Maseru, Lesotho, 23 October 2020 – The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address persistent climate...
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Lesotho: Acute Food Insecurity Situation December 2018 - February 2019
Key results As projected in May/June 2018, the Food security situation is expected to deteriorate during the peak lean season between December 2018 to February 2019. However, the rural population in...
Lesotho Zero Hunger Strategic Review 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction THE ZERO HUNGER CHALLENGE (ZHC) is an international call for action made by the United Nations (UN) towards a vision of a world without hunger. It is fully aligned to...
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Report - June 2017
1 INTRODUCTION The Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee (LVAC) was established in 2002. It is a government led multidisciplinary committee within the Office of the Prime Minister- Disaster...
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Report; Update of Rural Assessment - November, 2016
1 INTRODUCTION The Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee (LVAC) was established in 2002. It is a government led multi-disciplinary committee within the Office of the Prime Minister- Disaster...
Integrated acute food insecurity phase classification May 16/Mar 17 the Kingdom of Lesotho
IPC analysis conducted from 24 to 30 May 2016 for all 10 districts of Lesotho based on primary data collected by LVAC and partners in May 2016 and secondary data collected from Jan. 2016 onwards...
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee, Intervention Modality Selection (2016)
Executive Summary In early 2016 DMA requested LVAC to conduct a market assessment to determine the functionality of food market systems (for maize, pulses and cooking oil) in Lesotho. The market...
Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee, Market Assessment Report (2016)
The market assessment was conducted to determine the functionality of the food market systems for maize, beans and cooking oil in Lesotho. The findings demonstrate that markets in Lesotho are...
National mitigation and preparedness plan for drought
Executive summary Lesotho is a lower middle income country which is ranked 167 of the 187 countries on Human and Development Index and 38 of 46 countries on the economic freedom scores in sub-Saharan...
Kingdom of Lesotho: Millennium Development Goals Status Report 2013
UN report: HIV prevalence severely impacting development progress MASERU - According to the 2013 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Status Report, issued jointly by the Government of Lesotho and the...
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Saudi Arabia donates food to vulnerable people in Lesotho
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has contributed 90 tons of food worth an estimated M1.7 Million (USD$196,000) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for distribution to people affected by...
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China responds to PM appeal for humanitarian assistance
The People’s Republic of China has pledged to donate a batch of food aid worth M8.4 million to Lesotho. The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Hu Ding Xiang announced this during the 63rd anniversary of the...
Netcare Education confers certificates to nurses
Netcare Education conferred certificates to 25 professional nurses during a graduation ceremony held at Queen 'Mamohato Memorial Hospital on Thursday. The graduates completed a one and half year...
PM appeals for humanitarian assistance to development partners
The Prime Minister, Mr. Motsoahae Thomas Thabane has appealed to Development Partners for Humanitarian Assistance following reports that about 725,000 people face food crisis. The Prime Minister was...
Appeal for Humanitarian Assistance - September 2012 to June 2013
Executive summary This appeal document has been prepared by the Government of Lesotho for presentation to its Cooperating Partners, local business organizations, and citizens of good will. It is...
Declaration of an emergency on food security in Lesotho
BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MOTSOAHAE THOMAS THABANE, MP PRIME MINISTER As you will recall, Lesotho has experienced declining levels of food production from2005/06 to 2008/09. The level of production...
Nutrition Baseline Survey in Four Districts
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Chronic malnutrition in young children is a health concern in Lesotho. Since 2002, the nutritional status of young children has been unacceptable according to World Health...
Lesotho Food Security Monitoring System Updates Quarterly Bulletin 3rd Quarter 2010, September 2010
Summary for 3rd Quarter 2010 - The 14th Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook forum (SARCOF-14) predicted increased chances of above-normal to normal rainfall in the first half of the rainy...
Lesotho Food Security Monitoring System Quarterly Bulletin - 4th Quarter, Dec 2009
Summary for 4th Quarter 2009 - Although food and fuel prices have dropped to reasonably stable levels, the price of maize meal remains high. These high prices impact the poor and unemployed urban...
Lesotho: Granting hope for broken dreams
Lesotho launches Child Grants payment in Semonkong, Maseru district - the third and final pilot area - bringing hope to an increasing number of vulnerable children. Lesotho 28 October 2009 - It took...