The poor

Poverty policy and regulation

Poverty reduction programme makes impressive progress

About 150 thousand people from four provinces have benefited from a Local Development Programme known as ‘LAO/030’ thanks to funding through the Luxembourg government’s poverty reduction initiatives in Laos.That was the message from the Programme Steering Committee Meeting of the ‘Local Development Programme for Bokeo, ...

Times Reporters

DPM urges ongoing nutrition investment in local communities

Laos still needs to continue investing in nutrition at the local level to create an enabling environment in which communities can produce and access nutritious food for themselves.While the Lao Social Indicator Survey (LSIS-II, 2017) reported stunting has decreased from 44 percent in LSIS-I to ...

Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth

Gov’t Earmarks 2.54 Trillion Kip For Poverty Reduction

(KPL) The government has earmarked 2,548 billion kip for poverty reduction efforts in coming year.The government has an ambitious plan to have 4,649 families in 220 villages nationwide graduating from poverty, and 100 development villages announced next year, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Lien Thikeo ...

KPL editor

Underweight Kids On Road To Recovery with Nutrition, Ante-Natal Efforts

Nutrition is still an issue in developing countries including Laos. Causing delayed growth and resulting in long-term impairments if not addressed, is both a result and cause of poverty in rural areas including Savannakhet’s Xepon.More ...

UNICEF

Poverty, hunger worsened by challenges at home, worldwide

A number of persistent problems have worsened poverty and hunger in countries across the globe including Laos, a minister told an event yesterday that marked World Food Day, and International Day and National Week for Poverty Eradication.More ...

Souksakhone Vaenkeo

Climate change threatens nation’s food security

Climate change is threatening agricultural production and posing a major challenge to Laos and other countries’ efforts at strengthening world food security, according to a leading official.More ...

Times Reporters

Nation won’t face rice shortage, Minister says

The nation will not face serious rice shortages but will encounter temporary difficulties in supplying the staple grain, according to the National Ad Hoc Committee in charge of the post-disaster response.More ...

Times Reporters

Laos Tests Proven Approach To Tackle Malnutrition

(KPL) The Lao PDR will test a new cross-cutting and evidence-based approach to reducing stunting in four northern provinces with support from the World Bank.Representatives from the Ministries of Planning and Investment, Agriculture, Public Works and Transport, and Health, together with the World Bank, met ...

KPL

Cooperation urged to reduce country’s malnutrition rate

Nutrition officials under the Ministry of Health have been advised to boost cooperation with development partners and local administrations to reduce the malnutrition rate in the country.More ...

Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth

Nation facing food security challenges following extreme weather

Laos’ attempts to strengthen food security are facing major challenges after almost 600 irrigation projects were affected by heavy flooding during tropical storms Son-tinh and Bebinca last month.More ...

Ounkham Pimmata

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