Press release: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will host the annual Global Child Nutrition Forum (GCNF)
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia (MOEYS) will host the annual Global Child Nutrition Forum (GCNF) organized by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) and the UN World Food Programme Centre of Excellence against Hunger (WFP CoE), which will be held from ...
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
Urbanization in Vietnam
Vietnam’s economic transformation over the last three decades has been a remarkable success story. Urbanization has played a vital role in Vietnam’s success, with the share of the population living in towns and cities increasing from less than 20% in 1990 to more than 37.55% ...
Cumulative Impact Assessment on Lower Mekong Regional Water and Energy Infrastructure Development and Planning
The Lower Mekong Initiative – Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, funded by the United States Department of State, and implemented by Pact, together with Mae Fah Luang University and partners will conduct a multi-disciplinary expert course: “Cumulative Impact Assessment on Lower Mekong Regional Water and Energy Infrastructure ...
Forest policy and administration
Forest ClassificationAll land and the natural resources found under or on it is managed by the State on behalf of the national community in Lao PDR.1 However, the state recognizes long-term, alienable usage rights over both land and resources.2 “Forestland” is one of eight categories ...
Human trafficking
Human trafficking is where individuals are placed or maintained in an exploitative situation for economic gain.107 The most common form of human trafficking (79 percent) is sexual exploitation, with victims predominantly being women and girls. The second most common form is forced labor (18 percent).108 ...
Open Development Cambodia has updated economic land concession information and published contract of Chhun Hong Rubber Better Co., with MAFF
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just updated the economic land concession and developer information of Chhun Hong Rubber Better Co., and published an amendment contract between the company and the Ministry of Agriculture forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Published with comprehensive documentation, the profile page is accessible ...
Population and Census
Vietnam’s population and housing census is conducted every ten years and begins on April 1st. The country has conducted four population and housing censuses since the revolution in 1975, specifically in April of 1979, 1989, 1999 and 2009. The fifth population and housing census in 2019 ...
Advantage China, as democracy slides from view in Southeast Asia
As Myanmar’s dark era of junta rule began winding down in 2011 with the bold reforms initiated by the quiet ex-general, President Thein Sein, other events happening across Southeast Asia gave reformists hope this was not an isolated instance of democratic progress. That year, Yingluck Shinawatra ...
Bhavan Jaipragas
Social development
Social development addresses profound social problems, especially poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, and seeks to define poverty across a spectrum of social and structural barriers instead of simply by income levels. Lao PDR has achieved a number of ambitious goals. Poverty levels have halved from ...
SDG 2 Zero Hunger
Sustainable Development Goals 2 (SDG 2) – ‘Zero Hunger’ aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.219 SDG 2 includes 8 targets, with 14 measuring indicators. Targets 2.1-2.2 focus on eliminating hunger and ensuring access to sufficient and nutritious ...
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
Lao PDR is the most ethnically diverse country in Southeast Asia. Lao people comprise four main ethno-linguistic families: Lao-Tai (62.4 percent), Mon-Khmer (23.7 percent), Hmong-Iu Mien (9.7 percent), and Chine-Tibetan (2.9 percent)263, which are officially divided into 50 ethnic groups264 The 50 ethnic groups in ...
ODC Resources at Work & Honorable Mentions
By making information accessible to anyone with an internet connection, ODC facilitates rational, fact‑based dialogue, improved communication, strengthened policy making, and better development planning across all sectors. The ODC website has been featured on Le Petit Journal, an online French newspaper, as a case of ...
BarCamp Sihanoukville 2013 Recap
On December 7th and 8th, a small team from ODC jumped in a bus and traveled to KampOng Som to participate in BarCamp Sihanoukville. The cOnference was held at Build Bright University. The day-and-a-half-lOng event featured presentatiOns from specialists of many fields and interests, including ...