Cambodian opposition figure Mu Sochua plans return for mass trial despite hurdles
WedWednesday 13
updated
ThuThursday 14
JanJanuary 2021 at 3:55am
Mu Sochua faces an uphill battle in her bid to return to Cambodia to face a mass trial.
(
Print text only
Cancel
After living in exile for more than three years, Mu Sochua is making a daring bid to return to her homeland, Cambodia.
But what awaits her is almost certain arrest.
Ms Sochua, currently residing in the United States where she is a dual citizen, is one of an estimated 130 people facing a mass trial in the capital Phnom Penh, which resumes today after a chaotic beginning in late November.
After living in exile for more than three years, Mu Sochua is making a daring bid to return to her homeland, Cambodia. But what awaits her is almost certain arrest.
Monday, 11 January 2021, 3:52 pm
Bangkok (
ESCAP news) – The United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund
(UNCDF), with support from the Dutch Entrepreneurial
Development Bank (FMO), the Government of Canada, and Visa
Inc. have launched a ‘Women Enterprise Recovery Fund:
Promoting and Upscaling Digital Solutions for Enhancing
Women Enterprise Growth and Resilience’.
“Through
this Fund, we will support innovative business solutions
that address the constraints faced by women enterprises in
South and South-East Asia. These solutions are especially
crucial today as we know women enterprises have suffered
disproportionately from COVID-19. Now is the opportunity to
Share
UN rolls out fund for women-led firms
Mon, 11 January 2021
Cambodian women-led fintechs, technology or regulated financial institutions are among the enterprises eligible for the recently-launched Women Enterprise Recovery Fund to promote and expand their businesses, according to the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
With support from the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO), the Canadian government and Visa Inc, UNESCAP and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) have rolled out the “Women Enterprise Recovery Fund: Promoting and Upscaling Digital Solutions for Enhancing Women Enterprise Growth and Resilience”.
UNESCAP said in a January 11 press release: “Applicants to the fund can be based anywhere globally, but the project implementation and solution must target women enterprises in one or more of the following countries – Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal or Vietnam.”