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22 June 2023
Press Release
 UNFPA And Mekong Vocational Center: Continued efforts to bring private sector on board to empower women, girls and youth

UNFPA And Mekong Vocational Center: Continued efforts to bring private sector on board to empower women, girls and youth

22 June 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Mekong Vocational Center (MVC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding... Read more

16 June 2023
Press Release
The Nation’s First Multi-stakeholder Dialogue On Online Violence Against Women and Girls Is Happening In Vientiane

The Nation’s First Multi-stakeholder Dialogue On Online Violence Against Women and Girls Is Happening In Vientiane

16 June 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the National Commission for the Advancement of... Read more

15 June 2023
Press Release
Vice Minister of Planning And Investment Led The Field Visit To Programmes supported by UNFPA In Savannakhet province

Vice Minister of Planning And Investment Led The Field Visit To Programmes supported by UNFPAIn Savannakhet province

15 June 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - A delegation from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Health led... Read more

30 May 2023
Press Release
UNFPA And UTD Education Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Empower Young People in Laos

UNFPA And UTD Education Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Empower Young People in Laos

30 May 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UTD Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to... Read more

19 May 2023
Story
Returns On Investments In Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Of Young Workers At Factories

Returns On Investments In Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Of Young Workers At Factories

In KP Beau Lao factory, situated in Savannakhet – the second largest province of Lao PDR, a special room has been established to ensure the wellbeing... Read more

16 May 2023
Story
Trained Midwives Combating Misconceptions About Contraception, Helping Couples To Plan Pregnancies

Trained Midwives Combating Misconceptions About Contraception, Helping Couples To Plan Pregnancies

Eaar Chanvixay, a midwife from a remote district hospital in northeastern Lao PDR, is part of a new wave of health professionals capacitated by UNFPA... Read more

5 May 2023
Statement
The Time is Now: Collective Investment in Midwifery for a Healthier, Safer World

The Time is Now: Collective Investment in Midwifery for a Healthier, Safer World

Opinion Editorial on the occasion of International Day of the Midwife [5 May 2023], by Mr. Björn Andersson, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the... Read more

4 May 2023
Press Release
LWU, UNFPA and the Government of Japan, Supports Attapeu Province To Keep Survivors Of Gender-Based Violence Safe at New Protect

LWU, UNFPA and the Government of Japan, Supports Attapeu Province To Keep Survivors Of Gender-Based Violence Safe at New Protection Center for Women and Children

04 May 2023, Attapue Province, Lao PDR - As part of a national system strengthening, LWU with UNFPA support opened in Attapeu a new Protection... Read more

2 May 2023
Press Release
German Embassy And UNFPA Inspire Businesses To Invest In Employee Wellbeing For Sustainable Development

German Embassy And UNFPA Inspire Businesses To Invest In Employee Wellbeing For Sustainable Development

02 May 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - The German Embassy and UNFPA hosted an advocacy event that brought together businesses to share experiences and... Read more

30 April 2023
Press Release
Promotion of Helpline Services in Railway Stations Launched

Promotion of Helpline Services in Railway Stations Launched

05 May 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - The Lao Youth Union (LYU), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Lao-China Railway (LCR) launched... Read more

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