Landlocked Laos is comprised of thickly forested and mountainous terrain. The Mekong River forms a large part of the country's western border with Thailand. Most children in Laos live in rural areas, ...

Save the Children International seeks to ensure that children’s rights to education, health and nutrition, protection, and participation are fulfilled at all times, including during disasters ...

Tens of thousands of Lao civilians have been killed or maimed by “bombies,” as they are called locally, including many children who mistook them, especially the tennis-ball-sized cluster bombs, for ...

Laos renovates the 1,000 Day Plan to improve childrens life in three provinces from pregnancy to two years of age. Three northern Lao provinces are on the verge of grass hopper epidemic.The Lao ...

Laos and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have reaffirmed their long-term commitment to improving ...

According to a report from the Lao Ministry of Public Security, human trafficking in Laos often involves brokers and criminals using cyber scams, particularly call-center scams, to trick Lao girls ...

The ECE study was initiated to evaluate the Early Childhood Education Project in Lao PDR and provides a comprehensive picture of the environments children in Northern Lao PDR are growing up in, and ...

Thailand and Laos have come together on a medical initiative aimed at saving young lives from heart-related diseases. As a result, some 30 children have undergone successful heart surgeries in ...

Japanese kickboxing legend Takeru Segawa brought holiday cheer to schoolchildren in Laos and vowed to do more by pledging his purse in his scheduled match in March. His gesture earned love and ...