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Issue #2 July 2017
Puntland State of Somalia Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation (MoPIC)
Newsletter (January-June 2017)
MoPIC Puntland is successfully implementing the Puntland Development
Forum (PDF) since January 2017. The PDF is the development/aid
architecture for the Puntland State of Somalia, tasked with eliminating the
challenges of overlap and duplicity with respect to projects/programs, and
to improve effectiveness, efficiencies, better communication, and
coordination. It is an all-inclusive platform for all stakeholders to shape
and guide Puntland’s development to reduce poverty and improve
livelihood. It also functions as the implementation mechanism for the
Revised Puntland Development Plan (2017-2019), which clearly
articulates the priorities and needs of the Puntland State.
The coordination structure is both vertical and horizontal. The PDF is
composed of six sectoral working groups; governance, social,
infrastructure, justice, security and livelihood, aligned with both the
National Development Plan (NDP) Pillars and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). The institutional arrangement of the PDF
consist of the Ministerial steering committee, the technical coordinating
committee and the sector working groups.
The six PDF working groups have all been inaugurated; every sector has
elected its chair and co-chair, endorsed their respective terms of reference,
and six-month calendar. The elected chair is the lead Ministry of that
sector, while the elected co-chair is the lead development partner agency
for that sector. In addition, MoPIC has established an effective secretariat
to support the implementation of the PDF.
This new initiative of the Ministry of Planning & International
Cooperation has been widely lauded by all stakeholders of Puntland’s development, both national and international.
Puntland Development Forum (PDF)
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Overall objective: To create
more effective and all – inclusive
coordination structure to realize
state development plans in line
with national development goals
through improved aid
effectiveness and accountability
in partnership with national and
international development
partners
The Overall Objectives of PDF
The Structure of PDF
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Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016
Puntland Development Forum-Infrastructure Sector Working Group
Meeting Progress:
The Infrastructure sector of the PDF is one of the most important sectors for Puntland’s development. Strong infrastructure is a prerequisite for sustained
economic growth. The PDF infrastructure sector has managed to build a solid foundation for future
technical work. The sector endorsed its terms of reference, six-month calendar, and Puntland MoPIC
disseminated concept note templates to all the member institutions.
The members of this sector, mostly engineers and other technocrats, constantly debate amongst
themselves with regard to discovering technical solutions to the priorities and needs outstanding in this sector. The sector has developed and endorsed
one full project proposal titled ‘Puntland Fishery Industry Catalyst Project (PFICP).” PFICP is a project that aims to construct 10 jetty ports and 10 fishing cooling plants at 10 key strategic locations
across the Puntland coastline with the objective of catalysing the Puntland economy through
investments in the fishery sector.
The sector has also forwarded a concept note based
and the achievement of the sector’s priorities and
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Infrastructure SWG Meeting
Finland Ambassador to Somalia visit in Puntland
On 29th
March 2017 MoPIC Minister H.E Shire Hajji Farah met
with Finland Ambassador Tarja Fernandez at MoPIC during her visit
to Puntland State of Somalia.
During the meeting Amb. Fernandez and Hon. Minister Shire
discussed the developmental support that the Finnish Government
provides to the Puntland people and how they want to maintain their
cooperation, and strive towards success in all their projects, aligned
with the Revised Puntland Development Plan (2017-2019). The
Minister affirmed the good relations between Finland and Somalia.
Ms Fernandez affirmed Finland's commitment to the rebuilding of
Somalia and the importance of Somali ownership and leadership in
its development. She also said she was pleased with the strong
cooperation between the Somalia Government and Finland
Government; Ms Fernansez committed to continue working closely
with Puntland and Somalia in general. She concluded by speaking on
the Finland Government’s initiative to return health professional
expatriates to contribute their knowledge back to their country of
birth.
Finally, H.E Shire gave an overview of Somalia's Security Plans and
how they are fighting with the terrorism groups. Both parties
expressed their satisfaction in the cooperation between Finland and
Somalia.
MoPIC Minister H.E Shire with
Finland Ambassador Fernandez
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Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 MoPIC Retreat, Improving Performance “Working as One”
The Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation (MoPIC) in partnership with
UNDP-Strengthening Institutional Performance
(SIP) Project organized a two-day retreat 18-19
April 2017 at Hido-raac Resort, Garowe. The
retreat brought together Ministry’s leadership and all the staff to review the performance of the
Ministry.
The overall objective of the staff retreat was to
improve the performance of the Ministry in
delivering its mandate and specifically, to
achieve a common understanding of the
functional structure and programmatic and
operational processes of the Ministry; producing
a clear roadmap with action points and building
cohesion between leadership and staff to
improve their teamwork.
The retreat participants familiarized themselves
on key findings and recommendations of the
performance report; reviewed factors affecting
delivery of quality work and attainment of
Ministry’s mandate.
The sessions were very interactive and the
facilitator used mixed methodologies including
Substantive presentations, Breakout group
sessions, plenary sessions, Q&A sessions with
presenters and Senior Management and
referencing available administrative information.
The retreat was an honest reflection of the past
and present performance of the Ministry of
Planning and International Cooperation, and
strategy was developed towards the realization of
the Ministerial objective targets in the future.
The retreat outcome was very useful, where the
Ministerial achievements, challenges and
solutions were presented and thoroughly
discussed.
The working groups proposed strategies of
improving staff performance and team work. The
suggested key strategic areas of improvement
include: confidence building by boosting the trust
between leadership, management and staff; clear roles
and responsibilities by clarifying the hierarchical roles
of staff and clarifying the mandates of different
departments; information and knowledge sharing by
improving communication and collaboration amongst
the departments, staff and governmental inter-
ministerial coordination and information sharing; work
ethics /code of conduct by improving employees
professional conduct including confidentiality; good
working environment, including recognition and
rewarding of staff who perform excellenct in their job
descriptions and provide support mechanism for those
who underperform; promoting the support of positive
ideas; engaging employees to open lines of
communication with the leadership and management
without overstepping the line of order of the Ministry.
In addition, two training sessions were conducted for
the staff namely, coaching and mentoring and work
ethics. Furthermore, a capacity assessment
questionnaire was distributed and findings presented for
discussion.
From Right: MoPIC Minister, State Minister and Director
General
Podium: UNDP-SIP Project Manager
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Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 State and District Planning Harmonization Discussions
On December 2016 MOPIC and UN-JPLG launched a consultancy on
harmonization of planning in Puntland’s tiers of government. The
consultancy had a duration of 3 months with the objective of identifying
challenges to Puntland harmonization planning and producing relevant
options of overcoming these challenges. The consultancy was also
tasked with defining the respective roles of line ministries in delivery of
basic services.
This consultancy initiative is progressing well and is currently at final
stages. The recruited consultant after conducting desk study carried out
fieldwork with the purpose of capturing the opinions and concerns of the
stakeholders. He had interviews with 7-line Ministries, PSAWEN and 3
districts. The first draft of the consultancy report was submitted to
MOPIC and UN-JPLG in March 2017. Feedback and comments from
stakeholders were submitted and subsequently incorporated into the
report. In early April, the consultant presented the second draft of his
report to a preliminary consultation meeting held at MOPIC. Concerned
actors participated in the meeting and thoroughly discussed and refined
the report. The last step of finalization of the report is currently being
prepared where a validation workshop shall be held with over 100
attendants comprising the stakeholders.
Business English Training Program for MoPIC Staff
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation with the support of
UNDP-SIP (Strengthening Institutional Performance) Project designed
a training course for the Ministry’s staff. The aim of the course is to develop the trainees’ (Ministry Staff) abilities to communicate
effectively in English, both orally and in writing, on business related
topics.
The purpose of the training is to help trainees to use the language
freely and fully in a working environment. The business English
course covers many different topics such as Business Correspondence,
Globalization, Advertising, Business Meetings, Telephoning, Making
Presentations, Describing Statistics, Diagrams, Trends and Graphs,
Negotiation, Solving Business Problems, Socializing and Small Talk
with Business Partners.
Business English trainees will gain a broad perspective on the business
world today, while at the same time developing fluency in English.
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Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016
The Project aims to enhance the performance in
terms of efficiency and effectiveness of the
partner government institutions through three
key components of support aimed at overall
gender mainstreaming and institutional capacity
development of the government institutions.
On 14th
June 2017, a quarterly Project
Component Board Meeting for UNDP
Strengthening Institutional Performance (SIP)
Project was held at MoPIC. The meeting was
Co-chaired by MoPIC State Minister H.E
Ahmed Awale Ibrahim and attended by all the
beneficiary institutions leadership such as H. E
Abdirahman Sheikh Ahmed Minister of Labor,
Youth and Sports (MoLYS), H.E Anisa
Abdulqadir Mumin Minister of Women
Development and Family Affairs (MoWDAFA),
Chairman of Good Governance and Anti-
Corruption Bureau (GGBACB) and Chairman of Puntland Civil Service Commission (PCSC).
The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss the Capacity Development Programme, highlights of Key
Achievements (2016), discussion on Project Challenges and Partnership reinforcement and discussions on
Work-Plan for Jan-Dec 2017 as well as, in encouraging a honest discourse with regards to possible ways
forward with respect to those challenges, noting positive outcomes for future replicability and durability
and learning from failed initiatives in order to better plan for future success.
Project Board Meeting for the UNDP- Strengthening Institutional Performance (SIP) Project in Puntland
On 23rd
of April 2017 Puntland Capacity Injection
Beneficiary Institutions Technical Implementation
Committee (TIC) Coordination meeting was held
at the Ministry of Labor Youth and Sport.
The Director General of Ministry of Planning and
International Cooperation Hussein Abdi Jama
chaired the meeting and thanked the attending
government officials on the progress of the CIP
activities, with particular focus on the key civil
service reform activities.
World Bank Capacity Injection Project (CIP) Update on
Puntland Monthly TIC Coordination Meeting The monthly meeting provides a platform for the
Beneficiary Institutions (BIs) leadership to coordinate,
assess monthly progress, plan, and share
challenges. The meeting covered the following major
topics:
Update on CIM 2nd
Wave recruitment-(Phase I
Critical Positions)
Development of ToRs for the CIM 2nd
Wave
recruitment
Update on the Civil Service Reform activities
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2. Outcome: Stability programming, in Puntland
under government leadership, is more conflict
sensitive, better targeted, appropriate to the context,
and stronger relationships with communities and
local government are built.
3. Stabilization Impact: Strengthened local
institutions and relationships between community
and government contribute to a decrease in extremist
activity and enhanced state functioning.
The Launching Ceremony of Puntland Non-Tarmac District Stability Assessment Project in support of MoPIC
On April 2017, the Transition Initiative of
Stabilization Plus (TIS+) launched the Puntland
Non-Tarmac District Stability Assessment Project
in support of the Ministry of Planning and
International Cooperation at Garowe.
The project will support a stability assessment of
districts in Puntland that are not on the tarmac
roads to better understand the threats and
opportunities facing these communities in terms of
Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), enhancing
long term stability including through building
local good governance, and peace building.
Objectives:
1. Output: A comprehensive Stability
assessment with a CVE lens will be carried
out and a final report providing analysis
and recommendations.
Appeal for Participation in Inter-Agency Joint Assessment for Strategic Early Recovery and Resilience
On May 29th, 2017, the Inter-Agency Joint Assessment for Strategic Early Recovery and Resilience Planning
Consultation Meeting was held at Ministry of Planning & International Cooperation - Puntland (MoPIC) in
Garowe.
The meeting was attended by a wide plethora of Puntland Government partners, from UN Agencies working in
both the Humanitarian and Development Arenas, as well as International and Local NGOs, and other
Humanitarian partners.
The initiative was conceived and supported by the Puntland Drought Committee in collaboration with MoPIC
and HADMA. The initiative is the first step in Puntland’s drive to build drought resilience measures and institute early recovery strategies.
The discussions were constructive, participative and all welcomed the initiative and the lead role taken by
MOPIC Puntland. While participants commended the emergency response that the international community
and local NGOs provided during the last drought, all agreed that the aftermath of the drought persists and
affected people are still in dire need of assistance. This is because 80% of the livestock population of the
pastoralist community of Puntland were annihilated.
The meeting, after exploring viable options and possible durable solutions to the recurrent droughts, agreed on
the following:
The meeting established that HADMA and OCHA, mandated to humanitarian relief delivery, should
continue their efforts in assisting affected people
A rapid assessment on drought resilience and recovery should be launched in June 2017. It was decided
that the proposed rapid assessment should also explore the extent of impact of the last drought, which
will serve as a baseline for resilience and recovery strategies.
The rapid assessment should target the type and nature of these recurrent droughts and come up with
practical options and/or strategies on resilience and recovery for these recurrent droughts
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MoPIC Statistics Department
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The Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation (MoPIC) Departments of Statistics
with the support from UNFPA Somalia and
Statistics Sweden conducted multiple activities
between January-June 2016.
Main Achievements
1. Department website developed and updated
2. Quarterly CPI produced and disseminated
through the website
3. Youth analytical report drafted
4. Gender booklet is under development
5. Dissemination policy drafted
6. DQAF Template drafted
7. Monthly and annual CPI and Inflation data
introduced
8. PL Lower Level Estimate / District
Population Computed
9. Staff Assessment is carried out
10. 75% of Facts and figures data book collected
11. 16 Districts Digitized
12. SHDS preparations
13. 5 newly staff recruited
14. Trainings in the followings was conducted:
I. GIS
II. National Accounting Systems
III. CPI
IV. Gender Statistics
V. Index Theory, Sampling and
Measurement
VI. GDP
VII. Quality Assurance
VIII. Development Methodology and
Guidelines for Interviewers (CPI)
IX. Web Development
X. Survey Management using mobile
data
15. Workshops and Meetings
January: CPI Development and
Harmonization Meeting via video
conference
January: Joint High-Level Statistics
Forum in Nairobi
May: SHDS project document
review in Kigali
May: SCB Coordination Committee
Meeting
World Bank SCORE Project: Somali Business
Catalytic Fund
Cooperation project Somali Statistical Authorities-Statistics Sweden annual review meeting in Kigali, Rwanda
SAP Committee
On 3rd
May 2017 MoPIC held the second Small
and Medium Enterprise Advisory Panels (SAP)
Members meeting to discuss and review the
World Bank funded SCORE Project, The
Somali Business Catalytic Fund (SBCF),
designed to invest in the establishment and
expansion of profitable small and medium
enterprises (SMEs).
The SAP consists of Ministers and
representatives of the civil society, chaired by
the Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation (MoPIC) H.E Shire Hajji Farah.
The Main objective of the meeting was for the
SAP committee to review the group B list of
the grant applicants.
Opening Ceremony of EUCAP-Somalia Office in Puntland
On 7 March EUCAP Somalia – formerly known as EUCAP
Nestor – hosted a ceremony to officially open the Field Office
in Garowe. The event was also an occasion to communicate to
the Puntland partners and the public about the new, broadened
civilian maritime security mandate of EUCAP Somalia. This
was presented to the Puntland Authorities and the media
present by the European Union External Action Service
Civilian Operations Commander, Mr. Kenneth Deane and
EUCAP Somalia Head of Mission (HoM), Mrs. Maria-
Cristina Stepanescu. During this occasion a Cooperation
Arrangement between the Mission and the
Puntland Government was signed.
The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, represented by the State Minister of Planning and
International Cooperation, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim Awale, signed on behalf of the Puntland Government. The Vice-
President of Puntland, Hon. Abdihakim Abdullahi Hajji Omar attended the official event and together with Mr.
Deane ‘cut the ribbon’, marking the opening of the new Mission Field Office.
The EUCAP Somalia Mission, after a period of considerable joint planning with the Puntland counterparts
(which was covered in the previous newsletter) has commenced the implementation of activities and projects
that comprise of daily strategic level advice to stakeholder ministries and more ‘hands-on’ capacity building activities such as regular workshops.
The Mission Maritime Adviser has commenced the implementation of a project called ‘Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre’, which has started since early February 2017. This project seeks to establish an information and coordination centre that has the decision support tools to provide key decision
makers with timely and accurate information to support their ‘cross-ministerial’ decision making processes, those that will address maritime crime and concern maritime incidents and accidents response options. The
focus of effort will be initially in Garowe and Bosasso with the aspiration to also include other coastal locations
in 2018.
Supporting activities will consist of continuous mentoring on maritime conventions, regulations and other
international agreements that must be understood and applied during the conduct of the so-called normal suite
of Coast Guard Functions. The primary beneficiaries in Puntland are the Ministry of Maritime Transport, Ports
and Maritime Crime Prevention; and the Bosasso Port Police. Where possible, such activities will be executed
in close cooperation with EU NAVFOR Atalanta and UNODC.
The Mission Police Adviser will cooperate closely with the UNSOM ROLSIG Police Advisers in the area of the
implementation of the so-called New Police Model across the whole of Somalia.
The Mission Legal Adviser will also build the capacity of Puntland judges, prosecutors and police investigators
in investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating maritime crime. This will be done through mentoring, advising,
training and workshops in close cooperation with the Police and Maritime Advisers.
The Mission Legal Adviser will focus on assisting in developing clear legal frameworks under which different
maritime law enforcement agencies operate. This will be achieved by building general law drafting capacity
within Puntland ministries and providing advice on drafting and reviewing particular pieces of maritime
legislation.
All the Mission activities are listed in the Joint Puntland – EUCAP Somalia Work Plan 2017.
MoPIC State Minister H.E Ahmed Awale Officiall signing in a cooperation Arragnement between the Missin and Puntland Government
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This Newsletter is published by the Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation with the support from the United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) Strengthening Institutional Performance (SIP) Project
Funded by: UK-DFID, EU, Norway and Sweden
MoPIC Contacts
To Contact MoPIC, kindly provide any comments or
suggestions, as well as short submissions for the next newsletter
to MoPIC Development Communication Specialist, Suad Salah
Nour at the following email address: [email protected]
with cc to [email protected]
Hussein Abdi Jama
Director General of Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation
Email Address: [email protected]
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