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    Domestic Violence in a Rapidly Growing Border Settlement: A Study of Two Villages in Poipet Commune, Banteay Meanchey Province

    Cooperation Committee of Cambodia, 2005
    Poipet commune in Banteay Meanchey Province is a rapidly growing settlement on the Thai border. As an economic and casino zone it provides many opportunities for development and prosperity. However increased market activity has been accompanied by a rise in social problems including a high incidence of domestic violence.
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    Gender Equality Results in ADB Projects: Cambodia Country Report

    Asian Development Bank, 2006
    In 2001/2, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) gave loans to Cambodia for projects in rural development, health and Commune Council development. The first two programmes had forms of Gender Action Plans (GAPs), and the third did not. This report assesses how the incorporation or non-inclusion of GAPs in programmes affected outcomes for women.
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    Combined Initial, Second and Third CEDAW Periodic Reports: Cambodia

    2004
    What steps has Cambodia's government taken to achieve gender equality since ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in October 2002? In this first report to the CEDAW Committee, the government outlines progress in a range of areas.
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    Gender, Human Trafficking and the Criminal Justice System in Cambodia

    Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficking, 2003
    Human trafficking is a relatively new phenomenon in Cambodia, exacerbated among other factors by limited political will and a weak legal system. Women and girls' low status in Cambodian society make them particularly vulnerable to trafficking and inequalities across a range of political, administrative, judicial, social and economic areas combine to reduce the likelihood of criminal prosecution.
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    Impact of the Garment Industry on Rural Livelihoods. Lessons from Prey Veng Garment Workers and Rural Households

    Cooperation Committee of Cambodia, 2005
    After Prey Veng province suffered from a series of floods and natural disasters which destroyed much of its' rice production in 2001 and the years after, women travelled from Prey Veng to Phnom Penh to work in the garment industry. This report looks at the experience of the workers, and tracks the impact of the new income on rural households in terms of its finances and gender relations.
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    Gender Analysis and Assessment: Volume 1 Gender Analysis

    2006
    Cambodia is slowly recovering from decades of violence and unrest. One positive outcome of this social upheaval is that oppressive gender roles and responsibilities are being challenged. Alongside this process are efforts to improve the status of women and promote their human rights.
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    The United Nations: A Framework for Support of Gender in Cambodia

    2006
    The United Nations (UN) is committed to addressing gender concerns in Cambodia as a priority in its implementation of the UN Development Assistance Framework 2006-2010. The UN recognises that women are underrepresented politically in Cambodia and have a lower economic, social and cultural status to men.
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    The Progress Report on Implementation of Beijing Platform for Action on Women's Issues 1995-2005

    Royal Government of Cambodia, 2004
    Since 1995, when it signed up to the Beijing Platform for Action, the Royal Government of Cambodia has incorporated gender strategies into national plans and policies.
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    Banking on sustainability: financing environmental and social opportunities in emerging markets

    International Finance Corporation, 2007
    The report shows evidence of the potential benefits of adopting sustainability as a business strategy. It also shows a dramatic shift in banks' awareness of these benefits. The report argues that banks can tap vast benefits by reassessing their business practices and engaging in sustainability-oriented risk management and product development.
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    Time to change agrarian development focus in South-East Asia?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Agriculture is losing is central position in the lives of South-East Asian villagers. It no longer has the productivity to meet the needs and aspirations of a large number of rural people. Are policymakers aware of the profound changes in rural lives and livelihoods taking place even in isolated areas?

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