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Lesotho
Lesotho requires a national ID and in 2026 signed a UNICEF plan to build a MOSIP-based national digital identity system. No CBDC work found.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Lesotho
- Program
- National ID card; planned MOSIP digital ID
- Status
- Being built or piloted
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Not confirmed
On 3 March 2026 the government and UNICEF signed a 2026 work plan to build an integrated digital identity ecosystem on MOSIP, covering ID and passport renewal, biometric registration and proof-of-life checks, and identity checks for financial services. A World Bank public-sector project launched in October 2024 includes integrated ID verification.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- No known work
No public CBDC work found as of Oct 2026 in the sources checked.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2026-03-03Rolling it out
Lesotho and UNICEF signed a plan to build a MOSIP-based national digital ID. Mobile ID World ↗
UN and WHO
How Lesotho has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 54.9 · rank 145 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 3
Sovereignty score
How the 0 adds up
- 0No tracked actions either way.
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