Remarks by Ms. Setsuko Yamazaki  UNDP Country Director Launching of Cambodia-Chinae-UNDP Trilateral Project on Cassava Exports Phase II 21 May 2013 Phnom Penh, Cambodia H.E. Mr. Teng Lao, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Ms. Luv Zhouxiang, First Secretary, Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs (DITEA), MOFCOM Mr JIN Yuan, Economic and Commercial Counselor, Chinese Embassy, in Cambodia Mr.Christophe Bahuet, Country Director, UNDP China Distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great honor for me to open the Launching of the Trilateral Project on Cassava Exports Phase II jointly designed and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, and UNDP.

Remarks by Ms. Setsuko Yamazaki, Country Director National Conference on Mine Action Peace Palace, 2 April 2013 H.E. Dr. SOK An, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, H.E. PRAK Sokhonn, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and Vice-President of Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, Excellences, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here today and to take part in this National Conference on Mine Action and to speak on behalf of the Development Partners.

Petroleum Policy Consultation Workshop Keynote Remarks by Setsuko Yamazaki UNDP Country Director Phnom Penh, Cambodia 11 January 2013 His Excellency Ho Vichit, Vice Chairman of Cambodian National Petroleum Authority His Excellency Sok Khavan, Acting Director General, Cambodian National Petroleum Authority Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This is my honor and privilege to open this important workshop on the draft National Petroleum Policy Framework. I would like to thank the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority (CNPA) to host this workshop to consult on the petroleum sector policy with all the key institutions concerned.

Helen Clark UNDP Administrator “Our World in 2050: More Equitable and Sustainable – or Less?” Address to the World Affairs Council of Northern California 6:30pm, 7 November 2012 San Francisco, California I thank the World Affairs Council for inviting me to deliver this lecture as part of its ongoing mini-series: “Spotlight on Development Challenges”. As Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, I find the topic of this lecture series and the Council’s interest in what the world might look like in 2050 particularly relevant to our work to help address one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: how to lift human development while staying within planetary boundaries. It is timely to raise these issues, just months after the conclusion of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 and when UN Member States are beginning discussions around the post-2015 development framework, which could guide development thinking and work for years to come. The title of my lecture tonight is “Our World in 2050: More Equitable and Sustainable – or Less?” 

UNDP Country Director Elena Tischenko Speech at MDG 3 Acceleration Methodological Workshop – Economic Empowerment of Women Tuesday 24 July 2012 Good morning Excellency Minister of Women's Affairs Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi Excellencies from line ministries and institutions Colleagues and friends from the UN family, Development Partners, Private Sector and Civil Society Ladies and gentlemen First of all, I would like to thank to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs especially H.E Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi for giving UNDP the opportunity to co-host today’s MDG 3 Acceleration Methodological Workshop – Economic Empowerment of Women. I am delighted to welcome senior representatives from line ministries, private sector, women entrepreneurs and business associations and development partners, who all have critical role to play in promoting women’s economic empowerment in Cambodia. I would like also to extend warm welcome and thanks to our resource people and moderators – Mr. Shantanu Mukherjee and Ms. Renata Rubian who traveled all the way from UNDP Bureau of Policy Development headquarters in NY, and Ms. Yumiko Yamamoto who is joining us from our Asia Pacific regional center in Bangkok.