Laos and Japan launch 'Safer Cities' project; main aim is to protect vulnerable groups


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VIENTIANE, April 23 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The Japanese government has pledged more than US$830,000 to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to implement the Safer Cities: Interventions against Covid-19 project, which focuses on water, sanitation and hygiene and the protection of communities at risk.

The project aims to improve the lives of about 500 vulnerable women, girls and survivors of violence, and 3,000 Covid-19 affected people in 11 provinces of Laos.

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