Plastic straws are probably older than most of us reading this blog
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia,
Over a period of more than 20 years, the Royal Government of Cambodia has cleared almost 1,900 square kilometers of land from landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERW). Making the land safe and putting it back to productive use have saved lives and raised incomes for more than 5.3 million people living in the rural areas in the North West of the country and along the border with Thailand.
The new Human Development Report from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Cambodia highlights the importance of environmental sustainability for achieving economic growth and development in Cambodia
Despite being the second largest agricultural crop in Cambodia, cassava’s huge potential for boosting the country’s economy and reducing poverty is under-realized.
Since Cambodia ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2012,
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Country Programme Document for Cambodia 2019 - 2023
Under the new Country Programme (2019-2023), UNDP Cambodia will further focus on an issue-based approach—such as environmental protection, climate change related, prosperity, resilience, good governance and economic policies.
Human Development Report 2016
The 2016 Human Development Report is the latest in the series of global Human Development Reports published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990 as independent, analytically and empirically grounded discussions of major development issues, trends and policies. Additional resources related to the 2016 Human Development Report can be found online at http://hdr.undp.org, including digital versions of the Report and translations of the overview in more than 20 languages, an interactive web version of the Report, a set of background papers and think pieces commissioned for the Report, interactive maps and databases of human development indicators, full explanations of the sources and methodologies used in the Report’s composite indices, country profiles and other background materials as well as previous global, regional and national Human Development Reports. The 2016 Report and the best of Human Development Report Office content, including publications, data, HDI rankings and related information can also be accessed on Apple iOS and Android smartphones via a new and easy to use mobile app.
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About Cambodia
16 M
Population (2017)
13.5 %
Poverty rate (2014)
1230 (USD)
GDP per capita (2017)
143 / 188
Human Dev. Index (2016)
