Recommendations put forward by the Land Issues Working Group (LIWG) and RRI on the draft National Land Use Policy were presented via the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization at a high-level policy meeting held on 15-17 May in Vieng Viang, Lao PDR. Subsequent revisions of the National Land Use Policy indicate the adoption of key language from the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure, as recommendation by LIWG. Stated principles regarding consultation and compensation to communities facing land acquisitions have been strengthened, and categories of rights are more clearly defined. The promulgation of the National Land Use Policy is now scheduled for December 2013.