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Lao PDR Education and Sports Sector Development Plan (2016-2020)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Ministry of Education and Sports
2015
This Education Sector Development Plan (ESDP) for 2016-2020 draws on the achievements, challenges and lessons learned from the Education Sector Development Plan 2011-20...
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Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education [Lao PDR]
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
United Nations in Lao PDR
2018
This page gives info on SDG4 progress in Lao PDR updated in 2018.
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Foreign Aid Implementation Report (FAIR): 2017 Semi-Annual Progress and 2018 Estimation
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ministry of Planning and Investment
2017
The purpose of this report was to provide aid data for the first six months of 2017 including its plan for the year, and estimation for 2018 in the country as provided by develo...
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Lao PDR - United Nations Partnership Framework 2017-2021 Progress Report 2018
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
United Nations in Lao PDR
2019
This report covers key development trends and results achieved under the Lao PDR UN PartnershipFramework (2017 2021), as well as lessons learned and consideration of options f...
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Land Use and Land Cover Changes during the Second Indochina War and Their Long-Term Impact on a Hilly Area in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Nakatsuji Susumu
2019
Armed conflicts create drastic socioeconomic shocks that lead to land use and land cover changes in ways that are not yet well understood. Several studies have used satellite im...
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An evaluation of support to Lao PDR's special economic zones
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Montague Lord
2012
The objective of this report is twofold: First, for TA 7188, (a) it evaluates the outcomes and outputs of TA 7188; (b) it assesses the relevance of those results to the objecti...
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‘REBEL’ FARMERS AND ‘UNRULY’ EMPLOYEES: THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS PROMOTING CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN EAST ASIA
Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
International Service for Human Rights
This report does not contain a detailed legal analysis of the legislative frameworks governing foreign direct investment, corporate social responsibility, or land concessions in...
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China’s Investments in Hydropower in the Mekong Region: The Kamchay Hydropower Dam, Kampot, Cambodia
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mark Grimsditch
2012
This paper has two main areas of focus, the first deals with the background of the Kamchay project, including Cambodia’s motivation for developing its hydropower capacities, and...
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ASEAN Baseline Study on CSR and HR revise
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Thomas Thomas; Alexander Chandra, AICHR
2014
This Baseline Study on CSR and human rights is part of the Five Years Work Plan of the AICHR,1 which would allow the Commission a better understanding on the emerging human righ...
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WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
AICHR
2015
The AICHR Workshop on the Implementation of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Environment and Climate Change was organised by the Representative of Myanmar to the AICHR w...
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Women in Natural Disasters:Indicative Findings in Unraveling Gender in Institutional Responses
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Carmel Abao; Liberty Chee; Maria Elissa Jayme-Lao;Diana Mendoza;...
2018
As the ASEAN moves toward efforts at responding to natural disaters as a region, it has yet to fully integrate the gender approach in its regional disaster response. Already in...
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Civil Society Organizations and ASEAN Forums
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
Human Rights in ASEAN
At the present, there are at least two types of venues for CSO engagement with ASEAN. There are forums established by ASEAN bodies where CSOs can attend and participate in those...
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Mekong Youth Assembly and International Rivers Submission to John Knox, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
International Rivers; Mekong Youth Assembly
The Mekong Youth Assembly and International Rivers are pleased to provide this submission to John Knox, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment...
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Permanent mission of Lao PDR to the United Nations office and other International Organizations Geneva
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Permanent mission of Lao PDR to the United Nations office and...
2016
Permanent mission of Lao PDR to the United Nations office and other International Organizations Geneva presents its compliments to the office of the High Commissioner to Human R...
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Laos to build Don Sahong dam (thanks to Chinese help)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
N.H.
2015
The Laotian government officially announces the construction of the dam. Once completed, it will likely affect the lives of at least 60 million people, damaging crops and ecosys...
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PR | UN Envoys Report Concern over Don Sahong Dam Impacts to Human Rights Council
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
International Rivers
2016
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Maureen Harris, International Rivers
2016
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
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
OHCHR
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
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
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
Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Books and book chapters
2015
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...