An exciting new project has been launched to track progress against Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. The SDG16 Data Initiative is a collective project by a consortium of organizations seeking to support the open tracking of the global commitments made by ...

Germany has agreed to provide more than 487 billion kip (50 million Euro) to deepen cooperation with Laos as the country moves forward to fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals.The new funding was made available by Germany to support projects in the areas of rural Development, ...

The new page in both Burmese and English languages covers Sustainable Development Goal topic together with detail on the transition from MDGs to SDGs in Myanmar, localization of the SDGs, global means of implementation, national means of implementation, and monitoring the SDGs in Myanmar.  Please visit ODMm’s Sustainable Development ...

The Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone and the United Nations Development Programme yesterday entered into an agreement to enhance PPSEZ’s corporate social responsibility in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. ...

The United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) in Cambodia has reaffirmed to help Cambodia achieve the sustainable Development goals (SDGs) 2016-2030. ...

The Lao PDR is currently listed as a Least Developed Country (LDC). Countries recorded in the LDC category are defined as low-income countries that are facing severe structural impediments to sustainable development. Due to their status, these countries are granted exclusive access to specific international support ...

SDG Move invites everyone to take part in reflecting on How far has Thailand’s response to significant challenges progressed? Using the questionnaire “Thailand’s Unsustainable Development Review: 7 Years Passed, How sustainable is Thailand in Your Opinion?”Your comments will be processed and will be part of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Various government sectors are facing challenges in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially the integration of the Goals into indicators for the national socio-economic Development plan (NSEDP).This issue was a key topic tabled for discussion among experts from government sectors ...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron called on governments in the region to give priority attention to investment in early childhood care and development (ECCD) to achieve their sustainable development goals (SDGs). ...

Government officials and international development partners yesterday met in Vientiane to update on progress and fine-tune preparations for the Round Table Meeting this year, which is scheduled for November. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Planning and Investment and was co-chaired by Minister ...

The 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan is the Lao PDR’s guiding strategic document. It paves the way towards the graduation from Least Developed Countries (LDC) status and lays a strong foundation for the achievement of the National Strategy on Socio-Economic Development 2025 and the Vision ...

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering for their 35th summit in Bangkok this week to chart a course for the region’s economic future. As we’ve argued before, Southeast Asia is re-emerging as a theater for major powers to exert geopolitical ...

On 7 May 2018, Mrs. Kanchana Patarachoke, Director-General of the Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, who also serves as SDGs Coordinator or “Ms. SDGs” for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired the 2nd meeting of the Open-ended ...

As a regional and inclusive preparatory event for the high-level political forum on sustainable development that will be held under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in July 2018, the Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on sustainable ...

The Vietnam Sustainability Forum (Jan 17-18, 2019) aims at providing an international exchange platform for global leaders and stakeholders (policymakers, academics, businesses, entrepreneurs, and NGOs) to present and discuss worldwide initiatives, practices and visionary trends about sustainability. The ultimate goal is to achieve the long-lasting ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos will continue to work towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in all sectors as well as intensify capacity building and awareness-raising in the area of climate change.Speaking on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the Round Table Implementation Meeting 2019, ...

World Bank has just released the 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals. With over 180 maps and charts, the new publication shows the progress societies are making towards the 17 SDGs.It’s filled with annotated data visualizations, which can be reproducibly built from source code and data. You can view the SDG Atlas ...

The representative of the United Nations Development Program has called on the Duterte administration to adopt the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, saying it would help make a difference in poverty reduction and socioeconomic Development. UNDP country manager Titon Mitra told reporters the Philippines would be able ...

At the Academy of Finance, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, and Viet Nam Student Magazine announced the winners of the “Online Speaking Competition on the Sustainable Development Goals on Biodiversity and Financial Mechanisms on Biodiversity in Viet Nam.” ...

The Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) provides a long-term vision; a vision of a peaceful, prosperous and democratic country. Founded upon the objective of giving coherence to the policies and institutions necessary to achieve genuine, inclusive and transformational economic growth, this MSDP has been developed ...