Pleasure to have led Development Partners in a meeting with H.E. Mr. Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of Lao PDR, to discuss key development challenges and policy solutions following the 2024 Round Table Meeting: Grateful to the Prime Minister for his steer and reflections 🇱🇦

Pleasure to join our friends at the Honorary Consulate of Sri Lanka in Vientiane for the National Day celebration this morning: Happy 77th Independence Day 🇱🇰

Happy to be with the Heads of Rome-based 🇺🇳 agencies—the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP)—on the occasion of IFAD’s Country Portfolio Review in Lao PDR 🇱🇦 today 🌾🍲🥗

Pleasure to call on H.E. Mr. Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, to exchange views on priorities for 🇱🇦🤝🇺🇳 cooperation in 2025: An important year ahead, also reaching a milestone 70th anniversary of the country’s membership in the United Nations

A true privilege to have welcomed UNSG António Guterres to Laos 🇱🇦 in 2024. Thank you, Secretary-General, for your words of encouragement to the UN Country Team 🇺🇳 in Lao PDR. Very best wishes to you for 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ with our renewed hopes of peace 🕊️ and prosperity 🙏🏼 for all 🌏

Season’s best wishes from all of us at the UN Country Team in Lao PDR! Thank you for your friendship and cooperation this past year. We look forward to continuing our journey forward in 2025 – together!

📸: Celebrating the inscription of Lamvong Lao as intangible heritage 🇱🇦

Best wishes to our Senior Economist Matthew Johnson-Idan for his upcoming move to the Resident Coordinator’s Office in Indonesia: Thank you, Matt, for your outstanding service in Laos these past years 🙏🏼

Pleasure to welcome Amb. Deirdre Ní Fhallúin, Irish 🇮🇪 Ambassador to 🇻🇳🇰🇭🇱🇦 to UN House in Vientiane today: The UN Country Team greatly appreciates Ireland’s support to UXO clearance, public administration reform, and food systems in Lao PDR 🙏🏼

One of the highlights of December for Lao PDR 🇱🇦 has been the country’s newest inscription on UNESCO‘s #IntangibleHeritage List — the traditional Lao circle dance ✨Fone Lamvong Lao✨ #Lamvong is a true living heritage of #Laos — congratulations! @unesconow.bsky.social

The 3rd Lao National Urban Forum 🇱🇦 is taking place this week at the National University of Laos! Led by UN-Habitat, #LNUF is a great platform to discuss solutions and partnerships for sustainable #urban development. This year’s focus: Local action and #youth engagement for #SDGs 👧🏻🌇👦🏻

It’s become a good tradition for the EU Delegation 🇪🇺 and the UN in Lao PDR 🇺🇳 to produce a joint op-ed on the occasion of #HumanRightsDay: This year, Amb. Mark Gallagher and I discuss how #HumanRights can be a pathway to a better future 🗺️#HumanRightsDay2024 👉🏼 www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...

Today 🇱🇦 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations and partners have come together to mark the #HumanRightsDay2024 in #Vientiane: Celebrated globally on 10 December, the day shines a light on the crucial role of #humanrights as a preventative ✋🏼, protective 💪🏼 and transformative ✨ force for good

Happy International Volunteer Day (#IVD) to all the volunteers making a difference in people’s lives every day: Today we salute 65 #UNVolunteers 💪🏼 working with 12 agencies and organizations of the UN System in Lao PDR 🇱🇦 to advance the #SDGs 🙏🏼 #IVD2024

The #PactForTheFuture 🌏 and its annexes reflect 3️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ initiatives and actions for the Member States and #UNSystem: Happy to present on UN Country Team’s whole-of-the-Pact support for Lao PDR at this week’s 🇱🇦🇺🇳 Joint Steering Committee to help inform our shared priorities for 2025

Greater access to education means lower HIV rates.​ When young people, especially young women and girls, are empowered and educated, it creates healthier, more equal communities that are essential for ending AIDS #WorldAIDSDay2024​ #EndAIDS

Our #16Days campaign is off to a great start! Amazing energy from partners and advocates pledging to end gender-based violence as we light up the #Patuxay landmark in orange 🧡 through a partnership between the Lao Women’s Union 🇱🇦 #UNFPA 🇺🇳 #EUDelegation in Laos 🇪🇺 and #KOICA 🇰🇷 | #16DOA 🟠 | #stopVAWG ✋