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Foreign Relations Sector:
The over-arching priority is international recognition, with
other priorities including the strengthening of regional and international security
cooperation and the creation of a favorable environment for international trade and
investment.
•
Good Governance and Anti-corruption Sector:
Following the creation of the Good
Governance and Anti-Corruption Commission
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, its priorities are to promote good
governance by developing an anti-corruption legal framework and policies, assisting
institutions in adopting principles of good governance and investigating corruption
cases.
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Civil Service Sector:
The civil service commission, which is mandated to take
responsibility for establishing an efficient and effective civil service, has prioritized
“right-sizing” and consolidating staff in public institutions and establishing the
competence and qualification of civil servants. The principal priorities of the Civil
Service Institute, which was established as an autonomous human resource development
institution, are to both build its capacity and to train civil servants to improve public
service performance and leadership.
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Non-Governmental Organizations Sector:
The main priority here is ensuring better
coordination among NGOs and the government to avoid unnecessary duplication and
ensuring alignment between the priorities of the
National Development Plan
and
international development programs.
Under the social pillar, the relevant priority across the various areas is building the capacity of
ministries and decentralized offices to provide adequate services. Particular attention is paid to
youth development and the provision of technical vocational training, the establishment of basic
healthcare in rural areas, and the introduction of district health care management systems to six
selected districts.
UN Strategies
The United Nations Somali Assistance Strategy runs until 2015 and is based on the nationally-
owned Somaliland
Reconstruction and Development Plan
2007-2012.
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The strategy is
centered around three outcomes: (1) Equitable access to basic services; (2) Poverty reduction
through livelihoods and sustainable economic development; and (3) Good governance and
human security.
Outcomes one and three are the most relevant to this democratization strategy assessment, with
outcome one focusing on support for Somaliland’s institutions to manage and regulate social
services and to improve access to quality basic services for all people, vulnerable groups in
particular. Outcome three involves the UN promoting a “common approach to local governance
systems,”
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and encouraging stronger links between civil society organizations and the central
authorities. In order to achieve good governance, the UN Development Program, UN
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The Commission existed ‘informally’ prior to this, according to one interviewee, but was formally constituted
through law in 2012.
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While the UN Somali Assistance Strategy covers Somaliland, Puntland and South Central Somalia, the core
strategy is specific to Somaliland only.
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United Nations.
United Nations Somali Assistance Strategy, 2011-2015
. Print.
