Donor’s Meeting…
The Boeung Kak Lake and Borei Keila communities tried to put pressure on the donor countries which were having their annual meeting with the Cambodian Government. Basically they were saying: ‘Link the amount of money you are promising to improvements on the Human Rights situation’… In 2011 about 1/3 of the annual budget came from the donor countries. The problem is that China gives about 1/3 as well. And they don’t ask that many questions regarding Human Rights…
There was a lot of police around, but they wisely intervened only by redirecting traffic…
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 26/09/2012: The Boeung Kak community members, dressed as birds, demonstrate in front of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) building where the annual donor’s meeting takes place. In 2011, the donors committed 1.2 billion $ in aid, about 1/3 of Cambodia’s budget.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 26/09/2012: The Boeung Kak and Borei Keila communities demonstrate in front of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) building where the annual donor’s meeting takes place. In 2011, the donors committed 1.2 billion $ in aid, about 1/3 of Cambodia’s budget.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 26/09/2012: The Boeung Kak community members, dressed as birds, demonstrate in front of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) building where the annual donor’s meeting takes place. In 2011, the donors committed 1.2 billion $ in aid, about 1/3 of Cambodia’s budget.
CAMBODIA. Phnom Penh. 26/09/2012: The Boeung Kak community preparing to demonstrate in front of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) building where the annual donor’s meeting takes place. In 2011, the donors committed 1.2 billion $ in aid, about 1/3 of Cambodia’s budget.
This is a follow-up post on the ‘Quest for Land‘ story which is available as an iApp on iTunes.