This Programme is in conjunction with the Joint Programme for Support to the Electoral Process in Somalia and provides a role to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to manage and disburse electoral candidate fees in support of the voting delegate during the 2016 polling processes for the Federal Lower House of Somalia. The Joint Programme provides support, through a twin-track approach, to prepare for the 2016 electoral process and eventual universal (one-person one-vote) elections. UNSOM and UNDP, as core members of the Joint Programme for Electoral Support, play a key role in supporting the current 2016 electoral process for a new Federal Parliament and election of the President. At the explicit request from the Federal Government of Somalia to the UN, IOM is undertaking a specific operational role in the management and disbursement of the collected candidate fees. Implementing Partners of the Joint Programme are: The Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (FIEIT), the State Indirect Electoral Implementation Teams (SIEITs) and the Independent Electoral Dispute Resolution Mechanism (IEDRM) regarding the 2016 electoral process.
The National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) and the Ministry of Interior and Federal Affairs (MOIFA) long term capacity development for the preparation towards future universal elections.