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Indigenous People Plays Vital Role in Organic Rice Production Development
AKP Phnom Penh, August 09, 2021 --
Indigenous people play a very vital role in the development of safe (organic) agricultural products and sustainable, according to Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF).

On the celebration of the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples within the topic of "No one left behind" held on Aug. 9, CRF’s President Oknha Song Saran shared the experience of the involvement from rice sector in terms of private perspective on the integration of the indigenous people in Cambodia, specifically by having the participation of indigenous people in the inclusive business model on agriculture.

The indigenous people’s participation in the development of organic agricultural products is part of building the image of Cambodia at the international market, in which most of Cambodian organic rice has been exported to EU markets, he said.

In 2020, the Cambodian organic rice exports to EU markets reached 9,500 tonnes, making the Kingdom the 4th biggest rice importers for the EU.

In addition, CRF’s president shared his views on promoting the movement to support and integrate indigenous people in sustainable and equitable development in accordance with the policies of the Royal Government and technical support from national and international organisations.
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Report on Cambodia Indigenous People Officially Launched
AKP Phnom Penh, November 06, 2021 --

A report to improve the situation of Cambodia's indigenous people has been officially launched.

The launching ceremony took place on Nov. 4 under the auspices of H.E. Chhay Than, Senior Minister and Minister of Planning, also with the presence of H.E. Ouk Rabun, Minister of Rural Development.

About 450 officials from the Ministries of Planning and Rural Development as well as representatives from Cambodia Ethnic Minority Coalition (SIPA), foreign embassies in Cambodia, development partners, Civil Society Organisations, concerned national and subnational authorities, as well as university students and indigenous people in the event both online and in-person.

Speaking on the occasion, H.E. Chhay Thorn underlined the importance of the historic report detailing the demography, socio-economy and living conditions of indigenous people in Cambodia.

Considering it as a big achievement through the collaboration between the government, development partners and SIPA, the senior minister said the report will serve as a basic data for necessary support, and future development plans, and researches about the population groups.

He also called for a systematic intervention by concerned institutions to promote the living conditions of the ingenious people in Cambodia through provision of education, employment, health care, gender equality, rights to protection and benefits from socio-economic development.

According to H.E. Chhay Than, there are at least 22 groups of indigenous people in Cambodia, and only six of them (Tum Poun, Phnong, Kreung, Kouy, Jaray and Prov) have the population of over 100,000 each.

The total number of Cambodia indigenous peoples was estimated at 179,193 – about 1.34 percent of Cambodia's 2008 total population and 1.25 percent or 183,831 of the 2013 total population.
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Mondulkiri revives annual indigenous culture event
Orm Bunthoeurn | Publication date 10 April 2022 | 21:25 ICT

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The Mondulkiri provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts will organise an event to celebrate indigenous cultures on April 11-12 at Phnom Dos Kramom hill in Sen Monorom town’s Sokdom commune.

The event is open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about the cultures of ethnic minorities in Cambodia in order to help preserve them, the department stated.

Department director Srey Touch said that youth groups, vendors and civil servants in the province will all be on hand to participate in the event and show support for the preservation of the identities, cultures and traditions of the indigenous communities in the province.

“We also would like to draw local and international tourists to come here and enjoy the event and gain a greater understanding of the value of these minority cultures, and also especially to encourage our indigenous youth to join in the protection of their traditions and culture,” he said.

He said this is an annual event – regularly held on April 12 – but it had been cancelled for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Touch added that plans for the day include a parade with ethnic minority youths and community members representing their cultures with traditional costumes, musical instruments and other cultural items.

The parade will start at the foot of Dos Kramom mountain and proceed to Senmorom park and then return along the same route back to the main location for the event.

The ethnic minority groups will also showcase models of their traditional houses and other items they traditionally craft and some of these products of their cultures will be sold at six vendor stalls, he said.
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Celebration of 29th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the 19th in Cambodia
AKP Kampong Speu, August 09, 2023—

H.E. Ouk Rabun , Minister of Rural Development, addresses the participants while he was presiding over the celebration of the 29th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the 19th in Cambodia, organised by the Ministry of Rural Development in collaboration with partner organisations in Kampong Speu province this morning under the theme “Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change or Self-determination”.

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Cambodia: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2023
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Higher education: Hopes and Dreams

Group photo of Bunong students at their 2022 Graduation
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Amplifying the voices of ethnic minority groups in Cambodia through media, information, and digital literacy
UNESCO and the organization Conserve Indigenous Peoples Languages (CIPL) have launched a new project to empower indigenous communities in Cambodia and amplify their voices in the media.
5 September 2023

Through this partnership, UNESCO and CIPL will work with indigenous youth in Preah Vihear, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakiri provinces to enhance their media, information, and digital literacy, to critically access, evaluate and use digital content to make informed decisions and participate in national development processes. The project will address the challenges that these communities face, including the limited access to information in their mother tongues in the media, which often lead to the exclusion of their voices from public debates and discussions. By enhancing the skills and abilities of indigenous youth to create and share news content in their native languages, the project will help amplify their voices and raise awareness about issues, which are important for their communities, and call for an effective response from the relevant authorities.

As part of this project, a group of 30 youth will undergo comprehensive capacity building programmes. These trainings will cover various aspects such as mobile reporting, content production, and the global principles on freedom of expression and digital rights. Following the trainings, the youth reporters will establish five dedicated Facebook pages, each representing a different indigenous language. The objective is to publish weekly content in their respective indigenous languages on these pages, ensuring a consistent flow of information and engagement with their communities and act as a space to generate debate and discussions amongst their communities on matters that affect them. Furthermore, the contents produced will have a strong awareness raising component to allow the indigenous peoples better understand their rights and consume information in a more critical way.

Mr. Naung Sam Oeung, the Executive Director of CIPL, says that "This collaboration with UNESCO holds immense value for our indigenous community as it enables us to amplify our voices through various media platforms. It plays a crucial role in supporting our community media program, empowering indigenous youth in Cambodia by enhancing their media literacy and digital skills”.

The project is supported by UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). UNESCO’s IPDC supports media projects in developing countries and strives to create a conducive environment for the growth of free and pluralistic media.

Read more about UNESCO’s technical support on the development of Cambodia’s National Media, Information and Digital Literacy Competency Framework, directly contributing to its national priority on inclusive digital transformation.
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