The United Nations has confirmed that it will continue to support the Lao government under the Cooperation Framework, to enable the government to design a clear strategy for the development of Laos.
The Cooperation Framework builds on inputs from all key stakeholders, including the UN development system and other development partners, to ensure that it responds to national strategic priorities that speak to development needs and priorities and leaves no one behind.
UN Resident Coordinator to the Lao PDR (People’s Democratic Republic), Sara Sekkenes, told a Technical Meeting of the Lao Government and United Nations Joint Steering Committee that the co-creation of the next Government of the Lao PDR – UN Cooperation Framework is crucial in ensuring co-ownership.
Technical Meeting of the Government of Lao PDR – United Nations Joint Steering Committee
Vientiane, 26 February 2021 – The Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) together with the United Nations (UN), jointly organized the ‘Technical Meeting of the Government of Lao PDR – United Nations Joint Steering Committee’, at the International Cooperation and Training Center. The meeting was Co-Chaired by Mr. Maythong Thammavongsa, Director-General of Department of International Organizations, MoFA, and Ms. Sara Sekkenes, UN Resident Coordinator to Lao PDR. More than 40 representatives participated in the Meeting, including representatives from eleven line ministries and fourteen UN agencies.
The meeting aimed to review the progress achieved under the current Lao PDR-UN Partnership Framework 2017-2021, and draw lessons from the challenges and opportunities encountered. Reflecting on a recent independent evaluation of the Partnership Framework