Case File

SECU0025

SDG Impact – Catalysing private sector capital for the SDGs

Status: Open - Final Compliance Report
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.

Intake Phase

Item Date Comments Documents
Step 1
Registration 2024-03-08
Step 2
Determining Eligibility 2024-05-09 SECU0025 - Eligibility Determination - ENG

SECU0025 - Eligibility Determination - Khmer

Consultation Phase

Item Date Comments Documents
Step 3
Terms of Reference for the investigation 2024-08-09 SECU0025 - Draft TOR - ENG

SECU0025 - Draft TOR - Khmer

SECU0025 - Final TOR - English

SECU0025 - Final TOR - Khmer

Step 4
Investigation 2026-06-29

Compliance Report Phase

Item Date Comments Documents
Step 5
Draft Compliance Report 2026-06-29

The Draft Summary Report and Draft Detailed Analysis are now available for public comment. Comments may be submitted until close of business, Monday, 10 August 2026.

Draft Summary Report_EN

Draft Detailed Analysis_EN

Draft SECU0025 Detailed Analysis_Khmer

Draft SECU0025 Summary Report_Khmer

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