Overview

Lancang-Mekong Fund sponsors seminar on combating disinformation in Cambodia in 2023

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•CambodiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•China (People's Republic of)Sector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jun 22, 2023

Start (actual): Jun 22, 2023

End (actual): Jun 22, 2023

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Cambodia Ministry of Information

State-owned Funds

Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund

Loan description

Lancang-Mekong Fund sponsors seminar on combating disinformation in Cambodia in 2023

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 15, 2023, the Lancang-Mekong fund provided USD 2 million to Cambodia for implementation of nine projects. One of these projects was the second phase of the “Fighting Fake News for Journalists” workshop held on June 22, 2023 by the Cambodia Ministry of Information. The purpose of the workshop is to educate journalists on identifying and combatting disinformation.