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Indigenous Peoples/ Ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction - Cambodia

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This country report was the background document for discussion at a national workshop that gathered indigenous/ethnic minority requirements and recommendations for a specific action plan for development of indigenous communities in northeastern Cambodia.

The workshop participants listed a number of general concerns and specific issues in education, health, and agriculture.

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Contents

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Foreword, Acknowledgments, Abbreviations [ PDF: 115 kb | 5 pages ]

1. Introduction [ PDF: 379 kb | 2 pages ]

   Objectives

   Methodology

2. Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia [ PDF: 496 kb | 5 pages ]

   Target Populations

   Ethnolinguistic Characteristics

   Location of Indigenous Peoples

   Recent History

3. Laws and Policies Related to Indigenous Peoples [ PDF: 588 kb | 6 pages ]

   Cambodia and International Human Rights Conventions

   Ethnic Minorities and the Cambodian Constitution

   Inter-Ministerial Committee for Highland Peoples Development

   Current Policies toward Indigenous Peoples

   Government Policy and Strategies toward Poverty Reduction

4. Programs and Projects for the Development of Indigenous Peoples [ PDF: 549 kb | 6 pages ]

   The SEILA Program

   United Nations Development Programme

   World Bank

   World Health Organization

   United Nations Children's Fund

   United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

   Partner for Development

   Médecins du Monde

   NOMAD

   Médecins sans Frontierès

   Non-Timber Forest Products

   Coopération Internationale pour le Développement de la Solidarité, Cambodia

   Health Unlimited

5. Understanding the Poverty Concerns of Indigenous Peoples: Trends, Causes and Perceptions [ PDF: 823 kb | 14 pages ]

   Perception of Poverty in the Cambodian Context

   Findings of the Provincial Workshop

   Livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples

   War and Poverty in the Highland Areas

   Changes in the Highlands after the First National Elections

   Education

   Health

   Civil Society and Governance

6. Asian Development Bank Experience [ PDF: 469 kb | 3 pages ]

   Agriculture Sector Program

   Health and Education Needs of Ethnic Minorities in the Greater Mekong Subregion

   Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management in Greater Mekong Subregion Watersheds

7. Toward a National Action Plan [ PDF: 477 kb | 5 pages ]

   General Concerns

   Education

   Health

   Agriculture

   Action Plan

Bibliography [ PDF: 240 kb | 4 pages ]