Cambodia

Mr. Min Sam Eun after receiving his food ration

Cambodia: Sam Eun And Family Make Flood Comeback

Life has been very distressing for many Cambodians since severe flooding hit the country in 2011. And yet in part thanks to WFP Food-for-Assets project, there are some encouraging signs of recovery

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Overview

Cambodia is a developing country emerging from decades of civil conflict and economic stagnation to being a dynamic emerging ASEAN economy. Cambodia has achieved impressive economic growth since the mid-1990s and has made significant progress in reducing national poverty. It is ranked 124th out of 169 countries on the UNDP 2010 Human Development Index. According to the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey, the poverty rate decreased from 35 percent in 2004 to 30 percent in 2007. The government's Commune Database, which provides an estimate of the annual poverty rate, estimates the 2010 poverty rate to be 25.8 percent. The proportion of the population under the food poverty line is 18 percent according to 2007 government data.