Farmer Prak Chrin can now farm on her land, which used to be an active mine field.

The United Nations in Cambodia

Farmer Prak Chrin can now farm on her land, which used to be an active mine field.
Photo: © UNDP Cambodia

The United Nations (UN) in Cambodia works for peace, poverty eradication and human rights in the country. The UN is committed to enhancing development effectiveness in support of the priorities, plans and programs of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), civil society and other relevant partners.

The United Nations has a long history of promoting peace and advancing human development in Cambodia. The nature of UN operations has evolved over time in response to the changing needs of the country. From technical cooperation during the earliest days of Cambodia’s independence; to border relief operations, repatriation of refugees, peacekeeping and elections after the 30-year civil war; through to post-conflict reconstruction and nation building; right up to the present-day commitment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Milestones

The Sustainable Development Goals in Cambodia

The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call to action to end poverty, protect the earth’s environment and climate, and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity. These are the goals the UN is working on in Cambodia. Cambodia has added an 18th goal to its localized version of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)- "End the negative impact of mins/ERW and promote victim assistance".