UXO continues to harm development, people's livelihood in Laos


As most Lao people work in the agricultural sector, the large number of UXO devices that remain in the ground has continued to cause physical damage and affect people's livelihoods. - VT

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): The unexploded ordnance (UXO), mainly cluster munitions, has caused great harm to people's livelihood and remains a major challenge to Laos' socio-economic development.

"Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the world in terms of per capita. Until now, clearance of cluster munition remnants in Laos has still not finished and it has serious consequences for people's lives," said Sykhoun Bounvilay, a retired senior diplomat of Laos, during an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday (July 12).

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