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People

Population	2.01 mln
Population growth	1%
Life expectancy	43 years
Net migration	-36,000

Economy

GDP	$1.6 bln
- per capita	$798
- growth rate	5%
FDI, net inflows	$0.13 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	23%
Internet users	3%

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Fast Facts: Public-Private Partnerships for Service Delivery

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Effective delivery of basic services, particularly to the poor, is a key to success in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). UNDP's programme Public-Private Partnerships for Service Delivery (PPPSD) supports developing countries in their efforts to create a conducive environment for pro-poor PPPs which increase access to basic services. By promoting inclusive partnerships between local government and various non- state actors including businesses, community groups, NGOs, more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2012

Kingdom of Lesotho: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation and Second and Third Reviews Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and a Request for Augmentation of Access - Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Kingdom of Lesotho.

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Kingdom of Lesotho: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - National Strategic Development Plan

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The conundrum of conservation agriculture and livelihoods in Southern Africa

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Low crop productivity, food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition; inadequate farming knowledge and skills, implements and inputs are characteristic of smallholder agriculture in Southern Africa. Many researchers argue that conservation agriculture can guarantee higher crop productivity, food security, improved livelihoods and environmental protection, better than the unsustainable traditional systems of slash and burn practices. In this paper, the authors present the results of a meta-analysis more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 11, 2012

Africa: The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS

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This paper explores the development impacts of HIV/AIDS on African societies as well as their likely future ramifications. The paper concludes with a brief outline of the anticipated contribution of the Commission on HIV/ AIDS and governance in Africa (CHGA), to the continents’ struggle to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic.

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Sonia Hossain on March 06, 2012

Gender and Climate Change: AAP

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This first paper in the Discussion Paper Series of The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) focuses on the links between gender and climate change adaptation. The AAP has made gender equality an important goal in each of its 20 participating countries. This discussion paper consists of three sections. The first section, ‘Key Challenges for Reducing Gender-Based Vulnerability’, provides a background on the relationship between climate change and gender, and presents three key factors contributing more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 29, 2012

Youth and participatory governance in Africa

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Young people in Africa are challenging the norms and structures that exclude them, engaging with the state and demanding accountability. This special issue describes how young people are exercising their right to participate and developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to affect to change. It explores methods of communication, appraisal, monitoring and research which are involving young people in decision-making spaces. It asks how can we re-shape how young people perceive and exercise more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 25, 2011

The ‘AIDS AND MDGs’ Approach

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The term ‘AIDS and MDGs’ is gaining currency as an approach that leverages these links – effectively addressing both short- and long-term challenges and impacts of the HIV epidemic while contributing to the achievement of the wider MDG agenda. This paper outlines three important pillars of an AIDS and MDGs approach:1. Understanding how AIDS and the other MDGs impact on one another;2. Documenting and exchanging lessons learned across AIDS and other MDGs; and3. Creating cross-MDG synergy and more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 01, 2012

Swedish-African Forest Relations

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It was felt that it would be useful to try to record as much as possible of what Swedish individuals and institutions have been doing in the wide field of forestry in collaboration with colleagues and counterpart institutions in Africa before this knowledge is lost. After all, the development of sustainable forest management, and industries based on this, has contributed very significantly to the economic and social well-being of Sweden, and it can only be hoped that there will be a reawakened more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 26, 2011

Making difference, measuring change: an experience of capacity development on education in emergencies from Lesotho

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This booklet is the evaluative outcome of the capacity development strategy on Education in Emergencies (EiE) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) practitioners in Lesotho. This has been carried out in partnership with Save the Children under the aegis of the IASC Education Cluster. The objective was to build and strengthen sustainable national emergency preparedness and response capacity in the education sector in East South Africa Region (ESAR) holistically and strategically, by supporting more...

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Moushumi Biswas on December 03, 2011

Low Quality Education as a Poverty Trap

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The research that this document reports on considers how the low quality of tuition offered in schools in poor communities can entrench exclusion and marginalization.This document is an examination of the education system and the labor market based on our research. It is an attempt to understand the dynamics responsible for the creation and perpetuation of the great South African divide between rich and poor, and to suggest a way forward.

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Sonia Hossain on May 08, 2011

Disaster risk reduction - Integrating into school curriculum in Lesotho

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This report is the culmination of Knowledge Facilitation Workshop conducted for curriculum developers in Lesotho on Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into National Curriculum, during the period of 05-09 September 2011 in Maseru, Lesotho. The workshop aimed to provide conceptual clarity on DRR and child centered learning methodologies in mainstreaming process of education sector as well as identify key DRR topic, learning outcomes, skills and abilities that are needed to build the more...

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Moushumi Biswas on November 30, 2011

Untold: Stories in a time of HIV & AIDS

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Untold: Stories in a time of HIV & AIDS, is a series of nine films for television from nine countries across southern Africa. Each film has its own distinct voice, which tells a story previously untold: of love and hope, secrets and lies, courage and betrayal, in a time of HIV & AIDS.This report presents a summary of an audience reception study conducted in all nine countries as well as an overview of the capacity building programme.

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Sonia Hossain on May 23, 2011

Travel & Tourism: Economic Impact 2011-Lesotho

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Travel & Tourism’s role as a key pillar of economic growth is being increasingly recognized by governments in all regions of the world. This research clearly demonstrates the potential of Travel & Tourism to drive global economic recovery and generate employment, helping to ensure sustainable development and the alleviation of poverty by spreading the benefits more equitably across populations.

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Sonia Hossain on June 13, 2011

Strengthening capacity for climate change adaptation in agriculture

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The publication presents the main findings of climate change projections in the short-term (until 2030), identifies the key impacts on livelihoods and food security in major agro-ecological zones and outlines the experience and lessons learned on adaptation priorities with an overall aim of enhancing food security. The publication also provides a good example how the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) has been instrumental in complementing and addressing some of the gaps in the National more...

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Moushumi Biswas on June 01, 2011

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