Case File

SECU0025

SDG Impact – Catalysing private sector capital for the SDGs

Status: Open - Investigation
Country: Cambodia
Requestor(s): Confidential - Represented by the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights
Synopsis of Issues Raised:

The complaint alleges several violations related to the UNDP's SDG Impact - Private Sector Capital project in Cambodia, specifically in the activities related to the "Cambodia SDG Investor Map". The complainants assert failures in the due diligence process during the selection of organizations and companies highlighted as partners in the platform, who have a documented history of perpetrating, contributing to, or being linked to human rights abuses, including coerced land sales, forced evictions, deforestation of protected areas and indigenous lands, child labor, trafficking in persons, and other harms. Complainants noted individuals have already suffered harms as a result of UNDP's endorsement of these organizations as 'partners'.

The complaint is lodged by individuals facing harm, represented by the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO). The complainants requested that their personal information remains confidential.

Consultation Phase

Item Date Comments Documents
Step 3
Terms of Reference for the investigation 2024-07-24

Please submit comments on the Draft Terms of Reference, in any language, to secuhotline@undp.org by 7 August 2024. 

SECU0025 - Draft TOR - ENG

SECU0025 - Draft TOR - Khmer

SECU0025 - Final TOR - English

SECU0025 - Final TOR - Khmer

Step 4
Investigation

Compliance Report Phase

Item Date Comments Documents
Step 5
Draft Compliance Report
Step 6
Final Compliance Report
Step 7
Administrator Decision

Monitoring Phase

Item Date Comments Documents
Step 8
Monitoring

Final Phase

Item Date Comments Documents
Step 9
Closure of Case

Current case status

01.
Registration
02.
Determining Eligibility
Intake
Phase
03.
Terms of Reference for the investigation
04.
Investigation
Consultation
Phase
05.
Draft Compliance Report
06.
Final Compliance Report
07.
Administrator Decision
Compliance Report
Phase
08.
Monitoring
Monitoring
Phase
09.
Closure of Case
Final
Phase

Current case status

Intake
Phase
01.
Registration
02.
Determining Eligibility
Consultation
Phase
03.
Terms of Reference for the investigation
04.
Investigation
Compliance Report
Phase
05.
Draft Compliance Report
06.
Final Compliance Report
07.
Administrator Decision
Monitoring
Phase
08.
Monitoring
Final
Phase
09.
Closure of Case