National Policy for the Child Protection System

The Royal Government of Cambodia has released the National Policy for the Child Protection System to ensure that all children have equal rights including right to life, right to protection, right to development, and right to participation. Source: The Cambodian National Council for Children

MOU to assist affected and vulnerable children in Cambodia

The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with seven organizations aiming to assist affected and vulnerable children in Cambodia. It is a three-year project with a budget of about $84 million targeting children in Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kandal, Siem Reap, Pursat, Takeo, Kampong Chhnang, and Kratie provinces. […]

Sub-decree on the implementation of program that provides funding support to pregnant women and children under two years old

The Cambodian government has issued a sub-decree on the implementation of program that provides funding support to pregnant women and children under two years old in order to improve mother’s and children’s welfare. This sub-decree aims to address malnutrition in poor family staring from pregnancy to two years old, contributing to support children’s physical and […]

Programme to Reintegrate Children into Communities

The ministry has initiated a programme to no longer allow children under 3 to stay in orphanage by the end of 2018. The plan is to reintegrate 3500 children back into their families and communities. Five provinces were selected to pilot the programme and so far 449 have been reintegrated. Khmer Times

Provide protection and prevent human trafficking, abuse and sexual exploitation

Amend policies and minimum standards for protection of the rights of victims of human trafficking and conduct training; Develop policies, Prakas on minimum standard on residential care for victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, prepare legal standard and tools for inspection on State and NGO centers, and prepare Prakas on establishing Poipet stops center […]

Enhance elderly welfare

MoSVY will prepare and implement the functioning of Old People Service Centers and train the personnel or agents on care provision.

Enhance child welfare and youth rehabilitation

MoSVY will promote the adoption of the draft law on juvenile justice to protect the rights of the child in the justice system and prevent juvenile delinquency. The ministry will prepare sub-decree on the implementation of juvenile justice law, and carry out training on guidelines of its enforcement.

Entrust three functions to municipal, city, district, and communal administrations

The sub-decree is issued for the betterment of the welfare service of Cambodian children through transferring the decision-making and responsibility in delivering these services to the administration that is supposedly close to vulnerable and victimized children. This sub-decree also aims: to transfer function of managing government’s childcare centers to municipal and provincial administration to transfer […]