This factsheet is an extract of the 2019 solutions analysis conducted in Somalia focusing on three urban centres: Mogadishu, Baidoa, and Kismayo. The document highlights the following key insights:
- There is a growing collaboration and coordination among the Somali government, the UN, NGOs, and donors to work on durable solutions, using the IASC framework and the ReDSS learning partner as common references.
- There is a need to link durable solutions with development and state-building programmes, such as the World Bank’s urbanisation review and the stabilisation initiatives funded by various actors, to address the root causes of displacement and enhance the economic opportunities and social cohesion of DACs.
- There is a lack of coherent and harmonised data, analysis and knowledge management on durable solutions, which hinders the joint planning, monitoring, and evaluation of collective outcomes. There is also a lack of disaggregated data on the different categories and needs of DACs, such as hosts, IDPs, returnees, women, and youth.
- There is a lack of effective communication and engagement with DACs and civil society organisations, which affects the ownership, participation, and accountability of durable solutions processes. There is also a lack of standards and strategies for secondments of staff to government offices to support capacity development.
