Comprehensive Review of National Development Strategies

Lesotho

National Planning Framework

• There is currently no national operational document covering the period 2007-2015/20

• However, various national development policy documents exist– Vision 2020– National Goals– Millennium Development Goals + 5 Report– Poverty Reduction Strategy 2004/5-2006/7– Sectoral policy papers (Agriculture, Health, Education

HIV & AIDS etc.)• Process of harmonizing these planning

documents is underway

Ambition: Are the targets aligned with the MDGs?

• National Vision and PRS aligned to MDGs• 9 PRS Priorities – Mapped to MDG targets and

indicators• MDGs give targets and indicators – PRS

articulates priorities and strategies for the achievement of the MDGs

• Overriding development objectives are to:– Create wealth and accelerate economic growth from

an average of 3% to 7% per annum– Reduce poverty

MDG PRS Priority(ies) Indicator MDG indicator

1990

National target 2015

Ambition

GOAL 1Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Employment creation and income generationIncrease agriculture and food securityDeveloping infrastructure

Population below Poverty lineUnemployment rateProportion of undernourished people in total population

59%23.4%27%

29%15%14%

EqualEqual

GOAL 2Achieve Universal Primary Education

Improving quality and access to education

Net enrollment rate 76% 100% Equal

GOAL 3Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

Deepening Democracy, Governance, Safety and Security

Primary education per 100 boysProportion of seats held by women in the National Assembly

1214%

10030%

EqualEqual

GOAL 4Reduce Child Mortality

Improving quality and access to essential health care

Under-five mortality rate per 1000 live births

113 (2000) 37 Equal

GOAL 5Improve Maternal Health

Improving quality and access to essential health care

Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births

282 (1993) 70 Equal

GOAL 6Combat the Spread of HIV/ AIDS, and TB

Integrating HIV/AIDS, Gender, Youth and Children into sectoral plans (mainstreaming)

Adults (15-49) HIV prevalence

Death rates associated with sputum positive TB

4% (1990),23.2%(2005)10%

17%

6%

GOAL 7Ensure Environmental Sustainability

Managing and conserving the environment

Soil erosion (lost top soil per annum in million tons)Proportion of people without access to safe drinking water

40

36%

20

19% Equal

GOAL 8Develop a Global Partnership for devpt.

Check list Status in Lesotho

Scope All MDGs are included in PRS and other national policy documents

Rigor There is a draft intervention based analysis of the inputs needed to achieve the MDGs which needs to be reviewed and validated

Timeframe Yes (draft). Broken in two 5 year time frame (2006-2010, 2011-2015)

Financing Yes (draft), guided by Millennium Project benchmarks for sub-saharan Africa

M&E To be developed.

National process for MDG-based Planning – Way forward

Milestones Time line Challenges UN support

Political endorsement of proposed process

March RC follows up with minister

Institutional arrangements put in place March Funding, facilitation and donor mobilization

Needs assessment buy in by stakeholders (MDG+5 report - part B)

March-May

Coordination of stakeholders

Funding and technical support

National MDG Indicators and Targets for 2015 reviewed and validated by stakeholders

March-May

Data availability Technical support

Road map for MDG based PRS implementation developed

June Technical support

Review and roll over of MDG-based PRS (2007-2010) – using sectoral plans

May-

November

Stakeholders participation

Harmonization of sectoral plans

Technical support, funding, donor mobilization

Alignment of PRS (2007-2010) and MDG reviewed and validated

May- November

Same as above

Develop M&E framework for MDG Mar-Dec Capacity in the government Technical support