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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Rebeca Garcia Gil - Maryland Journal of International Law,

This Note focuses on an Advisory Opinion issued by the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) regarding the rights and guarantees of migrant children and their need for international protection.

Susanne Witte, Jörg M. Fegert and Sabine Walper - Child Abuse and Neglect,

This study sought to investigate similarities and differences in maltreatment in siblings and risk factors associated with the maltreatment of more than one child from the same family. 

Ines Zuchowski, Debra Miles, Cindy Woods, Komla Tsey - Research on Social Work Practice,

This systematic literature review examined the application of Continuous Quality Improvement in child protection services.

Cecilia Serena Pace, Simona Di Folco, Viviana Guerriero - Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy,

The current study explores (a) a moderation model of adoption status on the association between attachment representations (secure, dismissing, preoccupied, and disorganized) and behavioural problems and (b) a moderation model of adoption status on the association between emotion regulation processes (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) and behavioural problems.

Yukon Health and Social Services,

The Government of Yukon, Canada is introducing a new three-year pilot project to reunite families. 

Gerald Kaputo & Joseph Munsanje - Zambia Daily Mail Limited,

This column briefly explains child abandonment and the use of childcare homes for abandoned children in the Zambian context. The author notes that formal foster care is not a popular mode of alternative care in Zambia and that awareness-raising would help to increase its use in the country.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist for Libya. 

Emma Leach - Inquire,

This opinion piece from Inquire explains how voluntourism in orphanages does more harm than good. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist for South Sudan. 

Lumos,

Lumos is seeking an International Children’s Services Adviser to be part of a brand new team established within its GTAS unit who will educate, empower and engage our internal programme teams and external stakeholders on DI through training, technical advice and toolkits.