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The United Nations Country Team in the Lao PDR is committed to supporting the efforts of the Government to improve the life of all citizens, especially those most vulnerable. We work closely with the Government and all development partners for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Our collective endeavour is to assist the people of Lao PDR to achieve progress and better standards of living for all.

United Nations Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-moon made an official visit to the Lao PDR on April 10th and 11th, the first by any Secretary-General in nearly a quarter of a century.

Speaking at the newly-completed UN House in Vientiane, Mr Ban Ki-moon said that he is optimistic that the Lao PDR will meet its national development goals - to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status by its target date of 2020. Mr Ban Ki-moon said the government was to be congratulated for its commitment to achieving the MDGs, and the steady progress it had made in improving health, education and living standards. However he also stressed the scale of the challenges still to be addressed.

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