Nokor Khmer, Oct. 30, 2020
The UN in Cambodia has put together a policy called "UN Framework for the Immediate Socio-economic Response to Covid-19. Cambodia is not immune to the ways the pandemic has impacted the global economy. Currently, Cambodia is heavily depending on a few sectors such as the garments industry which tied to trade. The economic growth is estimated that it will contract from 7.1 per cent to -4.1 per cent, poverty will nearly double to 17.6% and employment rate is up to 4.8%.
The impact will affect through lost jobs and lower income and hit the most marginalized people first although it will reach populations not traditionally regarded as vulnerable. The jobs losses for the garment workers are over 130,000 by March 2020 and the pandemic disrupted learning more than 3.2 students.
The main purpose of the framework is for the United Nations to commit to supporting the Government and people of Cambodia in navigating the social and economic shocks caused by COVID-19. The framework document for recovery has five pillars, starting with health as a foremost top priority, and complementing the National COVID-19 Health Master Plan. The other four pillars reflect essential social and economic dimensions, and the priorities of Cambodia’s Economic Recovery Strategy.
Pillar 1 – Health First: Protecting health services and systems during the crisis, covering health and public health, and behavioural responses.
Pillar 2 – Protecting People: Providing social protection for the poor and vulnerable, and essential services for education, and access to food and clean water.
Pillar 3 – Economic Response and Recovery: Sustaining jobs and key sectors, encouraging the new (green) economy, supporting small and medium enterprises, and protecting informal sector workers.
Pillar 4 – Macroeconomic Response: Supporting macro policy, fiscal response measures, financing instruments, and coordination with multilateral partners.
Pillar 5 – Social Cohesion and Community Resilience: Including dialogue with the Government, community and group empowerment, and promotion of good governance and rule of law.
To download framework document in PDF: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/KHM_Socioeconomic_Response-Plan_2020.pdf
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