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UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Mr. Herbie Hancock, Visits Cambodia 9 - 16 December 2011 Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO, Mr. Herbie Hancock, will undertake a visit to Cambodia from 9 to 16 December 2011. Mr. Hancock, a driving force of important movements in music since the 1960s

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The International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor)

Phnom Penh: The objectives of this session are to discuss the status of preservation and development of Angkor, to assess the work that had been implemented in the last 6 months and to bring new assistance to the projects if necessary. The meeting will also provide a forum to many countries and institutions to review their assistance to Angkor,

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“WE ALL NEED RIGHTS, DECENT LIVING WAGES & JUSTICE!” Friends of December 10th Media Statement

December 9, 2011- More than 52,000 Cambodians – including community groups, trade unionists, land activists, students, farmers, fishermen, musicians, entertainment workers, tuktuk drivers, motorcycle drivers and NGO workers – will gather in their communities on December 10 to celebrate International Human Rights Day (IHRD) this year.

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Briefing Note: Case 002 Opening Week at the ECCC

Last week marked the beginning of substantive hearings in Case 002 at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), with opening statements from the co-prosecutors and the defence team. In this historic case three accused stand charged for their senior roles in the Khmer Rouge regime, during which approximately 1.7 million

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Cambodians stopped over bomb documents

Thai rangers yesterday stopped 11 Cambodians for interrogation at Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet border checkpoint after they were found carrying bomb-making documents.

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Global landmine meeting ends with success stories and a recommitment

Phnom Penh, 2 December 2011 – The global landmine meeting that gathered more than 1,000 delegates in Phnom Penh closed today marking impressive progress toward a mine-free world and with a strong recommitment to overcome remaining challenges.

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HIV Traps Asian Households in Vicious Circle of Joblessness, Debt School enrollment, nutrition also suffer, new study says

In Cambodia, HIV-affected-households spend less on health, most likely because of the country’s near-universal coverage of anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV. Cambodia’s ARV coverage among women and lesser discrimination at health facilities are also notable.

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Turkey announces it has destroyed its anti-personnel mines stockpile, Cambodia welcomes.

H.E. PRAK Sokhnonn, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister of Cambodia and President of the 11MSP welcomed the news. “Turkey’s completion of its stockpile destruction programme shows that this landmark disarmament and humanitarian treaty works.

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Cambodia: UN Special Rapporteur in fact-finding mission

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya Subedi, will carry out an official visit to the country from 5 to 11 December 2011.

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U.S. Marines Engage Cambodian Forces in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief

The U.S. Embassy and the Royal Government of Cambodia will inaugurate a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise between U.S. Marines and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces on Wednesday, November 30, at the Sunway Hotel beginning at 8:30 a.m.

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