H.E Ms Senate Barbara Masupha, Resident Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Lesotho, and Mr Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Lesotho's Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2024–2029 on 25 September 2023. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.
Lesotho has been an IAEA Member State since 2009. Its 2024–2029 CPF identifies five priority areas:
- Nuclear and radiation safety
- Food and agriculture
- Human health and nutrition
- Water resources management and the environment
- Energy planning and industry
