The story of human development in Asia and the Pacific has been one of long-term progress, but also one of persistent disparity and widespread disruption.

AMID RISING GLOBAL UNCERTAINTIES, NEW DIRECTIONS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

To reinvigorate human development amidst a turbulent landscape, the 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report proposes new directions. Building on the region’s past successes, Making Our Future sets out practical pathways and advocates a three-pillar approach: mainstreaming human development, recalibrating growth strategy, and making change happen.

Moving forward together with the people of Lao PDR


To ensure no one is left behind

A young Lao woman on the cover page of the Lao 2022 national human development report

6th National Human Development Report (NHDR)– Youth as drivers for sustainable development

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UNDP Lao PDR Country Programme Document (CPD) Summary 2022-2026

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Capacity Needs Assessment of the Justice sector in Lao PDR to Implement the Second National Action Plan on Preventing and Eliminating Violence against Women 2021-2025

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UNDP, KOICA and Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare sign USD 11 million partnership to support UXO sector in Lao PDR

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Official Opening of the Staff Accommodation and Facilities for the UXO Lao teams in Xiengkhouang

Deminers and UXO Lao staff in Xiengkhouang, Pek District, have new accommodations and facilities where they can eat, relax and rest in comfortable conditions after long hours of hard work locating and clearing unexploded ordnance.

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Development partners of the UXO/Mine Action Sector began a two-day visit to Xiengkhouang Province

More than 50 years after the end of the Indochina War, unexploded ordnance (UXO) continues to hinder the development of many rural communities in Lao PDR.

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Wildlife Heroes: Thailand x Lao PDR Cross-Border Innovation for Wildlife Conservation

Unlike problems such as food waste or air pollution that people can easily associate with, illegal wildlife trade may feel like a distant issue for many of us. It is actually an issue of paramount importance.

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Gov-X: A One-stop Mobile Application For Public E-services

Today, the Gov-X application - a new mobile app that aims to improve the delivery and accessibility of government services to citizens, businesses, and government officials in Lao PDR is launched.

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Towards A Roadmap- Workshop To Strengthen Responsible Business Conduct In Lao PDR

Over the last decade, Lao PDR has enjoyed high levels of economic growth which have contributed significantly to the country’s socio-economic development. At the same time, however, the growth has strained the environment and other aspects of the country as a trade-off.

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Unit 58 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1 Training Course Closing Ceremony

As a national UXO operator, today, 62 Humanitarian Demining Teams of the Lao People’s Army (Unit 58) trainees marked their successful accomplishment of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 1 training course.

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The justice sector of Lao PDR takes a significant step towards strengthening the prevention and response to gender-based violence

The Lao Women’s Union (LWU) and the National Commission for the Advancement of Women, and Mother-Children (NCAWMC) have launched the first-ever Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the justice sector response to violence against women and children (VAWC) in Lao PDR.

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Marking the 13th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)

With the support of the Government of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) co-hosted a press conference to mark the 13th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM).

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UNDP Lao PDR welcomes its new Resident Representative

As UNDP Resident Representative, Mrs. Thérer will be leading the Lao Country Office for the upcoming four years. Working together with other UN agencies, she will ensure that UNDP is well positioned to deliver its promises.

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What We Do

Spanning more than three decades, UNDP has a long-term partnership with the Government of Lao PDR. With its comparative advantage to work closely with a very broad range of government and local-level institutions, UN-agencies, development partners, civil societies and local communities, UNDP works side-by-side partners to ensure that the people of Lao PDR benefit from sustainable and inclusive growth, inclusive as well as accountable state institutions, and are increasingly resilient to the risks of climate change, natural disasters and unexploded ordnance. 

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UNDP Programme Implementation Review (2017 – 2021) and Launch of UNDP’s Country Programme Document for Lao PDR (2022 - 2026)

Through its new programme, UNDP will seek to ensure that by 2026, the people, especially the most marginalized, living in Lao PDR, benefit from sustainable and inclusive growth, and become increasingly resilient to the risks of climate change, the shock of natural disasters, and the unexploded ordnance, while state institutions have their capacities strengthened and be more inclusive for the people.

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About Lao PDR

140

rank

out of 191 countries in the 2022 Human Development Report.

84.7

percent

Adult literacy rate

22

percent

Proportion of seats held by women in National Assembly

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