A/HRC/42/60/Add.2 lawyers who will provide pro-bono legal assistance to the women and girl survivors of violence. The Ministry of Commerce: Provide some notes The Ministry of Commerce has made efforts to improve the living standards of rural population for sustainable development in line with the Royal Government policy and promotion of the participation of women and persons with disabilities. Since 2017, the Ministry of Commerce has been implementing a five-year, small-scale agricultural marketing project with the aim of increasing 30% of the incomes of 75,000 poor families through (1) linking agricultural products to markets, (2) public investment, (3) promoting the implementation of proper agricultural techniques for addressing challenges that impede the sales of smallholders’ products to markets. To date, 17 Provincial Departments of Commerce have been implementing project activities at the sub-national level in order to identify poor farmers and the vulnerable so that they can benefit from the project. As regards the promotion of women’s participation, the Ministry of Commerce always maintains the principle of equality between men and women in decision-making, providing comments on affairs of the ministry, and promoting their roles or status based on their competence and gender equality. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Commerce has established its Gender Working Group to promote gender equality in trade and provide training on knowledge and skills in capacity development and promotion of women’s participation in public functions at both national and sub-national levels. The Ministry of Commerce recently launched the Cambodia Trade Integration Strategy 20192023, in which the strategy book also analyses women’s challenges and identifies strategies for providing them with support and promoting their participation in trade. With regard to the focus on persons with disabilities, the Ministry of Commerce has ensured that at least two per cent of persons with disabilities engaging in the ministry in line with the Sub-decree of the Royal Government. 21

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