Running from January 2009 to December 2011

UNDP and Somali partners designed the Somali Institution Development Project for south central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland. It addresses the need for the existing government structures and public institutions to function more effectively and deliver more services, especially to the poor and other disadvantaged groups. The project seeks to boost institutions’ ability to create and implement policies and laws, develop human resources, and improve financial management and infrastructure. 

SIDP mobilizes Somali and regional training partners to develop capacity in all these areas. It offers a broad, long-term approach to institutional development, in an attempt to move away from previous piecemeal initiatives. 

SIDP is expected to benefit the Somali people, who will receive improved and more efficient services. Specifically, it targets staff in central ministries and agencies dealing with planning, public works, trade, social affairs, women’s issues, accounting, and auditing. It also targets personnel in the central bank, central statistic offices, civil service commissions and institutes, and executive and legislative bodies.

Capacity development programmes through regional and Somali partners

UNDP, with regional and Somali partners, will develop the capacity of civil service employees through online distance learning, secondments to regional public institutions, large-scale training on generic and specialized skills, and on-the-job training.

Public Financial Management

With this set of activities, UNDP will seek to develop macroeconomic and fiscal frameworks, improve budgetary processes, improve financial control, accountability, and reporting, build public sector capacity to perform Public Financial Management roles in the entire budget cycle, and support parliamentary and civil society oversight of the budget process.

Expenditure for this project in 2008: 4,710,610 US$

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