Annual Narrative Progress Report Trust Fund to Support the Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia UN Photo/Stuart Price Report for the Period 1 January to 31 December 2015 Report prepared by The Trust Fund Secretariat, Department of Political Affairs United Nations TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES OF STATES COUNTERING PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTORS Food and Agriculture Belgium Organization (FAO) DP World International Maritime France Organization Germany United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Italy Japan UN Office for Drug and Crime Kuwait UN Office of Legal Affairs Netherlands Norway Philippines Qatar Republic of Korea Saudi Arabia Spain Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America 2 Annual Narrative Report 2015 TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES OF STATES COUNTERING PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA Table of Contents DEFINITIONS ....................................................................... ……………………………………. …………..4 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS………………………………………………………………….…..5 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 6 A. THE PROBLEM OF MARITIME PIRACY………………………………………...…………………...8 A.1 Maritime Piracy………………………………………………………………………………….…...8 A.2 The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia ......................................... ………………….9 B. TRUST FUND: 2015 IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW .................................................................. 100 B.1 Implementation and Overview .......................................................................................................... 10 B.2 Monitoring and Evaluation, and Reporting ..................................................................................... 122 C. PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION OR COMPLETED IN 2015: KEY INITIATIVES .... 133 C.1 Project Implementation Status ........................................................................................................... 17 PROJECT #44 Civilian Police Project, Rule of Law and Security Programme ............................... 17 PROJECT #47 Piracy Trials Programme: South Central Somalia (UNDP) ..................................... 21 PROJECT #47 Piracy Trials Programme: South Central Somalia (UNODC) .................................. 26 PROJECT #49 Support to transfer flights from Seychelles to “Somaliland” and Puntland ............. 28 PROJECT #54 Vocational training for prisoner rehabilitation and at-risk youth in Somalia ........... 29 PROJECT #55 Fishermen Identification Database System .............................................................. 31 PROJECT #57 Support to Maritime Law Enforcement in Somalia ................................................. 38 PROJECT #58 Hostage Support Programme (+ top-up) .................................................................. 44 PROJECT #59 INTERPOL Hostage Debriefing Initiative ............................................................... 46 PROJECT #60 Support to Counter-Piracy Law Enforcement in Galmadug .................................... 49 PROJECT #61 Building the knowledge and capacity of Somali legislators and technical officials regarding the rights and duties in the maritime zones set out in UNCLOS………………………...53 PROJECT #62 Support to Garowe Major Crimes Court……………………………………...…...55 PROJECT #63 Piracy Prisoner Transfer Programme, Bosasso……………………….………...….57 PROJECT #64 Piracy Prisoner Transfer Programme, Garowe….………………………………….58 PROJECT #65 Piracy Prisoner Transfer Programme, Hargeysa….…… ………………………….59 PROJECT #67 Developing Maritime Domain Awareness capacity in Seychelles…………..……..61 ROJECT #68 Tanzania Transnational Maritime Crime Units………………………………..…... 63 PROJECT #69 Galmudug and Jubbaland Fishermen and Fleet Registration…………………........64 PROJECT #70 “Somaliland” Fishermen and Fleet Registration……………………………….......67 PROJECT #71 Hostage Support Programme (+ top-up) .................................................................. 69 PROJECT #72 Vocational training to youth most at risk of piracy in Bossaso, Somali……….…..70 PROJECT#74 Detention and Transfer……………………………………………………………...72 PROJECT#76 Support to Maritime Governance in Somalia……………………………………….73 C.2 Expedited Facility .............................................................................................................................. 76 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT ............................................................................... 77 KEY TABLES, GRAPHS AND FIGURES FIGURE 1: OVERVIEW OF PROJECTS FUNDED BY THEME ...................................................................13 TABLE 5.2: TABLE OF ALL PROJECTS FUNDED BY WINDOW AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2015…………………………………………………………………………………………………………82 3 Annual Narrative Report 2015 TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES OF STATES COUNTERING PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA DEFINITIONS Allocation Participating Organization Amount approved by the Steering Committee for a A UN Organization or other inter-governmental project/programme. Organization that is an implementing partner in Approved Project/Programme a Fund, as represented by signing a A project/programme including budget, etc., that is Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the approved by the Steering Committee for fund MPTF Office for a particular Fund. allocation purposes. Project Expenditure Contributor Commitment The sum of expenses and/or expenditure Amount(s) committed by a donor to a Fund in a reported by all Participating Organizations for a signed Standard Administrative Arrangement with Fund irrespective of which basis of accounting the UNDP Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF each Participating Organization follows for Office), in its capacity as the Administrative Agent. donor reporting. A commitment may be paid or pending payment. Project Financial Closure Contributor Deposit A project or programme is considered financially Cash deposit received by the MPTF Office for the closed when all financial obligations of an Fund from a contributor in accordance with a operationally completed project or programme signed Standard Administrative Arrangement. have been settled, and no further financial Delivery Rate charges may be incurred. The percentage of funds that have been utilized, Project Operational Closure calculated by comparing expenditures reported by A project or programme is considered a Participating Organization against the 'net funded operationally closed when all programmatic amount'. activities for which Participating Organization(s) Indirect Support Costs received funding have been completed. A general cost that cannot be directly related to any Project Start Date particular programme or activity of the Date of transfer of first instalment from the Participating Organizations. UNDG policy MPTF Office to the Participating Organization. establishes a fixed indirect cost rate of seven Total Approved Budget percent of programmable costs. This represents the cumulative amount of Net Funded Amount allocations approved by the Steering Amount transferred to a Participating Organization Committee. less any refunds transferred back to the MPTF US Dollar Amount Office by a Participating Organization. The financial data in the report is recorded in US Dollars and due to rounding off of numbers, the totals may not add up. 4 Annual Narrative Report 2015 TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES OF STATES COUNTERING PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA Abbreviations and Acronyms ASG Assistant Secretary-General CGPCS Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia CMF Combined Monitoring Forces CTF Combined Task Force DOALAS United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea EU European Union EUNAVFOR European Union Naval Forces (Operation ‘Atlanta') EUROPOL European Police Office FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FGS Federal Government of Somalia IMO International Maritime Organization INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization ILO International Labour Organization IOM International Organization for Migration M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MPTF Office Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office MOU Memorandum of Understanding NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NGO Non-Governmental Organization OLA Office of Legal Affairs TFG Transitional Federal Government TOR Terms of Reference UN United Nations UNCT United Nations Country Team UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDPA United Nations Department of Political Affairs UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services UNPOS United Nations Political Office for Somalia UNSOM United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia US$ United States Dollars WFP World Food Programme 5 Annual Narrative Report 2015 TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVES OF STATES COUNTERING PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA INTRODUCTION 1. The Trust Fund to Support the Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (hereinafter “the Trust Fund”) was established in January 2010 to “help defray the expenses associated with prosecution of suspected pirates, as well as other activities related to implementing the Contact Group’s objectives regarding combating piracy in all its aspects.” Priority is generally given to projects that improve prison and judicial systems, strengthen the rule of law through training and capacity building, and reform the legislative framework