Re: PM Hun Sen Speaks at the UN General Assembly

What Hun Sen said is absolute correct. It is good he said that. However, what he chose not say is even more troubling. Mainly, the continuing economic in inequality, the non independence of judiciary, the corruption which his party and his coalition partners are responsible for.


Chim wrote: 
PM Hun Sen Speaks at the UN General Assembly
Reasey Poch
Washington, DC
16/09/2005

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Speaking to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Hun Sen also said
human rights is fully protected in his country. He admitted the road
ahead toward social and economic development will be long and difficult
but Cambodia is committed to it.

With regard to development, Hun Sen said politically driven hidden
agendas and shifting ideologies aimed at bringing coercive influence on
the recipients must end. He said they only served to punish the poor.

The prime minister said most aid money do not reach the real poor
because a large amount was paid for technical assistance and studies.
He said a lot of money ends up benefitting the economy of donor
countries or consultants from other countries, who were either
incompetent or ignorant about conditions of the countries receiving
aid.

He said successful development required a greater net transfer of
resources for real investments in poor countries in the form of grants.
That way, Hun Sen said, poor countries would be able to implement
projects and reap the benefit.

While Prime Minister Hun Sen was speaking inside the UN headquarters,
about 30 Cambodian-Americans from different states gathered in front of
the UN to protest against the prime minister's government.

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