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LESOTHO: Economic diversification desperately needed
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JOHANNESBURG, 19 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Lesotho has to diversify its economy if it hopes to achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), confront a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS and address widespread poverty, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Full report
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LESOTHO: Food aid needs could rise as lean season approaches
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JOHANNESBURG, 18 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Funding shortages continue to bedevil food aid distributions in Lesotho as the country grapples with yet another year of shortages. Full report
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LESOTHO: New strategies to boost a flagging economy
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JOHANNESBURG, 21 Sep 2005 (IRIN) - Job creation and bolstering food production are to be the cornerstones of the Lesotho government's fight against deepening poverty. Full report
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LESOTHO: New bill seeks protection of AIDS orphans and vulnerable children
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JOHANNESBURG, 24 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Lesotho's parliamentarians gathered recently in the capital Maseru to deliberate upon a new Bill which seeks to protect AIDS orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).Full report
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LESOTHO: Numbers of people in need increasing, WFP/FAO
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JOHANNESBURG, 22 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Declining agricultural production and incomes have combined with HIV/AIDS to undermine the ability of Lesotho's poor to cope with external shocks such as drought, said a joint World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation report. Full report
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ANGOLA-LESOTHO: Food aid cuts loom due to lack of funds
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JOHANNESBURG, 13 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Much-needed food aid distributions in Angola and Lesotho have had to be cut back due to a lack of funds, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Full report
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LESOTHO: No clarity on when new municipal system will become operational
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JOHANNESBURG, 10 May 2005 (IRIN) - Although the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) has won the country's first ever municipal poll, there is still no clarity on when the new councils will become operational. Full report
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LESOTHO: Poor voter turnout marks first ever nationwide local poll
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JOHANNESBURG, 3 May 2005 (IRIN) - More than 90 percent of the votes have been counted in Lesotho's local government election and the ruling party is set for victory, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday. Full report
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LESOTHO: Opposition "disapproves" local poll conditions
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JOHANNESBURG, 28 Apr 2005 (IRIN) - Eleven Lesotho opposition parties have voiced their "disapproval" over holding local government elections this weekend, claiming that preparations are incomplete.Full report
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LESOTHO: Demand for AIDS treatment could jeopardise quality of care
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MASERU, 7 Apr 2005 (IRIN) - A storm is quietly brewing in Lesotho after international media reports raised concerns that private doctors were dispensing anti-AIDS drugs without specialised training - putting the lives of many HIV-positive people at risk.Full report
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