Family, children and youth

Five newly constructed school buildings in some of Cambodia’s most remote and conflict-affected areas were officially inaugurated on March 26, marking a major step in restoring access to education for hundreds of children whose learning was disrupted by the recent border clashes. ...

A new nationwide study, published in PLOS One on March 23, drawing on data from nearly 6,000 women in the 2021–2022 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey between the ages of 15 to 49, offers one of the clearest recent pictures of how violence inside the ...

A 24-year-old Cambodian man has been charged with aggravated rape and the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) linked to at least 21 victims aged five to 16 in Siem Reap province, with investigations ongoing to close the net on a suspected ...

Researchers at the Royal Academy of Cambodia have suggested that the working group responsible for managing alcohol advertising consider implementing additional measures to restrict advertising. These measures should be easy to enforce and effective in preventing children and youth from being enticed into consuming alcohol. ...

The scale of online exploitation in Cambodia has been highlighted with the Country Director of the AusCam Freedom Project, Ngorn Sokleap, stating that since it launched its helpline in 2020, the organisation has received 1,527 calls and messages, with more than 200 life-saving crisis interventions ...

Cyber abuse against women and girls is surging in Cambodia, yet much of it remains hidden and unreported, according to UN Women. ...

Cambodia’s Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Chea Vandeth, met with Vladanka Andreeva, the newly appointed United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, to discuss digital technology development and bilateral cooperation at the ministry on Tuesday.​ ...

The United Kingdom is partnering with World Vision International in Cambodia to help displaced children continue their education after border-related population movements disrupted schooling in several provinces. ...

Local and international child rights advocates have called for greater awareness over children’s bodily autonomy and personal boundaries after a wave online debate about the issue. ...

The Cambodian first lady and humanitarian organisations are calling for immediate and scaled-up assistance as renewed clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border drive mass displacement, overwhelm existing relief capacity and exposing hundreds of thousands of children and families to escalating risks.​ ...

As fighting intensifies along the Cambodia–Thailand border, the wife of a Cambodian soldier has fled her home with her four children after Thai F-16 fighter jets flew low over their home, highlighting the growing toll of the conflict on military families, even far from the ...

After authorities arrested a 43-year-old Cambodian man on suspicion of distributing child pornography on Telegram, child rights experts and NGOs warn that stronger digital enforcement and mental health support for survivors are still urgently needed in the fight against the growing crime. ...

A Joint Task Force, comprising members of the Ministry of Interior, Cambodian National Police Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department, United States Homeland Security Investigations, the Child Protection Unit (CPU), Internet Crimes Office (ICAC) and Kompong Chhnang Police Command have arrested a male Kompong Chhnang ...

Despite global campaigns calling for action, Cambodian women continue to face a relentless spectrum of violence—from domestic killings and factory harassment to digital violations—as seen in recent cases, including the brutal murder of a pregnant wife to the online circulation of a female content creator’s ...

WHO has warned that despite two decades of global efforts, rates of gender-based violence remain largely unchanged, with more than one in four women in the Western Pacific Region—including Cambodia—experiencing intimate partner or sexual violence, prompting urgent calls for stronger prevention, accountability and survivor-centred health ...

The launch, held in Kampong Cham province on October 13, marked a renewed national effort to keep children — especially those from vulnerable communities — in school from early childhood through adolescence. ...

The World Bank has greenlit an initiative that will enhance education for over 1.7 million Cambodian children through the Basic Education Improvement Project, with $105 million in financial support. ...

Youth and children’s organisations are pushing for the government to swiftly implement the Child Protection Law to help protect the nation’s young, as the country’s Kids Rights Index falls by four ranks. ...

Thousands of displaced people in shelters in Preah Vihear province have started returning home, finally able to check on their livestock and farms which were abandoned abruptly at the height of the conflict. ...

In the wake of the newly declared ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, World Vision International in Cambodia has launched an emergency response while calling on the international community to prioritise the protection and well-being of children affected by the recent border conflict. ...

With 139 domestic violence cases and 23 deaths recorded by LICADHO in 2024, 13 civic society groups are calling on the government to urgently update the 2005 law, citing persistent violence, legal gaps and insufficient protection for survivors. ...

The Health Ministry launched the Fast Track Roadmap for Improving Nutrition 2023–2030 on June 13 to tackle malnutrition in children under five by 2030 and speed up universal access to quality nutrition interventions during middle childhood and adolescence, for women of reproductive age, and during ...

On World Day Against Child Labour, UNICEF is calling for stronger cross-border protections for migrant children, as a new report highlights the heightened risks of trafficking, exploitation and child labour they face – especially those migrating between Cambodia and Thailand – amid ongoing climate and ...

Mango, bubble gum and milkshake these are not just childhood treats. They are e-cigarette flavours designed to hook a new generation on nicotine. From Asian metropolises to small Pacific islands, these products are infiltrating communities, fuelling one of today’s most urgent public health crises: the ...