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(ອ່ານພາສາລາວດ້ານລຸ່ມ) 📈 Women-owned small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of Lao PDR's economy. But many of...
23/09/2026

(ອ່ານພາສາລາວດ້ານລຸ່ມ)
📈 Women-owned small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of Lao PDR's economy. But many of them lack the technical skills needed to grow, compete, and reach regional value chains.

The Inclusive Value Chains "Growing Your Business" methodology is changing that!

In partnership with Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion, Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Lao National Chamber of Commerce, we are training business advisors to guide women-owned MSMEs, including those led by or working with women with disabilities, ethnic minorities, LGBTQI+ people and rural women on how to improve their business operation helping them:
💪🏼 Build stronger, more resilient businesses
📈 Boost production quality to compete regionally
🫱🏼‍🫲🏻 Break into new markets and value chains

By supporting women’s economic empowerment locally and fostering inclusive procurement practices, we are helping build stronger economies for Lao PDR and the Mekong subregion!

This initiative is part of , a programme funded by the Australian Government through the and implemented by UNDP Lao PDR and UN Women Asia and the Pacific.

📈 ຈຸນລະວິສາຫະກິດ, ວິສາຫະກິດຂະໜາດນ້ອຍ ແລະ ຂະໜາດກາງ (MSME) ທີ່ມີແມ່ຍິງເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງ ແມ່ນເສົາຫຼັກສຳຄັນຂອງເສດຖະກິດ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ. ແຕ່ເຖິງຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ ທຸລະກິດຫຼາຍໆຫົວໜ່ວຍຍັງຂາດທັກສະດ້ານເຕັກນິກທີ່ຈຳເປັນໃນການຂະຫຍາຍຕົວ, ການແຂ່ງຂັນ ແລະ ການເຂົ້າເຖິງຕ່ອງໂສ້ມູນຄ່າເພີ່ມໃນລະດັບພາກພື້ນ.

ເຊິ່ງ ຫຼັກສູດ “Growing Your Business (GYB)” ພາຍໃຕ້ໂຄງການສົ່ງເສີມຕ່ອງໂສ້ມູນຄ່າເພີ່ມແບບມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມ (Inclusive Value Chains) ຈະເຂົ້າມາມີບົດບາດສຳຄັນໃນການແກ້ໄຂບັນຫານີ້!

ໂດຍການຮ່ວມມືກັບກົມສົ່ງເສີມຈຸນລະວິສາຫະກິດ, ວິສາຫະກິດຂະໜາດນ້ອຍ ແລະ ຂະໜາດກາງ ແລະ ສະພາການຄ້າ ແລະ ອຸດສາຫະກຳແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ ພວກເຮົາກຳລັງຝຶກອົບຮົມທີ່ປຶກສາທຸລະກິດ (Business Advisors) ເພື່ອໃຫ້ເຂົ້າມາຊ່ວຍແນະນຳ ແລະ ຍົກລະດັບການດຳເນີນງານ ຂອງ MSME ທີ່ມີແມ່ຍິງເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງ ເຊິ່ງລວມເຖິງທຸລະກິດທີ່ມີ ແມ່ຍິງພິການ, ແມ່ຍິງບັນດາກຸ່ມຊົນເຜົ່າ, ກຸ່ມ LGBTQI+ ແລະ ແມ່ຍິງໃນເຂດຊົນນະບົດ
ໂດຍມຸ່ງເນັ້ນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອພວກເຂົາໃນດ້ານຕ່າງໆ ດັ່ງນີ້:

💪🏼 ສ້າງທຸລະກິດທີ່ເຂັ້ມແຂງ ແລະ ພ້ອມຮັບມືກັບທຸກຄວາມທ້າທາຍ
📈 ຍົກລະດັບຄຸນນະພາບການຜະລິດ ເພື່ອເພີ່ມຂີດຄວາມສາມາດໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນໃນລະດັບພາກພື້ນ
🫱🏼‍🫲🏻 ຂະຫຍາຍໂອກາດເຂົ້າສູ່ຕະຫຼາດ ແລະ
ຕ່ອງໂສ້ມູນຄ່າເພີ່ມໃໝ່ໆ

ການສົ່ງເສີມຄວາມອາດສາມາດທາງດ້ານເສດຖະກິດຂອງແມ່ຍິງໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ຄວບຄູ່ໄປກັບການຊຸກຍູ້ການຈັດຊື້-ຈັດຈ້າງແບບມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມ ທີ່ເປີດກວ້າງສຳລັບທຸກຄົນ (Inclusive Procurement), ພວກເຮົາກຳລັງຮ່ວມກັນສ້າງຮາກຖານເສດຖະກິດທີ່ເຂັ້ມແຂງ ໃຫ້ກັບ ສປປ ລາວ ແລະ ເຂດພາກພື້ນລຸ່ມແມ່ນໍ້າຂອງ!

ℹ️ ໂຄງການນີ້ແມ່ນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງຂອງ , ແຜນງານທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບທຶນສະໜັບສະໜູນຈາກລັດຖະບານອົດສະຕຣາລີ ຜ່ານ ແລະ ຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດໂດຍ ອົງການ UNDP ປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ ແລະ UN Women Asia and the Pacific.

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Australia in Laos | Ministry of Industry and Commerce Lao PDR | ສະພາການຄ້າ ແລະ ອຸດສາຫະກຳ ແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ | United Nations Development Programme - UNDP

22/09/2026

On we’re reminded that peace must also be protected online.

Across Asia and the Pacific, women in politics, peacebuilding, journalism and civic life increasingly face gendered disinformation, online misogyny and coordinated attacks designed to undermine their credibility, silence their voices and push them out of public life.

When women cannot participate safely in digital spaces, our institutions, public debate and prospects for sustainable peace are weakened.

That’s why UN Women is contributing a challenge to the PeaceTech Hackathon, organized with EPFL’s EssentialTech Centre on 26 September 2026: How can we protect women leaders from gendered disinformation and promote peace online in Asia and the Pacific?

We’re inviting innovators to develop responsible, human-rights-based and gender-responsive approaches that can detect and counter harmful campaigns, support the women targeted, and promote healthier and more peaceful online discourse.

Learn more: http://unwo.men/MTYX50ZPZhV

Technology can amplify division—but, when designed responsibly and inclusively, it can also strengthen solidarity, accountability and peace.

This International Day of Peace, let us recognize that building peace today also means creating digital spaces in which women can speak, lead and participate safely and equally.

On 17 September, UN Women Knowledge & Partnerships Centre in the Republic of Korea partnered with The Tech Table, the UK...
22/09/2026

On 17 September, UN Women Knowledge & Partnerships Centre in the Republic of Korea partnered with The Tech Table, the UK in Korea - British Embassy Seoul for "Putting AI to Work at Scale: Discussion with the Women Who Make It Happen." The evening brought together women working with AI in companies, research, and the public sector.

Our External Relations Specialist Ahjung Lee opened the evening by pointing to two numbers. Women make up only about 30% of AI professionals, yet 27.6% of women's employment is potentially exposed to generative AI, compared with 21% of men's (ILO). Women are shaping AI less, while their jobs may be affected by it more.

"Gender should not be an afterthought in AI. It needs to be considered from the beginning."
In her keynote, Professor Alice Oh (KAIST) asked what "scale" should actually mean. For many tech companies, it's measured in revenue and users. For her, it's whether AI works across languages and cultures. Her team found that some models answer everyday cultural questions in lower-resourced languages at close to random-guess accuracy. In another study, when models were asked how a working parent should handle a sick child and an urgent work commitment, they almost always told the mother to put work aside.

Her answer: the people building AI need to come from diverse backgrounds. Otherwise, as she put it, nobody will even know the problem exists.

Jessica Kim (Deloitte Korea), Ahreum Hong (Kyung Hee University), and Laura Kang (formerly CJ Group and Samsung Electronics) then shared what they've seen in real projects. The ones that last start from a real business problem, involve the people who will use them, and keep measuring impact after launch.

Thanks to everyone who made the evening possible. We look forward to continuing this work with them.

Young people will help shape how AI is used in a changing climate. How can we ensure it is used critically, responsibly ...
22/09/2026

Young people will help shape how AI is used in a changing climate. How can we ensure it is used critically, responsibly and with gender equality in mind?

As part of Bangkok Climate Action Week, join the EmPower Bootcamp: AI for Gender-Responsive Climate Action for a hands-on exploration of how AI can support climate action while critically examining its gender, ethical, environmental and social implications.

🌱 Explore AI through a climate and gender lens
🔎 Identify bias, risks and safeguards
🛠️ Experiment with prompting and build an AI assistant
💡 Develop your own responsible AI × climate project idea

📅 3 October 2026 | 13:00–18:00
📍 Nextopia, Siam Paragon, Bangkok and online

Open to young people aged 35 and below. No programming or previous AI experience required.
Limited slots available. Registration now: http://unwo.men/EjP250ZPvLY

Bangkok Climate Action Week

21/09/2026

In line with this year’s 🕊️ theme ‘Invest in Peace - For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day’ young peacebuilders have a clear message:

“The time is NOW to invest in young leaders for women, peace and security in Asia and the Pacific.”

Through , emerging young leaders with creativity, knowledge and vision are driving meaningful change. Coming soon – the Youth Investment Case shaped and led by the Gen-Forum 2025-2026 participants.

🎥 Watch The Power of Youth: http://unwo.men/u93150ZPvlV

Coming soon – the Gen-Forum Youth Investment Case! It's shaped and led by Gen-Forum participants.

By championing gender equality and advancing the agenda, young advocates shape conversations, lead transformation and build more inclusive and peaceful communities across the region.

The Gen-Forum series is made possible with the generous support of the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

It’s   🕊️We invite you to listen to our latest🎧WOMEN IN POWER PODCAST episode featuring a young peacebuilder from Sri La...
21/09/2026

It’s 🕊️

We invite you to listen to our latest🎧WOMEN IN POWER PODCAST episode featuring a young peacebuilder from Sri Lanka.

“The reason the team I work with feels like home is because we really take care of each other and give equal importance to productivity and output, but also personal wellbeing. What history are you bringing? We all grew up in the middle of war, and need to be mindful of all of that:” Anushani Alagarajah.

Introduction by UN Women’s Le-Anne Fernando Weerasekera and interview by Julie Marks. (Duration: 30 minutes).

We thank Anushani for her honesty and openness as she reflects on the realities of her work 🎧 http://unwo.men/seSg50ZPvka

The Women in Power podcast is produced by UN Women and features conversations about the representation of women in power and decision-making across Asia and the Pacific – the challenges as well as opportunities and progress.

Leaders and partners from across Asia and the Pacific came together in Seoul to   systems for women’s economic empowerme...
18/09/2026

Leaders and partners from across Asia and the Pacific came together in Seoul to systems for women’s economic empowerment.

Three messages stood out:

🔹TransformCare means systems change — connecting data, policies, services and infrastructure and norms change through a gender-transformative approach.

🔹Investing in care means investing in economies — creating jobs, advancing women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.

🔹Cities are core partners — putting care at the heart of urban planning, services, infrastructure and financing through .

From systems to cities, the foundations for transforming care are being built. 💪✨

The event also demonstrated the Republic of Korea’s leadership and contribution to transforming care systems across the region.

Together, we can for all women and girls.

Read the press release: http://unwo.men/PAER50ZP0bh

Across Asia and the Pacific, there is a lot of data on care. Yet, much of it remains underused in decision-making. 📣 A n...
18/09/2026

Across Asia and the Pacific, there is a lot of data on care.
Yet, much of it remains underused in decision-making.

📣 A new UN Women guidance note, ‘Connecting Data, Transforming Care. A Whole-of-Society Approach to Transforming Care Systems’, helps turn data into action.

By bridging the gap between data producers and users, the Whole-of-Society approach supports informed decisions that improve people’s lives.

The guidance note was launched at the Policy Forum in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

It is developed by the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the UN Women Centre for Knowledge and Partnerships with support from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family of the Republic of Korea.

Read the guidance note: http://unwo.men/Mk0J50ZOyi2

The gender pay gap in Asia-Pacific has narrowed, but remains significant.Women are estimated to earn 44 cents for every ...
18/09/2026

The gender pay gap in Asia-Pacific has narrowed, but remains significant.

Women are estimated to earn 44 cents for every dollar earned by men.

The biggest gap is in Southern Asia, where women earn only 20% of men’s income.

Companies can change this reality.

Here are 7 ways to help close the gender pay gap:
💰 Promote pay transparency
💰 Determine the numerical value of jobs based on gender-neutral criteria
💰 Regularly review pay structures
💰 Stop requesting salary history from job applicants
💰 Develop and disclose objective and transparent criteria for raises, promotions and rewards
💰 Support flexible work arrangements
💰 Allocate budget to eliminate the wage differences between women and men

Which of these is your company already doing?

Share in the comments!

Find out more: http://unwo.men/vrxs50ZO9aS

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