Location: Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA Application Deadline: 31 August 2017 Type of Contract: Individual Contract Post Level: National Consultant Languages Required: Khmer and English Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 11 September 2017 Expected Duration of Assignment: 11 September to 31 December 2017 ToR for the post can be downloaded via:…
Women’s Experience of Domestic Violence and other Forms of Violence Secondary Data Analysis Report of CDHS (2014) Download: http://bit.ly/2sOBchA
Collective efforts and commitments are needed to realize the economic potential of women. Because, again, investing in increasing women’s share in the regional and national trade and national income is a win‐win strategy for the society, economy, private businesses and individuals, and ultimately, for enhanced regional performance. Statement by Excellency Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi, Minister…
Campaign in schools for celebrating International Day March 8, the 106th anniversary under the theme “Women for Peace and Prosperity” Every citizen must join together to reduce violence in society and use peaceful conflict resolution to promote peace in a positive way.
Rights groups on Monday shared their concerns about the treatment of women in Cambodia with member states of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva. Cambodia last updated the committee—which meets three times a year to assess how member states are faring with implementing the principles set forth in…
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. ……
Women’s Affairs Minister Ing Kantha Phavi said yesterday that comments she made in a radio broadcast last week, in which she appeared to blame female Boeng Kak protesters for bringing police violence on themselves, were taken out of context from a radio interview given some months ago. A radio report broadcast last week included a…
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…
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…
The presence of Lok Chumteav was warmly welcome by Lok Chumteav Oknha Lim Chhiv Ho, Chairwoman of Phnom Penh SEZ Plc., management and staffs of the company. This visit was aimed at getting deeper understanding of the current situations and conditions of workers in our special economic zone who are mostly young women. Lok Chumteav…