UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh

Angkor World Heritage Site

Angkor (from the Sanskrit “nagara”, meaning city or capital) is a large archaeological site situated 6 km north of the town of Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was the capital of the Khmer empire from the IXth to the XVth century AD during the period of Khmer civilisation was at the height of its power and the temples were built to glorify a succession of Khmer Kings. More

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Creative Industries Support Programme@
The Creative Industries Support Programme (CISP) is designed to preserve and promote Cambodia’s cultural heritage, resulting in better livelihoods among the poor in the most remote areas of four provinces, with a strong focus on Cambodian indigenous peoples.

Glossary

ADB Asian Development Bank
ADRA Adventist Development Relief Agency
AFD Agence Française de Développement
AFP Agence Française de Presse
AKP Agence Kampuchea Presse
AIBD Asia Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development
AMIC Asian Media Information and Communication Centre
APSARA Authority for the Protection of the Site and the Development of the Angkor Area
ASEAN Association of the South East Asian Nations
ASP Associated Schools Project
AusAID Australian Aid

BFC Bureau of Field Co-ordination

CAME Conference of Allied Ministers of Education
CAMNAC Cambodian National Commission for UNESCO
CCI Cambodia Communication Institute
CD Compact Disk
CG Consultative Group
CIHR Cambodian Institute for Human Rights
CLC Community Learning Centre
CNMC Cambodian National Mekong Committee
COHCHR Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
CTLC Community Temple Learning Centre
CUBES Columbia University-UNESCO Joint Programme on Biodiversity and Society
CWDA Cambodian Women Development Association

DANIDA Danish International Development Agency

EC European Commission
ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education
EDUCAM Education Cambodia
EFA Education For All
EMIS Education Monitoring Information Systems
ESP Education Strategic Plan
ESSP Education Sector Support Programme
ESWG Education Sector Working Group

FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
FIT Funds-in-Trust

GEF Global Environment Facility
GSCSD General Secretariat for the Council of Social Development

HACC HIV/AIDS Co-ordinating Committee
HE His / Her Excellency
HIV/AIDS Human Inmunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Inmunodeficiency Virus
HRH His / Her Royal Highness

ICC Development of the Historic Site of Angkor
ICCI International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation
ICCROM International Centre for the Study, Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
ICOM International Council of Museums
ICOMOS International Council of Monuments and Sites
IEC Information / Education / Communication
IIEP International Institute for Educational Planning
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMPACS Institute of Media, Policy and Civil Society
ICHA Interdepartmental Committee on HIV/AIDS
ICT Information and Communications Technology
IT Information and Technology

JFIT Japan Funds-in-Trust
JICA Japanese International Co-operation Agency
JSA Japanese Governmental Team on the Safeguarding of Angkor

KKKHRDA Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association

LUCCEEP Local Urban Community Environmental Empowerment Pilot Project

MAB Man and Biosphere
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MoEYS Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

NAA National AIDS Authority
NCHADS National Centre for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STDs
NFE Non-Formal Education
NFE-MIS Non-Formal Education Management Systems
NFUAJ National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NiDA National Information and Communication Development Authority
NPRS National Poverty Reduction Strategy

OAAP Origins of Angkor Archaeological Project
OEB Operations Enfants du Battambang

PKKO Punleu Komar Kampuchea Organisation
PRS Poverty Reduction Strategy

RCS United Nations Resident Co-ordinator System
RUFA Royal University of Fine Arts
RUPP Royal University of Phnom Penh

SCADP Street Children Assistance and Development Programme
SEDP-II Socioeconomic Development Plan II
SEAPA South East Asian Press Alliance
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
SNC Supreme National Council of Cambodia
STDs Sexually Transmitted Diseases

TA Technical Assistance

UN United Nations
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework
UNCT United Nations Country Team
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNIDROIT Institute for the Unification of Private Law
UNTAC United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
UNICEF United Nation Children's Fund
UNV United Nations Volunteer
US United States
USD United States Dollars
USAID United States Agency for International Development

WB World Bank
WFP World Food Programme

16-10-2008 - Director-General expresses concern following clashes around Preah Vihear

08-10-2007 - Singapore rejoins UNESCO

Eighteenth Technical Committee@
The 18th Technical meeting of the International Co-ordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) was held on 2 & 3 June 2009 in Siem Reap.

Sixteenth Plenary Session@
The 16th Plenary Session of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) was held on 15th December 2009 in Siem Reap.

Memory of the World@
general guidelines to safeguard documentary heritage

Technique of Natural Dyeing and Traditional Pattern of Silk Production in Cambodia@
[Text] Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia with a long history of great culture and tradition. Weaving is a Khmer craft that has existed since the Funan period. application/pdf

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