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Dear all, With this fourth issue of UNV in Cambodia Newsletter, we would like to wish you a Happy Valentines Day and a lot of happiness and love in your life! This issue highlights the first ever National LGBT Community Dialogue organized in Cambodia, which was coordinated by one of our National United Nations Volunteers. You will also learn more about the work of UN Volunteers in Cambodia in the areas of Gender Based Violence, Social Policy and HIV/AIDS. Happy reading and spread the word about volunteers and their great work! Thank you, Your UNV Field Unit
In this issue:
LGBT rights in Cambodia Against GBV: It Could Be Me Evidence Based Policies
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LGBT National Dialogue Against GBV: It Could Be Me Working on Social Policy Evidence based policies UNV Quarterly Meeting New UN Volunteers 2 3 4 5 5 6
On January 20th and 21st, 2014 the first Cambodia National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community Dialogue took place in Phnom Penh. The event has brought together many key stakeholders working on LGBT rights and health issues in the country, including development partners, civil society organizations, LGBT human rights advocates, researchers and academics. This community dialogue is part of the region-wide groundbreaking initiative Being LGBT in Asia undertaken by UNDP and USAID together with grassroots LGBT organizations and community leaders to understand the challenges faced by LGBT people in Asia. Being LGBT in Asia organized activities across eight priority countries in Asia: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Most of the countries already successfully hosted
discrimination and get protections like other people. In June 2014, when all information from National dialogues is collected, the first ever Regional Dialogue on LGBT Rights and Health in the AsiaPacific will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of this conference is Investing in Innovation and Action. The conference will reflect on advances in promoting and protecting the human rights of LGBT people and examine opportunities and challenges throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
focused on the discussion with the representatives of the LGBT community, while on the second day community leaders, representatives of different NGOs and development partners joined the conference and shared their experience in addressing LGBT rights. Mr. Saurav Jung Thapa, Technical Officer LGBT and Human Rights, UNDP APRC said, This is the United Nations first foray into LGBT human rights in the world. In the past two years, UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay have all made clear their intention to protect and advance the rights of hitherto marginalized LGBT people all over the world.
Find out more and stay connected on Being LGBT in Asia Facebook Page and Twitter. facing in Cambodia, in particular in the areas of health, education, employment, media, family practices and community acceptance. Based on better understanding of these challenges, we now need to continue working together to address them, at the national, regional and international levels. Among the participants, Mr. Nay Sitha, Representative of Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) expressed: I am very proud and happy that everyone came and joined the National Dialogue. I will expect to receive continuous support for the LGBT community and rights. It is my hope that the same rules apply for all and the LGBT community, so that we do not face
Photos: National LGBT Community Dialogue, Phnom Penh ,Photo: Veronika Jemelikova, UNV Cambodia, 2014
Changing climate brings many challenges to poor families. Rice seedling is dying due to lack of rain in Battambang province. Photo: UNDP Cambodia
Against HIV/AIDS
word for bringing a real change evidence based policies, Jan stresses the importance of connecting research and evaluation with policy planning. There has been a lot of progress in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Cambodia and the authorities take this issue very seriously. In 2012 the National Centre for HIV/AIDS Dermatology and STDs, which is the
leading governmental agency combating HIV and AIDS, established together with UNAIDS and other development partners the new Cambodia 3.0 framework. It wants to accomplish zero new HIV infections, zero AIDS -related deaths and zero discrimination before 2020. These goals are very ambitious, but I believe it is good to set ambitious goals and work towards them, concludes Jan.
Because of the shrinking amount of development assistance, it is necessary to use resources wisely to increase the impact on lives of people and decrease inefficiencies. Says Jan and adds that effective monitoring and evaluation is a crucial part of every successful project or programme. On the occasion of the UN Volunteers in Cambodia Quarterly meeting on 31st of January, I attended a conference in Sri Lanka, which UN Volunteers had a chance to meet with Mrs. was about the impact evaluation of Claire Van der Vaeren, the UN Resident development programmes. This approach assesses what the situation would be, had Coordinator in Cambodia. UN Volunteers had an the programme or intervention didnt opportunity not only to find out more about the occur. To see the impact it is necessary to post-election situation in Cambodia, but also to conduct experiments and compare similar interact with the Resident Coordinator and learn communities, Jan explains. The from her professional experience. Mrs. Vaeren evaluations are very useful and informative, shared her observations about the role of UN but the crucial part of the story is to get Volunteers, which is increasingly including these findings to policy makers. The coordination roles apart from the traditional numbers have to become part of politics technical expertise and assistance, which UN Jan Naplava during a meeting with a representative of Family Health and policy makers should be able to change Volunteers have been providing in the past. policies based on evidence. This is a key Organization . Photo: Archive of Jan Naplava, UNAIDS, 2013
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Veronika Stepkova from the Czech Republic will join UN Women as a Communication Officer. Veronika obtained M.Sc. in State, Society, Development in Asia and Africa from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and she currently coordinates SOAS alumni in Central Europe. She previously worked as a coordinator of development education in an international NGO and externally for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
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Pact Medical Teams International WWF Workforce Humanity APOPO More on CAMHR AND Bong Thom.
Sulah Kim from South Korea will join UNESCO and she will work on developing education program, facilitating dialogue on Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET policy development as well as contributing to the skills development for youth, particularly for girls from disadvantaged areas. She is looking very much forward to her time in Cambodia.
Culture
Feb 28th 6:30pm Cambodian filmmaker Ly Polen (23) screens four of his newest works. Cambodian Living Arts - dance performances every day from Monday to Saturday night in front of the National Museum. This season offers 3 dynamic and unique performances, Children of Bassac, Mak Therng, and Passage of Life. You can purchase tickets online here. Every Wednesday at 7:30 Trivia in the Garden knowledge quiz at The Willow House 1, Street 21 BKK1 Cambodia Cooking Classlearn the art of Khmer Cuisine, #67, Street 240, Phnom Penh
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