The Asia Foundation: Laos (http://asiafoundation.org/country/overview/laos)
The Asia Foundation, based in San Francisco, is a private non-profit, non-governmental organization working to promote the mutual interests of the USA and the countries of Asia and the Asia Pacific region. The website contains perspective papers and project reports on the countries where the Asia Foundation is active.
Lao Human Rights Council, Inc. (http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/4228141)
Searchable web site of the Lao Human Rights Council, which opposes human rights violations against Lao and Hmong people in Laos and refugees in Thailand. Offers access to council photographs and documents and describes the council's present and past activities.
UXO LAO (http://www.uxolao.org/)
National agency established in 1996 by Prime Ministerial decree responsible for "unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance and education in the Lao PDR." Provides information about problems surrounding unexploded ordnance and government efforts at clearance in the program, history of the organization, case studies, map of UXO LAO operations, and photo galleries.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Laos (http://www.usaid.gov/regions/ane/newpages/one%5Fpagers/laos01a.htm)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presents a fact sheet that focuses on its economic and humanitarian assistance programs in Laos. This fact sheet is part of a series of fact sheets concerning Asia and the Near East. USAID includes background information, a description of various program objectives, and highlights of program accomplishments, as well as a table summarizing actual budget expenditures for 1999. Links to news sources and other related sites are provided.
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