Stories
Survivors of sexual violence during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia speak out
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Since 2011, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) has funded two generations of projects supporting the Victims Support Section of the ECCC, which has worked to ensure that women survivors of violence under the Khmer Rouge become visible and participate in the justice process.
In rural Cambodia, biogas helps offset the effects of climate change
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Sok Sopheap sets off to run errands and pick up her two grandchildren from school in Tropang Thom village, southern Cambodia. Sopheap is in her 50’s – a stage in life when many women in her country might slow down – but like many local women, she is bearing an increasingly heavy burden as a result of climate change.
A fresh look and a fresh start for survivors of human trafficking in Cambodia
Monday, January 14, 2019
Through UN Women’s new programme to prevent human trafficking in Cambodia and Myanmar, three friends were able to start their own salon.
Women in rural Cambodia cultivate their way out of vulnerability
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
In five rural districts of Battambang and Siem Reap provinces in Cambodia, Banteay Srei, a local women-led NGO works with the poorest, most marginalized women—including those who are illiterate or single mothers—to help them improve their livelihoods.
From where I stand: Chum Sopha
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Chum Sopha, now 29, works with HIV-positive women in Roka Village in north-west Cambodia.
Empowering domestic workers through information technology in Cambodia
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Research shows that domestic workers in Cambodia need access and information about physical and mental health. A new technology supported by UN Women empowers them towards a healthier life.
From where I stand: Sinet Seap
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Sinet Seap, 31, is a youth activist from Kandal Province, Cambodia. She has worked with the civil society organization Youth Resource Development Programme and UN Women Cambodia on engaging youth, particularly young women.
From where I stand: Yoeurn Reaksa
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
After moving from a rural district in Cambodia to Phnom Penh to work in a factory, Yoeurn Reaksa began working with CARE Cambodia to address sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the workplace.
Staying true to yourself: A tale of discrimination and love in Cambodia
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Sao Mimol’s story was one of many heartbreaking, yet empowering life stories heard during a 21-25 May workshop in Prey Sdouk Village, Cambodia for LGBT people and their supporters.
Asia-Pacific makes strides in implementing CEDAW
Thursday, December 10, 2015
On Human Rights Day, a spotlight on regional programmes to end discrimination and ensure women’s human rights in Southeast Asia.
Around the world, women and men of all ages “orange their hoods” to end violence
Thursday, December 11, 2014
From flash mobs to bicycle races, street marches to art exhibits, and even illuminating landmarks and buildings in orange light, people around the world banded together during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence by “oranging their neighbourhoods.”
Cambodia takes multi-pronged approach to confronting gender-based violence
Monday, November 17, 2014
To strengthen its policies and evidence base, UN Women supported the participatory formulation of Cambodia’s 2nd National Action Plan to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Women.
In Cambodia social causes find new partner in technology
Friday, May 16, 2014
“The Internet provides a space where we can speak openly about violence against women[ and girls] ,” says Man Keo Sema, a 22-year-old business administration student at the Build Bright University, in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
With income and rights, women living with HIV/AIDS start afresh in Cambodia’s villages
Friday, November 29, 2013
More than 1,300 poor women have received home-based care, skills-training and grants to start their own businesses through a Fund for Gender Equality programme.
Towards safer work and migration for women
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
As the UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration gets underway, a new report by the Secretary-General, prepared by UN Women, details global efforts and persisting gaps in efforts to address violence against women migrant workers.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
On average, 4 per cent of respondents in nine sites across six countries said they had gang raped a woman or girl. This is the first time data from such a large sample has been gathered on gang rape.
Demanding Justice for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge
Monday, June 24, 2013
As the United Nations Security Council adopts a new resolution on conflict-related sexual violence today, we detail the efforts of a UN Trust Fund-supported programme that works to ensure that sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge during the 1974-1979 genocide in Cambodia is never forgotten.
Burns Violence Survivors rebuild their lives in Nepal
Friday, February 15, 2013
In a country where an estimated 50 per cent of suicide cases follow burns violence, an NGO supported by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women is helping survivors of burn attacks access treatment, counseling and legal aid they need.
Building the leaders of tomorrow: preparing young women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Thursday, January 17, 2013
To boost their leadership and political engagement, 80 young women from 25 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean attended a regional forum in Panama, organized by UN Women, UNDP and UNFPA.
Cambodia’s women beer sellers: Harnessing solidarity to end discrimination
Friday, September 14, 2012
“I was perceived as a bad girl," says Voleak, “because I worked at night, with a group of women with limited education, and managers pushed us to sit and drink with the clients and to compete for the big-spending ones."