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Water Project to Improve Sanitation and Food Security in Eswatini

About 3000 people from rural communities across three regions – Hhohho, Manzini and Lubombo – will access clean water for improved sanitation and hygiene.his follows the launch of a project funded by the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) partnership, which will also support 600 farming households.

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UNDP support to vulnerable communities – COVID-19 Response

Mbabane, 16 July 2020: UNDP has provided emergency COVID-19 relief support in the form of food and subsistence farming inputs targeting 150 vulnerable households in Vuvulane’s five informal settlements of Mgidza, Khomba, Macethuka, Section 19 and VIF.

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UNDP Five-year Programme for Eswatini Unpacked

Following the recent launch of the Country Programme Document (CPD) for the Kingdom of Eswatini (2021-2025), UNDP Eswatini and the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development (MEPD) unpacked CPD’s relevance to the country’s development agenda.

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Khelekhele – An Epitome of Tourism for Inclusive Growth

Nestled in a pristine forest and overlooking the Ngwempisi River is Khelekhele Community Eco-lodge – an unspoiled destination for a tourist who wants to connect with nature. Based at Velezizweni Chiefdom under Ngwempisi Inkhundla, in the outskirts of Eswatini’s commercial capital of Manzini, Khelekhele is a demonstration of the environmental conservation, tourism and livelihoods nexus.

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UNDP works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.

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Eswatini Looks Set to Meet Montreal Protocol Targets

With support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Kingdom of Eswatini is likely to meet its target of completely phasing out ozone-depleting substances by 2030.

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Women in parliament

28.1

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Unemployment rate

58.9

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Poverty Rate

87.5%

percent

Literacy rate

0.611

human development index

2.60

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Inflation rate

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