Unexploded ordnance harming development of Laos, says UN official


Kanni Wignaraja, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific. ©UNDP

VIENTIANE, Sept. 12 (Xinhua): Unexploded ordnance (UXO) has caused great harm to the development of Laos, highlighting the need for its accelerated clearance, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday citing a top United Nations (UN) official.

The UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja made the remarks during her visit to Laos last week aimed at strengthening the UNDP's support for development priorities of the Southeast Asian country, according to the report.

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