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Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC)

Address

Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC)
Monivong Blvd. 788
Phnom Penh
Cambodia

Contact Information

If calling from Cambodia:

Tel: 02 3213340

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +855 2 3213340

Email

cncccsec@forum.org.kh

Activities

The Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC), created in 1995, is entrusted with the task of coordinating the implementation, consideration and evaluation of all policies and programmes related to Cambodian children. The Council is presided over by the Secretary of State for Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training, and Youth Rehabilitation and is composed of representatives of 11 ministries, the Council of Ministers and the Red Cross. This Council has as its primary responsibility to promote the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Cambodia. The Council does so by raising awareness with the public of the Rights of Children through the media (e.g., television, radio, the press, leaflets, posters and slogans).

CNCC also provides victim advocacy and prevention education in several provinces. In addition, Save the Children, in Cooperation with CNCC, is promoting a national mechanism for the co-ordination of all organizations against child sexual exploitation and trafficking.

In September 2004, more than 50 Cambodian children, ages 10-17 from key project areas, gathered in Phnom Penh to take part in the "Voices of Children National Forum: Promoting Action against Human Trafficking". The forum was organized by the Cambodian National Council for Children in cooperation with Child Rights Foundation, Children Committee, and Children in Love Association. The event was technically and financially supported by ILO-TICW, UNICEF, World Education and IOM. The young participants were either victims of trafficking, from vulnerable groups, or child rights advocates. The forum resulted in a Cambodian Children’s Agenda for Action which was presented to senior Government representatives. Five of the children were selected by their peers to attend the Mekong Sub-regional Forum in Bangkok in October 2004. Further children’s advocacy and participation initiatives were scheduled for 2005 and 2006, both in Cambodia and Sub-regionally.