UNESCO Cambodia

Field Visit to M-13 | PEACE Project

Last week, UNESCO Cambodia joined representatives from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum on a field visit to M-13, a former Khmer Rouge security prison and a site of profound historical significance inscribed on the World Heritage List.

The visit provided an opportunity to observe ongoing excavation work at the site and to advance coordination under the PEACE Project — a UNESCO initiative funded by KOICA that supports the preservation of Cambodia's cultural heritage and the promotion of education for peace and reconciliation.

Sites like M-13 are a reminder of the importance of safeguarding memory, promoting historical understanding, and ensuring that the lessons of the past continue to educate future generations.

UNESCO remains committed to working alongside its partners to protect Cambodia's heritage and support communities in honoring the memory of those who suffered.


United Nations in Cambodia ក្រសួងវប្បធម៌ និងវិចិត្រសិល្ប:

On 18 May 2026, UNESCO joined a high-level joint field visit for the Decent Employment for Youth in Cambodia (DEY III) programme, co-led by H.E. Mr. Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) and Ms. Vladanka Andreeva, UN Resident Coordinator, to the Basic Education Equivalency Programme (BEEP) learning center at the Battambang Institute of Technology (BIT).

During the visit, the delegation learned about BEEP operations, observed the BEEP Learning Management System (LMS) and learning facilities, and spoke with BEEP students, graduates, and facilitators about their experience, opportunities, and challenges during and after the programme. Among them, Ms. Soem Theara shared her journey from completing Grade 9 through BEEP to continuing electrical training at C1, C2 and C3 levels, and advancing toward a higher technical diploma.

“Strengthening coordination among government, development partners, and the private sector remains key to achieving sustainable and inclusive labour market outcomes,” noted the Minister, who also affirmed the government’s commitment to continue expanding the programme for young people to build their own future.

Jointly implemented by ក្រសួងការងារ និងបណ្តុះបណ្តាលវិជ្ជាជីវៈ and MoEYS Cambodia, BEEP, as part of DEY III, continues to reconnect out-of-school youth with education, skills development and pathways to decent employment. Since its launch, BEEP has been integrated into key national strategies and reached over 4,800 learners across 44 centres nationwide, with more than 2,290 graduates, over half progressing to further education or training.

🔗 For the joint press release:[LK1.1] https://unes.co/lga095


United Nations in Cambodia Basic Education Equivalency Programme -BEEP

📢 Nominations are now open for the 2026 UNESCO ICT in Education Prize!
Under the theme "Reimagining creativity and critical thinking with artificial intelligence", the Prize recognizes teachers and learners who are harnessing AI to foster critical thinking, imagination and creativity, rather than letting it replace human thought.

Does this sound like your organization? Two winners will win US$ 25,000 each to advance their work. Applications must be nominated by a UNESCO National Commission or an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.

⏰ Deadline: 29 May 2026. Learn more: https://unes.co/cvb7uv


United Nations in Cambodia MoEYS Cambodia

🏆 Nominations are now open for the 2026 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education!

If you have a project or programme that is transforming the lives of girls and women in and through education, then we want to hear from you. Two laureates will be selected to receive US$50,000 to advance their work.

Nominations may be submitted by UNESCO National Commissions, Permanent Delegations to UNESCO, or NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO by 26 May 2026.

📢 Learn more: https://unes.co/hknir6



United Nations in Cambodia MoEYS Cambodia

Annually on 18 May, in commemoration of International Museum Day, we recognize the important role of museums and memorial sites in preserving history, strengthening education, and promoting peace for future generations. ☮️
Through the KOICA-funded PEACE Project (2024–2028), ongoing efforts continue to support:
📚 Peace Education
🗂️ Archives Preservation and Digitization
🏛️ Site Conservation
👩‍🎓 Youth Empowerment
The project also contributes to safeguarding the memory and documentary heritage of the Cambodian Memorial Sites, including M-13, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (TSGM), and Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, recently inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Museums are not only places of remembrance, but also spaces for learning, dialogue, reflection, and building a more peaceful and inclusive future.

# McFA

United Nations in Cambodia KOICA 캄보디아사무소 (KOICA Cambodia Office) ក្រសួងវប្បធម៌ និងវិចិត្រសិល្ប: Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ជើងឯក - Choeung EK Genocidal Center

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🐝 🌻 🌱 រីករាយ #ទិវាសត្វឃ្មុំពិភពលោក ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ ក្រោមប្រធានបទ៖ “ឃ្មុំនិងការរួបរួមគ្នាដើម្បីមនុស្ស និងភពផែនដី - ភាពជាដៃគូដែលទ្រទ្រង់យើងទាំងអស់គ្នា”

ក្នុងរយៈពេល ៥ ឆ្នាំកន្លងមកនេះ កម្មវិធីចិញ្ចឹមឃ្មុំដោយស្រ្តីរបស់អង្គការយូណេស្កូ ដែលទទួលមូលនិធិពីក្រុមហ៊ុន Guerlain បាននិងកំពុងជំរុញការចិញ្ចឹមឃ្មុំប្រកបដោយចីរភាព និងការអភិរក្សឃ្មុំនៅកម្ពុជា។ ដោយបានសហការជាមួយក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន និងដៃគូក្នុងស្រុក គំនិតផ្តួចផ្តើមនេះបាន៖
✨ ផ្តល់ការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលអំពីការចិញ្ចឹមឃ្មុំសាកល្បងបែបវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រខ្នាតតូចសម្រាប់ស្ត្រីនៅឋបនីយជីវមណ្ឌលបឹងទន្លេសាប និងឧទ្យានជាតិភ្នំគូលែន ដើម្បីពង្រឹងជីវចម្រុះ សន្តិសុខស្បៀងអាហារ ជីវភាពរស់នៅរបស់សហគមន៍ និងការផ្តល់អំណាចដល់ស្ត្រី។
✨ ផ្សព្វផ្សាយដោយផ្ទាល់ដល់សមាជិកសហគមន៍ កសិករ អ្នកប្រមូលទឹកឃ្មុំ សិស្សានុសិស្ស និងអាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន ប្រមាណ ៨០០នាក់ ដើម្បីបង្កើនការយល់ដឹងអំពីសត្វធ្វើដំណើរលម្អង និងការអភិរក្សឃ្មុំ។
✨ បង្កើតឧបករណ៍ច្នៃប្រឌិតដូចជាល្បែងក្តារលើប្រធានបទឃ្មុំសម្រាប់កុមារ និងការដាក់តាំងផ្លាកពត៌មានផ្សព្វផ្សាយជាអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍។
✨ បណ្តុះបណ្តាលមគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍ក្នុងស្រុកចំនួន២៣នាក់ អំពីទេសចរណ៍សត្វឃ្មុំ។
✨ រៀបចំគោលការណ៍ណែនាំបច្ចេកទេសស្តីពីការអភិរក្សឃ្មុំ និងការចិញ្ចឹមឃ្មុំប្រកបដោយចីរភាពនៅកម្ពុជា ដោយផ្តល់នូវក្របខ័ណ្ឌសម្រាប់សកម្មភាពជាតិរយៈពេលវែង។

នៅក្នុង #ទិវាសត្វឃ្មុំពិភពលោក នេះ សូមផ្តល់តម្លៃដល់តួនាទីដ៏សំខាន់របស់ឃ្មុំនៅក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ីរបស់យើង និងសូមប្តេជ្ញាធ្វើការរួមគ្នាដើម្បីការពារអនាគតរបស់សត្វឃ្មុំ។ 🤝 🌏 🐝

🐝 🌻 🌱 Celebrating , under the theme: “Bee together for people and the planet – A partnership that sustains us all”

Over the past 5 years, UNESCO x Guerlain Women for Bees Program has been advancing sustainable beekeeping and bee conservation in Cambodia. In partnership with the Ministry of Environment and local partners, the initiative has:
✨ Introduced small-scale scientific pilot beekeeping for women in Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve and Phnom Kulen National Park, strengthening biodiversity, food security, community livelihoods and women’s empowerment.
✨ Directly engaged over 800 community members, farmers, honey hunters, students, and local authorities to raise awareness on pollination and bee conservation.
✨ Developed creative tools such as a bee-themed board game for schoolchildren and permanent awareness panels.
✨ Trained 23 local guides in apitourism.
✨ Developed Technical Guidelines for Sustainable Bee Conservation and Beekeeping in Cambodia, providing a framework for long-term national actions.

On this , let’s celebrate the essential role of bees in our ecosystems and commit to working together to safeguard their future. 🤝 🌏 🐝

United Nations in Cambodia Ministry of Environment

📢Job Opening: Individual Consultant - Teacher Education and Development Specialist
Parent Sector: Education Unit, UNESCO Phnom Penh Office
Duty Station: Phnom Penh (Remote, home-based)
Type of contract: Non-staff
Grade: Level 3 - Senior
Duration of contract: 11 months, tentatively June 2026 to April 2027
Recruitment open to: Cambodian nationals only

📆Deadline: 20 May 2026
⏩Details: https://unes.co/r1c5wp
United Nations in Cambodia MoEYS Cambodia

🌍 UNESCO has just released the Snapshots 2025, offering an overview of our work across education, science, culture and communication worldwide.

In 2025, UNESCO supported education in 31 crisis-affected countries, worked with 77 countries to advance global standards on AI, helped protect over 13 million km² of land and sea through UNESCO-designated sites, and continued efforts to protect journalists in crisis contexts while supporting artistic and scientific freedom.

At its core, UNESCO’s work is about safeguarding and advancing rights: the right to education, knowledge, culture, and information for all.

🇰🇭 We are proud that our Strengthening Teacher Education Programmes in Cambodia (STEPCam) has been featured as a flagship initiative in advancing UNESCO’s work globally. In partnership with MoEYS Cambodia and funded by Global Partnership for Education, UNESCO works on elevating the status of teachers in Cambodia, supporting teachers through quality initial teacher education, continuous professional development, mentoring and developing country policies and strategies for teacher reform, with the overarching goal of strengthening teaching quality and improving student learning.

Explore the full report: https://unes.co/96g4fz


United Nations in Cambodia

🏆 Are you promoting literacy & does your project deserve to win one of the 2026 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes? This is your chance to further your mission!

Since 1967, the Prizes have recognized over 500 outstanding programmes advancing literacy worldwide. This year’s theme is "Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity."

👉 Submit your application online by 18 May. Nominations submitted through a National Commission for UNESCO or an international NGO in official partnership with UNESCO will be received by 1 June.

🔗 Learn more details: https://unes.co/8xrjup


United Nations in Cambodia MoEYS Cambodia

UNESCO and Oxfam in Cambodia co-organized the launch on WWDR 2026 to present the key findings and recommendations of the World Water Development Report 2026 and promote dialogue on water challenges and opportunities in Cambodia on 30 March 2026 at Hotel Cambodiana, Phnom Penh. The launching event was presided over by H.E. Ngin Lina, Secretary of State and Chair of Gender Working Group, Ministry of Environment with the participation of up to eighty participants from government, academic and research institutions, UN agencies, development partners, civil society, private sector, bank, youth and media.
Read more: https://unes.co/jvu7dt

United Nations in Cambodia ក្រសួងធនធានទឹក និងឧតុនិយម/Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology