Cambodia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) report 2013

In 2013, the Government of Cambodia launched the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS), with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the Together for Girls partnership. In 2014, the Government of Cambodia launched their first VACS report with support from PEPFAR, CDC, UNICEF, and other partners.

Partners included:

• Government partners: The Ministry of Social Affairs Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation and Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
• Bilateral and multilateral organization partners: Government of Canada, UNICEF EAPRO, UN Women/Partners for Prevention, UNDP, UNFPA, CDC, WHO, UNAIDS, and USAID.
• Members of the Cambodia VACS Steering Committee: Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA), Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY), National Institute of Statistics of the Ministry of Planning (NIS/MoP), Ministry of Education – Youth and Sport, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Cambodian National Council for Children, National AIDS Authority, Ministry of Cults and Religion, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Ministry of Information, and UNICEF Cambodia.
• Non-government: Social Services of Cambodia, First Step Cambodia, Save the Children, Plan International, World Vision, and Friends International.