19 October, at the UN Day evening function

Remarks by Madame Helen Clark, UN Development Group Chair

"With the strong support of the Government of the Lao PDR, our UN Country Team is working to deliver in a more co-ordinated way, to make us a better development partner. 

A strong UN Country Team is important as nations endeavor to address the fallout from the global recession, the impacts of climate change, the lingering effects of the food and fuel crises, and the spread of deadly diseases. The impact of these global challenges threaten development progress, and are felt acutely by the poorest and most vulnerable, people who did the least to cause them."

Read full remarks of Madame Helen Clark 

Read full remarks of Madame Sonam Yangchen Rana, UN Resident Coordinator of Lao PDR (PDF, 23.72 kb)