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Lao PDR SDG 1: No Poverty
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
UNDP
This webpage provides an overview of the state of poverty reduction in Lao PDR and progress on SDG1.
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Poverty in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Asian Development Bank
2018
This website provides the latest statistical data on poverty and socioeconomic data in Lao PDR and compares poverty indicators among Southeast Asian countries.
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Ethnic Groups Engagement Framework
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Department of Planning, Investment and Finance, Ministry of...
2017
This document is the Ethnic Group Engagement Framework (EGEF) for the proposed Lao Agriculture Commercialization Project (ACP) prepared in conjunction with the Lao PDR Ministry ...
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Tracking progress towards National Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The United Nations in Lao PDR
2017
Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will require countries to adapt global targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and incorporate these into na...
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SDG Goals
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
Contains archived webpages for the SDGs. Archives were taken on June 4, 2019.
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Chapter 8 Vietnam - A Widening Poverty Gap for Ethnic Minorities (Excerpt from book: Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Development)
Viet Nam
Books and book chapters
Hai Anh Dang
2010
Vietnam has one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world in recent years. However, ethnic groups in this country may not equally share the benefit of this wealth increa...
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The State of Social Protection in ASEAN at the Dawn of Integration
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Cheng Boon Ong and Céline Peyron Bista, International Labour Organization
2015
The study provides an overview of the social protection situation in each of the ten ASEAN Member States, using the framework of the four Guarantees adopted in 2012 under the IL...
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Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing Asia-Pacific
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, The...
2017
Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a Changing Asia-Pacific is the thematic report of the Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership for 2017. Reflecting on the theme of the 2017 ...
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Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2017
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...
2017
This report assesses progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets in Asia and the Pacific. The report also examines regional and subreg...
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Decision of Prime Minister On establishment of the Steering Committee for implementation of The Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS); The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Programme (PRGF); The Poverty Reduction Support Credit Programme (PRSC)
Viet Nam
825/QD-TTg
Decision
September 20, 2002
To establish a Steering Committee for the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS); the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Programme (PRGF); the Poverty Re...
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Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) Framework in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Ministry of Planning and Investment, Water Resources and...
2008
Despite the significant decline in poverty at the national level , poverty persists throughout the country and many people face challenges related to food securit...
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Building the foundations for inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Cambodia
Cambodia
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Napoleon Navarro, Marissa Foraci and Sovannarith Hang
2016
Cambodia will need to diversify the economy providing productive employment opportunities for the 275,000 youths reaching the working age population annually if the returns to l...
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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
March 1, 2018
Source: Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) - Oxford...
The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an international measure of acute poverty covering over 100 developing countries. It complements traditional income-based pove...
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The Hunger Project Annual Report (2014)
Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The Hunger Project
2014
2014 was a vitally important year as world leaders prepared the agenda for the next set of goals for global development — the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — which are ex...