Welcome to Cambodia
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Basic Country Profile
Location: South Asia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Population: 16 million (UN, 2012)
Major Languages: Khmer
Major Religions: Buddhism
Currency: Riel
Terrain: Low, flat plains with a few mountains in the Southwest and North
Climate: Tropical
Dial Code: +855
Time Zone: UTC+07:00
Disability Population: According to the 2008 Census, the population of persons with disabilities in Cambodia is 192,538. The next general population census in Cambodia will be held in 2019 by the National Institute of Statistics.
According to the Inter- Censal Population Survey 2013 undertaken by the Ministry of Planning, the number of persons with disabilities in Cambodia was 301,629 equivalent to 2.1% of the total population (14,676,591). Of this total, the number of men with disabilities was 157,008 and women 144,622. Children with disabilities, aged between 0 and 14 years of age totalled to 32,056.
Emergency National Numbers:
Fire – 118
Ambulance – 119
Police – 117
Disability Legislations and Policies
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) –Ratified on December 20, 2012. It has not ratified the Optional Protocol to the CRPD. Cambodia’s CRPD State Party reports submitted to the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of People with Disabilities (2009) – Adopted by the National Assembly on May 29, 2009, the Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of People with Disabilities aims to protect the rights and freedoms of people with disabilities – www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh
National Disability Strategy Plan (2014 – 2018) – The National Disability Strategy Plan formulated by the National Disability Council sets out priority policies for implementation of programs in the disability sector – www.dac.org.kh
National Education Law (2008) – The Education law recognizes the fundamental human rights of students with disabilities on an equal basis with other students – www.moeys.gov.kh
Travel Related Information
Mobilituk – The world’s first and only accessible tuktuk, Mobilituk was created as a project of the Agile Development Group (www.agiledg.com). The idea stemmed out of a conversation a UNICEF employee who is also a wheelchair user had with her colleagues about the barriers she had to face because of Cambodia being so inaccessible. Read her story here – www.blogs.unicef.org
You can book a Mobituk by calling +855 78 972 580 or get in touch with them on their Facebook page here – www.facebook.com/mobilituk
Accessible Hotels
House Boutique Eco Hotel, PhnomPenh
http://houseboutiquehotel.com
Review – www.wheelchairtravel.org
Lotus Lodge, Siam Reap
www.lotus-lodge.com
Review – www.travability.travel
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
www.monaco-portland.com
Other useful links for travel to Cambodia for persons with disabilities –
www.wheelchairtravel.org
www.reisenmitrollstuhl.de
Tips from travellers
www.tripadvisor.com
The Disability Advisory Council (DAC) is the coordination and advisory body in Cambodia for issues related to disability. It was established in 1997 as a semi-autonomous national coordinating body with representatives from different ministries of the Government along with representation from civil society, both NGOs and individuals. Link to DAC website – http://dac.org.kh/en/
Useful Links
Inclusion of people with disabilities in Cambodia (International Labour Organization)
www.ilo.org
Disability Rights in Cambodia (SIDA)
www.sida.se
Country profile on disability, 2002 (JICA)
www.siteresources.worldbank.org