Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) (Lao PDR) Updates

KEY HIGHLIGHTS • WFP dispatched 140 mt of rice, oil, canned fish, assisting 112,000 students with school meals throughout the second half of the academic year. • WFP assists Lao PDR in improving...

Pre-disaster financial planning pays off In Southeast Asia, floods, typhoons, and landslides repeatedly disrupt lives, jobs, and economic activities. Between 2015 and 2020, disasters cost ASEAN...

In Numbers 118,153 people assisted 211 mt of food dispatched for school meals USD 15 million six-month (January 2026 – June 2026) net funding requirement Operational Updates • WFP participated in a...

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a national and subnational training to introduce the use of the Early Warning, Alert and Response System...

On December 12 (same day local time), in Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), H.E. Mr. KOIZUMI Tsutomu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to...

In Numbers 528 mt of food dispatched, USD 387,000 cash distributed USD 2.7 million six-month (December 2025 – May 2026) net funding requirement 129,953 people assisted Operational Updates • The Asian...

On December 9 (same day local time), in Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), H.E. Mr. KOIZUMI Tsutomu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to...

In Numbers 172 mt of food dispatched, USD 284,592 cash distributed -USD 1.6 million six-month (November 2025 – April 2026) net funding requirement 140,119 people assisted

Operational Updates • The Government of Lao PDR officially launched the revision of the National Nutrition Strategy (2026-2035) and Action Plan (2026–2030) - key frameworks guiding policy and...

KEY MESSAGES • July has been consistently wetter than average, but August 2025 was drier (about 43% below the long-term mean), having the potential to increase the risk of rain-fed agriculture in the...

On 30 September, very early in the morning (UTC), tropical depression BUALOI dissipated over the border area between north-western Laos and eastern Myanmar. Its passage over the Philippines (combined...

On 29 September, tropical cyclone BUALOI continued moving north-west over northern Laos, further weakening into a tropical depression in the border area between Laos and eastern Myanmar on 30...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Production of 2025 main wet season paddy forecast slightly above average Maize exports in 2025/26 marketing year forecast well below average Domestic prices of rice at high...

The Lao Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Lao PDR and Save the Children International in Laos (SCiL) with support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has...

WFP’s food security monitoring April-June 2025: • Food insecurity dropped to 6 percent in June, the lowest level since 2022. • Food security worsened in Salavan and Khammouan provinces, due to recent...

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS No major flooding and no significant damages were observed in Lak Sao Town, Khamkeuth District, Bolikhamxai Province, as of 28 August 2025

What happened, where and when? According to successive UN situation reports that are referring to in initial government assessment reports, between 21 and 30 July 2025, heavy rainfall associated with...

VIENTIANE, 13 August 2025 – More than 130 million disease-reducing mosquitoes are being released in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, after cases of dengue hit a record high globally in 2024 at over...

In Numbers US$ 2.21 million six-month (August 2025 – January 2026) net funding requirement 1,765 people received capacity strengthening support in July Monsoon Updates • Storm Wipha made landfall in...

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