Measuring MDGs and putting them into practice
Goals 1-8
UNDP's Economics and Statistics Unit collects, monitors and analyses socio-economic and macro-economic data, to ensure that MDG-based policy dimensions are mainstreamed into Somalia’s national and regional reconstruction and development process.
This project provides substantive support to the Somali administrations in collecting, compiling, producing and analysing statistics (including poverty statistics) at all administrative levels, enabling them to devise strategies that target vulnerable and underprivileged groups. The information encourages development by ensuring evidence-based policy decision-making and planning, as well as easy monitoring of Somalia’s progress toward achieving the global MDGs. The statistics compiled make it possible to develop localised MDG indicators that pertain to Somalia’s context.
In October 2006, floods on the Shabelle River displaced numerous communities, and caused a humanitarian crisis . Unprecedented data on the settlements and their socio-economic characteristics from UNDP enabled humanitarian agencies – the UN in particular – to respond to the emergency. Through the UN Flood Response Group, early ‘flood maps’ were produced and shared to guide interventions and aid.  By mid-November, data on population and livelihoods from the project were informing the responses of almost every agency involved in flood response in Somalia.
This settlement data was collected during a settlement census conducted in all regions of Somalia from 2005 to 2006. This data provides Somalia’s administrations and stakeholders with extensive information on socio-economic characteristics and population distribution vis-à-vis the availability of public and social services; poverty indicators; and enables the mapping of vulnerable groups, with socio-economic features at settlement, district and regional levels. Additionally, data from temporary nomadic settlements and waterpoints was collected as part of the survey.
Poverty data has also been collected for selected urban centres - Hargeisa, Burao, Boroma, Bosaso, Qardho, Garowe, Mogadishu and Kismayo.

Reviving the remittance sector
Goals 1 and 8
The environment for money transfer companies in Somalia has been anything but conducive in the last few years for a number of reasons, including the international community’s suspicion toward the industry in the wake of increased terrorist activities worldwide. In this light , UNDP has provided support to members of the remittance sector to ensure that their credibility is increased. Since the inception of the Private Sector Development project, there has been a substantial increase in remittance companies’ awareness of international regulations; the willingness of companies to comply with international standards and procedures; an escalation of transparency; and increased liaison between remittance companies in all the administrations of Somalia.
All these gains were made in the absence of a centrally accepted governing body to monitor progress; ensure consistency between various regions; and see that actors adhere to strict regulations and guidelines.
In addition to its contribution made to governance through the maintenance of business laws, the project also contributes to poverty reduction by creating an enabling business environment for the backbone of the Somali economy – the private sector.

Mitigating large-scale humanitarian emergencies in Somalia
Goals 1,3 and 7
By encouraging members of indigenous communities to work together to rebuild canals and repair river embankments, and their supportive features, UNDP’s Support to Flood Response project reduces the impact of major floods in areas along the Shabelle River – the largest river in Somalia. This mitigates emergencies of large scale, resulting displacement of people, destruction of properties, as well as spread of diseases in some of the most vulnerable and highly-populated areas of Somalia.
The project increases production and sustainable integration, economic opportunities, as well as the social security of conflict-afflicted populations, by establishing collective management mechanisms for common resources, and supporting conflict mitigation among communities.
Interventions undertaken target vulnerable communities - female-headed households in particular - wherever possible, and ensure environmental sustainability by the implementation of natural resource management activities, such as drainage, afforestation and soil conservation. Prior to any major activity, environmental impact assessment and conflict analysis is undertaken.

Building institutions and democracy in Somalia
Goals 1-8
Through the Emergency Technical Assistance, Qualified Somali Technical Support (QUEST) and Somali Institutional Capacity Development projects of its Democratic Governance programme, UNDP facilitates the definition of functions, roles and responsibilities of government institutions, providing support to the development of public management systems and for increased human resource capacity.
The programme provides support in the form of technical expertise to key govenrnment offices as well as technical, financial and advisory support to civil service commissions across the country.
The Somalia Institutional Support Project (SISP) works to ensure that the Transitional Federal Institutions, including the Parliament, are functional in the areas of policy and law making, strategy setting, oversight, reconciliation, and security and law enforcement. The project has provided a vital life line to the newly created government of the TFG allowing it to develop and slowly gain control over the majority of Somalia.
With the view to building democratic processes in Somalia, UNDP is supporting the constitutional process mandated by the Transitional Federal Charter. This will witness the increased participation of women, youth, and result in transparency and accountability. The process of developing the final constitution in itself will build relations amongst communities and contribute to the longer term peace and stability of Somalia.

Building bridges of peace and reconciliation
Goals 1-8
UNDP works to ensure that all administrations make key decisions in an orderly manner. For instance, prior to the selection of District Councils in South Central Somalia, under the District-Based Peace-Building and Reconciliation (DBPB) project, UNDP conducts reconciliation activities that involve hundreds of people from all communities. For the first time in over 40 years, people are being consulted on whom they would like to govern them locally.  This is building peace from the grassroots while enabling locally-led development.
Through targeted assistance in Puntland and South-Central Somalia, UNDP has facilitated key decisions which will ensure an increased representation of women in local district councils (up to 30%) and throughout the public sector.
The Constitution-making support project includes dialogue for reconciliation, both directly and linked with other UN-supported activities of the National Reconciliation Commission and non-governmental organizations.
Enforcing the law in Somalia.

Enforcing law in the country
Goals 1-8
Through its Rule of Law and Security programme, UNDP is laying the foundation for a more stable and secure environment that will enable administrations and other stakeholders to work toward achieving the MDGs.
The Law Enforcement project supports the training of police cadets, provides support to the Labatinjirow Police Training Centre in Baidoa; facilitates the construction of the Armo Police Academy in Puntland; and contributes to the implementation of the Strategic Development Plan (SDP) for the re-establishment of the Somalia Police Force, greatly strengthening the capacity of law enforcement in the country. Furthermore, the project has rehabilitated and equipped police stations in some areas, and introduced specialised women and children’s desks at some police stations.  The programme has also initiated police advisory committees, which monitor the human rights conditions in eight district police stations in Mogadishu.  The pilot project has been successful and will be rolled out successively in all districts in Mogadishu and other key towns in South-Central Somalia.

Strengthening justice in the country
Goals 1-8
The Judiciary project of the Rule of Law and Security programme, UNDP advocates the equitable provision of justice, with the objective of strengthening human rights in Somalia. In 2006, representatives from the judiciary and law society were taken on a study tour to Sudan, to study best practices in judicial training and study centres.
In addition, the programme facilitated the rehabilitation and construction of prisons in Puntland and Somaliland.
One of the highlights of UNDP’s Rule of Law and Security programme has been the re-activation of the Judiciary in South-Central Somalia. The programme supported two Judiciary seminars to develop a strategy and vision for the re-activation of the judiciary, which resulted in the appointment of Supreme Court Judges and the Judicial Service Council. Recently, regional courts were reestablished in all but one region of South-Central Somalia; in some regions district courts have also been reactivated.  UNDP is providing early support to these structures through the provision of essential equipment and quick impact training.