PHNOM PENH, Cambodia ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia and with financial support from the Government of Japan, today launched a new initiative to improve nutrition among garment factory workers through expanded access to fortified rice.
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA ¨C The Royal Government of Cambodia, through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), has launched a US$ 10 million initiative from 2025 to 2029 to accelerate the expansion of Cambodia¡¯s national homegrown school feeding programme.
PHNOM PENH ¨C Cambodian Government officials, along with staff from the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), are visiting the Republic of Korea (RoK) on a study tour aiming at strengthening Cambodia¡¯s school meals programme. Backed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the mission will enable participants to gain first-hand insights from Korea¡¯s successful model.
PHNOM PENH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Cambodian Agriculture Cooperative Corporation (CACC) are launching a new project targeting over 1,200 smallholder farmers and their extended families in Koh Nhek, Mondulkiri, the country¡¯s north-eastern province.
KAMPONG CHHNANG & PURSAT ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, with support from KOICA, are this month recognizing the role school cooks play in the school meals programme through a series cooking competitions.
PHNOM PENH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Nutrition Improvement Department of the Ministry of Planning and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), is undertaking a socio-economic impact analysis on the introduction of fortified rice among the general population in Cambodia.
Phnom Penh, 16 October 2022 ¨C The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) are marking World Food Day on 17 October this year by calling for greater investment in the transformation of food systems to ensure food and nutrition security and to cope with shocks and crises.
PHNOM PENH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the School Health Department of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), is launching an innovative social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) campaign to improve the diets of primary school children in Cambodia.
PHNOM PENH ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is organizing a two-day technical training this week on rice fortification to support the development of in-country fortification capacity - in partnership with Green Trade and the Cambodia Rice Federation.
SIEM REAP ¨C Today, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), the United States Embassy, and Cambodia¡¯s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) celebrated the handover of the school feeding programme in 85 additional schools from Â鶹ÊÓƵ to the Cambodian Government.
Phnom Penh. Germany and Â鶹ÊÓƵ entered into a new partnership to support lower-income Cambodian families affected by multiple shocks such as COVID-19 and climate-related shocks. The Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has committed EUR 5 million, which is approximately US$ 6 million to provide cash assistance to vulnerable households to support their recovery. The partners will also support the Royal Government of Cambodia to enhance the responsiveness of social protection schemes to strengthen resilience to shocks
