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Building Climate Resilience Across Cambodia

UNDP has collaborated with partners to assist the RGC in building climate resilience across the country through (1) strengthening climate information and early wa...

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Speeches
Signing Ceremony for the Establishment of Regional Tree Nurseries between Ministry of Environment and UNDP

Signing Ceremony to support the establishment of five Regional Tree Nurseries in the provinces of Koh Kong, Kampong Speu, Siem Reap, Tboung Khmum, and Mondulkiri,...

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Call for Proposal to Develop the Small Grants Programme Operational Phase 8 and the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) Country Programme Strategies

UNDP Cambodia is looking for a qualified NGO/CSO or academic institution to develop the GEF SGP Country Programme Strategy and The Community Development and Knowl...

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Publications
Youth Consultation: Youth Bootcamp Report

Youth perspectives will inform the formulation of the UNDP Cambodia Country Programme 2024-2028 and the corresponding future portfolios of interventions.

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Dialogue with Youth on their role in addressing the triple planetary crisis

UNDP is committed to harnessing the positive energy and potential of youth, providing platforms for amplifying their voice and leveraging their action, access to ...

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Projects
Accelerating Disability Rights in Cambodia - ADRC

The project features a three-pronged approach aimed at enhancing the rights of persons with disabilities in Cambodia. On a systemic level, the project will suppor...

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From Good to Great Evaluations

Doing what we are good at will only make us good, so we decided to focus on what we could do better.

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Speeches
UNDP Cambodia Investor Convening

In addition to the government’s efforts, to bridge the financial gap of climate change adaptation investments, and to help increase foreign direct investments in ...

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Publications
2024 Youth Voices Matter

The results of the survey allowed UNDP to understand young people’s perception of their society and their expectations. It also highlighted their key development ...

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Publications
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 UNSDCF. ...

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Commemoration of the International Day for Mine Awareness

The UNDP, in collaboration with the Royal Government of Cambodia and our valued partners, has been at the forefront of spearheading comprehensive mine action prog...

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Announcing the 9 finalists for the UNDP Growth Stage Impact Ventures Programme (GSIV) for Climate Adaptation in Cambodia

The programme is based on the findings emerged from the Cambodia SDG Investor Map, a market intelligence tool designed to help private investors (funds, financier...

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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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Publication
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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Op-Ed
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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Articles and Op-Eds
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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Publications

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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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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