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Lesotho is faced with many challenges caused by the triple threat of
the HIV and AIDS pandemic, deep-rooted poverty and food insecurity
and weakened governance. These challenges undermine past gains in
socio-economic and human development and need to be addressed
urgently. The net result is a negative impact on the country's
progress towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
UNDP Lesotho's
collaboration and support to the Government and people of Lesotho is
governed by the revised
UNDAF 2008 - 2012 and its
operational document the
UNDAF Action Plan. The programme is designed to ensure an integrated response to the
complex and rapidly worsening development in a democratic,
transparent and HIV & AIDS competent society.
In response to the
country's challenges, UNDP Lesotho supports development programmes
and capacity building in the following four focus areas:
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