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Agreement on Guidelines for Practices and Cooperation between the Relevant Government Institutions and Victim Support Agencies in Cases of Human Trafficking

The Cambodian Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, and the Ministry of Health signed an agreement on 6 February 2007.

These ministries signed the agreement with Victim Support Agencies outlining Guidelines for Practices and Cooperation between the Government and NGOs in cases of human trafficking. The NGO signatories include Cambodian Women’s Crisis Centre, Komar RikReay, Wathanakpheap, Protection of Juvenile Justice, Healthcare Centre for Children, Cambodian Women’s Development, Cambodia Children against Starvation Violence Association, Child Assistant for Mobilization and Participation, Legal Support for Children and Women, Punleu Komar Kampuchea, Association Support New Cambodian Children, Mlop Tapang, Goutte D' eau, Street Families Center, Children and Love Association, AIDeTouS, Cambodia Center for the Protection of Child Rights, ECPAT, Cambodia Hope Organization, Legal Aid of Cambodia, Kumar Ney Kdey Sangkhem, Kokkyo naki Kodomotch, Anakot Komar and Poipet Transit Center.

The event was organized and sponsored by COSECAM, the Australian Government, ARTIP, and Cardno Acil.

The signing of this agreement is a great achievement toward achieving better government and NGO cooperation and, most importantly, to ensuring that appropriate and effective support is provided to victims of trafficking.

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Agreement on Guidelines for Practices and Cooperation between the Relevant Government Institutions and Victim Support Agencies in Cases of Human Trafficking