In 2013 ILO, UNCDF, UNDP, UN-HABITAT, and UNICEF jointly started the second phase implementation of the Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery.

As recommended by the ProDoc, the second phase of JPLG focuses, amongst other areas, on: - formulation of decentralization policies and the institutionalization of the local governance systems and tools that were developed in the first phase of the programme. The second phase also aims at developing and piloting Service Delivery Models (SDM’s) in a number of sectors and enhancing the capacities of districts and the private sector for Local Economic Development and PPPs. In support of the Federal Government and considering the improving situation in southern and central region of Somalia, JPLG will also expand activities (light approach) and work in newly recovered areas together with other governance, capacity development and stabilization programmes.

In line with the New Deal and the Compact for Somalia adopted in September 2013, the Joint Programme started the first year of its second phase by preparing itself to effectively contribute to the new aid coordination architecture. At the programmatic level, JPLG activities are therefore aligned with PSG 4 and PSG 5 and the joint programme has recognized the need to assess how it can adjust its internal governance system to respond to the Somalia Development and Reconstruction Facility (SDRF) and the Somalia UN MPTF, while maintaining, as a local governance programme, it’s planning and decision making processes within the regions.

Stories of Change: JPLG Stories Of Change Somaliland (eng.) / (Somali)

Newsletters: December 2017 (eng.) / (Somali)