National Committee for Population and Development

Written by Chrann Chamroeun and Sebastian Strangio
Phnom Penh Post on Tuesday, 23 September 2008

No tainted Chinese powdered-milk products have been detected yet, but officials fear banned stocks from abroad could end up in markets

AS the toll of sick children from China's tainted milk scandal topped 50,000 Monday, government officials expressed concerns Cambodia could become a target for the dumping of suspect Chinese baby formula pulled from the shelves in other regional countries.

Phnom Penh's municipal health director, Veng Thai, said that although there were no reports of Cambodian children falling ill from the banned goods, the government remains vigilant over their possible importation.

"I am very concerned about the Chinese formula arriving in Cambodia, because I heard the news that Chinese babies were killed and poisoned," he said. "We don't have this kind of formula in Cambodia now, but we have to use all measures to prevent illegal imports."

Migration is the emerging population and development concern which the Royal Government of Cambodia as well development partners need to work closely together to address.Accordingly, the National Committee for Population and Development has compiled this book with a view to providing a better understanding of and insight into internal and international labor migration in Cambodia in order to avoid and minimize the vulnerabilities to the Cambodia labor migrants. This document is prepared based on the secondary data analysis and a review of existing researches and work by Government, Donors, Non Governmental Organizations and other International Organizations.

The Secretariat of National Committee for Population and Development (NCPD) is committed to championing the issues related to population and development through, amongst others, compiling and advocating the information related to population issues as part of its plan and defined action plan. The Secretariat firmly believes that this paper will provide planners, policy makers at national and sub-national levels and researchers with useful relevant information required for their work in this area … (Read more)

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 September 2008 08:34 )

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