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UNFPA Lao PDR January-March 2024 Newsletter
Towards achieving universal access to SRHR and implementation of the ICPD PoA
For People - through Progress - with Partners
Quarterly Newsletter: January - March 2024
UNDERSTANDING PATHWAYS TO ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Adolescent pregnancy remains a pressing concern for girls in the Southeast Asia region, hampering their ability to pursue their dreams and aspirations. It is a profound violation of their human rights and imposes significant barriers to their personal, educational, social and economic development.The consequences of early pregnancies are vast, perpetuating cycles of inequality and impeding progress towards gender equality.
LAO PDR FP2030 COMMITMENT
By the end of 2030, Lao PDR’s family planning vision is to accelerate progress towards the achievement of universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. This will be done through the following investments in human capital development: supporting adolescent girls and boys to delay pregnancy and marriage until adulthood by acquiring skills and competencies, including through comprehensive sexuality education, ensuring every pregnancy is by choice and that no woman or girl dies while giving life, and that women and girls can live lives free from abuse and violence. These are essential for youth to realize their full potential and for the country to realize its demographic dividend. The programme will focus on supporting national systems so that the country stays on track to achieve the SDG and ICPD25 commitments despite setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCPD Proceedings Report
This proceedings report covers the 2023 National Conference on Population and Development held in Vientiane, PDR, from 23-24 October 2023. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the conference was chaired by His Excellency Professor Dr. Kikeo Khaikhamphithoune, Deputy Prime Minister of Lao PDR and the MPI as the leading ministry. A total of 353 participants (193 and 160 on days one and two respectively, including 51 and 34 women and girls, respectively) were drawn from various line ministries, government and mass organizations, United Nations agencies, diplomatic corps, development partners, civil society organizations, private sector, academia and other international organizations.
Lao PDR MPDSR Situational Analysis
An overview of guidelines, processes and practices for the implementation of the Maternal Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response system
The report, from which this technical brief is based, was conducted in 2022 with support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia, as part of the C-Surge Programme Initiative
UNFPA assessment of Lao PDR’s Health management information system (HMIS)
UNFPA assessment of Lao PDR’s Health management information system (HMIS) An overview of data collection practices, quality, and completeness for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health indicators for improved SRHR monitoring and implementation of corrective actions.
The Law on Lao Young Pioneer - ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍເຍົາວະຊົນລາວ
The Law on Lao Young Pioneer - ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍເຍົາວະຊົນລາວ
UNFPA Lao PDR November - December 2023 Newsletter
What's up in Laos?
Towards achieving universal access to SRHR and implementation of the ICPD PoA
For People - through Progress - with Partners | Bi-monthly Newsletter: November - December 2023
4th Brief: The 5th Population and Housing Census 2025 of Lao PDR
The 5th Population and Housing Census (PHC) of Lao PDR is scheduled for March 2025. The PHC is amongst the government's largest and most complex operations, requiring significant preparation. As such, the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in close collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and key development partners, have been preparing for the upcoming census since 2021. The PHC, as a key source of population data for national and sub-national planning and decision-making, plays an integral part in formulation of the national development plan as well as the humanitarian contingency planning and responses. The 5th PHC aims to continue tracking population changes and updating information on progress towards implementation of the 9th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) 2021-2025, formulation of the 10th NSEDP 2026-2030, as well as achievements of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (ICPD PoA) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As such, the census requires effective preparation in terms of human resources, technologies, budget and logistics.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Lao PDR
This year, the 16 Days of Activism in Lao PDR brought together over 50 partners: “Unite! Invest to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Women and Girls”. Various public events and outreach activities, including art and sports, took place in 08 provinces with UNFPA technical support to strengthen advocacy, sensitization, outreach and community mobilization interventions.