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PR | UN Envoys Report Concern over Don Sahong Dam Impacts to Human Rights Council
he United Nations Special Procedures have raised serious concerns over the human rights impacts of the controversial Don Sahong Dam under construction on the Mekong River in Lao...
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A Matter of Rights in the Future of the Mekong
The United Nations Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council recently published the outcome of communications on the human rights impacts of the Don Sahong Dam. The Don Sah...
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Special procedures of communications
Special procedures mechanisms can intervene directly with Governments on allegations of violations of human rights that come within their mandates by means of letters which incl...
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United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific pe...
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Border economic zones: Two sides of the coin
As the integration of Southeast Asian nations into the ASEAN Economic Community takes effect at the end of 2015, member countries are churning out policies to promote economic a...
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Chiang Khong focus of border SEZ
Chiang Khong district in Chiang Rai province is highly likely to be chosen to develop a cross-border special economic zone (SEZ) in the Golden Triangle under the Lancang-Mekong ...
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Economic zones in the ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is emerging as a powerful trading block in the world. 2015 is an important milestone for the ASEAN with the establishment of...
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Phoukhyo Special Economic Zone
PHOUKHYO SPECIFIC ECONOMIC ZONE is located in the central area of Lao P.D.R which had shortest length from the east side border ( Vietnam) to the West side border ( Thailand), ...
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Special Economic Zones in Laos
This page contains profile of each SEZ in Laos, including investors, location, industry, etc.
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Joint Study and Survey of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Cross Border Economic Zones (CBEZs) to match Complementary SEZs and Identify Prioritized Areas
This study presents a review of the available literature on SEZs in the region and CBEZs globally and an update of their current status across six countries. It outlines potenti...
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A Health Impact Assessment Framework for Special Economic Zones in the Greater Mekong Subregion 1 / 55
Across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), there are over 500 special economic zones (SEZs) and industrial zones. Many have been strategically located along or near the GMS eco...
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The Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2018
As a technology business connecting our clients and their customers throughout the world, we thrive on diversity in all its forms. It is the lifeblood that flows through the tea...
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Roads, Bridges, Ports and People
During some of the heaviest bombing the world has ever seen, roads, bridges and ports were obliterated in Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia. Today, in a dramatic reversal of fortune, ...
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Infrastructure to aid Mekong development
Construction of two bridges linking Cao Lãnh City and Lấp Vò District in Đồng Tháp Province and Đồng Tháp with Cần Thơ, which are under way, will be a big boost to transportatio...
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Export Performance and Trade Facilitation Reform
The authors estimate the impact of aggregate indicators of “soft” and “hard” infrastructure on the export performance of developing countries. They build four new indicators fo...
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U.S. gives Laos extra $90 million to help clear unexploded ordnance
This is a news article on US commitment to provide USD 90 million assistance to support UXO clearance in Laos.
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National Survey of UXO Victims and Accidents Phase 1
A comprehensive, village-level survey has been conducted in a low-income country with a poorly developed communications network, covering events in a 45-year time-span. Such a s...
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Victim Assistance (VA) in Lao PDR
The presentation slides update on UXO victim assistance in Laos, as of 2018.
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UXO Sector Annual Report 2017
This report reviews the progress of UXO sector in Lao PDR for 2017.
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UXO Sector Annual Report 2015
This report reviews the progress of UXO sector in Lao PDR for 2015.