H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly stated: the Vulnerability of Girls and Young Women to HIV Remains a Major Issue that Should Be Jointly Addressed”
H.E. Senior Minister Ieng Mouly, Chair of the National AIDS Authority, said that the vulnerability of girls and young women to HIV is still a major issue in the situation that we have encountered and that we need to join forces to address effectively.
The vulnerability of girls and young women in general in a vast technological era and vast social networks and of women is the challenge that young women themselves, guardians, families, institutions, educational establishments, the private sector, authorities, and civil society should contribute to prevent and address, while we all have resolved to get involved to achieve the Royal Government’s goal towards ending the transmission of HIV by 2025.
H.E. Chair made the remarks while presiding over the forum to discuss promoting girls and young women for a bright future held at Phnom Penh Sokha Hotel on the morning of October 24, 2019. The forum, organized under the cooperation between the National AIDS Authority, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, and the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, was sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF).
Continuing his remarks at the forum, he asked for sharing information on broader understanding of the issue, but individual and women’s rights should be respected, including, for instance, pictures and individual identities affecting women’s physical integrity and dignity, especially minor victims’. Through experiences and problems they have encountered, we will gain more ideas appropriate to respond to those relevant issues, muster participation to offer opinions, and seek more effective and suitable solutions that may help nieces, girls, and young women to be aware of the problems that they have faced at their age and able to self-defend or seek help to protect themselves, enhance their capabilities, boost their general knowledge, and improve their own life skills with a view to preventing girls and young nieces from facing physical and sexual abuses and enabling them to protect themselves from HIV transmission.
It is informed that the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Cambodia, in collaboration with the National AIDS Authority, organized the “Promotion of Girls for a Bright Future” discussion forum, Girls Act, today, October 24, 2019. The foundation, based globally in 43 countries, implements works with good will by adopting the position of supporting girls worldwide who themselves sow the idea of change and are responsible for their own future.
Forum on “Promotion of Girls for a Bright Future,” “Girls Act!” is the launch of paying attention to affected girls and women living with HIV, rendering the voice stronger to draw attention and good will to responding to the problems facing the girls, such as education, health, access to comprehensive services, abuse, violence, acquisition of reproductive and sexual health education services, rights, and other problems endangering the development of and responsibility for their future.
H.E. Senior Minister also told audience that the Royal Government always focus on poverty reduction and vulnerability of women and girls specifically so that they are given opportunity and support to their empowerment and the development of their families and of the entire nation--and, particularly including coping with the vulnerability to HIV transmission who are at risk.
The Senior Minister extended sincere thanks to AHF and all concerned counterparts for assisting and contributing to address this social issue through devising scores of major events and programs for our girls and women in varied countries, including Cambodia.
He also appealed all stakeholders to further support and giving opportunities for all girls in every nook and cranny, with a view to ensuring that they will have the possibilities of gaining access to healthcare and educational services, for they need to live a happy and successful life, including acquiring life-protection services, HIV test, security, and medical treatment.
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