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ILO, Yunnan Province, China, Launched New Project Phase
The Chinese province of Yunnan, in co-operation with the International Labor Organization (ILO), has launched a new phase of a five-year project to combat trafficking of children and women in the Mekong Sub-Region of Asia in July 2003.

Thirteen Girls Freed from Brothel in Cambodia
With a request of Protection of Juvenile Justice (PJJ) for intervention from the Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection (DAHTJP), a raid was done in Ponleu Thmey brothel in Koh Kong on 1 June 2005, freeing 13 girls who had been forced into prostitution.

Khmer Stars Sing for Khmer Children in Australia
Radio Australia covered the Healthcare Center for Children in Cambodia's first fund raising concert held in Melbourne, Australia.

Cambodia Reviewed Five Years of Counter Trafficking Efforts - Prepares for New Plan of Action:
On 18–19 May 2005, Government Ministers, Foreign diplomats, International Organizations and NGOs took part in a high-level two day workshop to give a final assessment of the last five years of the National Plan of Action Against Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children and make recommendations for the new NPA (2005–2009).

CYPMCR Compiles Directory of Child/Youth-Led Organizations in Cambodia
The members of the Children and Young People Movement for Child Rights (CYPMCR) coordinated by Child Rights Foundation, are pleased to inform organizations that are working for the benefits of children and youths in Cambodia that there are a fairly vast number of child/youth-led organizations/clubs/groups in Cambodia.

Update on December 2004 Shelter Raid in Cambodia
On 8 December 2004, the nongovernmental organization, Agir pour les Femmes En Situation Précaire (Acting for Women in Distressing Situations (AFESIP) was attacked.

Thailand's Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia
On May 31, 2003, Thailand and Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation to Eliminate Trafficking in Children and Women to provide a legal framework for joint efforts in dealing with the problem.

IOM Cambodia launches information campaign against trafficking
The International Organization for Migration Office in Phnom Penh launched an information campaign on October 2, 2002 to combat trafficking in women and children.