Evaluation of UNDP support to mine action in Lao PDR, 2013-2016

This report presents an independent evaluation that examines the strategic relevance and positioning of the UNDP support under its Support for the institutional Strengthening of the National Regulatory Authority for the UXO/Mine Action Sector (NRA) and of the Lao National UXO Programme (UXO Lao) 2013 - 2015 (now extended to 2016) . The overall objective of this programme of cooperation between the UNDP and the Government of Lao PDR, is to support and further strengthen the institutional capacity of the NRA an d the UXO Lao, the national UXO Sector operator. The NRA has lead responsibility for the regulation, coordination, and oversight of all work in the UXO sector, and to ensure that Lao PDR fulfils its legal obligations as a State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). The UXO Lao is the only not-for-profit national operator in Lao PDR, and currently undertakes more than half of all UXO survey, clearance, and risk education work throughout the country