The Lao Youth and Adolescent Development Strategy has been drafted for the first time in the history of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and is a very important
strategy because the country has a very young population, accounting for a large proportion of the population and representing the main future labor force in all areas of work. This strategy is based on the Law on the Lao Revolutionary Youth Organization, amendment version 2019, the results of a UNFPA-LPRYU joint study “Adolescents and Youth Situation Analysis’’, conducted in 2014, and the 5-year strategic plan of the LPRYU. The discussion to develop the Lao Youth and Adolescent Development Strategy was started in 2016. Lao Youth and Adolescent Development Strategy 2021-2030. It also utilized existing technical documents and information from various sources (secondary data) to identify problems and the needs of adolescents and youth. This was to ensure that the strategy is developed based on the contextual needs. The draft Lao Youth and Adolescent Development Strategy (2021-2030) was then prepared, presented and consulted on through several technical meetings, stakeholder consultations and steering committee meetings.