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In August 2012, the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank published a review of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The review revealed some serious problems...

This is a powerpoint presentation outlining the REDD+ Readiness activities organised by the UN-REDD program.

This webpage provides information on the minimum wage in Laos, how it compares to that of other countries, and other facts and statistics about the country.

The sites give a profile of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

An overview of an advocacy workshop and program conducted by the Lao government on addressing gender issues in policy.

The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture, hyd...

A policy brief on gender issues in the Lao PDR preapred as part of the Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management in Remote Greater Mekong Subregion Project.

An overview and analysis of the statistics on violence against women from the Lao National Survey on Women's Health and Life Experience.

A presentation given by the NCAWMC providing analysis of the gender issues in the national budget and how to address shortcomings.

An overview of Australia's Stand Up Speak Out program, which encouraged male public figures in Laos to speak out against domestic violence and abuse.

An overview of SDG5: Gender Equality and descriptions of its targets and goals.

The international debate on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests an...

A technical guide to support the achievement of responsible gender-equitable governance of land tenure

UNESCO together with UNICEF, the World Bank, UNFPA, UNDP, UN Women and UNHCR organized the World Education Forum 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 19 – 22 May 2015, hoste...

Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Agriculture 2015

The page gives update information on Lao ethnic groups known as Lao highlanders or Lao Soung. Most Lao Soung grow upland rice, maize, and opium traditionally. Major ethnic group...

Tribal Lao Tai live in the higher valleys and on the middle slopes of the mountains in northern Laos (and in adjacent areas of south-west China, north Thailand and north-west Vi...

The page gives an overview of ethnic groups in Lao PDR. It distinguished ethnic groups into three categories geographic areas: Lao Loum, Lao Soung and Lao Theung.

The page offer information on Lao ethnic group: Lao Theung. Most Lao Theung are nomadic; they commonly live in upland areas. Originated from Mon-Khmer, they practice swidden cul...

Rice-based farming systems in Lao PDR— opportunities and challenges for food security