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Luxembourg Laos Laos DEVELOPMENT Luxembourg COOPERATION June 2016 BILATERAL COOPERATION – 2 – Content 04 LAOS OVERVIEW 06 STRATEGIES & PRINCIPLES LUXEMBOURG DEVELOPMENT 07 COOPERATION IN LAOS 08 FIGURES 10 BILATERAL COOPERATION 17 MULTILATERAL COOPERATION 20 COOPERATION THROUGH NGOS 21 HUMANITARIAN ACTION 23 CONTACTS – 3 – Laos, overview 139/187 6,803,700 Population Human Development Index in 2014 USD Population growth rate 100 /capita (PPP) 7.8/1,000 Death rate 3 GDP 1.59 Rate of urbanisation % 4.41% 24.8/1,000 Birth rate Infant mortality rate Life Expectancy 68at birth 2.9 Children born/woman Median Age 73% 22 55/1,000 Literacy rate 2 236,800 kmArea – 4 – Luxembourg Development Cooperation areas of operation Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Vientiane, Laos © Lux-Development CHINA Phongsali VIETNAM MYANMAR Luang Namtha Oudomxay Ban Houayxay Xamnua Oudomxay Luang Prabang Sayaboury Xaignabouli Phonsavan Ban Mouang Cha Vientiane Bolikhamxay Phonhong Pakxan VIENTIANE Khammouane THAILAND Thakhek Savannakhet Salavan Lamam Pakse Attapeu CAMBODIA – 5 – Luxembourg Development Cooperation: Strategies & Principles Luxembourg Development Cooperation is strongly In parallel, Luxembourg Development Cooperation committed to eradicating poverty, particularly in is actively involved in discussions on new quality Least Developed Countries (LDC). While adopting a standards of international development assistance. human-centered approach, actions are designed and Luxembourg held the Presidency of the Council of the implemented in the spirit of sustainable development, European Union in 2015, which was a pivotal year for including its social, economic and environmental development cooperation. Major conferences shaping aspects. the EU development policy for the next fifteen years took place under the Luxembourg Presidency. At Luxembourg Development Cooperation primarily the occasion of the 3rd International Conference on aims at implementing the Sustainable Development Financing for Development in Addis Abeba, the Presi- Goals (SDG) by 2030. The main intervention sectors dency could contribute to the adoption of a diversified for development cooperation include: health, educa- package of means for development, while maintaining tion, particularly vocational and technical training and ODA. At the Summit in New York an ambitious univer- access to labour markets, and integrated local develop- sal agenda for sustainable development was adopted. ment with a strong emphasis on water and sanitation. Relevant initiatives in the field of microfinance are Its general strategy and principles are complemented encouraged and supported, both at the conceptual and by 12 sector strategies covering its main areas of inter- operational levels. vention; namely, health, humanitarian action, agri- culture and food security, local development, water From a geographic point of view, Luxembourg con- and sanitation, education, training and employability, centrates its interventions in a limited number of environment and climate change, gender, governance, partner countries in order to optimise effectiveness capacity building, fragile states and microfinance. and impact. Luxembourg Development Cooperation and humani- Since the year 2000, Luxembourg has been one of the tarian aid policy is characterised by a constant and few industrialised countries contributing more than progressive effort in quantitative and qualitative terms 0.7% of their Gross National Income (GNI) to Offi- for the benefit of the poorest. This policy is an expres- cial Development Assistance (ODA). In 2015, its ODA sion of true international solidarity and as such an reached 325 Million EUR representing nearly 1% of important vector of the foreign policy of the govern- GNI. This ODA is channelled through bilateral coop- ment of Luxembourg. eration, multilateral cooperation, and cooperation through Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), as well as through programme support. Additionally, whenever natural or man-made disasters occur, Luxembourg strongly supports rapid humani- tarian assistance through crisis management and res- cue operations. Disaster prevention and post-disaster transition work are part of Luxembourg’s humanitar- ian assistance strategy. – 6 – Luxembourg Development Cooperation in Laos The Lao People’s Democratic Republic has been a Within ICP 4 (2016-2020) the three core sectors partner country for Luxembourg Development Coop- remained the same, but a stronger emphasis has been eration since the diplomatic relations between the put on good governance as a cross-cutting issue. two countries were established in the margins of the The geographic concentration of projects is further United Nations General Assembly in 1997. A first inter- strengthened as well. Luxembourg attends annual vention in the health sector started the same year. gatherings of development partners, Lao authorities and more recently also civil society and private sector A general Cooperation Agreement was signed in Vien- representatives, the Round Table Process meetings, tiane in February 2000, followed by the signature of which does not only provide a platform to discuss the first Indicative Cooperation Programme (ICP) issues relevant to all stakeholders but also contributes covering the period of 2003 to 2006 with a total alloca- to a more effective use of development assistance in tion of 18 million EUR. Since 2003, annual Partnership Laos a.o. through the Vientiane declaration on aid Commission meetings have provided the opportunity effectiveness. Luxembourg also participates in the for exchanges at ministerial level between our two joint programming effort of the EU in Laos, where a countries on strategic orientations of our cooperation. first joint programme, aligned to the 8th NSEDP, has The following two ICPs (2007-2010, 35 million EUR; been adopted in 2016. 2011-2015, 50 million EUR) confirmed Luxembourg’s Luxembourg Development Cooperation is imple- commitment to support the Lao PDR in three core sec- mented through a variety of modalities. In addition to tors; namely, rural development, health and vocational bilateral interventions, around 20% of the total alloca- training while identifying good governance as a cross- tion of the ICP is implemented through multilateral cutting issue. The continued support further estab- organisations. Support to UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO and lished Luxembourg as a reliable and important partner WFP implementing a joint maternal and child health in development cooperation for the Lao society. project complements bilateral activities in the health Under the overall objective of poverty reduction, sector. Luxembourg Development Cooperation supports the Funding is also provided to seven Luxembourg NGOs efforts of the Lao government in the realisation of the which are active in the sectors of health, rural develop- SDGs as well as its target to graduate from least devel- ment and education amongst others. Small grants for oped country status by 2020. Interventions supported local NGOs are directly managed by the Embassy in by Luxembourg are closely aligned with national Hanoi. strategies and policies, as are the ICPs, as general frameworks with the National Socio-Economic Devel- From 2008 to 2014, Luxembourg responded with opment Plans (NSEDP). humanitarian assistance amounting to a total of 2,293,000 EUR to a number of natural disasters, The previous ICP started to put a stronger focus on mostly flooding in the central part of Laos. Luxembourg’s commitments towards development effectiveness. – 7 – Figures 1. Bilateral Cooperation Total Budget Duration Code Title Execution EUR 2008-2016 LAO/020 Strengthening of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism LuxDev 7,500,000 2010-2016 LAO/021 Bolikhamxay Livelihood Improvement and Governance Project LuxDev 7,600,000 2010-2015 LAO/023 Strengthening the Rule of Law through Legal University Education LuxDev 5,000,000 2014-2021 LAO/024 Khammouane Local Development Project (KHALODEP) LuxDev 5,000,000 2012-2016 LAO/026 Technical Assistance to the IFAD Soum Son Seun Jai Programme LuxDev 1,700,000 2014-2021 LAO/027 Lao-Luxembourg Health Sector Support Programme-Phase II LuxDev 20,000,000 Strengthening of the Capacity of the Department of International Cooperation 2014-2016 LAO/028 LuxDev 800,000 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment 2016-2020 LAO/029 Skills for Tourism LuxDev *7,500,000 2016-2020 LAO/030 Rural Development Programme LuxDev 14,650,000 2016-2020 LAO/031 Support to Legal Training and Promotion of the Concept of Rule of Law LuxDev 5,000,000 Luxembourg-Laos Partnership for Research and Capacity Building in Infectious 2010-2015 - MAEE 2,237,604 Disease Surveillance (PARECIDS) 2016-2020 - PARECIDS II MAEE 2,773,273 * Together with SDC - 15,000,000) 2. Multilateral Cooperation Total Budget Duration Title Execution Agency EUR Supporting the implementation of the national integrated package of UNICEF, WHO, WFP, 2011-2015 8,103,710 maternal, neonatal and child health services in the Lao PDR UNFPA Supporting the Establishment of the National Health Insurance Scheme and 2011-2015 ILO, WHO 1,525,000 the Extension of Coverage in Lao PDR Realizing the MDGs in Lao PDR–Consolidated Programme of Support to MPI 2012-2015 for the Achievement of the Valuable Goals of the 7th NSEDP 2011-2015–Sup- UNDP 500,000 port to the Roundtable Process. Strengthening Capacity and Service Delivery of Local Administrations 2012-2015 UNCDF 775,000 (GPAR–Governance and Public Administration Reform-Project) 2011-2015 Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme, Phase
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