The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, where about 80% of families earn a living in agriculture. These rural ...

The project marks a significant step in Laos' ongoing efforts to address the challenges of climate change while promoting economic growth and development in rural areas, said the report.

With over 60 percent of Laos' population living in rural areas and relying on agriculture, many farmers still depend on traditional farming methods, lacking access to irrigation and proper road ...

Since 2016, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in partnership with the Government of Laos, has worked to promote ...

Complicating matters is that the rural areas are heavily contaminated by unexploded ordnances (UXO) left from the Vietnam War. Laos is the most bombed nation in the world, and as a result ...

Lao PDR has met the Millennium Development Goal target of 54% access to improved sanitation but more than half of the rural population are without access. Urban access to sanitation facilities has ...

An international effort is underway in rural areas of Laos, where 80 percent of the population lives, to remove the bombs.

aiming to grow and process pomelo in Laos for domestic supply and exports, while improving rural livelihood. The project is expected to utilise approximately 10,000 hectares of land, with an ...