Early on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine by Russian military forces. This premeditated war of choice will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering.  Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s military invasion of ... Read More»

VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative to Lao PDR Michael Ronning presented 220,314 mosquito nets, valued at $416,393 USD, to Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Phayvanh Keopaseuth at a ceremony in Vientiane on February 25, 2022.  This is part of the United States’ ongoing support to Lao PDR in ... Read More»

Vientiane, January 26, 2022 – Today, the United States officially handed over 1,698,840 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Lao PDR, which were delivered to the country through the COVAX Facility. COVAX is  a partnership co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and the World Health Organization (WHO), with UNICEF ... Read More»

With support from the United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Media, the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism (MICT), and Winrock International conducted a workshop on countering trafficking in persons for media, culture, and tourism stakeholders.  The workshop aimed to help media representatives understand their role in countering ... Read More»