Noticias sobre Lesotho
World Bank funds a $72 million grant for cyclone-affected people in Zimbabwe
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a $72 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) Crisis Response Window (CRW) to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP).
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
World Bank to finance $78 million for water projects for Basotho and businesses
Up to 115 000 Basotho and businesses in the Lesotho Lowlands will have access to improved water as a result of a $78 million financing from the International Development Association (IDA)* for the country’s water supply scheme.
European support gives Lesotho lowlands improved access to water
EUR 82 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for Lowlands Water Development Project in western and southern Lesotho. European Union contributes to project with EUR 41 million in grant funding, supporting sustainable development goals.
Special Rapporteur visits Lesotho on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation has urged the Government of Lesotho to place water, sanitation and hygiene high on its national development agenda, and to use the human rights to water and sanitation as a framework to advance the development of the country’s Basotho people.
Lesotho: Fulfilling human rights to water and sanitation are critical for human development
A UN human rights expert has urged the Government of Lesotho to place water, sanitation and hygiene high on its national development agenda, and to use the human rights to water and sanitation as a framework to advance the development of the country's Basotho people.
Drought in Lesotho heightened HIV risk in girls
Adolescent girls exposed to severe drought conditions in rural Lesotho had higher rates of HIV, according to a new study led by researchers at ICAP at Columbia University, a global health organization based at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, and from the Lesotho Ministry of Health and U.S.