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Australia and UNDP Contribution Arrangement Signing Ceremony: Clearing for Result Phase 4 Project

During the current phase 2020 -2025, the project cleared and released 140 km2 of mine-contaminated land, benefitting over a quarter of a million people as of…

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PRESS RELEASE: Cambodia’s Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0 (NDC 3.0) Inception Workshop

The official launching of the process for developing this key climate change policy marks a milestone in Cambodia’s effort to fight against climate change and…

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Validation Workshop on “Inclusive Insurance and Risk Financing in Cambodia”

In today’s world, interconnected risks such as economic uncertainties, climate change, and health crises increasingly challenge our resilience. Inclusive…

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Validation Workshop for the Assessment and Roadmap for EU Green Trade Standards, Rules of Origin, and Double Transformation

Cambodia has been one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia and the Pacific thanks to its strong exports, tourism, and foreign investment. Indeed,…

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Publications
Roadmap for Increased Youth Engagement in Cambodia’s Nationally Determined Contributions

As part of the National NDC Stocktake exercise to assess the progress towards the current NDCs, an assessment of the level of youth engagement in the current NDC…

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Consultative Workshop on Developing the M&E Framework for the National Strategy on the Development of the Informal Economy 2023-2028

Global experiences have shown that a robust engagement in the formal economy can yield substantial benefits, including increased productivity, decent work…

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Open Up the World for Deaf People in Cambodia

UNDP is committed to the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities, including the deaf, in line with the principles of the United Nations Convention…

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Unlocking the Potential of Marginalized Youth for Inclusive Development

The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Local Governance through Civic Engagement (STA) project gave Chhoeuy a platform to engage with her community…

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Memorandum of Understanding between UNDP Cambodia and the Ministry of Justice

By supporting access, inclusiveness, gender sensitivity, efficiency, and transparency of judicial and non-judicial services, we aim to contribute to peace,…

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Labour Economic Conference 2024: Economic and Employment Recovery and the Path to LDC Graduation

This year’s Labour Economic Conference focuses on "Economic and Employment Recovery and the Path to LDC Graduation". This discussion is pivotal for Cambodia as…

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The Closing Event of the Cambodia Climate Change Alliance – Phase 3 Programme (CCCA3)

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The Final Event of the Cambodia Climate Change Alliance – Phase 3 Programme (CCCA3)

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) have the honor to inform the public, national and international…

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What we do

UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP in Cambodia works in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia, non-government organizations, civil society organizations, community-based organizations, multilateral aid agencies, bilateral donors and private firms. The overarching aim of UNDP is to support the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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The Road Not Taken: Adopting a portfolio approach

Tomorrow has already started for UNDP Cambodia with the ongoing development of tree portfolios to address cross-thematically key wicked challenges relating to youth, circular economy, and climate action.

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Understanding the Paths to Formalization in Cambodia: An Integrated Vision

This report examines the context and challenges associated with formalizing enterprises and employment in Cambodia, and provides a range of policy options that can be included in an integrated strategy for formalization.

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Articles and Op-Eds
Why the green, circular economy is key to beating the triple planetary crisis

To escape the current crisis everybody has a role to play; we all live on the planet together and what each one of us does will chart our future.

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Plastic Is Now Part of Us

The plastic crisis calls for sustained and collective efforts to do things differently for eventually creating a zero-waste circular economy.

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Reaching Cambodia’s last mile with inclusive and sustainable energy access

Cambodia knows well the value of energy access and has made significant progress over the past two decades that the World Bank called it one of “the fastest electrifying countries in the world.”

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Country Programme Document for Cambodia (2024-2028)

The country programme is aligned with key national priorities and policies, particularly Vision 2050, Pentagonal Strategy Phase 1, 2024-2028, and the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). In designing the programme, the country office undertook a series of analytical exercises including futures analysis and strategic foresight in consultations with government counterparts, civil society, the private sector, United Nations organizations, youth representatives, and international development partners.

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About Cambodia

16

Millions

Population (2019)

17.8

%

Poverty rate (2019)

2,345

USD

GDP per capita (2022)

0.600

HDI

Human Dev. Index (2022)

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