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US announces over $17M for new initiatives to improve the health of Cambodian people
Administrator Power announced new US initiatives to support the health and well-being of the Cambodian people. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501578648/us-announces-over-17m-for-new-initiatives-to-improve-the-health-of-cambodian-people/
Local communities partner with USAID for conservation grants
Eight local communities have signed small grants agreements (SGAs) with the USAID Conserve project to build capacity, improve community livelihoods and preserve natural resources on the Tonle Sap and in wildlife sanctuaries. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/local-communities-partner-with-usaid-for-conservation-grants
Official: No bans on rosewood furniture, use must be reduced
A senior agriculture official has clarified that calls to reduce the use of rosewood in furniture will not mean a total ban but rather the adoption of techniques which will contribute to the conservation of the Kingdom’s forests, as the population continues to grow. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/official-no-bans-rosewood-furniture-use-must-be-reduced
Ministry, USAID, UC Berkeley launch digital skills project
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the University of California, Berkeley – in collaboration with the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports – launched a five-year digital skill development project with $15 million in USAID funding. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-usaid-uc-berkeley-launch-digital-skills-project
S Rieng achieves sanitation, hygeine goals
Svay Rieng has become the first province to stop open defecation due to the commitment of the provincial and local authorities in raising awareness among the populace, according to the provincial Department of Rural Development. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s-rieng-achieves-sanitation-hygeine-goals
USAIDS donates $5 million towards improvement of life of Khmer Rouge survivors
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Cambodia donated an additional $5 million towards the improvement of living conditions of Khmer Rouge survivors. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50941437/usaids-donates-5-million-towards-improvement-of-life-of-khmer-rouge-survivors/
On the right track to generating carbon credits
The 43 new sites identified by the Ministry of Environment and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Greening Prey Lang for the supply of carbon credits will bring positive environmental, community and biodiversity impacts to Cambodia besides having no deforestation and degradation of protected ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50920930/on-the-right-track-to-generating-carbon-credits/
US provides $875,000 for emergency preparedness
The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide $875,000 in additional humanitarian assistance to strengthen preparedness and response capacities for natural hazards and shocks in Cambodia. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50833206/us-provides-875000-for-emergency-preparedness/
U.S. government support assists more than 2,500 flood-affected families in Pursat
The U.S. Embassy provided food assistance to over 2,500 flood-affected households in the Cambodian province of Pursat last week, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and distributed through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50778961/u-s-government-support-assists-more-than-2500-flood-affected-families-in-pursat/
Promoting the protection of Prey Lang Forests
The Ministry of Environment and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a social and behaviour change communication campaign to protect forests and wildlife in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, as they are considered to be under threat. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50765554/promoting-the-protection-of-prey-lang-forests/
USAID announces major accountability initiative
USAID yesterday announced a major initiative to strengthen accountability in public service delivery in five provincial urban areas. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50672321/usaid-announces-major-accountability-initiative
USAID project helps trafficking victims
While human trafficking remains a serious concern in the Kingdom, a project initiated by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) helped 108 victims to receive compensation, while a further 1,482 also benefited from the project. ...
Kong Meta
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/usaid-project-helps-trafficking-victims
US gives $5.8m to preserve Khmer Rouge records
The United States has agreed to provide an additional $5.8 million to the Documentation Center for Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge-era historical records over the next 20 years. ...
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37192/us-gives--5-8m-to-preserve-khmer-rouge-records/
