring-covid-19-pandemic-under-control/
Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS
Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, stressed at an international meeting held in Thailand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501204992/community-led-responses-essential-for-ending-pandemics-unaids/
$50M ADB support for Kingdom’s energy transition plan
Extending valuable support to the Cambodian government’s energy transition plan to enhance renewable energy output and raise energy efficiency while shifting away from fossil fuels, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday announced a $50 million policy-based loan package with $23 million in project investments ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501203524/50m-adb-support-for-kingdoms-energy-transition-plan/
ADB okays $73M financing package for marine fisheries
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it greenlit a $73 million financing package on December 7 to improve the sustainability and climate resilience of the Kingdom’s marine fisheries subsector. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-okays-73m-financing-package-marine-fisheries
ADB approves $50m loan for Cambodia to boost competitiveness
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50m policy-based loan aimed at supporting the government of Cambodia to diversify the country’s economy and boost its global competitiveness. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501198804/adb-approves-50m-loan-for-cambodia-to-boost-competitiveness/
$50M ADB loan aims to boost economic diversity
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on December 6 announced that it has greenlit a $50 million policy-based loan under Subprogram 1 of its Trade and Competitiveness Program to support government efforts to diversify the economy, better enable local businesses to compete globally, and boost Covid-19 ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/50m-adb-loan-aims-boost-economic-diversity
Cambodia emphasises key role of female peacekeepers
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has highlighted the key role of women in peacekeeping operations under the UN umbrella. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501197972/cambodia-emphasises-key-role-of-female-peacekeepers/