Implementation of the international
development goals
by the Lao PDR
I.
National Development Strategy
II.
Progress in the implementation of
National Development Strategy
International Development Cooperation
Challenges and Key lessons learned
III.
IV.
I. National Development Strategy
National strategy has been based on:
National development needs
UN and international agreed development
goals including:
– Millennium Development Goals
– Brussels Program of Action
– Almaty Program of Action
I. National Development Strategy(cont)
Strategy:
Transform the multi-sectoral economy from uneven
performance to rapid and stable development
Increase competitiveness and utilizing comparative
advantages
Strengthening links between economic and social
development, protecting the environment
Accelerating the development of social economic
infrastructure and finalizing the establishment of a
market oriented economy
I. National Development Strategy (cont.)
National Development Goals
2005 : Reduce poverty by half and stop opium
cultivation
2010 : Eradicate mass poverty, stop slash and
burn cultivation
2015 : Achieving MDGs
2020 : Out of LDC status
I. National Development Strategy (cont)
Development focus
Agriculture/Forestry Development
Education
Health
Infrastructure
Cross-sector priorities
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Conservation of Biodiversity
Gender equality
Cultural heritage and population…
Drug control, UXO and HIV/AIDS
I. National Development Strategy (cont)
Target region:
47 districts identified as the poorest
72 districts identified as poor
I. National Development Strategy (cont)
National Socio Economic Development Plan
2006-2010
– Targets:
–Population
: 6.17 mill
–GDP growth
: 7.5-8%
–GDP per cap
: $US 800
I. National Development Strategy (cont)
Targets for social development:
5th Plan
(2001-2005)
6th Plan
(2006-2010)
Primary enrolment: 84.2%
90.6%
Average longevity : 61yr
63.5 yr
Infant mortality
: 70/1000 live birth 55/1000
Under-5 mortality : 98/1000
75/1000
Maternal mortality : 405
300
Access to clean water: 63.8%
75%
Poor household : 28.7%
15%
Total Investment Requirements
Public
31%
Private
69%
Total: about US$ 90 billion
Public Investment
Govt
14%
ODA
86%
Total: about US$ 30 billion
Private Investment
FDI: 60%
Domestic: 40%
Total: US$60 billion
II. Progress in the implementation
of National Development Strategy
Stable national economy:
GDP growth
Per capita
: 7.5%
: US$ 678
Poverty has gradually reduced:
1992 : 46%
2003 : 33%
2006 : 28.7%
II. Progress in the implementation
of National Development Strategy
Education Sector:
1995
2005
Net enrolment increase:
54%
84%
Literacy almost doubled:
31% to
58%.
Health Sector:
Under-5 mortality rate dropped: 170
98
Infant mortality rate
104
70
Maternal mortality
650
405
II. Progress in the implementation
of National Development Strategy
Gender equality:
Law on Women Development and Protection
(2004)
The number of girls per 100 boys in primary
education has risen from 77 in 1991 to 86 in 2006
The proportion of female members of the National
Assembly increased from 6% (1990) to 25%(2006)
III. International Development
Cooperation
Enhance international cooperation
Meeting international obligations
Focus on regional integration
Mekong development
ASEAN community building
Regional connectivity: east-west and northsouth corridor
II. International Development
Cooperation
Strengthen ODA effectiveness
Endorsement of Paris Declaration
Adoption of Vientiane Declaration on aid
effectiveness
Enhance enabling environment for
investment
Strengthen legal framework on investment
Conclude bilateral promotion and protection
agreement with other countries
Promote one-stop-shop service
IV. Challenges and key lessons
learned
Challenges:
Malnutrition remains a concern
MMR and IMR is still high
Inadequate Capacity of women
Financial resources
IV. Key lessons learned and
Challenges
Lessons learnt:
– To reduce poverty, we need to:
Focus on sustainable agriculture, rural
employment and income generation
Ensure rural infrastructure development
– To reduce maternal mortality, we need to:
Ensure universal access to quality health care,
particularly access to skilled birth attendants
Raise awareness among ethnic people about
benefit of reproductive health
IV. Key lessons learned and
Challenges
Lessons learnt:
– To reduce infant mortality, we need to:
Combat malnutrition, increase and sustain
immunization coverage.
IV. Key lessons learned and
Challenges
Lessons learnt:
– To address education, we need to:
Allocate adequate resources and investment on
infrastructure in the area of education across
provinces
Improve the quality of education
Develop a pool of trained teachers and improve
curriculum to build its human resource capacity
and extend educational opportunities to all.
IV. Key lessons learned and
Challenges
Lessons learnt
– Address sustainable development
Improve capacity of various institutions to enforce
environmental regulations as well as environmental
action plans.
There is an urgent need to increase awareness of
environmental protection and environmental and health
correlations among the general public.
– Addressing inadequate resources
Reform public expenditure management
Effectively implement Vientiane Declaration on aid
effectiveness
Thank you for your attention
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