"As
a family of specialized agencies, the UN Lesotho works in
partnership with the Government and its partners to fight
poverty, strengthen the rule of law, promote human rights and
fundamental freedoms, protect the environment and advance
economic and social progress for all Basotho. The UN Country
Team takes its inspiration from the United Nations Charter and
supports the priorities outlined in Lesotho’s national
development plan Vision 2020."
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10/05/2012
With national elections just weeks away and
worries on the rise following violence at recent
political rallies, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond
Tutu on 27 April addressed party leaders,
government officials, judiciary ...Read more
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09/12/2011
As the year 2011 draws to an end the country of
Lesotho and the United Nations and can reflect
on a time that has been marked by the
consequences of, and response to climate change ...Read more
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05/12/2011
The United Nations in Lesotho, together with the
Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sports and
Recreation and volunteer involving organizations
around the country came together to celebrate
International Volunteer Day ...Read more
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29/11/2011
The country’s first-ever National HIV-Prevention
Symposium, which sought to revitalize the
prevention of new HIV-infections currently at a
shocking 18 000 per year, has taken place in
Maseru ... Read more
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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are
eight time-bound and qualified goals that respond
to the world's main development challenges. In
Lesotho, as in most countries, progress towards
achieving the MDGs by 2015 is mixed. Learn more
here.
Lesotho is one of 16 countries in the world
to Deliver as One UN. The global
initiative, launched in 2007, works to capitalize on the
strengths and comparative advantages of UN Agencies,
through more coherent programmes that are aligned to
national development priorities, with increased
government ownership and reduced transaction costs. The
UN Reform is
based on Five Pillars:
One Programme,
One Budget,
One Leader,
One Office, and
One Voice.
