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 2006 283 111 43 23 0 460 2007 351 126 64 32 0 573 2008 359 175 55 2 28 619 2009 626 287 132 34 0 1079 2010 562 318 256 0 0 1136 2011 781 1938 2806 77 31 5633 2012 629 1010 1929 195 36 3799 2013 5813 14 419 21 415 37 108 41 792 2014 1375 3213 5299 31 134 10 102 2015 2016 2017 Source: Land Administration Authority, 2015. Administrative measures 480. Lesotho National Shelter Policy outlines some of its general principles as market driven delivery of housing, equitable access to housing as well as empowerment of women in the shelter sector. 481. Gender Policy 2003 calls for equal access to and control over resources such as land and credit. 482. There has been established the Lesotho Housing and Land Development Corporation (Lesotho Housing) in which the government of Lesotho is a majority shareholder and the Lesotho National Development Corporation is the minority shareholder. Lesotho Housing is mandated to provide shelter and housing to meet the requirements of people in Lesotho. Its principal business is to build houses for sale, provision of rental accommodation and serviced sites for residential and commercial purposes. 169