UN Analysis Final.pdf - United Nations in Cambodia

Agency Policy/ legislation Research Programme Partners./ Target Areas
Researching
on youth voter
turn-out and their
political opinions.
To be implemented
in July 2008.
Elections Project
Objective: To promote the electoral and democratic processes among
youth and to strengthen youth participation in upcoming National
Assembly Election (July 2008)
Strategies:
• Training of 300 youths (members of COMFREL, KYA, YRDP and
political party activists) on youth advocacy, the electoral process and
electoral observation. Ongoing.
• Creating and disseminating voter education materials. To be
implemented in June-July 2008.
• Weekly Radio program on youth involvement in politics. Ongoing
Location for activities A, B and C:
Kandal and Kampong Cham
Provinces
Location for activity D: Phnom
Penh (Beehive Radio Station)
Partners: Khmer Youth Association
(KYA)
Clearing for Results (Demining Project)
Objective: To promote youth awareness of mine action issues in
Cambodia and encourage them to become involved in CMDG 9 to move
towards a nation free of the impact of Mines and Explosive Remnants
of War (ERW)
Strategies: Lectures about mine action issues from Cambodian mine
action experts. Field visits to cleared areas to learn directly from
beneficiaries
A: Phnom Penh, Battambang
(university campuses)
B: Battambang, Banteay
Meanchey, and Pursat (project
target provinces)
Partners: Mine action NGOs,
Royal Univ of Ag, National
University of Mgt
Access to Justice
Objective: To the build capacity of the Cambodian Indigenous Youth
Association in human rights and leadership.
Based in Phnom Penh / working
with all indigenous youth in
Cambodia.
Strategies:
• Assist the Cambodian Indigenous Youth Association with the
development of a constitution and strategic planning.
• Involve CIYA in research on customary rules.
• Engage CIYA in NGO networks at the national and regional levels.
• Encourage CIYA members to register at the Ministry of Interior.
Partners: Cambodian Indigenous
Youth Association (CIYA), all local,
regional, and national NGOs
working with issues regarding
indigenous people.
Labour Market and
Youth Employment
Cambodia’s
Competitiveness
for Growth
Insight for Action
Objective: Catalysing Policies and Action for Achieving Cambodia’s
Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs)
Strategies:
Knowledge Generation: Study on Labour Market and Youth Employment
- prepared by SNEC in collaboration with UNDP and ADB. Focus on the
trends, characteristics and determinants associated with Cambodian
youth, youth employment and the labour market.
Knowledge Sharing: 3 rd Cambodia Economic Forum – lead organisers
are SNEC and UNDP/ IFA. Theme will be “Increasing Cambodia’s
Competitiveness for Growth and Poverty Reduction” and research will
include Cambodia Country Competitiveness (led by UNDP), Sources of
Growth (led by World Bank), Inflation (SNEC), and Labour Market/ Youth
Employment (led by SNEC).
Location: Phnom Penh
Partners: SNEC, Ministry of
Economy and Finance and ADB
Duration: 2005 - 2010
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