In this publication, NGOs working in Cambodia have provided observations and recommendations on important Cambodian development issues, reflecting on progress throughout 2003 and 2004.
The NGO community in Cambodia welcomes its
inclusion in the process of contributing to development policy and in assessing
progress. It strives to engage in this process in a positive manner offering a
pro-poor, experience-led contribution both to debates surrounding poverty
reduction and through its own poverty reduction activities.
NGOs, as development institutions, can
contribute much to poverty reduction plans by sharing the observations and
conclusions arising from their development experience.
NGOs, in their day-to-day duties, work closely with poor and vulnerable
groups and therefore are in a strong position to communicate the needs of these
groups to decision-makers.
NGOs have been active in Cambodia since the
fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979. Following
the restoration of Western development aid in 1992, they actively contributed to
meetings of the International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia (ICORC),
which were held each year from 1993 to 1995.
Since 1996, NGOs have attended the annual Consultative Group meetings,
and each year they have presented a detailed statement on NGOs’ issues and
recommendations for the development of Cambodia.
No Consultative Group meeting was held in 2003 due to the preoccupation
with the national elections. This
NGO Statement is intended to contribute to the policy dialogue and inform the
discussions at the 2004 Consultative Group Meeting on Cambodia held in Phnom
Penh on December 6-7, 2004.
NGOs in Cambodia hope that this publication
may provoke debate and be an important reference tool for NGOs, government,
donors, consultants, and development agencies seeking to contribute to poverty
reduction in Cambodia.
These NGO sectoral and issues papers were prepared through the voluntary effort of many NGOs, both local and international, based on their experience of development work in Cambodia. The NGO or NGO sectoral group which led the drafting of each sectoral paper is listed in the “List of Contributors” on the following page. Drafting of the Main Statement was coordinated by the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia. The sectoral papers were edited by the NGO Forum on Cambodia. The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia and the NGO Forum on Cambodia express deep appreciation to all NGOs who contributed to this publication.
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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AIDS |
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
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CC |
Cadastral Commission |
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CCC |
Cooperation Committee for Cambodia |
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CCSP |
Commune Council Support Project |
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CDPO |
Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization |
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CDW |
Child Domestic Worker |
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CEC |
Commune Election Committee |
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CEDAC |
Centre d'Etude et de Developpement Agricole
Cambodgien |
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CG |
Consultative Group |
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CHRAC |
Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee |
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CMAA |
Cambodian Mine Action and Victims Assistance Authority |
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CNCC |
Cambodian National Council for Children |
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COMFREL |
Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia |
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CPP |
Cambodian People’s Party |
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CSD |
Center for Social Development |
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CSEC |
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children |
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DAC |
Disability Action Council |
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DCDM |
District Committee for Disaster Management |
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DIPECHO |
Disaster Preparedness for European Community Humanitarian Office |
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DoF |
Department of Fisheries |
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ECHO |
European Community Humanitarian Office |
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EFA |
Education For All |
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EMO |
Election Monitoring Organizations |
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EPZ |
Export Processing Zone |
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ESP |
Education Strategic Plan |
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ESSP |
Education Sector Support Program |
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FACT |
Fisheries Action Coalition Team |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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FUNCINPEC |
National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia |
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GTZ |
German Technical Co-operation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) |
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HAP |
Humanitarian Accountability Project |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
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ILO |
International Labor Organization |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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IOs |
International Organizations |
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ITC |
International Trade Centre |
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LDCs |
Least Developed Countries |
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MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
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MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
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MEDiCAM |
The membership organization for NGOs active in the health sector in Cambodia |
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MLMUPC |
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction |
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MoEF |
Ministry of Economy and Finance |
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MoSALVY |
Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training and Youth Rehabilitation |
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MOWRAM |
Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology |
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MRC |
Mekong River Commission |
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NA |
National Assembly |
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NACD |
National Authority for Combating Drugs |
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NCDM |
National Committee for Disaster Management |
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NCRMWEC |
National Commission for Reform and Management of Weapons and Explosives |
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NEC |
National Election Commission |
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NEP |
The NGO Education Partnership |
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NFE |
Non-Formal Education |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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NGO-CRC |
NGO Committee on the Rights of the Child |
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NPRS |
National Poverty Reduction Strategy |
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NTFP |
Non Timber Forest Products Project |
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PAP |
Priority Action Program |
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PCDM |
Provincial Committee for Disaster Management |
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PWDs |
Persons with Disabilities |
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RGC |
Royal Government of Cambodia |
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SCM |
Supreme Council of the Magistracy |
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UNCRC |
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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UNCTAD |
United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Program |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
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UXO |
Unexploded ordnance |
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WB |
World Bank |
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WFP |
World Food Programme |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |