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Unleashing Unlimited Potential of Lao Generation 2030

No time to lose…

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• 20 November 2019 will mark the 30th

anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC30), one of the world’s most-ratified human rights treaty.

• This important milestone provides an
• pportunity to secure fresh

commitments to fulfilling children’s rights.

CRC@30 – Global Momentum to Renew Commitments

• Public engagement activities
• September: Heads of Government and senior political figures convened a

special event on the CRC during the UN General Assembly week in New York and pledged to uphold their commitment to realizing child rights.

• 18-20 November 2019: High-level mainstreaming panel on CRC@30
• 20 November 2019: A full day high-level meeting of the General

Assembly on World Children’s Day (WCD).

• A Lao Youth advocate has been invited to give a 3-minute presentation

focusing on education at the General Assembly. This is a great opportunity to raise Lao children’s voices at global level.

• Member states that have aligned to the CRC@30 Global Pledge will be
• announced. Lao PDR has endorsed the Global pledge on 23 October.
• At the meeting, member states will share their national commitments to

improve the situation of children in their respective countries.

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Why Lao Generation 2030? Why now?

• Graduate from LDC by 2024
• Become an Upper Middle-income Country by 2030
• Implement SDGs by 2030
• Continue growing the economy

National Development Objectives

Source: IMF, 2019

Human capital is crucial to develop the skills that workers need to benefit from technological change

Source: World Bank Human Capital Index 2018. Notes: Selected economies only.

Brain circuits stabilize with age, making them increasingly more difficult to alter Good nutrition and rich experiences affect brain development Brain architecture is built in a “bottom up” sequence: higher capacities are more difficult to develop if lower capacities have not emerged appropriately

Equity Gaps Begin Early and Widen Progressively

Protective factors Good nutrition Responsive & nurturing parenting Safe and stimulating environmeant Health care (prenatal, maternity, new born, infant) Adequate family income Biological risks

Chronic under-nutrition Iron and iodine deficiency IUGR HIV infection

Psycho-social risks

Poor caregiver-child interaction Maternal depression Institutional rearing Exposure to violence Poor learning environment

Source: The Lancet, 2016

Second Decade – Second Chance

• In Lao PDR about 60%
• f the population is

below the age of 25, and approximately 40% is below the age of 18.

• With education, skills

and empowerment, young people can make the most of their talents and potential and contribute to the peace and prosperity of their communities.

• Adolescents need support

to complete primary and secondary.

• Flexible learning
• pportunities
• Special efforts to attend

the needs of most disadvantaged

Secondary-age education

• Young people need access

to opportunities to develop skills.

• Support to transition from

education to work – internships

• They need digital skills

Skills for learning, employability and decent work

• Support to understand their

rights and make life choices.

• Opportunities for civic

engagement and to voice

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Empowerment, with a focus on girls

3 strategies to maximize impact

Return on Investment in Human Capital (Heckman, 2007)

Data and Evidence in Laos

Distribution of Multidimensional Deprivation for Children 0-17 Years Old and Distribution by Area of Residence

88.3 70.6 50.4 30.6 15.5 6.1 1.4 97.5 89.9 74.8 50.2 27.9 12.1 2.9 92.4 76.6 56.2 34.8 17.8 6.9 1.6 74.4 47.5 25.4 11.4 4.4 1.4 0.3 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Headcount Deprivation Rate (H) (%)

National Rural without road Rural with road Urban

By 2024 Lao PDR has the ambition to graduate to the status of middle-income country.

• That requires a healthy and well-educated labour force through investments in critical periods of

the life-cycle:

• Early Childhood
• School Years
• Adolescent
• The workers of 2024 are leaving primary school today.
• The workers of 2030 are starting primary school today.

Investing in Child Wellbeing is Critical for LDC Graduation and Preventing the Middle Income Trap

• Investments in the Lao Generation 2030 in the first 1,000 days and early childhood,

school age and adolescence will improve the lives of children and adolescents NOW.

• Investments in children and adolescents now will significantly increase human capital for

the FUTURE, benefiting the Lao PDR through enormous dividends to future growth.

• The Lao Generation 2030 will accompany the country’s graduation from LDC status and

contribute to its successful advancement toward a Higher-Middle Income Country.

• Investment in the Lao Generation 2030 should be converging around:

(i) Strengthening national systems to provide quality services for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, nutrition specific and sensitive interventions, quality education and life skills, clean water, hygiene and safe environment, and protection from abuse, violence, and exploitation, with focus on most vulnerable and hard to reach. Paying special attention to strengthening the child protection system to protect children, and to create developmental

• pportunities and promote child well-being.

(ii) Demand Generation and Changing Behaviors and Practices, for example through improving parenting for young children to provide best start in life; and ending child marriage. (iii) Strengthening Policies and Expanding Partnerships, including translating the policy objectives for Lao Generation 2030 into the 9th NSEDP.

Lao Generation 2030 – Call to Action

• Commitments by stakeholders (CRC@30 Commitments) – Lao Generation 2030

Forum Joint Statement.

• Prioritization of investments in Lao Generation 2030 in the 9th NSEDP (Roadmap on

Lao Gen2030)

• Developing investment cases for Lao Gen 2030 (scaling up of system strengthening

solutions, C4D/BCC interventions and provincial investment plans).

• Tracking resources and results on annual basis. Annual stock-taking – Annual Report
• n Lao Gen 2030 (based on Commitments and MODA Provincial Profiles as base-

line).

• Annual awarding of champions for Lao Gen2030.
• Involvement/participation of children and young people.

Investing in Lao Generation 2030 – a whole society approach

Thank You! Khob Chai!