Deputy President HE Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail Saylici has met with heads of UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery (JPLG) today.
The UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG) aims to strengthen local governance and enhance decentralized services in Somaliland.
The JPLG coordinates its work with central and local governments, five UN partner agencies (ILO, UNCDF, UNDP, UN Habitat, and UNICEF), numerous development partners, as well as the private sector and communities. Activities are financed by Denmark, DFID, EU, SIDA and Switzerland.
The JPLG started in 2008 in Somaliland and the mission of the discussions were aimed at planning the 2016 projects.
JLPG is being implemented in Somaliland by ILO, UNCDF, UNDP, UN-Habitat, UNICEF and Somaliland’s administration. Currently, JPLG is working with 7 districts (Berbera, Boroma, Burao, Gabiley, Hargeisa, Odweine, and Sheikh) to increase civil servants’ capacity, while developing processes and systems that more effectively deliver services to their constituents.
the Vice-President has identified and appointed seven ministers to form an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Governance (IMCLG). Amongst a broad range of solutions, the JPLG is providing technical support to the IMCLG to help promote and develop local governance through an effective decentralization process.
In order to create public awareness on this process, Somaliland’s administration has produced a film on decentralization, highlighting citizens’ experience of local governance and service delivery, and the hopes they and civil servants have for increased empowerment of local government.
