Cambodia signs pact to renew UN human rights presence

Cambodia has agreed to let the UN human rights agency keep an office in the country for another two years.
The agreement with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has been renewed every two years since 1993, but Cambodia has delayed its renewal since last December over concern the UN agency was interfering in domestic political affairs.
The agency monitors human rights developments and has been critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen's government.
Cambodia's foreign ministry announced the agreement today.
The ministry noted that the agreement, signed yesterday, follows principles in the UN's charter about it not authorizing UN intervention in a state's domestic affairs.

Cambodia had sought mention of non-intervention in the new pact, but it was unclear if it was in the text, which was not available.