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20 January 2008

UNDP Lesotho on Financial Controller's Acclaim List

Operational transparency and financial accountability have become one of the key focus areas of UNDP’s work. UNDP has consistently been updating its processes and procedures to ensure that international standards are followed in financial, human resources and project management.

 
2007 News

 

15 December 2007

UNV Day focuses on MDGs

The two primary Millennium Development Goals for Lesotho, of Poverty Reduction/Food Security and HIV/AIDS formed the backdrop for our activities.

 

14 December 2007

UNDP Supports KYS Campaign

UNDP and the UN family in Lesotho have been supporting the implementation mechanisms of the campaign, and it is through one of the projects that a mobile HIV Testing and Counselling (HTC) Unit was given to the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare. 

 

1 December 2007

GEF – Small Grants Programme

Launched in 1992, SGP directly channels grants of up to US$50,000 directly to Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to support environmental protection activities in developing countries.

 

15 November 2007

UNDP Supports Lesotho’s MDG-based Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction (2008-2012)

The Government of Lesotho, with the assistance of its Development Partners, developed the first Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS), 2004/05-2006/07 in 2004. The PRS was socially-focused, significantly inclusive, and was intended to make quick gains in poverty reduction where previous planning approaches had failed.

 

28 October 2007

Job Fair Round II – come and gone

UNDP Lesotho has been pushing hard for change within their Country Office (CO) since 2005- the beginning of their Change Management Strategy (CMS).
 

25 October 2007

Youth employment in Lesotho

On the 1st of February 2007, the Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation assisted by a joint UN partnership consisting of UNDP, ILO, UNICEF and FAO, launched a project named, “Youth Employment Promotion towards Poverty Reduction in Lesotho”.

 

10 September 2007

UNDP Lesotho Strives for Efficiency

Recently the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lesotho Country Office (CO) has taken up the challenge of ebbing and flowing with the waves of change. It has embarked on a journey of Change Management to examine itself to ensure that its vision and existence are not becoming stagnant and ineffective to the country it aims to serve.

 

7 September 2007

UNDP supports e-Government in Lesotho to address issues of poor service delivery

Once the opening ceremony is over, it is not that common to see a senior government official remain for detailed working sessions in a technical workshop, so it was indeed inspiring to witness the personal commitment of the Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Hon. Mothetjoa Metsing, when after officially opening a recent UNDP-sponsored e-Government workshop, he remained and actively participated for the entire workshop.

 

30 August 2007
Community of Practice (COP) Innovation Fund...Enhancing UNDP Lesotho's capacity in becoming carbon neutral and testing carbon calculator

UNDP Lesotho Country Office is pleased to announce that in August 2007 they were selected and given an award to assist with their proposal to create an action plan to work towards enhancing the capacity of the Country Office in becoming carbon neutral and on testing of the carbon calculator. This is being done in partnership with Head Quarters, Lesotho Country Office, Zimbabwe Country Office, Zambia Country Office, and South Africa Country Office; and thus provides a model for the UNDP.

 

20 August 2007
Sustainable Land Management in Lesotho
Land management remains an intractable problem for Lesotho threatening agricultural production despite the fact that in the face of increasing unemployment the majority of the people continue to depend on the land for survival. The implications of current unsustainable land management patterns and epic land degradation trends transcend national boundaries.

 

10 July 2007

MDG Based Planning in the context of HIV and AIDS  Seminar

A team of six Basotho representing the National AIDS Commission; Ministry of Health & Social Welfare (Health Planning & Statistics Unit); Ministry of Public Service; Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional Services; Ministry of Local Government and the UNDP participated in a 5 day seminar organised by the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa (RSCESA) held in Durban, South Africa from 25 – 29 June 2007 for development practitioners and planners from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe.

 

23 May 2007

Government of Lesotho Senators sensitized on issues of human rights and HIV&AIDS

In May this year, UNDP Lesotho, through its Parliamentary support project, and in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, recently organized a one-day sensitization workshop for the Senators on issues relating to HIV and AIDS and Human Rights. Sensitizing leaders of the society is in line with recognition by the Government and the Unite Nations system in Lesotho, of the importance of all stakeholders, to scale up the response to the impact of HIV and AIDS as part of poverty reduction strategies.
 

28 April 2007

HIV & AIDS at the core of Local and Development Planning in Lesotho

With a population of about 1.8 million, Lesotho has the third highest HIV prevalence rate in the world, with 23.2% of the adult population infected, and the country has been making efforts to halt the spread and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the population. UNDP, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning and the UNDP Regional Service Centre, is supporting the country to take appropriate measures in this regard.

 

13 March 2007

Lesotho's General Elections Free and Fair

On 17th February 2007, Lesotho held its sixth general election since Independence from Britain 40 years ago. In a virtual landslide, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) won 61 of the 79 constituency seats contested, the All Basotho Convention (ABC) came second with 17 seats and the Alliance of Congress Parties (ACP) got one seat. A total of 14 parties had entered the race.

 
2006 News

01 December 2006
World AIDS Day 2006 commemorated in Quthing, Lesotho - “Keep the Promise”.

Every year the Government chooses a different district in which to host the World AIDS Day commemoration. Today, government officials, national and international development partners and media had traveled the two hours from the capital town of Maseru to the Quthing District in the rural part of the south of the country.


24 November 2006
The UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director for the Regional Bureau for Africa, co-chairs the Ninth Donor Round Table Conference for Lesotho – 20th to 24th November 2006

The UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director for the Regional Bureau for Africa, Mr. Jeffrey Avina, was recently on mission in Lesotho, at the invitation of the Government’s Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, to co-chair the Ninth Round Table Conference for Lesotho on 20th to 24th November.

24 October 2006
Lesotho celebrates United Nations Day
The year 2006 marks the 61st Anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the United Nations. The Government of Lesotho and the resident UN agencies, celebrate UNITED NATIONS DAY on Tuesday 24th October 2006 at the National Convention Centre in Maseru.

21 September 2006
UN Lesotho celebrates International Day of Peace
The United Nation Lesotho staff commemorated the International Day of Peace on Thursday the 21st of September 2006 in the UN Conference Room, Maseru. Attended by all staff of UN agencies residing in Lesotho (UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, WFP and World Bank) the commemoration was officiated by the Acting Resident representative, Dr. Angela Benson.

09 September 2006
Community Capacity Enhancement Programme at its Peak in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho
Since its launch in Lesotho in September 2005, the Community Capacity Enhancement Programme (CCEP) has brought together, from across the ten districts of the country - civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, Government Ministries, organisations of people living with HIV & AIDS- to sit together, speak in one tongue and in one voice in the fight against fear, stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS
 

 
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Vacancy for Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

24 July 2008

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