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The Concept Note outlines a participatory approach to identify and prioritize reconstruction and development initiatives focusing on peace, security, capacity building, economic stabilization, and key sectors. Stakeholders include Somali authorities, CSOs, UN, WB, and donors. Preparation involved consultations in different regions following guiding principles of simplicity, national ownership, and conflict prevention. Despite challenges like poverty and unemployment, opportunities exist with improving governance and active civil society. The vision aims for poverty reduction, strengthened peace, governance, infrastructure rehabilitation, social service improvement, and employment creation.
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The Somali Joint Needs Assessment Concept Note Preparation and implementation Nov 2005
What is a Joint Needs Assessment? • An instrument for conceptualizing, developing, negotiating and finalizing a reconstruction and development program that also deepens peace.
Context - Renewed Somalia Peace Effort • As the formation of Transitional Federal Institutions proceeded donors suggested a UN-WB lead joint needs assessment • Donors and TFG ask UN and WB to jointly prepare for a Somali JNA
The JNA Approach • Participatory and consultative - jointly identify and prioritize reconstruction and development initiatives for countries in transition. • Focus: • Deepening peace and security • Build capacity, public and private sector • Economic stabilization and recovery • Covering key priority sectors and cross-cutting issues
Stakeholders • Somali authorities, people (local and diaspora) and research institutions • Local and international CSOs/NGOs • Regional Entities – IGAD, AU, Arab League • United Nations, World Bank • Donors
Concept Note Preparation • Preparations began in March with UN-WB mission to Nairobi • Consultative May mission to Hargeisa, Garawe, Jowhar and Nairobi involving TFG, Somaliland and Puntland authorities, NGOs, civil society, research groups and donors • Draft Concept Note prepared in June • Further consultations in June and CN revised.
GuidingPrinciples - General • Keep it simple • Ensure national and sub-national ownership and participation • Broad support from all partners: “One team approach” with regular consultations • Credibility: High quality analysis and realistic expectations • Prioritize, integrate and sequence • Do no harm: conflict prevention
Guiding Principles - Specific • Respect and reflect regional diversity • Capacity building and institutional development are critical • Adopt a geographically differentiated conflict analysis framework • Draw on existing private sector and community-based initiatives • Achieve visible results as quickly as possible
OPPORTUNITIES • Governance, economic and social situation continue to improve, especially in the north • Formation of TFIs strengthen prospects for peace • Active civil society, NGOs and community-based organizations • Dynamic private sector in key sectors of economy • International community and regional organizations supporting peace process, providing relief, and supporting reconstruction • Strong and engaged diaspora
CHALLENGES • Poverty – deep and widespread • Widespread unemployment • Large number of displaced persons • Widespread environment degradation • Inadequate social services and infrastructure • Slow progress with strengthening TFIs • Modest public sector capacity and financial resources • Heavy reliance on livestock exports and remittances for foreign exchange
Vision • Achieve Sharp reduction in poverty and deepen the peace process with: • Improved security and governance • Capable public institutions • Rehabilitation of physical and economic infrastructure • Improved provision of social services • Vibrant private sector creating employment