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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

DEEPENING DECENTRALIZATION PROGRAMME

    Description
    Description
    THE DEEPENING DECENTRALIZATION PROGRAMME IS THE IS A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PROGRAMME WHOSE OVERARCHING PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE DECENTRALISED SERVICE DELIVERY FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPARENT FUNDING MECHANISMS AND BY IMPROVING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE THREE MAIN CHALLENGES THAT THE PROGRAMME SEEKS TO ADDRESS ARE LIMITED DECENTRALIZATION AMONG LINE MINISTRIES WITH FEW STAFF AND FUNCTIONS DISSOLVED, LIMITED BUDGET DISCRETION FOR DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS, AND LIMITED CENTRAL, BUT MOSTLY LOCAL LEVEL CAPACITY TO DELIVER DECENTRALISED SERVICES.
    Expected Impact

    THE PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED BY CONSTRUCTING THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OFFICES IN THE COMMUNITY COUNCILS FOR THE COUNCILLORS. BY TRANSFERRING FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESOURCES FOR SERVICE DELIVERY TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AND EMPOWERING CITIZENS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ALL SERVICE DELIVERY PROCESSES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\nPARTICIPATION, SUBSIDIARITY, SEPARATION OF POWER, LOCAL AUTONOMY, NON-SUBORDINATION, RECOGNISING DIVERSITY WITHIN UNIFORMITY, GOVERNMENT AS A SINGLE SYSTEM, INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Governed

    THE GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CHIEFTAINSHIP, MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE HAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION, UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AND THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.

    Partners
    MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, EUROPEAN UNION

    Goal 11

    Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

    Goal 11

    11.1

    By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

    11.1.1

    Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

    11.2

    By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons
    11.2.1

    Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.3

    By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries
    11.3.1

    Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

    11.3.2

    Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

    11.4

    Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

    11.4.1

    Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)

    11.5

    By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

    11.5.1

    Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

    11.5.2

    Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)

    11.5.3

    (a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

    11.6

    By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

    11.6.1

    Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

    11.6.2

    Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

    11.7

    By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities
    11.7.1

    Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

    11.7.2

    Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

    11.a

    Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

    11.a.1

    Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space

    11.b

    By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

    11.b.1

    Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

    11.b.2

    Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

    11.c

    Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

    Name Description
    IMPROVED LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOR DECENTRALIZATION
    INCREASED DEVOLUTION AND EMPOWERMENT OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
    IMPROVED EVIDENCE-BASED PLANNING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
    DECENTRALIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL PROMOTED
    In-kind contribution
    NATIONAL DECENTRALIZATION IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN
    Staff / Technical expertise
    DECENTRALIZATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT
    Staff / Technical expertise
    PUBLIC SECTOR IMPROVEMENT REFORM PROGRAMME
    Staff / Technical expertise
    PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
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    01 January 1970 (start date)
    01 January 1970 (date of completion)
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    MASERU CITY , LESOTHO
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    THAMAE THAMAE, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME ANALYST