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08 December 2022
Press Release
16 Days Of Activism 2022 Wraps Up Successfully At The German Embassy
08 December 2022, Vientiane, Lao PDR - The German Embassy Vientiane and UNFPA spearheaded an advocacy event to wrap up the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…
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25 November 2022
Press Release
Stakeholders Unite At The Patuxay Monument To End Violence Against Women
25 November 2022, Vientiane, Lao PDR - The National Commission for the Advancement of Women, Mother-Child (NCAWMC) and Lao Women’s Union (LWU), in collaboration with UNFPA, UNDP,…
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17 November 2022
News
Lao Statistics Bureau led the 3rd stakeholders Briefing on the preparation of the 5th Population and Housing Census of Lao PDR
17 November 2022, Vientiane, Lao PDR – Lao Statistic Bureau (LSB), Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),…
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11 November 2022
Statement
Why rights-based family planning is central to sustainable development
In the lead up to the International Conference on Family Planning, to be held in Pattaya, Thailand from 14- 17 November 2022, UNFPA’s Regional Director in Asia and the Pacific,…
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09 November 2022
Press Release
UNFPA, LWU And MOH Improving Institutional Responses To GBV And Humanitarian Disasters In Lao PDR
To improve institutional response to GBV and monitoring of GBV incidents, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over more than $78,000 worth of health essentials,…
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01 November 2022
Press Release
Adolescent research day forum held in Vientiane with focus on promoting adolescent health and development in the post-COVID-19 context
01 November 2022, Vientiane, Lao PDR – The Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (Lao TPHI) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organised the seventh Annual…
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27 October 2022
Press Release
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 National Commission for the…
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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"
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), in collaboration with Plan…
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25 October 2022
Press Release
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 preposition them for immediate…
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