A proposed NGO Law is one of the issues in the news this year. Will such a law be good or bad for NGOs? For this issue the World Bank Newsletter had the opportunity to interview John Clark, World Bank Social Scientist, who has been advising on NGO law in Cambodia. Q: The World Bank [...]
The Government wants the Ministry of Interior to exercise greater oversight of the country’s Non-Government Organizations and Associations, H.E. Sak Sitha, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior told the NGO Fair in Phnom Penh on June 9, 2006. Pivotal to this will be the passage of an NGO Law. The Ministry of Interior [...]
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees freedom of expression. Mr. Toby Mendel, Law Program Director of the international human rights organization, ARTICLE 19 Global Campaign for Free Expression, was invited by the World Bank to address a training seminar at the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection (MONASRI). The World [...]
Enhancing social accountability by supporting decentralization and promoting citizens as partners for better governance is one of the four objectives of the World Bank Country Assistance Strategy. The World Bank Newsletter had an opportunity to interview Cyprian Fisiy, Social Development Sector Manager, about his work on social accountability and community empowerment. Q. What is the [...]