UK in Laos

🇬🇧🇱🇦 Official page of the British Embassy in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The British Embassy in Vientiane represents the UK government in Laos.

We work to further develop political relations and stronger trade and investment between the UK and Laos. We promote British policies and interests, and work with bilateral and international organisations in Laos on key areas that the UK leads on globally - including climate change, education, clearing unexploded ordnance, gender equality, and tackling the illegal wildlife trade. Working Hours:
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05/06/2026

⛰️ From Phou Houa Lon 🇱🇦 to Scottish Highlands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, we share one planet and one responsibility to protect it.

04/06/2026

[Scroll down for English] ສົ່ງເສີມຜູ້ນໍາແມ່ຍິງລາວຍຸກໃໝ່ຮ່ວມກັນ 🤝🏻 ພວກເຮົາມີຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈ ທີ່ໄດ້ຮ່ວມມືກັບ IOM Lao PDR ໃນໂຄງການ Young Women’s Leadership Mentoring Programme ທີ່ສະໜັບສະໜູນໃຫ້ແມ່ຍິງລາວ ມີທັກສະໃໝ່ໆ, ຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈ ແລະ ສ້າງໂອກາດໃນການເປັນຜູ້ນໍາ ເພື່ອທີ່ຈະສາມາດພັດທະນາເສັ້ນທາງສາຍອາຊີບຂອງຕົນເອງ ແລະ ຊຸມຊົນໃຫ້ມີຄວາມຍືນຍົງຂຶ້ນເລື້ອຍໆ.

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Investing in Lao women leaders. 🤝🏻 Proud to partner with IOM Lao PDR on the Young Women’s Leadership Mentoring Programme - the programme equips women to lead, influence, and shape their communities and professional lives.

04/06/2026

We have updated our travel advice for regarding disruption and flooding due to Typhoon No. 6 Jangmi
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03/06/2026

: Read our latest travel advice for addition of information about heightened health screening measures for those entering Thailand from Ebola-affected regions: https://ow.ly/SE3z50Z6LiJ

02/06/2026

Wait, how do you move a castle halfway across the world? 🏰

The Edinburgh Tattoo have done just that. They built a stunning digital castle using state-of-the-art projection and massive LED screens (the types you see at Taylor Swift concerts!) that allows them to replicate the iconic Edinburgh Castle backdrop even when performing in stadiums far from Scotland.

This iconic show is constantly evolving, proving that UK heritage can embrace future technologies to provide world-class immersive experiences all over the world.

01/06/2026

Britain invests £25m to halt new pandemic risks in Southeast Asia New funding will boost capacity in a known hotspot for dangerous pathogens, and also tackle threats from drug resistance to food safety

29/05/2026

🇬🇧 UK Minister Seema Malhotra met with MAG's incredible female field officers in Laos — women who risk their lives to keep communities safe from UXO.

The UK is proud to announce $1.2 million in new UK funding to strengthen UXO clearance operations and protect lives across Laos 🇱🇦.

28/05/2026

🇬🇧🇱🇦 Minister Seema Malhotra , UK Minister for Equalities and the Indo‑Pacific, made her first official visit to Lao PDR, strengthening UK–Lao ties and our shared commitment to regional partnership, including new UK funding for UXO clearance.

She met counterparts at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Public Security, and Health, highlighting our shared commitment to the safety of our respective nationals abroad. 🤝🏻 She also signed a new UK–Lao health MoU focused on emergency preparedness, stronger health systems, and equitable access to care.

She also engaged Chevening Awards (FCDO) scholars 🎓— supporting Laos’ future leaders—as the UK continues to build practical partnerships across the Indo‑Pacific.

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🇬🇧🇱🇦 ຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີ ຜູ້ຊີ້ນໍາວຽກງານ ພາກພື້ນອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ແລະ ຄວາມເທົ່າທຽມ ແຫ່ງສະຫະລາຊະອານາຈັກ, ທ່ານນາງ ຊີມາ ເມົາໂຮທຣາ, ໄດ້ມາຢ້ຽມຢາມ ສປປ ລາວ ຄັ້ງທໍາອິດ ຢ່າງເປັນທາງການ.

ການຢ້ຽມຢາມຄັ້ງນີ້ ແມ່ນເພື່ອຮັດແໜ້ນສາຍພົວພັນໃນພາກພື້ນ, ພ້ອມທັງສະໜອງທຶນການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອໃໝ່ຈາກ ລັດຖະບານອັງກິດ ໃນການເກັບກູ້ລະເບີດບໍ່ທັນແຕກ ແກ່ ສປປ ລາວ.

ເພິ່ນຍັງຖືໂອກາດໄດ້ເຂົ້າພົບປະກັບ ບັນດາທ່ານຮອງລັດຖະມົນຕີ ແຫ່ງກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ, ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບ ແລະ ກະຊວງສາທາລະນະສຸກ ເພື່ອເນັ້ນໜັກເຖິງຄວາມປອດໄພຂອງພົນລະເມືອງທັງສອງປະເທດ. 🤝🏻 ນອກຈາກນີ້, ຍັງໄດ້ລົງນາມໃນບົດບັນທຶກຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈ (MoU) ດ້ານສາທາລະນະສຸກ ສະບັບໃໝ່ ທີ່ເນັ້ນໃສ່ການກຽມພ້ອມຮັບມືກັບພາວະສຸກເສີນ, ການສ້າງລະບົບສາທາລະນະສຸກໃຫ້ເຂັ້ມແຂງ ແລະ ການເຂົ້າເຖິງການບໍລິການຢ່າງເທົ່າທຽມ.

ພ້ອມດຽວກັນນີ້, ເພິ່ນຍັງໄດ້ໂອ້ລົມແລກປ່ຽນ ກັບອາດີດນັກສຶກສາທຶນ Chevening 🎓 ເພື່ອສະໜັບສະໜູນຜູ້ນໍາຮຸ່ນໃໝ່ຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ.

28/05/2026

UK to expand support for UXO clearance, healthcare during Minister’s visit to Laos

The United Kingdom will announce additional funding for the clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Laos during the visit to the country on Thursday of UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Seema Malhotra, reinforcing Britain’s continued support in addressing the humanitarian and development impacts of UXO contamination. (Read more below⬇️⬇️)

27/05/2026

[Scroll down for English] ຊຸກຍູ້ການພັດທະນາທີ່ເປັນມິດຕໍ່ທຳມະຊາດ ຜ່ານນະໂຍບາຍດ້ານການບໍ່ສູນເສຍຊີວະນາໆພັນ

ວັນທີ 22 ພຶດສະພາ, ກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ໄດ້ຈັດກອງປະຊຸມລະດັບສູງ ເພື່ອຊຸກຍູ້ການລົງທຶນທີ່ເປັນມິດຕໍ່ທຳມະຊາດ ຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວ, ໂດຍມີພາກສ່ວນລັດ, ຄູ່ຮ່ວມພັດທະນາ, ພາກເອກະຊົນ ແລະ ອົງການອະນຸລັກ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ.

ກອງປະຊຸມດັ່ງກ່າວ ພາຍໃຕ້ການເປັນປະທານຂອງ ທ່ານ ດຣ. ລິນຄຳ ດວງສະຫວັນ, ໄດ້ເນັ້ນໃສ່ການສ້າງແນວທາງລະດັບຊາດແບບປະສານງານ ສໍາລັບການທົດແທນດ້ານຊີວະນາໆພັນ ພາຍໃຕ້ຮ່າງຂອບວຽກງານຊີວະນາໆພັນລວມແຫ່ງຊາດ.

ລັດຖະບານອັງກິດ ມີຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈທີ່ໄດ້ສະໜັບສະໜູນວຽກງານນີ້ ຜ່ານໂຄງການຄຸ້ມຄອງປ່າໄມ້, ການຄ້າ ແລະ ສະພາບພູມອາກາດ (FGMC) ຂອງ FCDO, ໂດຍຮ່ວມມືກັບອົງການອະນຸລັກສັດປ່າ (WCS) ແລະ ທະນາຄານພັດທະນາອາຊີ (ADB).

ຄວາມໝາຍສຳຄັນຂອງກອງຊຸມ:

🌿 ເຖິງຂອບວຽກງານລະດັບຊາດ ເພື່ອຊີ້ນຳການທົດແທນດ້ານຊີວະນາໆພັນ ແລະ ການລົງທຶນທີ່ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ.
🤝 ເພີ່ມທະວີຄວາມຮ່ວມມືລະຫວ່າງ ພາກລັດ, ພາກທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານດ້ານການອະນຸລັກ.
📊 ມີແນວທາງທີ່ຊັດເຈນ ໄປສູ່ຄວາມບໍ່ສູນເສຍດ້ານຊີວະນາໆພັນ — ແລະ ກ້າວໄປສູ່ການເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນໃນທີ່ສຸດ.

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Lao PDR Advances Nature-Positive Development Through Biodiversity No Net Loss Policy

On 22 May, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment convened a high-level meeting to advance nature-positive investment in Lao PDR, bringing together government, development partners, the private sector, and conservation organisations.

Chaired by H.E. Dr. Linkham Douangsavanh, discussions focused on establishing a coordinated national approach to biodiversity offsets under the proposed National Aggregate Biodiversity Framework.

The UK is proud to support this work through the FCDO Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Programme, in partnership with WCS Lao PDR ອົງການອະນຸລັກສັດປ່າ ປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ and ADB Lao PDR

What this means:

🌿 A national framework to guide biodiversity offsets and responsible investment
🤝 Stronger collaboration across government, business, and conservation partners
📊 A clear pathway towards Biodiversity No Net Loss — and ultimately Net Gain

📸 WCS Laos

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