Somalia
Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 10:55 Written by Communications Monday, 14 June 2010 13:11
Background
AWEPA has, with European Commission support, and later with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, been actively supporting legislative institutions in Somalia since 2004. More recently both the United Nations Political Office for Somalia and UNDP Somalia have also co-financed and partnered activities carried out under the project.
Objective
The overall objective of this European Commission and Netherlands financed project is to contribute towards democratic development of a modern state, which embodies the principles of good governance, effective representation, respect for human rights, accountability and transparency. This is done through supporting the capacity and development of Somali Legislative Institutions to perform their functions. Besides the traditional functions of representing constituents, debating, amending and passing legislation, and exercising oversight over executive actions, in the Somali context, an additional function can be added; to reconcile opposing parties.
A focus is to reinforce the capacities of the Transitional Federal Parliament to play its role in advancing the transitional parliamentary agenda, and towards increasing parliamentary participation in the on-going development of a new constitution.
Results
Training has proceeded at institutional level as well as at the levels of Leadership, Committees and staff on both general and specialised topics depending on the priorities identified by the institution concerned. These and other facilities have improved institutional capacities to respond to a broad variety of challenges. Although there continue to be challenges on the security front, the project has been able so far to mitigate these obstacles, and facilities provided at the request of the institution concerned, continue to be implemented.
Donors
European Commission
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs via The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Nairobi
