(MENAFN- IANS) Vientiane, Feb 6 (IANS) Laos and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have reaffirmed their long-term commitment to improving rural livelihoods in alignment ...

Colourful rectangular wooden boats carrying tourists are chugging along at a leisurely pace across the Mekong River. The ...

Laos is Southeast Asia’s only landlocked country, yet, paradoxically, life revolves around water. Running the length of the mainly mountainous country is the mighty Mekong River, which floods ...

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 ...

and reduce disaster risks in key provinces of Laos, with the goal of enhancing rural living conditions. Representatives from Laos' Ministry of Planning and Investment and development partners ...

Economic instability and challenges in social services are threatening the gains Laos has made in poverty eradication, education, nutritional status, and other key human development indicators. The ...