Cambodia

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 15.33 million
  • Population under 15: 32%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 72 years
  • Human Development Index: 143 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Low income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 0.6%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 members
  • Female-Headed Households: 27%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 19%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF,UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2014

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Roger Greeff, Editor,

First published in 1999, this work draws together a multi-national collection of papers, and aims to stimulate the development of policy and practice in this often neglected area.

Michael Rutter & Thomas G. O'Connor - Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications,

This chapter from the 'Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications' examines the connection between attachment theory and child care policies.

Consortium for Street Children and University College Cork, Ireland,

Presents case studies of interventions aimed at preventing street migration. Some emphasis on methods for identifying high-risk groups.

Mary Joy Pigozzi,

Outlines strategies for responding to education needs in communities affected by crisis or chronic instability. Includes a summary of UNICEF’s approach, some practical information on implementation, and an identification of areas where more work is needed.

UNICEF,

A publication on the global emergency of the AIDS pandemic and the crisis it creates among the children left behind. In an effort to protect vulnerable children, examples of country responses from Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe are highlighted. Includes recommendations for strategic action.

Paul Harnett,

A technical report on the use of cash and in-kind transfers as a means of alleviating poverty in developing countries. A discussion of both advantages and disadvantages of cash transfers with recommendations for a pilot program for Malawi.

Sayyid Bukenya,

A summary of Ugandan child care and protection policies that have sought to de-institutionalize care, provide family tracing and re-unification, and improve community care.

Consortium for Street Children,

A summary of strategies to prevent the migration of children to the streets as presented at a 1999 conference in Ireland.

International Social Service (ISS),

A set of ethical principles and practice guidelines to protect the welfare of children in domestic and intercountry adoptions.

Parliament of the Republic of Ghana,

The Children's Act of Ghana reforms and consolidates the law relating to children.