The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation is the government authority in Cambodia responsible for social affairs administration, veterans’ welfare, youth rehabilitation, and related public service governance. Its regulatory scope covers social protection policy, rehabilitation frameworks, welfare program oversight, institutional coordination, and compliance measures affecting vulnerable groups, former service members, and youth support services. This page serves as a central hub for tracking policy updates, regulatory developments, governance measures, and enforcement activities related to Cambodia’s social affairs framework, including oversight priorities, administrative guidance, and evolving institutional mandates.
Cambodia Ministry of Social Affairs delivered a two-day training in Phnom Penh to disseminate child protection procedural guidance to khan-level social affairs officials.
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, through the Secretary of State, opened a training course on creating safe homes and family wellbeing to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation. The program aims to deepen understanding of trends and impacts of abuse, strengthen digital prevention strategies, and improve responses to cases, with support from World Hope International and the British Embassy.
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation convened an inter-ministerial working group meeting on the preparation of a joint prakas governing procedures for assessing disability type and degree. The update has long-term reference value because it documents the formal drafting process for a regulatory instrument in the disability assessment framework.
A Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs delegation conducted a study visit in the Philippines to examine the development and strengthening of the social work workforce, offering long-term insights into Cambodia's social service capacity-building efforts.
This briefing covers the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation’s priority activities integrated into Cambodia’s third phase Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) climate change response plan. It has long-term archival value as an official record of the Ministry’s engagement in national climate governance and social policy coordination.
The Ministry of Social Affairs engaged with IOM Cambodia to discuss technical and financial support for protecting human trafficking victims and strengthening SOP implementation for migrant repatriation, including cross-border cooperation and MoU development with Malaysia and ASEAN countries. This update documents ongoing institutional collaboration relevant to labor governance and victim protection frameworks.
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation conducted a consultation workshop to review and discuss the draft strategic plan aimed at restoring labor capacity. This event is significant for its comprehensive approach to strengthening labor governance and policy implementation in Cambodia.
This update reports on a training workshop focused on data collection using Kobo tools for monitoring protection services to victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, organized by a government department in cooperation with JICA. It has long-term reference value for understanding institutional capacity building and data management related to victim protection in Cambodia.
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