Micro-insurance, a social protection instrument to reduce vulnerabilities of the poor

Sunday, December 11, 2011

 
WHAT:                 Workshop on Micro-insurance and Social Protection
 WHO:                   H.E. Ngy Chanphal, Secretary of State, Ministry of Interior, Vice Chairman of Council for Agricultural and Rural Development
                                H.E. Ou Bun Long, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance
                                Elena Tischenko, UNDP Country Director
                        WHEN:                 13 December 2011; 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
 WHERE:               Intercontinental Hotel, Phnom Penh
The objective of the meeting is to explore the importance of micro-insurance in relation to the implementation of Cambodia’s National Social Protection Strategy to prevent the poor from falling deeper into poverty. Discussion at this meeting will focus on strategic options for deploying micro-insurance services in support of the implementation of the Cambodian Social Protection Strategy. Best practices from different countries will be presented by leading international practitioners, focusing on the replicability of them in the Cambodian context. Financing requirements for establishing micro-insurance as a tool of social protection will also be part of the discussion.
H.E. Ngy Chanphal, Secretary of State, Ministry of Interior, Vice Chairman of Council for Agricultural and Rural Development, will preside over the workshop. He will be joined by UNDP Country Director Elena Tischenko who will give a remark underlining the importance micro-insurance scheme in helping to reduce poverty.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development organize the workshop with support from UNDP and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).