FOR CAMBODIA Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia as a violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions. Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. 10 UN RESOLUTIONS,(1979-1988) VOTED BY 116 UN MEMBER COUNTRIES ,CALL VIETNAM TO CEASE HER OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA & REMOVE ALL HER TROOPS FROM THE COUNTRY, ARE NOT RESPECTED AS OF TODAY. Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, New York,September 26, 1988. "Mr. Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops ...." As of today,Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite the call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia since 1988. Cambodia needs Independence from Vietnam and the Vietnamese invaders. Vietnam must cease her occupation of Cambodia at once. Bury Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:12:58 +0700 Subject: ECO Fellowships From: [email protected] ECO Fellowships Environmental ChemOinformatic (ECO) is a collaborative action of seven groups from five EU countries. It is aimed to prepare a new generation of environmental scientists who will contribute to implementation (but not limited to) of new European legislation on chemical substances (REACH). ECO provides eleven positions leading towards PhD, Long-Term Fellowships, (Early Stage Researchers in EU terminology) and one postdoctoral appointment (Experienced Researcher in EU terminology). Moreover 37 Short-Term Fellowships (Early Stage Researchers in EU terminology) will be appointed. Nationality Researchers can be nationals of any country other than the country of the premises of the host organization where they will carry out their project. Readmore: http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/06/eco-fellowships.html QUERY: Examining Climate Change and Cambodia's Development Approach - Advice; Experiences. Reply by 25 June 2010 From: Richard Friend and Try Thoun <[email protected]> Subject: [se-cc-kh] QUERY: Examining Climate Change and Cambodia's Development Approach - Advice; Experiences. Reply by 25 June 2010 To: "Climate Change Community" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 4:13 AM Moderator’s Note: In the hope of making climate change more relevant in the minds of Cambodian people and policy makers, the next Cambodia Human Development Report (CHDR) is currently being developed with a focus on climate change. The Authors hereby post a query to the Solution Exchange community to consider and respond. We look forward to receive your responses. Please kindly respond by June 25, 2010. Click here for the Khmer version of Moderator’s Note www.solex-un.net/repository/kh/cc/cr2-query2-mn1-kh.pdf Dear members, We are the two principle authors of the “Cambodia Human Development Report 2010/2011 on Climate Change” which is currently under preparation. Climate Change is argued to represent the greatest development threat to both reducing current vulnerabilities and to ensuring that the world we build for the future is less vulnerable. Acknowledging the reality of climate change and rejecting the notion that the response can be based on a ‘business as usual’ approach then there are two prominent lines of argument upon which the development intervention could be based. One set of arguments suggests that climate change development is simply a matter of ‘doing good development better’. What exactly is meant by ‘good development’ is not always clear, and certainly open for debate. However, generally this is taken to mean a development pathway that emphasizes the values and development targets that are enshrined in global commitments such as the Millennium Development Goals. The challenge here is to fulfill the commitments that have already been made, but for which performance has often been weak and in areas that are likely to be most affected by climate change. The other set of arguments can be summarized as the need for ‘transformative development’. That is to say that the old models of development and economic growth can no longer be applied – and that there is a need for a new type of development pathway. This is based on an argument that climate change compels us to acknowledge that the resources on which all economic activity ultimately depends, are finite and must be managed and utilized accordingly. Additionally it is argued that we must also acknowledge that we are approaching a point in history at which the ability of the earth to absorb the impacts of human economic development is being surpassed. This set of arguments is closely associated with an environmentalist approach to development, sometimes termed as ‘green growth’. Moreover, climate change presents us with a high degree of uncertainty and risk that will influence what we want to achieve from development, and how we go about achieving these objectives. Uncertainty appears in the difficulty of predicting the future, and in the high degree of variability in rainfall patterns, increased temperature and shift of season affect various agricultural crops and livelihoods activities. This variability is associated with a higher degree of risk of unanticipated and unwanted outcomes that can have far-reaching implications. Evidence suggest that the main areas of climate change vulnerability in Cambodia correspond with the main areas in which development performance have been weakest, specifically securing access to safe drinking water, ensuring food security and sound nutrition, and managing land, forest and water resources. These development challenges raise the questions - what development should be and how development should be realized. Against this conceptual backdrop, we would like to raise some questions for members of the Solutions Exchange to consider: 1. Based on your experience, can you identify evidence that indicates that the uncertainties and risks associated with climate change necessitate rethinking Cambodia’s development goals and the way “development” is conducted in this country, and why? 2. Also, please share experiences incorporating climate change related (or comparable) uncertainties and risks into development activities, at the national, sub-national, community or household levels. Thank you and we look forward to hearing of your experience. Richard Friend Independent Expert/ Research NRM & Governance Author for “Cambodia Human Development Report 2010/2011 on Climate Change” Bangkok, Thailand Try Thuon Independent Expert/ Researcher Author for “Cambodia Human Development Report 2010/2011 on Climate Change” Phnom Penh, Cambodia E.mail: [email protected] -- <..................................................................................................> Scholarship and Job are posted at http://Cambodiajobs.blogspot.com <..................................................................................................> _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. 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