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camboDIATRIBE | THE 6 COMMANDMENTS |
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Donors reduce aid and spell out conditions for disbursement (2004-Dec-07)
K.I. : The two-day Consultative Group meeting ended in Phnom
Penh this afternoon with some donors (World Bank, ADB, Germany, and USA)
announcing a reduction in their aid
and all of them strongly pressing the Cambodian government to effectively
fight corruption and implement a series of fundamental reforms. Total pledges
amount to only $504 million against $636 million
(or $514 million on a comparable basis) in 2002 (there was no CG meeting
in 2003 because of a political crisis). The Phnom Penh government asked
for $1.8 billion over the next three years, or $621 million a year. Besides
a reduction in the amount of their assistance, donors have spelt out conditions,
in the form of benchmarks, for the effective disbursement of their
pledges.
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Les élèves : Samdech Hun Sèn! Hun Sèn : Qui a reçu l'aide de l'Australie? Les élèves : Samdech Hun Sèn! Hun Sèn : Qui a reçu l'aide du Japon? Les élèves : Samdech Hun Sèn! Hun Sèn : Qui a reçu l'aide de la Chine? Les élèves : Samdech Hun Sèn! Hun Sèn : Qui a reçu l'aide de l'Europe? Les élèves : Samdech Hun Sèn! |
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Billions in aid ineffective (2004-Nov-29)
World Bank report puts both government and
donors before crucial choices
« After a decade of pumping $500-600 million of foreign aid per year
into Cambodia, little has been achieved in terms of poverty, public health,
corruption, accountability, governance and jobs, says the World Bank in
its briefing paper (...). The World Bank remains extremely concerned about
more people starving, more children dying of disease,
endemic corruption, weak governance, lack of jobs, rape of natural resources,
land-grabbing, and warns that growth could collapse after the
garment industry preferential quotas end December 31. However, the
donors are part of the problem, [says the World Bank's country manager
Nisha Agrawal]. "We believe part of the problem is the ineffective
way we donors are providing assistance. Because of our complicated procedures,
the lack of coordination, gaps in important areas and duplications in others,
and high volumes of aid coming in the form of technical assistance, it's
not being well used. We need to harmonize what we do collectively and align
our missions with the country's priorities."
"At the next [Consultative Group] meeting [December 6-7], what
is less important is the amount of aid and what is more important is the
quality of that aid. How do we deliver at less cost to government
and where does it go?" (...) On "capacity building", Agrawal said it should
be within the capacity of the [Cambodian] government to deliver their own
programs. "We believe donors, instead of trying
to teach them [Cambodian leaders], have been doing it for them. They [donors]
have been substituting their own people. There are an estimated
800 foreign advisers here, and that
is large by any standards, including African countries." »
Electrified mob protest power price hike (2004-Nov-26) Prey Noup, Sihanoukville - At least 136 families clients of a power company were protesting electricity price hike and frequent power outages at daytime. The company owner argued the fuel price jump. Mob were blocking Highway 4 with power poles causing authorities to intervene. The newly appointed Prey Noup district chief who has stated that he will "support what is supported by the majority", is expected to give the citizens a big hand but he also said he is for a fair solution. The protesters have written an official appeal to Hun Sen, the prime minister himself, in case the company doesn't give up its price increase project. [in Koh Santepheap] |
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| LES SIX COMMANDEMENTS |
REFORMING OUR BUDDHISM |
GRAMMAIRE KHMÈRE |
NOVEL (Author) |
CAMBODIATRIBE (Previous) |
| FRAN-GLO-GIBWÉ |
PHN@M-P@NH-P@TINS |
GOD vs BUDDHA |
COURRI@L 2004 |
