Strategy for the Poor and Vulnerable, aimed at protecting the poorest
and most disadvantaged against chronic poverty and hunger, shocks, and
destitution, said the government's press release.
The strategy, which will be implemented until 2015, would address the
basic needs of the poor and vulnerable in situation of emergency and
crisis, said the statement. It would reduce the poverty and
vulnerability of children and mothers and enhance their human
development.
Also, it would promote the poor to move out of poverty by building
human capital and expanding employment opportunities.
The strategy would also promote affordable health care for the poor
and vulnerable groups.
Speaking at the launch at the Peace Palace, Cambodia's Prime Minister
Hun Sen said the country has seen significant progress in reducing
poverty rate in last decade--the national poverty rate had dropped
from 34.7 percent in 2004 to 30.1 percent in 2007 and to 25.8 percent
last year.
"The rate of poverty reduction drops about 1.2 percent per year, " he
said. "We hope that Cambodia will be able to achieve the UN Millennium
Development Goal (MDG) by reducing the poverty rate to 19.5 percent by
2015."
The premier noticed that despite declining poverty rate, the gaps
between the rich and the poor and inequality between rural and urban
areas are still challenging issues.
Meanwhile, Douglas Broderick, resident coordinator of the United
Nations Development Program (UNDP) to Cambodia, said it was very
important and timely to lay out the strategy in protecting Cambodia's
most vulnerable, particularly women and children, by providing them
access to essential services, especially during an emergency and
crisis.
Cambodia launches social protection strategy for poor
December 05, 2011
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