Result achieved

31.12.2011 KHM176 Public

Linked projects

Outcome summary

National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) for the Poor and Vulnerable adopted in March 2011 by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Outcome achieved

National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) for the Poor and Vulnerable adopted in March 2011 by the Cabinet of Ministers. The NSPS was launched by the Prime Minister on October 2011 and a pilot-testing phase will take place until 2015.

ILO's contribution to the outcome

Provided technical assistance to the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), a key government coordinator of the NSPS, in the design of the NSPS. The NSPS includes a clear reference to the social protection floor and the Social Security Staircase as the framework for the expansion of social protection in Cambodia.