Cambodian women are increasingly at the forefront of the struggle against a wave of forced evictions sweeping the country, says a new report.

Survivors of rape in Cambodia face limited access to justice, medical services and counselling, Amnesty International says in a report issued today.

Church World Service says that Cambodians have been significantly reducing incidences of typhoid and diarrhoea by drinking water filtered through bio-sand water filter devices in the home or office.

Mennonite Central Committee, the North American inter-Mennonite aid and advocacy organisation, is supporting a community forestry association in Cambodia in a project to plant 250,000 trees in 2006, writes Tim Shenk.