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forms of violence; ending the abuse and torture of children; reducing corruption and
developing accountable institutions; ensuring public access to information and protecting
fundamental freedoms; strengthening national institutions to prevent violence and combat
crime; and promoting and enforcing non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable
development. Considering that many recommendations that Cambodia has received from
United Nations human rights monitoring mechanisms relate to Sustainable Development
Goal 16, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the targets and indicators related to the
Cambodian Goals be reviewed to better reflect existing gaps and the expressed commitment
of the Government to address them.
28.
Other human rights aspects of the Sustainable Development Goals have not been
carried over to the Cambodian Goals. For example, while the Cambodian Goals include all
the Sustainable Development Goals, they do not reflect specific rights-related targets or the
means of implementation related to providing access to affordable essential medicines and
vaccines (target 3.8); ensuring human rights education and gender equality education
(target 4.7); equal rights for women to economic resources and access to ownership and
control over land and other property (target 5.A); achieving decent work for all women and
men, young people and persons with disabilities and equal pay for work of equal value
(target 8.5); eradicating forced labour, modern slavery and the worst forms of child labour
(target 8.7); protecting labour rights and safe and secure working environments, including
for migrant workers (target 8.8); eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and
promoting appropriate legislation, policies and actions in this regard (target 10.3); and
ensuring access to adequate, safe and affordable housing (target 11.1).
29.
The effective removal of many human rights aspects from the Cambodian
Sustainable Development Goals Framework becomes even more apparent at the level of
indicators, as important human rights-related indicators are missing. That is most apparent
in relation to Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 16. There are also some gaps in other
areas, including measuring multi-stakeholder partnerships, an important aspect of
promoting participation in the implementation and monitoring of the Cambodian Goals.
30.
Other human rights-related indicators appear in the Cambodian Goals, although with
changes that are significant from a human rights perspective. That is particularly relevant in
relation to the disaggregation of data. For example, indicator 1.3.1 measures the
“proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex,
distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities,
pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable”. Under
the Cambodian Goals, the indicator is “proportion of the poor and the vulnerable receiving
social emergency and relief services”. Consequently, an important human rights aspect of
the Sustainable Development Goals, leaving no one behind, has been lost. 5 However, it is
important to note that indicator 17.18.1 of the Cambodian Goals measures the “proportion
of sustainable development indicators produced at the national level with full
disaggregation when relevant to the target, in accordance with the Fundamental Principles
of Official Statistics”. That will help to ensure continued attention is paid to improving
disaggregation and maintaining a focus on leaving no one behind.
31.
During her mission in May 2019, the Special Rapporteur secured confirmation that
the Cambodian Goals may be revisited following the voluntary national review. That would
enable specific targets and indicators which map on to government policies and priorities to
be included: for Goal 16, the development of a legal aid policy, efforts to reduce pretrial
detention, combating corruption, or ending violence against women and children.
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Other examples where the indicators for the Cambodian Goals do not reflect disaggregation in the
indicators Sustainable Development Goals include indicators 1.4.1, 4.1.1, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 5.4.1 of the
Cambodian Goals.
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