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Passing through the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, the Lao PDR’s 3 rd VNR arrives at a critical juncture, coinciding with the country’s mid-term review of the 9 th Five-Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan-NSEDP (2021-2025) and the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)’s 2024 Triennial Review of the Lao PDR’s graduation from the Least Developed Countries status.
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Video Presentation at the HLPF 2021
Lao PDR is at an important stage of its national development planning process. 2020 marked the conclusion of the implementation of the 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP 2016-2020) and the development of the 9th NSEDP 2021-2025, which would guide the country development for the next five years. This development has been dominated by the challenges associated with COVID-19 response and…
Main Message of the Voluntary National Review (VNR) of Lao PDR
Introduction
Strategically located in South East Asia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is a land-locked, multi-ethnic and mountainous country with a population of around 6.5 million. With a young population, Lao PDR is projected to benefit from the demographic dividend.Lao PDR is progressing towards graduation from Least-Developed Country (LDC) status.
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Rio+20;
The below is a listing of all partnership initiatives and voluntary commitments where Lao People's Democratic Republic is listed as a partner or lead entity in the Partnerships for SDGs online platform
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
The best opportunity to slow the rate of near-term warming globally and in sensitive regions such as the Arctic is by cutting emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs…
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