European Heads of Mission are visiting agricultural, forestry, education and governance projects (Team Europe projects) in Vientiane, Vientiane Province and Luang Prabang Province.The visit (May 16-18) aims to monitor the progress of the projects and …
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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue its special military operation in Ukraine in order to protect peoples in DPR and LPR, demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, and ensure the territory security of Russia, Third Secretary of the Embassy of …
The 2nd stakeholders briefing on the 5th Population and Housing Census 2025 (PHC) was chaired by Deputy Head of Lao Statistics Bureau Phetsamone Sone, and co-chair UNFPA Representative to Lao PDR Mariam A. KHAN. The detailed plan and budget for PHC 20…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the AIF Group to allow the company to conduct a feasibility study into the modernisation of the database on the prosecution monitoring, organisational and personal affairs, plan…
Chapter 1: Key developments in the country and regional contextIn 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic has presented further challenges across development efforts and has to some extent stalled the promising advancements made in recent years. Following a rapid c…
Economic growth and changing lifestyles in the Lao PDR over the past 20 years mean that people are now generating twice as much household waste, much of which is not properly disposed.A new World Bank report tracks where waste comes from and where it e…
Council Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of IntoleranceThe Human Rights Council this morning opened its agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building, holding an enhanced interactive…
On Mar 29, more than 70 journalists from Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) member countries attended a training session themed “Role of Journalists on the Shared River and Shared Future” hosted by the Ministry of Information of Cambodia via a video conf…