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Cambodia needed to invest in women to aid its development and integration into the ASEAN economic community, United Nations Under Secretary-General Noeleen Heyzer said yesterday. Heyzer, executive secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific(ESCAP), met with Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi and members of the Cambodian Women’s Entrepreneurs Association (CWEA) at…

Helping women find better employment opportunities is key to ensuring they feel able to report rape and sexual abuse, government and civil society representatives said yesterday. Although Cambodian courts are prosecuting an increasing number of cases involving violence against women, economic concerns stop many from reporting all but the most extreme abuse, officials said. ……

Her Excellency Dr Ing Kantha Phavi, minister of women’s affairs said: “Economic empowerment of women is a key strategy to promote gender equality and poverty alleviation and it is clearly articulated in specific targets under CMDG3 as one important goal among nine goals to be achieved by 2015.” Her announcement was made during the forum…

Mr. Eric John, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, visits Cambodia for his first official trip May 4-5. During his visit, he will met with Prime Ministe Hun Se, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs Hor Namhong, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasith, and Minister of Women’s affairs…