VOL.

PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA

MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
(MoPIC)

2017
ANNUAL PROGRESS
REPORT

2017 Theme

Improving Performance: Working as One

Table of Contents
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... I
Acronym .................................................................................................................................. III
Message from the Minister ......................................................................................................IV
Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................... V
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................VI
Our Partners ............................................................................................................................... 1
Political, Social and Economic Analysis ................................................................................... 2
Flash Back of 2016 .................................................................................................................... 4
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017 ...................................................................................................... 5
Sustainable Development Goal: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions .................................... 5
Somalia National Development Plan: Pillar 4: Building Effective and Efficient Institutions .. 5
Revised Puntland Development Plan -Governance Sector ........................................................ 5
Outcome 1: Government institutions capacity promoted .......................................................... 5
1.1 Output 5: Planning and statistics improved............................................................................ 5
1.1.1 Revised Puntland Development Plan .............................................................................. 5
1.1.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Policy .................................................................................. 6
1.1.3 Puntland Statistics Bill 2017 ........................................................................................... 6
1.1.4 Dissemination Policy ...................................................................................................... 6
1.1.5 Drought Impact Needs assessment- level Federal and Puntland..................................... 6
1.1.6 Non-Tarmac Stability Assessment .................................................................................. 7
1.1.7 M & E Frame work ......................................................................................................... 7
1.1.8 Harmonization Planning Guideline ................................................................................. 7
1.1.9 Federal Non-Governmental Organizations Bill Endorsement ........................................ 7
1.1.10 Federal M&E Policy ....................................................................................................... 8
1.1.11 Gross Domestic Product.................................................................................................. 8
1.1.12 Consumer Price Index ..................................................................................................... 8
1.1.13 Puntland Facts & Figures ................................................................................................ 9
1.1.14 Gender Statistics ............................................................................................................. 9
1.1.15 SDG Localization Initiative ............................................................................................ 9
1.1.16 Aid Mapping Report ..................................................................................................... 10
1.2 Output 1: Human Resource Capacity Improved ................................................................... 12
1.2.1 Human capital development- Staff Trainings and Capacity Development ................... 12

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Outcome 6: Communication and Coordination Systems enhanced ......................................... 13
2. Output 2: Working groups Established .................................................................................... 13
2.1 PDF Sector Working Group .............................................................................................. 13
2.2 M&E Sector Working Groups developed ......................................................................... 13
2.3 Statistical Working Group ................................................................................................ 14
2.4 Project Management Database System ............................................................................. 14
2.5 Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Missions ................................................................... 14
2.1 Output 1: Communication Strategy Developed.......................................................................... 17
4.0 Financial Information......................................................................................................... 18
5.0 Challenges, Lessons Learnt and Recommendations .......................................................... 19
Sources/Annexes ...................................................................................................................... 20
Contact Details ......................................................................................................................... 20

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Acronym
ADRA Adventist Relief Agency

CSOs Civil Society Organizations

DRC Danish Refugee Council

GDP Gross Domestic Production

GNI Gross National Income

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MOPIC Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

NDP National Development Plan

NGOs Non-Government Organization

NRC Norwegian Refugee Council

WVI World Vision International

PDF Puntland Development Forum

RPDP Revised Puntland Development Plan

SDGs Sustainable Development Goals

SIDRA Somalia Institute for Development and Research Analysis

SIP Strengthening Institutional Performance

SWG Sector Working Groups

UN United Nations

UNDP United Nations Development Program

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

UNFPA United Nation Population Fund

USD United States Dollar

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Message from the Minister
I am pleased to present 2017 Annual Progress Report of the Ministry of
Planning and International Cooperation. This document highlights major
achievements of the ministry in the year 2017. The Ministry facilitates
coordination, planning, and international cooperation. The Ministry has
moved forward many strategic commitments in an effort to support line
ministries, departments and agencies. The Ministry is grateful to the
leadership and guidance of H.E, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas.

Despite the drought and the numerous challenges, 2017 has been a transformative and productive year
for the Ministry. Staff capacity development was at the nerve of the Ministry. The Ministerial staff
benefited tremendously from technical and high standard trainings supported by our partners. Our
State has revised its second five-year development plan into a three-year development plan (2017-
2019) aligned with the National Development Plan (2017-2019) and SDG’s.

The Ministry adopted Puntland Development Forum which is an aid coordination mechanism to
implement the three-Year plan and necessary regulatory frameworks were developed and endorsed
including but not limited to aid coordination policy, M &E policy and statistics act among others. This
mechanism has improved accountability, knowledge management and learning.

Special gratitude goes to the Ministry staff for delivering concrete and tangible achievements in
pursuit of the Ministry’s mandate and core functions in service to the Puntland people. I would like to
recognize the technical and financial support given by our international development partners to
realize our 2017 work plan.

The Ministry envisions to strengthen staff capacity development and enhance coordination of both
government stakeholders and other development partners as well collaboration with the Federal
Government of Somalia and Federal Member States. But without a common unified vision of what a
developed Puntland State would be, without convincing its people of the its riches, without any of
that, Puntland and Somalia in General will ever be termed as a developing and recovering country.

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Acknowledgement
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all persons who in one way or the other
contributed to the finalization of the Ministry 2017 Annual Progress Report.

I would like to thank the Ministry Staff and the technical consultants of the ministry for their
invaluable input to the report and substantive feedback during the in-depth consultations.

I would also like to thank UNDP- Strengthening Institutional Performance (SIP) project for the
continuous provision of technical and financial support in the year 2017. Special gratitude goes to
UNDP- Puntland Area Office team, particularly SIP - Project Manager, Mr. Muse Duale Aden for his
substantive input and technical guidance which helped us in the finalization of the report.

I am indebted to appreciate the efforts and dedication of our Communication Specialist- Mr.
Mohamed Jelle for producing standard and quality 2017 Annual Progress report that captures key
achievements, challenges, lessons learnt and way forward.

Last but not least, many thanks go to the Ministry Senior Officials for their leadership and
support to the attainment of the Ministry goals and objectives of the year 2017.

May Allah Bless You All,

Husein Abdi Jama,

Director General,
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation - MoPIC Puntland.
Tel: +252907794033
Email: mopic@plstate.so

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Executive Summary

The 2017 Annual Progress Report of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC)
presents the key achievements, lessons learnt, challenges and way forward. The report highlights the
contribution of the Ministry towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), National
Development Plan (NDP) and Revised Puntland Development Plan (RPDP) goals and Outcomes. It
also shows accountability and transparency of the Ministry to its stakeholders; citizen, government
and development partners.

The report is an outcome of a thorough desk review of documents including monthly updates,
quarterly newsletter, meeting minutes and press releases. Similarly, an in-depth consultation was
made with the Ministry key departments and staff from the development partners.

2017 has been a year of delivery. The Ministry has made significant achievements against 2017 work
plan aligned with the Revised Puntland development plan (RPDP), National Development Plan (NDP)
and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG; s) including development of necessary policies and
procedures, human resource capacity improvement through tailored training, coordination and
communication system enhancement as well knowledge products through coveted efforts by the
Ministry staff. Furthermore, the Ministry commissioned a study on SDG’s localization in Puntland
conducted by Somalia Institute for Development and Research Analysis (SIDRA)

Despite the aforementioned achievements, several challenges were faced including the drought that
affected the horn of Africa, weak federal coordination due to geographic disadvantage of Puntland,
limited number of representatives at national forums and pillar working groups and other factors as
well as limited long term financial support.

To address the challenges, the Ministry proposes resilient programming to be implemented, enhance
collaboration between the Ministry and the Federal Government as well as promote resource
mobilization strategies both domestically and internationally.

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 Our Partners
The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation wishes to
VISION express a whole-hearted gratitude to all its partners Local NGO’s,
International NGO’s UN agencies and Donors for their support to the
Puntland people.
Become an
enabling and Your commitment and support is very pragmatic in changing lives
and addressing key issues that affect the citizens and those most in
effective institution need.
in macro-economic The Ministry in particular would like to acknowledge United Nations
policy formulation, Development Program- UNDP Strengthening Institutional
Performance (SIP) Project, United Nation Children’s Fund, Statistics
development, and Sweden, UNFPA, the World Bank, and DFID UK for their direct
program monitoring; engagement with the ministry.
to lay the foundation The Ministry would like to appreciate the collaboration of
for sustainable International NGO’s during the joint monitoring and evaluation

growth through spearheaded by the Ministry and other government institutions and in
particular we wish to acknowledge Diakonia, NRC, WVI, DRC,
strengthening state ADESO, and ADRA for their professional collaboration with the
capacity and Ministry.

transparency. The Ministry amicably welcomes international development partners

to address national priorities in their programming and contribute to
the Puntland Development Plan by aligning their programs to the
plan.

The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation envisions

providing an enabling working environment and coordinating with
other government agencies and institutions to work with international
partners and provide necessary support in all avenues of need.

Photo: MoPIC Team during Training in Rwanda with colleagues from Federal Government and Federal Member States

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Political, Social and Economic Analysis
Puntland as a State of Somalia with a land area of 212,500 km2 (more
than one third of the size of Somalia) and approximately 1600 km of MANDATE
coastline has managed to maintain reliable peace and security in recent
years, which has enabled it to establish political and administrative
institutions, basic social services, an active civil society and a growing Plan and coordinate
private enterprise community. Out of a population of approximately 4 the development
million, many are nomadic. The main sources of livelihood are livestock,
agriculture (especially the production of frankincense), and fishery. It is priorities and activities
estimated that livestock exports contribute to around 80 per cent of of all national, regional
foreign exchange earnings, 40 per cent of the gross domestic product
(GDP), and 60 per cent of employment opportunities.
and local authorities
and development
Puntland as a State of Somalia is affected by the political changes at the
Federal Government of Somalia. On 8th February Somali lawmakers partners in line with the
elected Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as Somali President for the coming objectives of Puntland
four years. There have been jubilations and hopes in welcoming the new
elect president. The President nominated Hassan Ali Kheyre as the
State of Somalia.
Somali Prime Minister and was endorsed with majority vote from the
Somali parliamentarians.

In mid-July 2017, Puntland Parliament passed a near unanimous vote to dissolve the cabinet.
Parliament sitting in Garowe endorsed the no confidence motion on the cabinet with a majority (47)
voting in favor of the motion while only one member voted to save the cabinets. The President as per
the constitution nominated new cabinets before elapse of the constitutional period allotted by the
lawmakers.

Economically, Puntland is heavily dependent on the livestock sector; however, it is fragile even at the
best of times, due to the semi-arid and arid climatic conditions. The carrying capacity of land is low,
especially in the context of recurrent droughts. Remittances from the Diaspora contribute significantly
to household incomes and provide substantial funding for small businesses and basic service provision
in and around towns. Although there is no precise and clear-cut data, it is estimated that 1 to 5 per
cent of the rural households receive remittances, while this figure could be as high as 20 per cent in
some towns.

When the secure environment can be maintained, Puntland has all potential to grow and to develop.
The opportunities are numerous:

The indigenous plants and animals, on the verge of extinction, are very common in Puntland. Many
animals are in danger of extinction, including native animals such as the Somali wild ass, antelope,
gazelle, ostriches, deer, lions, leopards and cheetah. Numerous species of birds and different types of
fish found in and around Puntland are also fading away in large numbers. Grass, box trees, acacia,
gum, myrrh, and frankincense are no longer found in abundance.

There is an increasing acknowledgement that charcoal production is the main environmental

challenge confronting Somalia today. It is a major cause of deforestation and environmental
degradation across Puntland as everyday rangelands and forests are burned for charcoal production.
More than 97% of families rely on charcoal as a source of energy for cooking. Charcoal production is
both a supply- and demand-driven phenomenon. Being an important provider of employment and

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income, which does not need much of an initial investment, demand is very high, and prices are rising
all the time.

Because of the immediate threat posed to the environment and because of Puntland economy’s
reliance on natural resources, development goals can be neither achieved nor sustained without
effective legal framework for environmental protection. It is essential to enhance environmental
public awareness, introduce alternative sources of energy for charcoal, prevent plastic bag pollution,
mobilize resources (both domestic and international), and above all the environment must be
protected through creating legislations and promoting agriculture-based livelihoods and alternative
energy.

Bosaso Seaport Camel at Bosaso Seaport

Gums and frankincenses

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Flash Back of 2016

MISSION Commendable achievements were made in 2016 across all

MoPIC departments including development of policies,
To actively pursue best publications, communication materials and formulation of
practices in planning development of coordination mechanism.

economic and social
development through
sound research,
strategy formulations,
effective use of
technology and
strategic partnerships
What clearly transpires from the above achievements is that
the Ministry adopted the recommendations of the functional
review exercise which substantially improved its
performance as a result of improving the existing systems
and processes.
The all–inclusive formulation of the Revised Puntland
Development Plan (2017-2019) presents the priorities of the
state with its implementation mechanism, the Puntland
Development Forum (PDF). It allows for better coordination
between national and development partners to realize the

with stakeholders, intended development results of the plan.

national and
international
development partners
for results.

Photo: MoPIC Minister and DG during Meeting with UNDP Country Director, UNDP Puntland Head Office
and UNDP-SIP Project Manager

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ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017

The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation in an effort to contribute to the targets and
goals set out in the Revised Puntland Development Plan, National development Plan and Sustainable
Development Goals geared its activities to contribute to the following goals, Pillars and outcomes.
The activities come under their respective outputs as per the Puntland Development Plan

Sustainable Development Goal: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals is dedicated to the

promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable
development, the provision of access to justice for all, and
building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.

16.6 Develop effective, accountable and

transparent institutions at all levels

Somalia National Development Plan: Pillar 4: Building Effective and Efficient Institutions
Puntland Priorities from the National Development Plan

✓ Planning and Statistics system improved

✓ Working groups established
✓ Communication strategy developed
✓ Human resource capacity improved

Revised Puntland Development Plan -Governance Sector

Outcome 1: Government institutions capacity promoted

1.1 Output 5: Planning and statistics improved

The following activities were implemented to contribute to the above output

1.1.1 Revised Puntland Development Plan

The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) in its mandate formulated a revised
three-year Development Plan from (2017-2019) to establish targeted development goals and setting
up of strategic plans to overcome the barriers and challenges of development in Puntland. MoPIC is
developing an all-inclusive Monitoring and Evaluation Framework document to provide a wide-
ranging and useful platform for measuring the progress and effectiveness of all sectoral programs
under the PDP.

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The RPDP provides a framework for strengthening statistics and capacity in order to achieve
integrated, efficient and reliable development goals. The PDP envisions an improved quality of life
for Puntland’s people by addressing socio-economic, political and technological challenges, building
strong public infrastructure and responsibly utilizing natural resources for a better future. With key
partners playing leading roles in nurturing the system through innovative responsive processes and
practices in line with their sectoral mandates.

1.1.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Policy

The purpose of the Puntland Monitoring and Evaluation Policy is to guide and improve the
implementation of Government policies, programmes and projects in order to achieve Puntland
strategic development goals and thus enable all MDAs and Public Service providers to provide
effective and efficient service delivery.

Monitoring and Evaluation is a fundamental part of development programmes management and

central to the measurement of Puntland’s performance in general. From the above perspective, it can
be argued that the justification of the policy is to support coordination of Puntland priority sectors,
MDAs and other stakeholders in undertaking monitoring and evaluation of the programs undertaken
on their watch.

The Policy facilitated generation of accurate data from the programs implemented and joint evaluation
missions were conducted (see section 2.4.1) for details.

1.1.3 Puntland Statistics Bill 2017

MoPIC with the leadership of the statistics department in consultation with other government
institution and agencies reviewed the Puntland Statistics Bill in October 2017 and Finalized in
December 2017.
The Bill will shape statistics and research coordination mechanism and promote ownership of
statistical data generated by the international development partners. The bill has been approved by the
cabinet. It has been sent to the parliament for their final approval and endorsement. The Bill will be
implemented when it is passes by the Parliament as an act.

1.1.4 Dissemination Policy

The Puntland Statistics Department (PSD) being the prime statistical function of the state under the
Ministry since its establishment in 1998. The Statistics ACT 2013 mandated the department the
responsibility of responsible for collecting, processing, analyzing and disseminating of data in
Puntland. PSD is the coordinating statistical activities for the entire Puntland Statistics System (PSS).
Therefore, it’s necessary to develop all legal frameworks including data dissemination Policy to
facilitate smooth implementation of statistical activities related to data production and dissemination.
The first Draft was completed in October 2016 and awaits validation and finalization.

1.1.5 Drought Impact Needs assessment- level Federal and Puntland

The Drought Impact and Needs Assessment (DINA) and Recovery and Resilience Framework (RRF)
was officially requested by the government and is a government-led exercise with integrated support
in particular from the UN, the EU and the World Bank.

The DINA will assist the Government of Somalia to understand the causes of chronic food insecurity,
including how drought, environmental degradation, governance and security interact. It is in progress
and will be finalized by early 2018.

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The DINA will provide an estimate of the economic and human costs of the current drought, and
based on this and the analysis of the causes of chronic food insecurity, the Damage and Impact Needs
Assessment will set out priority actions to recover from the impacts of drought and to build resilience
for the future.

In turn, the RRF will set out how the recovery priorities identified in the Damage and Impact Needs
Assessment can be carried out. The framework will include the institutional structures that are needed
to implement the identified recovery priorities, the areas of policy and planning that will be required,
and potential financing mechanisms.

1.1.6 Non-Tarmac Stability Assessment

On April 2017, the Transition Initiative of Stabilization Plus (TIS+) launched the Puntland
Non-Tarmac District Stability Assessment Project in support of the Ministry of Planning and
International Cooperation in Garowe.
The project aimed at supporting a stability assessment of districts in Puntland that are not on the
tarmac roads to better understand the threats and opportunities facing these communities in terms of
Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), enhancing long term stability including through building local
good governance, and peace building.
The expected outcome will strengthen local institutions and relationships between community and
government contribute to a decrease in extremist activity and enhanced state functioning.

1.1.7 M & E Frame work

This framework is an outcome of sustained and focused work to enhance monitoring and evaluation
of the Puntland Development Plan -RPDP (2017-2019). The development of the framework was
funded by the World Bank. The framework was reviewed in November 2017 and endorsed in
December 2017.
The PDP is a comprehensive planning framework that requires an equally comprehensive Monitoring
and Evaluation (M&E) Framework. The overall objective of the Framework is to guide the M&E
processes of the PDP to ensure efficient and effective statistical development and the attainment of
results. The framework is a step by step plan for monitoring and evaluating the PDP programs and
outputs and stipulates the activities that are to be conducted at every stage and their expected results.

1.1.8 Harmonization Planning Guideline

In December 2016, UNDP and Puntland Government recruited a local consultant to further pursue
and finalize an already initiated work related to the harmonization planning among different tiers of
Puntland government at state, regional and district levels as well as other non-state actors involved in
the development of Puntland state. While UNDP and UNICEF funded and had the task of oversight,
nevertheless, the objective of the consultancy was geared towards providing technical assistance in
formalizing harmonization planning to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
(MoPIC). The process started in March 2017 and was finalized in June 2017.

1.1.9 Federal Non-Governmental Organizations Bill Endorsement

Somalia is undergoing monumental positive changes that as a summation can be termed as the ‘Era of
State Re-building,’ despite the obvious obstacles it faces. As in tune with this era, The Federal
Government of Somalia Ministry of Planning, Investment, and Economic Development (MoPIED)

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undertook the initiative to draft a Federal Non-Governmental Organizations Bill, through an internal
consultation with the Federal Member States of Somalia.

This bill aimed at constructing systems and mechanisms through which the Somalia Federal and State
Governments can productively engage and provide ethical oversight of the registration and operations
of Non-Governmental Organizations actively conducting operations within the borders of Somalia.

1.1.10 Federal M&E Policy

The Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development MoPIED presented the Federal
Government of Somalia M & E policy. The Federal Members States representative of the National
Development Council critiqued the policy and their suggestions were incorporated into the document.

The Federal M&E Policy is designed to establish common structures and standards across the entire
public sector for tracking progress in the implementation and evaluation of all Government policies,
programs and projects.

The Federal M & E Policy will support Federal Member States in Monitoring and Evaluating Federal
level program and is a monitoring mechanism for the National Development Plan which the Federal
Member States are part of it.

1.1.11 Gross Domestic Product

MoPIC has estimated the GDP from 2012 to 2016, the estimates are based on secondary data
collected from different sources, the estimates should be seen as experimental meaning that they can
be revised in the near future.
GDP is defined as the total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of
a nation during a specified period of time, normally a year. The GDP and the unemployment are the
macroeconomic variables in Puntland which hasn’t been estimated before. In Puntland the only
macroeconomic variable carried out is inflation.
In general terms, GDP by industry is one of the three GDP series produced by central statistics
departments of countries. It is also known as the Output based GDP, because it sums the value added
(output less intermediate consumption of goods and services) of all industries in a country. This GDP
series is published on a yearly basis and thus delivers the earliest and most up-to-date information on
current developments in an economy. The other two GDP series are the income based GDP, which
tallies earnings that are generated by the productive activity, and the expenditure based GDP, which
is equal to final expenditure on goods and services produced.
Nonetheless, the World Bank stated that there is no official GDP figure in Somalia that has been put
forward by successive administrations after 1990. Moreover, UNDP estimated the GDP in Somalia at
$2.6 billion in 2012 and GNI per capita was $284 in 2012. It was estimated that around 50% of ODA
was humanitarian aid due to drought and conflict.

1.1.12 Consumer Price Index

The Consumer Price Index has significantly contributed since 2004 to the planning and decision
making process and will be reflected in the development plan of Puntland.

CPI is obtained by comparing through time, the cost of a fixed basket of commodities purchased by
consumers. Since the basket contains commodities of unchanging or equivalent quantity and quality,
the index reflects only pure price movements. Price movements of the goods and services represented
in the CPI are weighted according to the relative importance of commodities in the total expenditures
of consumers.

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1.1.13 Puntland Facts & Figures
The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) has produced 2013-2016 Puntland
Facts and Figures. This book’s publication of an annual serial of Statistics, which will serve as a main
general statistical reference for the Puntland State of Somalia. Given the relatively short time that
Puntland has existed and the critical socioeconomic and political situation, required statistics have not
been collated and complied mainly due to lack of adequate secondary data as well as limited resources
with which to carry out intended surveys to collect necessary primary data.
However, this book covers various important aspects of economic, social and industrial life. For
instance: population, climate, social services (education, health), agricultural production,
communication, marine production and revenue. The Puntland Facts and Figures will be updated
annually and the data of missing sectors incorporated as it becomes available.

1.1.14 Gender Statistics

Gender statistics is a new field that cuts across all traditional statistical fields and pertains to the entire
statistical system. The main requirement for the production and dissemination of statistics that reflect
the realities of women and men is that users and producers work together to identify the issues to be
addressed and the necessary statistical outputs. Producers need to be trained to improve their
understanding of gender issues and to learn the requirements for the production of gender statistics.
Users, on the other hand need to be trained on effectively using statistics in their work and expressing
their demand to statisticians. This book is targeted primarily to statisticians in national statistical
offices and other governmental departments and to trainers as a resource manual for training
workshops and training in academic settings. It can also be used by users who wish to understand the
problems involved in the production of gender statistics to be better able to use statistics correctly.
Gender statistics are produced in close collaboration with users to respond to the needs of policy
makers, researchers, the media and the public. In order for user’s needs to be fully considered, it is
necessary to examine gender concerns and goals in society and identify the necessary statistics and
indicators to address them with adequate policies and plans and to assess and monitor the related
changes. The booklet will be published in final form in March 2018.
The Gender Statistics will provide recommendation on the gaps and priorities of addressing gender
issues in Puntland thus will help formulate policies based on the facts and priorities.

1.1.15 SDG Localization Initiative

MoPIC facilitated the initiative through a study conducted by Somali Institute for Development and
Research Analysis (SIDRA) from September 2017 to January 2018 aimed at generating information
and knowledge that would contribute to efficient process of localizing SDGs in Somalia. The Ministry
in an effort to implement the initiative collaborated with SIDRA with support from UNDP to conduct

A policy brief prepared by SIDRA in 2016 highlighted the many challenges of localizing SDGs in
Somalia. At the national level, localizing SDGS requires an environment that ensures peace, security
and good governance and a government structure where citizens are empowered to actively participate
in development.

The study obtained several findings and conclusions in the three areas. On the first component, the
study found out that organizations are all aware about SDGs and have aligned their works with SDGs.
However, community awareness about localization of SDGs is limited and confined to development
agencies. Priority SDGs include those in the areas of health, education, gender equality and economic
development. There is no government policy or strategy directly targeting localization and attainment
of SDGs.

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On the second component, the study found out that although community use different source of
energy, electricity remains the main source of energy. Cooking energy is still largely met from
biomass sources, mainly charcoal in the urban areas and firewood in the rural areas. Awareness about
solar and its potential is low but growing steadily. Technical capacity in solar power is low and
mainly consists of local technicians trained and employed by power companies and solar power
business owners who also organize solar power training.

The third component, the study developed a guideline for localizing

SDGs and use that guideline to localize SDG7. Localization of SDG 7
resulted in a framework for growing the use of solar power in Puntland
which is also applicable to the rest of the country. The framework
developed cover four strategic areas: (a) Increase awareness on solar
power and renewable energy; (b) Increase access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy; (c) Develop regulation and policy to
support growth of solar power and renewable energy; and (d)
Development technical capacity to support growth and use of solar power
and renewable energy.

1.1.16 Aid Mapping Report

Recently aid coordination has become more emerging as a global issue as the recognition of the
importance of aid effectiveness for both donors and recipient countries. Official Development
Assistance (ODA) has widely replaced the terms of “Aid Assistance” and it comprised both
humanitarian and development aid. The ODA can be bilateral (direct aid) and multilateral (donation
via third part). The ODA has a number of factors that influence its efficiency including political
system, geographical location, planning, priority, commitment and others; so, it has become a quite
complex. The reason is that the ODA has involved different interaction by among many actors with
each pursuing its own goals, plan or priority that might contradict the priority and development plan
set by recipient counties.

MOPIC is in-charge to coordinate aid flows in Puntland State. MOPIC has recently established Aid
Coordination Department that works with M&E and planning department to manage and coordinate
all aid flows in Puntland. It is responsible for monitoring aid flows and its implementation which
impacts development planning of the state. This department also, ensures the implementation of the
Puntland Aid Policy as MOPIC works as a link between donors and government.

To this end, MoPIC Commissioned a desk review based report that highlights aid flow in Puntland in
2017 and provides key recommendations.

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 Table1: Comparison between Development plan Budget in 2017 and Aid Expenditure
Sector Budget Aid %

Governance 6,517,875.00 8,900,932.00 136.56%

Security 16,353,635.00 2,173,944.00 13.29%
Justice 7,675,500.00 1,065,816.00 13.89%
Social 22,590,981.00 25,303,226.00 112.01%
Livelihood 23,172,789.00 4,468,958.41 19.29%
Infrastructure 88,703,872.00 0.00 0.00%
Total 165,014,652.00 41,912,876.41 25.40%

Fig 1: Comparison between Development Plan Budget and Aid Expenditure 2017

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1.2 Output 1: Human Resource Capacity Improved

1.2.1 Human capital development- Staff Trainings and Capacity Development

MoPIC hugely invested in promoting the knowhow and technical skills required by the staff for
yielding tangible improvement in the work performance.

The skills, knowledge and attitude gained during the training have directly impacted the work
performance and staff morale. The trainings enhanced the retention capacity of the Ministry key
technical staff compared to the previous years where competent and qualified staff moved to other
non-government agencies.

The Ministry is grateful to its partners for their outstanding support in strengthening the institutional
performance of the Ministry. The Ministry together with its international partners recognize the value
and essence of capacity development to national institutions.

Trainings for the Ministry staff Jan-Dec 2017 – Disaggregated by Gender

S/N Training Title by Key Topic Total F M

1. Government Ethics and Protocol 30 12 18
2. Statistics 50 13 37
3. English Language 30 10 20
4. Communication and Reporting 6 2 4
5. Organizational behaviour and 15 5 10
enhance communication and
departmental collaboration
6. Orientation training on mandates, 15 5 10
departmental and organizational
functions
7. Training on how to improve 15 5 10
individual performance and
knowledge
8. Training on confidentiality and 15 5 10
avoidance of workplace politics
9. Training on information recording, 15 6 9
archiving and retrieval processes
Total
191 63 128

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Outcome 6: Communication and Coordination Systems enhanced

2. Output 2: Working groups Established

The Ministry in fulfilling its coordination mandate and contributing to the Puntland Development Plan
adopted PDF sector working groups, M & E working group, Statistics Working Group and Joint
monitoring activities to enhance coordination system.

2.1 PDF Sector Working Group

Puntland Development Forum played a major role in the coordination of government stakeholders as
it has been a mechanism to foster and promote coherent and coordinated efforts in managing and
promoting the inclusivity of all stakeholders.

The Puntland Development Forum (PDF) is the Puntland State of Somalia’s Aid Coordination sys-
tem; a State analogue of the Somalia Development and Reconstruction Facility-the Federal State Aid
Coordination system. The PDF groups the activities of the government and its development partners
into six thematic groupings: Governance, Justice, Security, Infrastructure, Social and Livelihood.
These sectors are all-inclusive and fully represent the Stakeholders of those sectors.

There have been two levels of coordination meetings one for the specific sector and other for the PDF
Core team that comprises of Director Generals who are the chairs of the respective Sector Working
group and their co-chairs from the international development partners.

Fig: PDF Sector Working Group Monthly Meeting

Concrete and realistic action points collected during the sector coordination meetings had greatly
impacted on the decision making process and immediate attention was given by the sector working
group members and institutions.

2.2 M&E Sector Working Groups developed

MoPIC has established M&E Sector working groups for all Government institutions under the
leadership of MoPIC. The chief objective of developing M&E SWGS was to effectively track down
monitoring and evaluation indicators at sectoral level and harmonize M&E tools.

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 2.3 Statistical Working Group
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation established statistics working group that brings
together 19 Ministries and 11 government agencies, in order to increase information among
government institutions.

Statistics Working Group addresses strengthening the statistical capacity in the country with the
purpose of facilitating decision makers’ awareness, understanding and trust in statistical data and to
provide users with accurate and reliable statistical information in order to ease decision-making
processes.

The key activities and functions of the SWG includes Efficient functioning of the Puntland
statistical system inter-institutional support, Capacity Building and Advocacy for statistics.

2.4 Project Management Database System

Managing data and information is a very crucial issue that the ministry considers a success. The
Ministry has upgraded Project Management Data base system. The Project management data base
system stores, organizes and manages a large amount of information within a single software
application.

The use of this system increases efficiency and management of all projects implemented in Puntland.
The ministry will use the data base system to analyse information and incorporate into its decision
making process.

It will be developed and improved periodically to suit and adapt to the needs of the ministry in
collecting and analysing data.

2.4.1 Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Missions

The Ministry of Planning and International cooperation- department of Monitoring and Evaluation
conducted joint monitoring and evaluation on most of the projects. The ministry has put in place
robust monitoring mechanism that will help ascertain that real people benefit from the project.

The aim of the monitoring and evaluation was to assess the impact of the implemented projects on the
lives of the beneficiaries as well as inform with better decision on the planning and designing of the
upcoming projects.

The joint monitoring and evaluation teams composed of members selected from the key respective
line ministries and government institutions.

The following table presents the information of the projects jointly monitored and evaluated.

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Table 2: Joint Monitoring and Evaluation in 2017

S/N Project Title Organization Line Ministry Region

1 Building a Safer Future for Children and Diakonia MoWDAFA Mudug
youth affected by drought. Enhancing
Community Based mechanism for
prevention and response of family
separation, family reunification and
family reintegration in Mudug Region,
Galkayo north.
2 Strengthening partnership between civil Diakonia MoWDAFA Nugal
society organizations and the security
sector to support in ending violence
against women and children (girls and
boys) in south central Somalia and
Puntland.
3 Strengthening prevention and response Diakonia MoWDAFA Bari, Mudug and
mechanisms for Gender Based Violence Nugal
survivors and children affected by
drought
4 Provision of Primary health care and GBV Diakonia MoI Bari, Mudug and
response to Refugees and Asylum seekers Nugal
5 Improved livelihoods and Self-reliance for DRC MoI Bari and Karkaar
Refugees in Puntland
6 Emergency response for drought affected DRC MoI Karkaar, Mudug
IDPs and Bari
7 Child protection DRC MOJRAR, Bari , Cayn,
MOI, Gardafu,Haylan ,
MOWDAFA, Karkarm,
MOLYS, Mudug, Nugal,
MOH, PHRD Sool, Sanaag
and PWA
8 Education Programme DRC MoE Bari , Cayn,
Karkar, Mudug,
Nugal, Sool,
Sanaag
9 Health & Nutrition DRC MoH Bari , Cayn,
Gardafu,Haylan ,
Karkar, Mudug,
Nugal, Sool,
Sanaag
10 Social Policy, Planning Monitoring and DRC MOILG, Bari Karkar
Evaluation – SPPME MOPIC and Mudug Nugal
MOWDAFA
11 WASH Section DRC MOH and Bari , Cayn,
PSAWEN Haylan , Karkar,

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 Mudug, Nugal,
Sool, Sanaag
12 SHF SOFM 1727 NRC MOE&HE Mudug
13 SHF SOFM 1632 NRC MOE&HE Mudug
14 DFID SOFM1721 NRC Minstry of Bari
Interior
15 NMFA-SOFM1726 NRC Ministry of Mudug and Bari
Interior
16 ECHO-SOFM1706 NRC Ministry of Sool and Sanaag
Interior and Bari
17 SOFM1709 NRC Ministry of Mudug
Interior
18 SOFM1728 NRC Minstry of BARI
Interior
19 IRF-SOFM1633 NRC MOI/Hadma Bari/Karkaar
20 UNHCR-SOFM1716 NRC MOI/Hadma Bari/Karkaar
21 IRF- SOFM1721 NRC MOI/Hadma Bari/Karkaar
22 NMFA-SOFM1722 NRC MOI/Hadma Mudug
23 SIDA-SOFM1702 NRC MOI/Hadma Mudug
24 Child protection
25 Emergency Drought Response ( Cash ADESO MOI/Hadma Nugal
based program)
26 Drought Emergency Assistance Project ADESO MOI/Hadma Mudug
for rural, pastoral and urban poor
communities in Somalia

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 2.1Output 1: Communication Strategy Developed
2.5 Strengthened Visibility and Communication
The Ministry developed a clear communication strategy that distinguishes the hierarchy of
information flow, channels of communication and guiding principles as well as desired impact of our
communication on the respective target audience.

In the past years and during 2017 annual retreat aimed to look back at what went well and went wrong
and ways of rectifying these issues, Communication and visibility was at the forefront problems
raised. Despite the fact the ministry is not a business company but has to think business-like to serve
Puntland people.

The Ministry with the support from UNDP-SIP Project strengthened its visibility and communication.
The Ministry produced monthly updates, daily social media uploads, and website uploads of key
documents, Quarterly Newsletter as well this annual progress report that captures the achievements,
challenges, lessons learnt and way forward.

The communication materials had two-fold significance to the ministry, other ministries, partners and
citizens. The first being an informative circular highlighting the Ministry activities in line with its
mandate. The second one is building trust and mutual cooperation among all stakeholders as enhanced
accessibility by all interested partners.

Our partners were very keen on receiving the electronic circulation of the monthly updates and
quarterly newsletter as evidence and showcasing and sometimes incorporating into their progressive
and annual reports.

MoPIC activities are more visible and communicated clearly with all stakeholders and thus it has built
a unique rapport and trust among other government institutions. The image of the Ministry has
drastically improved and it will be accelerated to yield better results in the communication and
visibility of MoPIC.

Key Knowledge Products of MoPIC 2017

S/N Title
1. Revised Puntland Development Plan (2017-2019)
2. Puntland Fact and Figures
3. Aid Mapping Report 2017
4. Gender Statistics
5. SDG’s Localization Study
6. M & E Policy and M& E Framework
7. Harmonization Planning Guideline
8. GDP 2012-2016
9. Puntland Statistical Bill
10. Consumer Price Index

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4.0 Financial Information

The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation received financial support from Puntland
Government and Development Partners. The Ministry received the following amount from the
government and development partners.

S/N Institutions Budgeted in USD Expenditure in USD

1 Government Budget 324,000 234,000
2 Development Partners 846,000 784,000
Total 1,170,000 1018,000

Ministry Budget

28%
Government
Development Partners
72%

Fig 4: Ministry Budget from the Government and Development Partners

The Ministry absorption capacity is represented in the table below. Basing the amount budget and the
mount utilized to meet the 2017 work plan. The Ministry spent 87% of the budget that signifies a
good absorption performance.

Fig 5: Spent versus unspent budget of the Ministry 2017

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5.0 Challenges, Lessons Learnt and Recommendations

S/N Challenge Lesson learnt Recommendation

1 Absence of proper coordination Repetitive and consecutive Develop simplified
of Federal Government and delays of joint planned coordination mechanism
Federal Member States. activities that serves all the
Specifically Puntland is stakeholders interest.
geographically Puntland should receive
disadvantageous as invitation in advance due to
meetings take place in its location from
Mogadishu. Mogadishu.
2 Recurrent Drought Indispensable amount of MoPIC in coordination with
Development aid was other Government
channelled to Humanitarian institutions should develop
and Emergency. Resilient proposals.
3 Limited long term Financial Long term interventions MoPIC to strengthen
Support and plans could not be resource mobilization
funded by the development strategic both domestically
partners. and internationally.
4 SDG,s Needs Assessment not There was problem of Conduct SDG’s Needs
conducted in 2017 costing the goals due to Assessment in 2018
lack of the needs
assessment.

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Sources/Annexes
1. https://mopicplgov.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Revised-Puntland-Development-Plan-
2017-2019-Book-.pdf
2. https://mopicplgov.net/mopic-november-news-update/
3. https://mopicplgov.net/puntland-ngo-act-english-version/
4. https://mopicplgov.net/newsletter-january-june-2017-2/
5. https://mopicplgov.net/september-2017-monthly-update-puntland-ministry-planning-
international-cooperation/

Contact Details
For Questions and clarifications,
Please contact:
Mr. Hussein Abdi Jama,
Director General, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation,
Email: mopic@plstate.so
Website: http://mopicplgov.net

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