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World Contraception Day 2023: Raising Awareness To Empower Women To Become Pregnant By Choice, Not By Chance
Vientiane Capital, 7 October 2023. World Contraception Day celebration was marked by the Ministry of Health, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)... Read more
Contraception and beyond: Benefits of the power of choices and rights in Family Planning
As Lao PDR faces an ongoing and rapid demographic transition, enormous opportunities arise when the country is preparing to benefit from the... Read more
Stakeholder Consultation Meeting On Improving Disability Data In The 5th Population And Housing Census In Lao PDR
08 September 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - Today, the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), Ministry of Planning and Investment, and United Nations Population... Read more
Laos continues its efforts to build national capacities on Maternal Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response
28 August 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Ministry of Health of the Lao PDR, UNFPA, the Australian Government, and partners renewed their commitment to... Read more
International Youth Day celebrated under the theme: “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”
11 August 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR- With the participation of more than 500 young men and women, Lao Youth Union (LYU), the United Nations Population... Read more
Hospital opens doors to “One-stop” services for survivors of violence for first time in Lao PDR
7 August 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR – The Ministry of Health unveiled the nation’s first hospital-based One-Stop Service Unit (OSSU) for survivors of... Read more
Laos Celebrates World Population Day With Focus On Human Capital And Demographic Dividend
3 August 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - To commemorate World Population Day on 3 August, representatives from Ministries, United Nations and partners... Read more
New UNFPA Representative Presents Credentials To The Government Of Lao PDR
26 July 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - Dr Bakhtiyor Kadyrov presented his credentials today to H.E Phoxay Khaykhamphithoune, Deputy Minister of Foreign... Read more
Why Fertility Policies Must Focus On Individuals, Not Numbers
On World Population Day, UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Bjorn Andersson, stresses on why it is important for governments to ensure population... Read more
World Population Day Statement 2023 - UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Imagine a world where everyone – all 8 billion of us – has a future bursting with promise and potential. Now open your eyes to the current reality... Read more