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UN agency to prioritize development areas in Cambodia

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-22 15:56
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PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government has said that its development partner, the UN Development Program ( UNDP), is planned to prioritize five areas for development projects in the country from 2011 to 2015.

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A statement released by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Friday, said government officials from various institutions had held a meeting with their development partner UNDP to review the implementation of projects assisted by the UNDP in 2009 and the ongoing projects for years ahead.

The statement said the meeting was chaired by Keat Chhon, deputy prime minister and minister of the economy and finance, and also the first vice chairman of the CDC.

From 2006 through 2010, the UNDP were focusing on governance; promotion of human rights protection, agriculture and poverty in rural area; capacity building and human resource development; and national development plan.

UNDP has assisted Cambodia between $80 million and $120 million a year.
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