AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCluster Munitions & UXO: Laos wrapped up its presidency of the 3rd Review Conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Vientiane, adopting a Review Document, a Political Declaration, and a Vientiane Action Plan 2027–2031 that includes environmental and climate considerations and stronger community participation. Disaster Response Tech: A regional workshop in Nanning highlighted how digitalisation and AI can speed urban emergency rescue, with China, Laos and Malaysia co-chairing and field demos focused on severe weather and water-based rescues. Mekong Cooperation: The MRC and dialogue partners marked 30 years of Mekong-Lancang information sharing, stressing full data exchange to better manage flood and drought risks amid climate change. Public Health (RMNCAH): Laos and partners launched Phase IV of a UN joint programme to strengthen reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, building on major gains since 2011. Livestock Disease Control: Laos ordered urgent nationwide African Swine Fever measures, including bans on pig and pork movement between provinces and tighter import controls. Cross-border Infrastructure: Laos and Thailand are studying a new Friendship Bridge between Vientiane and Loei, pending feasibility and environmental studies.
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