Chapter 1: Key developments in the country and regional context In 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic has presented further challenges across development efforts and has to some extent stalled the promising...
Introduction The UN Common Country Analysis (CCA) is an integrated, forward-looking, and evidence-based analysis of the country context for sustainable development. It is an impartial, collective,...
The National Social Protection Strategy 2025 of Lao PDR contains a vision for sustainable access to social protection for all Lao people. It was adopted by Decree No.224/PM in April 2020.
Introduction As part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit in 2021 to help...
Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic that erupted in 2020 brought significant disruption to Lao PDR but with a fortunate low caseload to date the impact has primarily been socio-economic. Since...
INTRODUCTION As this report documenting results and progress achieved through the UN Partnership Framework (UNPF) in 2019 was under preparation, the COVID-19 global pandemic was underway, with the...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Beyond the tragic loss of human life, the COVID-19 crisis will likely inflict a tremendous human cost in other ways, increasing poverty and inequality, and affecting even more those...
Introduction Lao PDR reached a number of important development milestones in 2018. It passed the thresholds for Gross National Income (GNI) per capita and the Human Assets Index at the Committee for...
30 September 2020, Vientiane capital The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare on behalf of the Government of Lao PDR, together with the UN Country Team, inaugurated the National Social Protection...
Highlights As of 30 June, Lao PDR has 19 confirmed COVID-19 cases (last reported 12 April) and zero deaths, with all 19 patients now recovered (MoH). The UN Country Team (UNCT) continues to provide...