LESOTHO 2022 VNR Key Messages
1. Over the past two decades, Lesotho has made strides in poverty reduction, with poverty declining from 56.6% in 2002 to 49.7% in 2017 and multidimensional child poverty dropping from 65.4% in 2014 to 45.5% in 2018. However, poverty is mostly concentrated in the rural areas and hard to reach areas. For instance, urban areas recorded a strong poverty reduction from 41.5% in 2002 to 28.5% in 2017, while…
Domestication of SDGs and the VNR Process
Lesotho is highly committed to the implementation of the SDG Agenda, which is operationalised through the National Strategic Development Plan II (NSDP II), 2018/19 – 2020/22/23. The NSDP II is also aligned with the African Union Agenda 2063 and Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan.
The preparation of the NSDP II and the VNR process has been very inclusive through a multi…
Mr. S.M. Damane
Ministry of Tourism, Environment & Culture
National Environment Secretariat
Maseru
Ms. N. Lebona
Ministry of Development Planning (MoDP)
The below is a listing of all partnership initiatives and voluntary commitments where Lesotho is listed as a partner or lead entity in the Partnerships for SDGs online platform
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