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27 October 2022
Press Release
Deputy Prime Minister, Chairperson of NCAWMC, H.E. Professor Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune

Vice Governors of provinces in Lao PDR reaffirm their commitment to advance the rights of adolescent girls through the provincial plans

27 October 2022, Vientiane, Lao PDR – H.E. Professor Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairperson of NCAWMC, led a meeting of the... Read more

26 October 2022
Press Release
International Day of the Girl Child and Noi, an adolescent, turns 16 "Our time is Now – our rights, our future"

International Day of the Girl Child and Noi, an adolescent, turns 16 "Our time is Now – our rights, our future"

On the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), the Lao Women's Union and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA... Read more

25 October 2022
Press Release
UNFPA provided dignity kits to Lao Youth Union to preposition for emergency response

UNFPA provided dignity kits to Lao Youth Union to preposition for emergency response

25 October 2022, Vientiane, Lao PDR – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over 486 sets of Dignity kits to the Lao Youth Union to... Read more

13 October 2022
News
 A mother-daughter midwife team saving mothers and babies in Lao PDR

A mother-daughter midwife team saving mothers and babies in Lao PDR

Simmaly 51 and Amina 28 years old are a mother daughter midwives team working in Champasack province in southern Lao PDR. The mother and daughter duo... Read more

26 September 2022
Press Release
Fun Run for World Contraception Day 2022! Ministry of Health and UNFPA raise awareness to protect the ability of women to become

Fun Run for World Contraception Day 2022! Ministry of Health and UNFPA raise awareness to protect the ability of women to become pregnant by choice, not by chance

Vientiane Capital, 26 September 2022 World Contraception Day, this year, was marked by the Ministry of Health, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA... Read more

26 September 2022
Press Release
LWU endorses Standard Operating Procedures to systemise social service response to gender-based violence

LWU endorses Standard Operating Procedures to systemise social service response to gender-based violence

Vientiane Capital, 23 September 2022 - The Lao Women’s Union (LWU), in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with financial... Read more

23 September 2022
Press Release
ASEAN Countries Unite to End Violence Against Women

ASEAN Countries Unite to End Violence Against Women

Vientiane, 23 September 2022- Lao Women’s Union (LWU) and the National Commission for the Advancement of Women, Mother-Child (NCAWMC) hosted the... Read more

16 September 2022
Press Release
Ministry of Health and UNFPA advocate for investing in Family Planning   World Contraception Day celebration in 2022

Ministry of Health and UNFPA advocate for investing in Family Planning World Contraception Day celebration in 2022

Vientiane Capital, 15 September 2022 – The Ministry of Health, through the Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion, with support from the United... Read more

12 September 2022
Press Release
USAID and UNFPA Sign Agreement to Support Preparation of the 5th Population and Housing Census 2025

USAID and UNFPA Sign Agreement to Support Preparation of the 5th Population and Housing Census 2025

August 2022, Vientiane Capital - The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $500,000 USD to support preparation of... Read more

7 September 2022
Press Release
Ministry of Education and Sports, UNFPA and KOICA celebrate the success of the Nang Noi Girls' Groups Project in Namor

Ministry of Education and Sports, UNFPA and KOICA celebrate the success of the Nang Noi Girls' Groups Project in Namor

07 September 2022, Vientiane, Lao PDR – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES)... Read more

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