Brief Report, “ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia” Monday-Saturday, March 24-29, 2008

Brief Report

“ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia”   

           Monday- Saturday (March 24-29, 2008)  

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Monday, March 24, 2008 

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

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Friday, March 28, 2008 

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4552, 28.03.2008

Japan Provides Loan of ¥3.651 Million [approx. US$36.5 million] for Development of Special Economic Zone [in Sihanoukville]

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

“ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia”  

 Monday- Saturday (March 24-29, 2008) 

Brief Report: (From Internet)

World Bank approves 6 mln USD grant for Cambodia to fight bird flu

The World Bank Group on Wednesday approved a six million U.S. dollars grant to support Cambodia’s efforts to implement a national plan to minimize the threats from avian and human influenza, and to prepare its health systems to respond to any possible outbreak in the future.

 Source: Source:Xinhua

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6381755.html#

  

World Bank approves 6 mln USD grant for Cambodia to fight bird flu

09:23, March 27, 2008

The World Bank Group on Wednesday approved a six million U.S. dollars grant to support Cambodia’s efforts to implement a national plan to minimize the threats from avian and human influenza, and to prepare its health systems to respond to any possible outbreak in the future.

The grant, provided by the International Development Association (IDA), will be used to finance the Avian and Human Influenza Control and Preparedness Emergency Project (AHICPEP), a press release said.

Designed in support of Cambodia’s Comprehensive Avian and Human Influenza (AHI) National Plan, this project aims to help the government contain the spread of the H5N1 virus, reduce livelihood losses among commercial and backyard poultry growers, limit damage to the poultry industry, diminish the viral load in the environment and prevent or limit human morbidity as well as mortality, it added.

In addition to the IDA grant, the Government of Japan has provided a three million U.S. dollars grant from its Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Fund. A grant of two million U.S. dollars was approved by the Avian and Human Influenza (AHI) Facility, a multidonor grant-making mechanism supported by the European Commission and eight other donors, it said.

Both grants will co-finance AHICPEP, the press release said, adding that the PHRD Fund and AHI Facility are both administered by the World Bank.

The combined 11 million U.S. dollars project will be implemented by units within the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Health, and the National Committee for Disaster Management of Cambodia.
Source:Xinhua

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6381755.html#

Brief Report, “ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia” Monday-Saturday, March 17-22, 2008

Brief Report

“ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia”    

          Monday- Saturday (March 17-22, 2008) 

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Monday, March 17, 2008 

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4544, 19.03.2008 

 European Union (EU) has US$ 3, 8 million Funds for NGOs [for development in Cambodia]

National Audit Authority and GTZ will sign MOU on grant aid

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Thursday, March 20, 2008 

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Friday, March 21, 2008  

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Saturday, March 22, 2008  

Brief Report, “ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia” Monday-Saturday, March 10-15, 2008

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“ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia”    

          Monday- Saturday (March 10-15, 2008) 

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Monday, March 10, 2008    

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008   

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4538, 12.03.2008 

France Announces Aid of $15 Million for Three New Projects [to improve quality of medical treatments, to develop foreign film production in Cambodia, and to enhance the respect of labor law in factories]

 

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Thursday, March 13, 2008    

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Saturday, March 15, 2008  

Brief Report, “ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia” Monday-Saturday, March 3-8, 2008

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“ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia”       

       Monday- Saturday (March 3-8, 2008) 

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Monday, March 3, 2008 

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008 

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4531, 04.03.2008

Sweden continues to provide grant aid and surveys on investment in Cambodia

JICA assists to train science teachers in Cambodia

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008 

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Thursday, March 6, 2008 

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4533, 06.03.2008

· Cambodia and Egypt Push to Have a Bilateral Cooperation Committee [to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. In a meeting with Secretary of State Mr. Uch Borith, Mr. Tamer Khalil, the Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs of Egypt, requested that Cambodia supports the Egyptian candidacy for the position of director of UNESCO, to be voted upon soon]

· European Union Announces to Provide Civil Society with Euro 3.6 Million for Poverty Reduction

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Friday, March 7, 2008 

Rasmei Kampuchea Daily, Vol.16, #4534, 07.03.2008 

Societe Concessionaire des Aeroports Receives US$5 Million Loan from World Bank to Improve Keng Kang Airport [in Sihanoukville, so it becomes an international airport]  

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Saturday, March 8, 2008  

Brief Report, “ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia” Monday-Saturday, February 25-March 1, 2008

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“ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia”    

          Monday- Saturday (February 25- March 1, 2008)

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Monday, February 25, 2008 

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008 

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 

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Thursday, February 28, 2008 

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4527, 28.2.2008

Cambodia and Korea on the review of Rural Development Policy and Strategy for Ministry of Rural Development in Cambodia

 

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Friday, February 29, 2008  Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.7, #1580, 29.2.2008

Japan Provides Aid of More Than US$172,000 to Promote Maternal and Child Health Services by Non-Government Organizations

 

Rasmei Kampuchea, Vol.16, #4528, 29.2.2008

·  KOICA sends 12 officials from National Election Committee (NEC) to participate the Country Training Program on “Electoral Process and Management” in Korea

·  Canada Provides CA$1 Million [approximately US$1.02 million] for the 2008 Elections in Cambodia

 

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Saturday, March 1, 2008  

KOICA sends 12 officials from National Election Committee (NEC) to participate the country training program on “Electoral Process and Management” in Korea

Unofficial Translation from KOICA Cambodia Office

Rasmei Kampuchea Daily Vo.16, #4528February 29, 2008 

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) of the Republic of Korea has sent 12 officials of National Election Committee (NEC) of the Kingdom of Cambodia to participate the country training program on “Electoral Process and Management ” for 17 days in the Republic of Korea.  

The officials will leave Cambodia on February 28, 2008 and will be back on March 15, 2008.  

According to the press release of this agency, this training program was organized under 2008 technical cooperation program of the government of the Republic of Korea. This program has been designed to share experience in relevant field and to support capacity building for NEC concerning the upcoming national election on July, 2008.  

KOICA and Korea Civic Education Institute (KOCEI), and Korea National Election Commission are co-organizers of the program. KOICA will cover all expenses of the training including round-trip air tickets, accommodation, daily allowance, food and health insurance during the program in Korea. 

The same source said that this training course aims at improving participant’s knowledge in related fields and putting the knowledge in action for development of electoral process and management. 

Since 1991 to 2006, KOICA has constantly supported up to 1479 training courses for 24,727 trainees from 163 countries.    

Cambodia and Korea on the review of Rural Development Policy and Strategy for Ministry of Rural Development in Cambodia

Unofficial Translation from KOICA Cambodia Office

Kampuchea Daily Vo.16, #4527February 28, 2008 

Last week, the Ministry of Rural Development and Korea International Cooperation Agency presided over the workshop on the Review of Rural Development Policy and Strategy for Ministry of Rural Development.  

According to press release of KOICA, it was the first workshop to review the rural development policy and strategy of Ministry of Rural Development of Cambodia, which was organized by Korea Rural Community and Agriculture Cooperation (KRCA) and Ministry of Rural Development. The purpose of this workshop is to build the capacity of officials at the ministry and at provinces whose work relate to rural infrastructure, rural water supply and ground water, rural health and sanitation, rural community development, rural economy development, rural village modeling, law and institution, human resources development and rural sociology. 

The same source said that with active and cooperative activities, on March 2008, the government of the Republic of Korea through KOICA office in Cambodia provided 1.8 million USD for the project on the Review of Review of Rural Development Policy and Strategy of Ministry of Rural Development of Cambodia.   

The main purpose of this project is to formulate policy and strategy on rural development of the government of Cambodia to contribute poverty reduction and improvement of living standard of people living in rural area and to strengthen the relationship and cooperation in the field of rural development between the two countries.