At a glance: Lao People's Democratic Republic

© UNICEF Lao PDR/2010

Children of Tamy village in Lao PDR’s northern Luang Nam Province, close to the border with China, gather with teachers at the local primary school.

Newsline

In the Lao People's Democratic Republic, UNICEF and the European Union join forces with the government in the fight against malnutrition

In Lao PDR, a UNICEF-supported workshop helps health workers tackle malnutrition

In Lao PDR, media workshop encourages positive, holistic early childhood development

 

Press release

Asia-Pacific governments agree to speed progress towards the elimination of new HIV infections among newborns

UN backs Vientiane declaration on Cluster Munitions

Needs of children and women prominent in appeal for communities devastated by recent floods in southern Laos