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03/03/2009 - Vientiane - UNICEF State of the World's Children
The national launch of UNICEF's flagship publication “The State of the
World’s Children 2009”, focussing on Maternal and Newborn health, will take
place on Thursday March 5.
The launch will take the form of a televised discussion to be held at the
Lao Women’s Union as part of celebrations marking International Women’s
Day.
The facilitator of the discussion will be the Vice President of the LWU,
H.E. Mrs Bandith Pathoumvanh. An edited version of the event will be
broadcast on Lao Star Television.
For more information contact
- Simon Ingram
- Chief of Communication
- UNICEF Vientiane
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05/02/2009 - Vientiane - UNDP: H.E. Mr. Phongsavath Boupha, Vice Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with Ms. Sonam Yangchen Rana, UN Resident Coordinator / UNDP Resident Representative, signed a Project Document for the International Law Project Phase III. The International Law Project is an initiative that started in 2002 in partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNDP. Its main objective is the enhancement of the active participation and engagement of the Lao PDR in the international legal process, and to be responsive to the needs of the Lao PDR in international law.
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05/12/2008 - Vientiane - UNV: To celebrate International Volunteer Day in the Lao PDR, UNV, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), in association with the Lao Red Cross National Blood Transfusion Centre, hosted their second ‘Blood Donation Day’ in the UNDP building.
Read the press release
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UN Democracy Fund invites Civil Society Organisations to apply for funding:
From the 10th of November to the 31st of December 2008 the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) invited civil society organizations to apply for funding for projects to promote democracy.
For more details please see the flyer:
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23/10/2008 - Vientiane: Lao Students stage "Cluster Munitions" debate.
As part of the commemorations of UN Day, and in order to promote understanding of the United Nations System and its relationship with the Lao PDR among young people, the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator today held a United Nations Security Council Simulation on the subject of cluster munitions.
Read the press release
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Blood Donation Day August 2008
On August 1st 2008 UN Volunteers, UNDP and WHO hosted a blood donation day in cooperation with the Lao Red Cross at UNDP Vientiane. UN Staff were in attendance to donate blood and raise awareness of the need for regular voluntary blood donation in the Lao PDR.
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