THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA POPULATION AT RISK OF FOOD INSECURITY 1000000 948000 900000 800000 725519 700000 600000 553000 541000 500000 514000 450000 447760 400000 353000 300000 270000 200000 245700 200000 100000 0 2003/20042004/20052005/20062006/20072007/20082008/20092009/20102010/20112011/20122012/20132013/2014 YEAR Source: LVAC, 2013, 2014 473. Women and children, in rural areas in particular, suffer from chronic hunger. As reflected in the next chart, stunting in Lesotho ranges from a minimum of 28.9% in Botha Bothe to 51.2% in Qacha’s Nek. The national prevalence of stunting is 36.2% which would suggest an increase from the 2014 DHS (33.3%). Indicatively, wasting in Lesotho range from a minimum of 1.0% in Botha Bothe to 7.0% Qacha’s Nek. The national prevalence of wasting is 4.7% which would suggest an increase from the 2014 DHS (3.5%). Prevalence of malnutrition in children under 5 by district 165