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Govt honours Unicef representative for his service

The government has awarded the Unicef Representative in Laos, Mr Octavian Bivol with a friendship medal for his outstanding contribution to the social development of the nation.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Thongphan Savanphet represented the government at a presentation ceremony, which took place at the ministry’s office on Tuesday.
Since taking the Unicef post in Laos in late 2017, Mr Bivol has made a significant contribution to Unicef’s assistance for Laos, as well as supporting the Lao government in child development, the expansion and improvement of services in the prevention of communicable diseases, child nutrition promotion, pre-school education improvement, as well as community clean water, and places of education in remote rural areas. In the health sector, Mr Bivol has actively mobilised aid for emergency birth assistance, and post-disaster relief, especially the implementation of the woman and child-related sustainable development goals.
During his mission in Laos, Mr Bivol has mobilised around US$62.9 million for the implementation of Unicef’s work in the country.
On the same day, Mr Bivol paid a courtesy farewell visit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saleumxay Kommasith, who praised the Unicef official’s achievements during his mission in the country, and his contribution to the continued growth of cooperation between Laos and Unicef.
The Unicef is implementing a development cooperation programme in Laos for 2017-2021, focusing on mother and child health; a nutrition, water and sanitation study programme; child protection; and other mother and child policies as well as planning, assessment, and publications. 

By Times Reporters
(Latest Update March 19, 2020)


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