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Government, Public Administration, and Accountability); and Cynthia Gaigals (Civil Society, Participation, and Media) Public Disclosure Authorized Somali Joint Needs Assessment Governance, Security, and Public Disclosure Authorized the Rule of Law Cluster Report August 2006 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Document of the United Nations & the World Bank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was drafted by a team headed by Sylvia Fletcher (UNDP Somalia), Governance, Security, and Rule of Law cluster leader, with subcluster leadership by Olivier Le Brun (Reconciliation and the Rule of Law); Greg Lindstrom (Security); Laurent Marion (Government, Public Administration, and Accountability); and Cynthia Gaigals (Civil Society, Participation, and Media). Coordination and analysis of field data were led by Aues Scek. Major contributors on thematic areas, in addition to subcluster leaders, were Abdullahi Said Osman, Luigi N. Tessiore, Noha El-Mikawy, Giulio D’Ercole, Sidi Zahabi, Ted Morse, Paula Pennanen, Kirsti Samuels, and experts from AWEPA. The work on civil service was done jointly with a World Bank team led by Harry Garnett. Input on cross-cutting themes and international experience was provided by Ayoo Odicoh, Hendrica Okondo, Oumar Kane, Johan Svensson, Abdusalam Omer, Mohammad Pournik, Kamil Kamaluddeen and Qais Naoman. The deputy cluster leader was Abdullahi Said Osman. Laurent Marion provided coordination of subclusters, particularly during the stage of fieldwork. Olivier Le Brun coordinated the preparation of subcluster reports. Dozens of experts provided input and participated in field missions, including the following: Aweis Hagi Mohamud, Kassim Ahmed Abdulle, Mohamed M. Guled, Siad Siyad Shirwa, Khalif Farah, Col. Jaotody Jean de Matha, Kamar Yusuf, Rukia Osman Shi, Mohamed Said Mohamud, Ali Doy, John Dingley, Eddie Boyle, Laurel Patterson, Mohamed Abudullahi M., Paul Simkin, Fatuma M. Abdi, Mike Bicker, Hatem Bamehriz, Tahlil Haji Ahmed, Dahabo Omar Mohamed, Keith Biddle, Laure-Helene Piron, H. J. J. Haen, Andiweli Ali, David Bell, Eric Overvest, Mohamed Abdi Hayir, Danabo Cumar, and Rugiyo Cusman. UNDP Somalia provided general support, under the direction of Country Director El-Balla Hagona. The substantive role of the Somali authorities and experts is widely acknowledged. The Governance, Security, and Rule of Law cluster worked under the coordination of UN Senior Technical Coordinator David Bassiouni and World Bank Senior Technical Coordinator Lloyd McKay, of the Somali Joint Needs Assessment Secretariat, with operational support led by Louise Cottar, coordination officer, ably assisted by a team comprising Susan Muiruri, executive assistant, Nafisa Santur, workshop coordinator, and Margaret Onyango, finance associate. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ii v vii SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ viii Overall Objective and Key Themes ................................................................................. viii Vision and Strategic Objectives ....................................................................................... viii Links to Other Clusters ....................................................................................................... x Core Strategies, Principles, and Cross-Cutting Issues ....................................................... xi From the Vision to Achievable Objectives .................................................................... xviii . INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 Overall Objective and Key Themes .................................................................................... 1 Vision and Strategic Objectives .......................................................................................... 2 Links to Other Clusters ....................................................................................................... 4 Core Strategies, Principles, and Cross-Cutting Issues ........................................................ 4 JNA Methodology ............................................................................................................... 5 From the Vision to Achievable Objectives ......................................................................... 6 . RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES .................................................... 7 Subcluster 1: Reconciliation and the Rule of Law .............................................................. 7 Subcluster 2: Security ....................................................................................................... 32 Subcluster 3: Government, Public Administration, and Accountability........................... 51 Subcluster 4: Civil Society, Participation, and Media ...................................................... 79 . RESULTS-BASED MATRIX OF OUTCOMES AND INTERVENTIONS ............................ 86 ......................................................................................................................................... 102 to Somali JNA Governance, Security, and Rule of Law Cluster Report ............................................................................................ 114 iii The Political Context ...................................................................................................... 114 118 122 List of Boxes Box 2.1 Drivers of Conflict in Somalia .......................................................................................... 8 Box 2.2 Women’s Agenda from the Somali National Peace and Reconciliation Conference ............................................................................................. 13 Box 2.3 Priorities for the Rule of Law .......................................................................................... 30 Box 2.4 Strategic Approaches to Develop the Justice System ..................................................... 31 Box 2.5 Principal Duties of the Somalia Police Force, Historically ............................................. 38 Box 2.6: The Transitional Federal Charter: Summary of Guiding Principles .............................. 59 List of Tables Table 2.1: Puntland District Council Budgets 2005 ..................................................................... 73 Table 2.2: Somaliland District Council Budgets 2005 ................................................................. 75 Table 2.3: Somaliland District Council Expenditure 2005 ........................................................... 76 Table 3.1: Somali JNA—Results-Based Matrix, Governance, Security, and the Rule of Law Cluster ..................................................................................................... 86 iv ACRONYMS CBOs community-based organizations CSC Civil Service Commission CSOs civil society organizations DDD&R Directorate of Demining, Demobilization, and Reintegration DDG Danish Demining Group DDR disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration DFID United Kingdom Department for International Development DRC Danish Refugee Council EOD explosive ordnance disposal ERW Explosive remnants of war FCC Federal Constitutional Commission FMAC Federal Mine Action Coordination Centre ICT information and communication technology IDPs internally displaced persons IEDs improvised explosive devices JNA Joint Needs Assessment LIS landmine impact survey MACC Mine Action Coordination Centre MACs Mine Action Centres MOU memorandum of understanding MRE mine risk education NDC National Demobilization Commission NGO nongovernmental organization NSSP National Security and Stabilisation Plan PDRC Puntland Development and Research Centre PLPF Puntland Police Force PMAC Puntland Mine Action Centre PRMT Police Reactivation Management Team RBM Results-Based Matrix RDF Reconstruction and Development Framework ROLS UNDP Rule of Law and Security Programmeme RRA Rahanweyn Resistance Army S/C South Central Somalia SDP Strategic Development Plan SLPF Somaliland Police Force SMAC Somaliland Mine Action Centre SNPRC Somali National Peace and Reconciliation Conference So. Sh. Somalia shillings SPF Somalia Police Force TA technical assistance TFC Transitional Federal Charter TFG Transitional Federal Government v TFI Transitional Federal Institutions TFP Transitional Federal Parliament TOR terms of reference UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNOSOM United Nations Operation in Somalia USAID United State Agency for International Development US$ United States dollars UXO unexploded ordnance vi FOREWORD This cluster report is part of the technical work of the Somali Joint Needs Assessment (JNA), an exhaustive technical exercise involving extensive consultations with Somali stakeholders, ranging from civil society groups to national and local authorities and parliamentarians. It has been produced by an integrated team of Somali and other technical experts drawing on information from (a) existing sources, (b) consultation workshops, (c) selected field visits and meetings with a wide array of Somali groups and individuals, and (d) questionnaire-based fieldwork undertaken by Somali experts in all regions to review priority needs and develop reconstruction and development proposals to address those needs. It responds to specific local needs by providing differentiated suggestions for South Central Somalia, Puntland, and Somaliland. Moreover, it reflects the importance of
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