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Cambodia hands out over 23 million USD to the poor

Cambodia’s Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation said it has completed transferring more than 23 million USD to poor people, covering over 530,000 households.
Cambodia hands out over 23 million USD to the poor ảnh 1Locals in Phnom Penh wear masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 (Photo: AFP/VNA)


Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodia’sMinistry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation said it hascompleted transferring more than 23 million USD to poor people, covering over530,000 households.

It is estimated that about 30,000 needy households missed thedeadline to receive the benefit.

The ministry said as thedeadline fell on July 24, as many as 530,858 households had received more than94,551 billion riel (about 23.2 million USD) from the government’s cash transferprogramme carried out from June 2020.

The government is also jointly implementing a programme withfour United Nations bodies in Cambodiato support migrant workers who have returned from Thailand during the COVID-19crisis. The programme will cover all the 35 districts of Battambang, BanteayMeanchey and Siem Reap provinces./.

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