Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Progress towards the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda

Country

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Status

Submitted

Year

2025

National Report 2021

The New Urban Agenda (NUA) requests that member states carry out follow-up and review actions in a periodic manner in order to track progress, assess the impact and ensure its effective and timely implementation, and warrant accountability and transparency to citizens. It also emphasises that the follow-up and review should be executed in a continual process, taking into account the contributions of government at all levels as well as the contributions of the United Nations system, regional and sub-regional organisations and stakeholders to create and reinforce partnership, exchange urban solutions and mutual learning. Accordingly, this National Progress Report (NPR) has been prepared as the first of its kind for Lao PDR with the joint effort of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and UN-Habitat. The Lao NPR is structured in accordance with the Guidelines for Reporting on the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The paper consists of three parts. Part 1 addresses: 1) sustainable urban development for social inclusion and ending poverty; 2) sustainable and inclusive urban prosperity and opportunity for all; 3) environmentally sustainable and resilient urban development. Part 2 describes 1) building the urban government structure and the establishment of a supportive framework; 2) planning and managing urban spatial development, and 3) means of implementation. Part 3 focuses on the follow-up and review of the NUA. 

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