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Lao National Survey on Women's Health and Life Experiences 2014: A Study on Violence against Women
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
National Commission for the Advancement of Women, Lao PDR
2015
There is growing recognition globally and also in Lao PDR that VAW is a serious public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. Yet in Lao PDR, VAW is culturally ...
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Human Trafficking Snapshot: Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
International Organization of Migration
2018
This Human Trafficking Snapshot was developed to provide background for practitioners who want to conduct counter trafficking activities in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao ...
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Broken promises shattered dreams a profile of child trafficking in the Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF
2011
This study, which profiles the phenomena of child trafficking, provides insight into the underlying factors and causes of trafficking. It identifies trafficking routes and metho...
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Global Monitoring Status of Action Against Sexual Exploitation of Children: Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ECPAT International
2017
The publication provides information on national plans of action and policies on the protection of children. It also discusses prevention and protection approaches, specifically...
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The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
2011
This study on the commercial sexual exploitation of children in Lao PDR was commissioned through a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, UNICEF ...
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Voluntarism and Regional Integration: ASEANs 20 Years of Cooperation on Human Trafficking
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jadice Lau
2017
What does ASEANs twenty-year cooperation on human trafficking say about regional integration? This paper assesses ASEANs capacity to solve the regions long-lasting human traffic...
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Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia: Uncovering the Dynamics of State Commitment and Compliance
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Catherine Renshaw
2016
In Part I of this Article, Renshaw explains some of the current theories about how and why states come to adopt human rights norms and then translates these norms into laws and ...
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Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Province of China, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna
November 25, 2019
Source: The World Bank Database
Data from the World Bank database on Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) for all countries.
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Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Pitcairn, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Province of China, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna
November 25, 2019
Source: The World Bank Database
This is a dataset from the World Bank Database, which shows the under 5 mortality rater per 1,000 live births for all countries
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Statement by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand On Behalf of ASEAN Member States at the SDG Summit
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
United Nations
2019
This is a Statement by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand on Behalf of ASEAN Member States at the SDG Summit in September 2019.
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Combatting Human Trafficking in East Asia: Mind the Gaps
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Julius Cesar Trajano
2018
Despite the ratification of global and regional anti-trafficking frameworks and enactment of relevant national laws, human trafficking remains an endemic security problem in Eas...
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National Drug Control Master Plan 2009-2013
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Government of Lao PDR
2009
The National Drug Control Master Plan addresses the recent rise and proliferation of illicit drug production, trafficking, abuse as well as related criminal activity in the Lao ...
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Building up land concession inventories: The case of Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
GIZ
2014
The national inventory of land purchases and leases in Lao PDR is unique in providing comprehensive in-depth analysis of the extent and impacts of large scale land acquisitions ...
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SDG3.c.1: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) for LMCs
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
November 20, 2019
Source: UNSD Global SDG Indicators Database
The Dataset is from the platform of the Global SDG Indicators Database. It shows the health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) for the LMCs.
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SDG 3.8.2 proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (at 10% of household total consumption or income)
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
November 20, 2019
Source: UNSD Global SDG Indicators Database
The Dataset is from the platform of the Global SDG Indicators Database. It shows the proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (at 10% of household to...
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Road traffic deaths data by country
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam
November 22, 2019
Source: World Health Organization. Global Health Observatory data repository
The World Health Organization Database provides data on road traffic deaths for the years 2013 and 2016 for all countries. It shows the estimated number of road traffic deaths a...
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Out of pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) 2016
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
November 22, 2019
Source: World Bank Database. The dataset was accessed through...
A dataset of out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in 2016 for all LMCs in .xls format.
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Lao Poverty Policy Brief: Why Are Ethnic Minorities Poor?
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
World Bank in Lao PDR
2017
An explanation on poverty within Laos, its origins and perpetuating factors, and how it breaks down along demographic lines.
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The identity of Hayi Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Department of Ethnic Affairs
2015
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Hayi ethnic group
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The identity of Akha Ethnic Group [Lao PDR]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Department of Ethnic Affairs
2015
This booklet explains about the traditions and cultures of Akha ethnic group