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Lao PDR's innovative contribution to discussions on climate action at the climate conference in Bonn
Lao PDR's and UNDP's COP23 side event on nature-based adaptation, South-South cooperation and circular economy.
The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry creates a launching pad for a Branding Lao Promotion and Development Facility, benefitting local producers with better returns for their produce.
The Government and the United Nations announced the annual Round Table Implementation Meeting to take place in Pakse, Champasack on 22-23 November.
The Government, in partnership with UNDP, UNCDF, and Switzerland have launched a programme aimed at strengthening service delivery that better responds to citizens’ needs.
Successful Lao young people and those who are on the way to achieving their dreams gathered in Vientiane for an evening of inspiration to discuss what it means to have a goal, and what it takes to achieve it.
“Having a goal isn’t wishing. It isn’t a faint hope or a vague dream that someday we’ll have or do or be. No, having a goal is much, much more” - Watch "This is Development: The Sustainable Development Goals in Lao PDR".
Step into the reality of a UXO clearance team
Sounds of an aircraft. A white screen. Bombs floating down to earth around a hand-drawn image of a tree. The tree and the surrounding hills are gaining in colour, slowly coming alive with people, and we are on top of a breezy hill, in North-Eastern Laos, Xieng Khouang Province. The tree is in front of us, but as we turn, we hear the whistling sound of metal detectors and find ourselves in the midst of a team of UXO clearance technicians. UXO. Unexploded ordnance. They are all around us.
Our work through photos
Experience the impact UNDP's work on the people of Lao PDR through engaging photo stories on our Exposure page.
Witness the beauty of Laos and the smile of its gentle people while learning more about our initiatives.
Regional knowledge exchange in Manila
Join us at the 2017 Regional Knowledge Exchange to learn how countries across the region are working to understand and leverage the interlinkages among the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets.
What we do
UNDP supports the Government of Lao PDR through a partnership approach, engaging with development partners, civil society and the private sector, in order to address development challenges. UNDP Lao PDR provides technical expertise and policy advice to the Government to implement national strategies and plans, and to localise the Sustainable Development Goals.
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About Lao PDR
6.8 million
Population
23 %
Poverty rate
$1,674
Per capita income
0.586
Human Dev. Index