EU and UN reschedule a launch in Cambodia.

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- The European Union and United Nations had planned to launch an anti-human trafficking program called "PROTECT".
- The launch was abruptly rescheduled after questions arose about the choice of venue.
- The venue in question was a Phnom Penh hotel owned by a Cambodian tycoon, Ly Yong Phat, who has another property that has been implicated in human trafficking activities.
- Ly Yong Phat is a Cambodian senator with close ties to Prime Minister Hun Manet and owns the L.Y.P. Group conglomerate¹.
- Although Ly Yong Phat has not faced any human trafficking charges, a casino run by his business was raided twice, rescuing people forced to work in call-center scams and other illicit activities.
- The EU and UN agencies involved, after being questioned by The Associated Press, decided to reschedule the event to a later date and the event's location is under review.
- The U.N. Resident Coordinator to Cambodia, Joseph Scheuer, mentioned that the Phnom Penh Hotel had been chosen as a venue by the Cambodian government.
- The "PROTECT" project aims to help prevent violence against women and children, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling.