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rights which are among the main challenges affecting poverty reduction and social development
in Cambodia. This work resulted in the adoption by the country team of a common viewpoint of
evictions and resettlement, which in turn has translated into further advocacy and other strategic
interventions by the United Nations in Cambodia. Briefings on current human rights
developments were also given regularly to donors and the diplomatic corps. Other specific areas
of cooperation with individual United Nations agencies have been described above. OHCHR is
fully engaged in the development of a new UNDAF for the next 2010-2015 programme cycle.
62. OHCHR has also continued to cooperate with bilateral and multilateral donors, including
under the auspices of the Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum. It is actively engaged in
2 of the 19 technical working groups set up under this framework, namely those focusing on
legal and judicial reform and land.
G. Education, training and public information
63 The sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provided OHCHR
with an opportunity to undertake a comprehensive outreach and communication campaign aimed
at increasing awareness of human rights. This campaign was carried out in partnership with the
country team. The campaign made use of street banners, parades and open-air celebrations,
distribution of publicity materials, and an event organized by the regional office in Battambang.
It culminated in a well-attended cultural event held on International Human Rights Day at the
Chaktomuk Theatre in Phnom Penh.
64. In connection with the sixtieth anniversary, a range of accessible new publications and
promotional materials were developed to increase awareness of the Declaration and its
significance for ordinary Cambodians. Posters, leaflets, and bilingual pocketbooks in both
official and unofficial simplified text were produced, along with a full-colour illustrated
storybook interpreting the rights in the Declaration.
65. In addition to these anniversary publications, OHCHR continued its programme of
publishing Khmer translations of key treaties and international instruments, including a
compilation of core international human rights treaties accepted by Cambodia, bilingual
pocketbooks of the Declaration in the Cambodian Constitution, and United Nations instruments
on the rights of victims of human rights violations.
66. With Cambodia scheduled for review under the universal periodic review (UPR) in
December 2009, the training carried out by OHCHR was linked to building domestic capacity in
this respect. From 18-20 May 2009, OHCHR cooperated with the British Embassy, the Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency and the Indonesian Embassy, to organize a
workshop to familiarize the Government and civil society with the universal periodic review,
help them prepare their cooperation with the process, and foster Government-NGO cooperation
in this regard. The event was opened by the President of the Cambodian Human Rights
Committee. Approximately 100 participants attended the workshop, including the
Cambodian Human Rights Committee and relevant ministries. OHCHR also provided guidance
to civil society organizations on drafting reports for the UPR stakeholders report and held a
number of NGO briefings, mainly working through the Cambodian Human Rights Action
Committee, which took on a coordinating role. Some 27 civil society reports were received by
the secretariat.
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