Vientiane: Gender indicators in population and demography measure population, mortality, and divorce disaggregated by sex and other characteristics. Data on gender ratios, age distribution, gender-based violence, and gaps in education and employment h…
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US$42 Million Initiative to Protect Southeast Asia and Pacific Primary Forests
Chiang mai: Stretching from Bhutan to Papua New Guinea, the Indo-Malaya Forest biome harbors one of the last major primary forest areas in the world, hosting more than 5,000 threatened species. Sixty per cent of its original vegetation is already lost…
Lao PDR Pioneers A Convergence Initiative to Transform Food Systems, Combat Climate Change
Vientiane: In an important moment for sustainable development in Southeast Asia, the Lao PDR today officially launched the Convergence Initiative, a pioneering national programme that integrates food systems transformation with climate action to benef…