Country Director Elena Tischenko’s interview at launch of Loy9 youth multimedia campaign 11 January 2012(Interviewed by a 17-year-old female presenter)TranscriptQ:        Why do you think young people are so important in Cambodia?A:        Young people all over the world, and especially in countries with young population like Cambodia, are important because of the vast contributions that they can make to the development of the country. They can help shape priorities and policies for Cambodia’s future and be part of their implementation.

Remarks by Elena Tischenko UNDP Country Director Workshop on Mainstreaming Community Based Adaptation into Sub-National Level Planning 22 December 2011Excellency Leng Vy Director General, Directorate General of Local Administration, Ministry of Interior. Ms. Kristina Kuhnel, Head of Development Cooperation, Embassy of   Sweden.   Excellencies, development partners, honourable guests, ladies and gentlemen,I would like to warmly welcome and thank you all for participation in this National Workshop on Mainstreaming Community Based Adaptation into Sub-national Level Planning. I was told we have today here representatives from 19 provinces which is more than half of the country. This is a good evidence of growing commitment and involvement of communities and authorities into building Cambodia resilient to climate change. We hope this workshop will provide “an interactive space” among project stakeholders to facilitate learning and maximize synergies among different initiatives in supporting climate change adaptation and linking local level adaptation initiatives into sub-national and national level planning.

Remarks by Elena Tischenko UNDP Country Director at the Micro-Insurance and Social Protection Workshop 13 December 2011 H.E. Ngy Chanphal, Secretary of State, Ministry of Interior, Vice Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development H.E. Ou Bun Long, Secretary of state, Ministry of Economy and FinanceExellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to be here today on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme and United Nation Capital Development Fund in Cambodia to open this workshop on social protection, focussing particularly on the role that micro-insurance can play in this regard.

Remarks by Douglas Broderick UN Resident Coordinator At the launch of the National Social Protection Strategy for the Poor and Vulnerable in Cambodia 5 December 2011 Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia,Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to be here today on behalf of the United Nations in Cambodia to join with the Royal Government of Cambodia to officially launch Cambodia’s National Social Protection Strategy. The endorsement of the NSPS on the 18th of March this year, was the result of years of consultation and collaboration. So many of you here today invested much time and energy into the Strategy, which I believe is a document Cambodia can be very, very proud of.

UNDP interventionsSeminar on achievements and challenges in making progress towards Article 5 Extension Request and 9th Millennium Development Goal11th Meeting of States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty29 November 2011Statement by Ms. Elena Tischenko, Country Director, UNDP CambodiaExcellency Prum Sophakmonkol, Excellencies, Distinguished Participants,