Decades after the guns fell silent, unexploded ordnance (UXO) remains a daily threat in Laos, so much so that President Thongloun Sisoulith is renewing calls to hasten clearance efforts and bring an end to the legacy that continues to claim lives and hinder national development.
In a special message, Sisoulith called for urgent national and international action on what he called the deadly remnants of the Second Indochina War (1964-1973).
