Laos says additional funding needed in UXO operations

An additional 4.5-million-U.S. dollar funding is needed this year to effectively carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) operations in Laos.

The information came last Friday during the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme (UXO Lao)’s annual meeting, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday

According to the meeting, which summarized work in the past year and planned for the year ahead, UXO operations in Laos included mine surveys and clearance, along with risk education and victim assistance.

The National Regulatory Authority for the UXO/Mine Action sector (NRA) this year expected its UXO surveys, clearance, risk education, administration, capacity building for humanitarian teams and victim assistance to cost 33.33 million U.S. dollars, the report said.