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UNDP launches new business integrity toolkit to help young social entrepreneurs overcome challenges of COVID-19
Young people will need to be a key part of the COVID-19 recovery journey in Asia-Pacific, particularly social entrepreneurs. However, navigating corruption and fraud in already weakened economies will…
UNDP: Governments must lead fight against coronavirus misinformation and disinformation
Governments must step up to lead the fight against a growing tide of false, inflammatory and misleading information that threatens to worsen the already severe impacts of the virus, according to the…
COVID-19: Human development on course to decline this year for the first time since 1990
Global human development – which can be measured as a combination of the world’s education, health and living standards – could decline this year for the first time since the concept was introduced in…
A New Partnership to Enhance Cambodia’s Youth Entrepreneurship and SMEs
With its current demographic dividend, Cambodia’s youth entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in contributing to the country’s economic diversification and…
Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, Sweden Continues to Contribute to Cambodia’s Resilient and Sustainable Development
As Cambodia, like other countries around the world, is working to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and keeps its ambitious development objectives on track, the Government of Sweden and the…
COVID-19: Looming crisis in developing countries threatens to devastate economies and ramp up inequality
New York – The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing countries, not only as a health crisis in the short term but as a devastating social and economic crisis over the…
Cassava’s new gateway to global markets
National Road 10 was once a dream road. The proposed 189 km route would connect the Tonle Sap Lake region to the Southern Coastal Corridor and promised improvements in the flow of goods between…
Why smart systems need local heroes
When you think about measuring climate change or forecasting the next big flood or drought, one might assume high-tech equipment being part of the process. In most instances, that is the case. But not…
Three women changing the game for Cambodia’s next generation of girls
As we look towards building an equal generation, we need voices and initiatives that can spark action. We need innovation to accelerate the speed of development, in both new and existing…
Commemoration of the National Mine Awareness Day
All people have the right to live in security, and not fear their next step. Mine action clears paths and creates safe ground on which homes can be built and land can be farmed.
