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The mountain forests of northern Laos, remote regions that are home to many ethnic minorities, are native habitat for the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). Approximately 95% of the...

In recent years, rural Lao society has witnessed a fast transition away from traditional land-based livelihood. This tendency is shaped by a collusion between neoliberal Lao sta...

In early 1988, Laoss Council of Ministers issued an instruction to the nations ministries, state committees, mass organizations, provinces and municipalities. Titled stepping up...

My discussion with Mrs Khamtanh is relevant for thinking about how peoples conceptualizations of land have changed in Laos, not only between non-communist and communist periods,...

Over the last two decades, a broad alliance of domestic and international actors in the Lao PDR have devised policy interventions on the issue of strengthening customary tenure....

What is PFM? The World Bank is working with the Lao government on their Public Financial Management. Ultimately, an improved PFM system will benefit all Lao citizens and provide...

On August 3rd, 2017, the Central Committee of the Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party (hereafter, the Party) the only legally permitted political party and the dominant political i...

The Womens Lives Project Documenting the Lives of Rural Women in the Uplands of Laos was designed by the Lao Upland Rural Advisory Services (LURAS) with the aim of learning mo...

This news article gives information on the conflict situation between Lao government and Hmong individuals in late 2018.

A summary of a World Bank project focused on community-level assistance and empowerment programs.

This page displays the video and information on traditional products from women of ethnic groups in Laos.

This page shows the profile of the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre in Laos, a local social enterprise founded in 2006 to promote the appreciation and transmission of Laos...

This page outlines the organization of the Department of Ethnic Affairs under Lao Front for National Development, including the roles and responsibilities.

Lao PDR has pursued a top-down approach to economic growth and poverty alleviation that is all too often counterproductive, leading to impoverishment and jeopardising the rights...

This comment piece is responding to the statement by Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his visit to Lao PDR, 18-28 March 2019

This is an official UN page showing the overall information on SDG 2 Targets and Progress.

This is an official SDG page on SDG 2 yearly Progress and Targets (2015-2018)

This page give information on MDG#1 indicators

This is a news article on School Meals Program in Lao PDR under the support of US and WFP.

This is press article about the Round Table Implementation Meeting 2018 in Vientiane Capital on Wednesday, 05th December 2018.