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09 April 2021
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SDC funds the UN Joint Programme “Protection and Services for Vulnerable settlements, Migrants, and Youth in Savannakhet and Champassak” within the COVID-19 response
Vientiane 09/04/2021, Ministry of Planning and Investment together with three UN agencies (UNFPA, IOM, UN-Habitat) organized the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the UN…
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08 April 2021
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National Maternal Death Surveillance and Response Meeting Reaching Zero preventable Maternal Deaths by 2030
Vientiane, Lao PDR. 02/04/ 2021-The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) led discussions on the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR)…
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08 April 2021
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Engaging Men in Savannakhet villages to Champion the Prevention of Violence in Lao PDR
Savannakhet, Lao PDR. 22-26/03/2021. The Lao Women’s Union (LWU) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are jointly piloting the “Manual for Engaging Men in…
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30 March 2021
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Counting Everyone, Because Everyone Counts
Vientiane, Lao PDR. 30/03/2021- The Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), Ministry of Planning and Investment and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized the first partners…
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23 March 2021
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LWU, UNFPA and Provincial Leaders call on Lao PDR to respect, uphold and advance women’s rights in the new generation for International Women’s Day
Bolikhamxay, Lao PDR. 18 March 2021. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) joined the Lao Women’s Union (LWU) event “Women’s Leadership in the New…
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08 March 2021
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Protecting the rights of Women and Girls despite COVID-19 International Women’s Day and every day! By Mme S. Bouachanh Vice President LWU, Mme Bandith Vice President of NCAWMC and Ms. M. Khan UNFPA Representative
Last year, marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. It was intended to be ground-breaking for gender equality. Instead, with the spread of the…
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19 February 2021
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Stronger Together
“My name is El, I am twenty six years old. I live with my husband Vansy in Champasak province. We are new and happy parents. The arrival of our baby safely and in good…
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18 February 2021
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Empowering 3,800 adolescent girls in Huaphanh and Oudoumxay. Ministry of Education and Sports receives support from UNFPA and SNV for Gender
Vientiane, 18/02/2021. In support of the Ministry of Education and Sports priorities, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and SNV Netherlands Development Organization…
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16 February 2021
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UNFPA giving the floor to the Lao population and its partners to shape the next country program
2021 marks the end of the 6th and current country program (CP) of UNFPA in Lao PDR. The 05 years document helped advance the statute of women and girls, promote maternal health,…
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