Brief Description 

The Somalia Joint Justice Programme (JJP) aims to support the Somalia National Development Plan to ‘Establish independent, accountable and efficient justice institutions capable of addressing the justice needs of the people of Somalia’.

The Programme operates under UN Strategic Priority 3: All Somalis benefit from Peace, Security and the Rule of Law including Justice, UN Strategic Priority 4: Effective and accountable institutions that respond to needs and rights of all Somalis and Comprehensive Approach to Security (CAS) Strand 2C.

Key focus areas of the Programme are:

• Federalization of the justice sector and state building, including the constitutional review process
• Strengthening justice institutions as part of the Comprehensive Approach to Security and methods of countering violent extremism (strand 2 and 4)
• Leadership, planning and management capacity
• Nationalising training capacities and standardising training programmes
• Promoting oversight, accountability and inclusivity
• Expanding and strengthening justice services 
• Adopting community orientated approaches to improving local access to justice and ensure stabilization (strand 3 CAS)

• Rule of law (RoL) institutions enabled and communities empowered through increased security and improved access to justice
• Legal and policy frameworks in place which also promote gender equality.