Lao People's Democratic Republic
Vulnerability Profile: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Prepared in the context of the process of the Lao PDR’s graduation from LDC status this publication contains insights into the particular vulnerabilities or fragilities of the country and the implications of these disadvantages. The profile helps national authorities understand the critical relationship between the need for resilience-building action and LDC status as a basis for eligibility for special support to this action. It is organized around four pillars: (i) a situation analysis; (ii) identification of key areas of vulnerability; (iii) evaluation of the consequences of identified vulnerabilities; and (iv) identification of structures and features of the economy that are critical for a sustainable graduation and for reducing existing vulnerabilities. Topics covered include the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 pervasive informality inequalities and gender issues.
République démocratique populaire lao
Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement in Sierra Leone and Lao PDR
This research brief compares the properties of individual- and household-based multidimensional child poverty approaches. Specifically it contrasts UNICEF’s Multiple Overlapping Deprivation Analysis (MODA) with the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. MODA focuses on children and is rooted in the child rights approach while MPI has been developed for households and follows Sen’s (1985) capabilities approach. We demonstrate their similarities and differences using two recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys: Sierra Leone and Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The analysis suggests that MODA tends to produce higher multidimensional child poverty headcount rates than MPI both because of the differences in the survey items used to construct the indicators of deprivation and because of how the indicators are aggregated and weighted.
No. 51569. United States of America and Lao People's Democratic Republic
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic regarding the surrender of persons to International Tribunals. Vientiane 24 December 2003
No. 50832. Germany and Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic concerning financial cooperation in 2012. Vientiane 19 February 2013
No. 50611. Brazil and Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on exemption of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic official or service passports. Vientiane 5 March 2012