Lesotho Common Country Analysis

The Government of Lesotho is highly committed to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and recognizes the transformative goal of the Agenda. The Government of Lesotho has mainstreamed regional and international commitments, including the Sustainable Development Goals, into national priorities, defined through the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP II) 2018/19-2022/23.

The Government has established an SDGs coordination, oversight and implementation mechanism and institutional arrangements for monitoring national progress towards achieving the SDG targets. These involve multi-stakeholder committees that offer technical leadership and quality assurance on the implementation, monitoring and reporting of SDGs. One of these committees, the National Oversight and Advisory Committee hosts Members of Parliament and is chaired by the Prime Minister.