The Cost of Malnutrition in Lao PDR study is produced by the Centre of Nutrition under the Ministry of Health, with technical support from Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Mahidol University. The study provides evidence on the economic cost of malnutrition in Lao PDR, using an economic model developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and Â鶹ÊÓƵ. The model has been applied in multiple countries across Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.
This report presents findings from a study assessing the acceptability of locally blended fortified sticky rice in Lao PDR. Led by the Ministry of Health, the study was conducted with technical support from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, facilitation by the Ministry of Education and Sports, and support from the USDA's McGovern-Dole Program.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Laos Country Office conducted formative research across six provinces in 2025 and 2026 under the leadership of the Ministry of Health of Lao PDR, with support from partners, UN agencies, donors and MAGENTA. The main research report provides the core evidence base, while five complementary documents on gendered behaviours, intersectional barriers, advocacy for reform, policy integration and media communication expand the analysis and translate findings into action. Together, the series frames nutrition as behaviour-driven systems changes, calling for coordinated reform, stronger governance and inclusive communication.
The 2025 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) provides an up?to?date overview of food security conditions in Lao PDR. Conducted jointly by the Government and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), the assessment was designed to inform evidence?based policies and programmes at a time of increasing climate, economic, and livelihood pressures.
This is a decentralised evaluation of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) McGovern-Dole Grant for School Feeding in Lao PDR (2020-2025).
This brief presents key outcomes from the Cross-Country Learning and Knowledge Exchange on Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection, convened in Islamabad by the Global Task Force on Social Protection for Nutrition (GTF) and hosted by the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Government of Pakistan and Government of Timor-Leste with facilitation from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ). The South?South learning exchange served as a dialogue among countries committed to integrating nutrition outcomes into social protection systems. It built on the momentum of the Second World Summit for Social Development held in Doha on 4-6 November 2025 reinforcing the leadership of the Global South in shaping the nutrition-sensitive social protection agenda.
This summary of evaluation evidence focuses on local and regional procurement (LRP) components under the USDA McGovern-Dole school meals programs in five countries, specifically Cambodia, Kenya, Laos, Nepal and Rwanda.
The report documents the outcomes of the Disability-Inclusive Early Warning Messages (DIEWM) in Lao PDR Workshop, held on 3¨C4 July 2025 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Nearly half the world¡¯s undernourished population lives in Asia and the Pacific. By the end of 2023, 78 million people in the region faced acute food insecurity.
Evaluations of McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s School Meals Program in Lao PDR from 2025 to 2029: baseline study, midterm evaluation and endline evaluation.
This report presents the results of a pilot targeting exercise aimed at assessing the feasibility of using the national social registry as a foundation for early recovery food security targeting.
This report highlights Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s achievements in addressing hunger and malnutrition across Asia and the Pacific in 2024, amid rising food insecurity, climate-related shocks and stressors and funding gaps.
Explore how climate risk data enhances social registries and supports shock-responsive protection systems, with lessons from Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, and regional experiences across Asia and the Pacific.
Annual Country Reports (ACR) are a key accountability document produced by country offices on a yearly basis which inform donors how their funds were used during the reporting year. Their purpose is to tell Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s performance story in an accurate, transparent and evidence-based manner by assessing the effectiveness, efficiency and economy of our operations in our pursuit towards zero hunger.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Social Protection Implementation Plan for the Asia and the Pacific region outlines a vision for Â鶹ÊÓƵ's support to national systems from 2024 to 2028.
This document provides an overview of social protection information systems across Asia and the Pacific, highlighting opportunities for strengthening and innovation to improve data management, coverage, and programme efficiency in addressing vulnerabilities
