National Conference on Approaches to Security Sector Governance and Reform Lessons learned from International Experience

National Conference on Approaches to Security Sector Governance and Reform: Lessons learned from International Experience
Chhay Daroth (UCSS)


On Thursday, October 4, 2012, two students from the University of Cambodia joined this conference, co-organized by the General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia and the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Retreat Retreat).


HRH Prince Norodom Sereyvuth, Founder and Chairman of CICP’s Board of Directors, gave the welcoming remarks.


H.E. General Tea Banh (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense) gave the keynote speech.


Other speakers included Ms. Rachel Boesch (Head of Cooperation Office Cambodia, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation), Prof. Dr. Heiner Hanggi, (Assistant Director and Head of Research, Geneva Centre from the Democratic Control of Armed Forces), Lt. Gen. Nem Sowath (Advisor to Deputy Prime Minster H.E. Gen. Tea Banh and Director General, General Department Policy and Foreign Policy and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense).
This was followed by a panel discussion which included presentations by other distinguished speakers. The topics discussed included the security of sector reform and governance within and around ASEAN countries.