Projects in Cambodia - Saturday, 25.10.2008
Posted on 26 October 2008. Filed under: Week 583 |
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 583
"Phnom Penh: On 24 October 2008, there was a press conference at the
headquarters of the United Nations Development Program – UNDP – to
announce achieved partnership programs between the European Union and
the UNDP in Cambodia to improve the quality of life .
"The European Union provided Euro 18.7 million for the UNDP in Cambodia
in the sectors of health, governance, justice, and of rural development.
"During this conference, Mr. Raphael Dochao Moreno, the Chargé
d'Affaires of the Delegation of the European Commission to Cambodia,
said that the report on that day focused on different achievements of a
wide cooperation between the Commission of the European Community and
the secretariats, funding agencies, and different programs of the United
Nations, particularly in Cambodia, and it focused on the promotion of
human rights in development. The cooperation of the European Union and
the UNDP with Cambodia intends to achieve the UN Millennium Development
Goals.
"Mr. Dochao Moreno added that during recent years, the Commission of the
European Union had contributed more than Euro 18 million to finance the
implementation of different development projects in Cambodia. This
development projects relate to the health sector, the improvement of the
quality of life, rural development, capacity building for commune
councilors, as well as the expenses for the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
"As for the expenses in the health sector, Euro 5.7 million go to the
Ministry of Health and the United Nations International Children
Emergency Fund – UNICEF. As for the strengthening of democracy and the
capacity building for village and commune councilors, the UNDP is
responsible for its administration by spending Euro 10 million. The UNDP
is responsible also for the administration of Euro 1 million for the
Khmer Rouge Tribunal and of Euro 2 million for rural development.
"At the same time, responding to questions by journalists, who had asked
what Cambodia should do to reach its development goals, the UN Resident
Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Cambodia, Mr. Douglas
Broderick, said that Cambodia must have good governance, build up human
resources, eliminate corruption, organize the tourist sector well, and
especially develop investments in the agricultural sector – particularly
increasing paddy rice yield for exportation. Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16,
#4725, 25.10.2008
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