Lesotho: El Niño - related Drought Office of the Resident Coordinator Situation Update 04

The UN hasestablished a Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), combining UN, NGOs and the Lesotho Red CrossSocietyand is chaired by the UN Resident Coordinator and supported by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The HCT will give strategic support to the Government of Lesotho in order to continue assisting its response and preparedness efforts.The United Nations system together with NGOs supported the Government of Lesotho in the development of a drought resilience and mitigation planwhich accompanied the declaration of emergency on December 22, 2015.