United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia has hosted the Social Good Summit event in Garowe, bringing together local leaders, members from the community and media personnel to discuss ’The Role of Media in the Development’’ and join the global conference where ideas meet new media to create innovative solutions.

Safiyo Jama Gayre is a 60 years old student at the Faculty of Sharia and Law at Puntland State University in Garowe, Somalia. In the Monthly meeting of the law students in the university, Safiyo opens every session with a prayer because it’s a tradition in Somalia that the oldest person opens meetings or community gatherings. This session’s prayer is her last with this group of students as she is graduating this year.

Mogadishu, 24 August 2016 – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark reaffirmed the UN agency’s strong support for the development, peace-building, and state-building processes underway in Somalia during her visit to the country today.

In line with UNDP’s continued support to strengthen technical capacity and skills of parliamentary staffers; twenty one (21) Secretariat staff members (7 women and 14 men) of Somaliland House of Elders (the Guurti) received training on the procedural and administrative functions to contribute to the...

Yasmin Hussein is a 24 years old Police officer from Somaliland and today she is one of the graduates from University of Hargeisa. She had joined the Somaliland Police almost four years ago immediately after she had completed her secondary school. She had seen a television commercial on local TV channel that...

UNDP Parliamentary Support Project had been supporting Somali National Federal, Somaliland and Puntland parliaments to function as inclusive, transparent and effective law-making bodies which engage in national dialogue on policy priorities, peace-building across a divided political spectrum and state-building as...

As severe drought situation is reported in some areas of Somaliland and the government is mobilizing local communities to provide assistance to affected people in those areas. National Environment Research and Disasters Preparedness Authority (NERAD) has a regular collaboration with those communities in early...

Somali Civil Society, in collaboration with the Aid Coordination Unit at the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Planning & International Cooperation and UNDP through its Strengthening Institutional Performance Project organized a civil society engagement workshop in Mogadishu on 12-13 March 2016. This...

Dry seasons and water shortages have been a constant problem in the Puntland region of Somalia. Scarcity of water and the lack of rain restricts pastoralists who struggle to provide bare necessity to their livestock, which is their source of livelihood. Paying to use With UNDP’s Environment and Energy Project...

A New Generation in Somalia

This week, the Federal Government of Somalia’s Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) held an introductory consultation meeting in Mogadishu to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, commonly known as the Global Goals,...

Yesterday marked the official opening of the model police station and community policing center in Gardo. Supported by UNDP’s Rule of Law project, the model police station was a reconstruction and add on from the previous station that was built in 1932. Both centers are running completely on solar energy. In...

A three-day Consultative Process on Somalia’s Draft Political Parties Law concluded in Mogadishu on Monday 23 November 2015. At least 200 delegates attended the consultative meeting. Participants included representatives of political parties, federal and regional administrations and the civil society. “The draft...

‘Cleaning Up’ Mogadishu

Building Blocks for Electoral Support

JPLG/UNDP Supports Interim South West State Administration (ISWA) Dialogue Forum on Decentralization

Senior Media Professionals Support Positive Gender Transformation in Somalia

Shukri is a Young Graduate in Garowe, Puntland.

The ability of a local government to deliver the highest standard of public service delivery requires a uniform, methodical and transparent recruitment process to ensure the best qualified and suitable individuals are employed. In Somalia, unclear local government recruitment practices have led to poor organizational...

Creating Real Solutions for Communities through District Planning and Improved Basic Services Gardo district’s economy is largely based on pastoralism and small business, similar to many districts throughout Puntland – and an estimated 80 per cent of Gardo district’s 85,000 people lives below the poverty line. In...

Asha is a social worker at the Bahikoob in the Hargeisa Hospital.

Empowering Pastoralist Communities to Manage Climate Change

Somaliland Leaders Stand Up for Inclusive Development

Female police officers call for more involvement in the Somali Police Force

Professional Young Graduates Bring Change to the Parliament Secretariat

‘Somali Voices’ – first female prosecutor in Somaliland

Somaliland’s Ministry of Justice Welcomes New Lawyer Interns

Harnessing the Power of the Sun – bringing Solar Panels to Somaliland

Like most Somali institutions, local administrations face a myriad of challenges. There is an urgent need to increase the capacity of institutions to enable them to deliver basic and necessary services to their people. As part of an innovative project through the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and...

Somaliland opens first ‘Model Police Station’

Improving access to water for local communities

Somaliland’s first female National Deputy Prosecutor

Starting a business with limited resources in the Somali coastal district of Eyl is difficult – especially for a woman Despite the challenges, Bisharo’s small café in Eyl is thriving. A UNDP micro-grant and small business training helped her set up the cafe, and Bisharo is now supporting her four children on the money...

Safety and security are the key foundations for building lasting peace and prosperity for all Somalis. UNDP is helping the Somali people to tackle insecurity and conflict by strengthening responsible policing that considers the needs of the communities.     UNDP’s Civilian Policing Project supports training and...