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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
Investing in a Better Future for Women And Girls in Lao PDR
The Government of Lao PDR awarded the Cross Of Friendship Medal to UNFPA Representative Mariam A. Khan for her remarkable contribution to the... Read more
Lao Delegation Visits Mongolia To Exchange Good Practices on Gender-Based Violence Survivor Protection Mechanisms
26 June 2023, Vientiane, Lao PDR - A delegation from Lao Women’s Union (LWU) and Ministry of Health (MOH), supported by the United Nations... Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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