The United States has contributed more than USD 2.5 million to strengthen UXO Lao operations, supporting office upgrades, staff facilities, and field activities across five provinces, including Luang Prabang.
The funding, provided between 2024 and 2025, aims to improve working and living conditions for clearance teams while increasing operational efficiency in unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance efforts nationwide. On 30 January, officials marked the handover of a new provincial office and staff accommodation for UXO Lao in Luang Prabang. US representative Michelle Outlaw said the support will benefit UXO Lao offices and housing facilities in Luang Prabang, Khammouane, Savannakhet, Salavan, and Houaphanh provinces.
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Source: The Laotian Times News
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