Profiles
After the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, the Somali Republic splintered into three autonomous regions: South-Central Somalia, Somaliland, and Puntland. South-Central Somalia lacked a formal government from 1991 until August 2012. The appointment of the new federal government in 2012 is encouraging, and the new administration has made many commitments to passing legislation and policy to ensure a stable nation state governed by the rule of law. However, they too have lacked the capacity to draft, pass and implement legislation. Somaliland has functioned independently since 1991, and formally voted to succeed in 2001, though their sovereignty is not recognized by any country.
Somalia occupies a land area of 637,540 square kilometers and only 13% of Somalia’s land is arable, of which only 8% has been cultivated and 98 % is made up of rangelands. Livestock production is the primary economic activity in the country, comprising approximately 50% of the gross domestic products and more than 80% of the export revenue. About 55% of the national population participates in nomadic pastoralism and 80% is engaged in livestock raising of some kind. The use of land for grazing plays a crucial role in the lives of people and the economy in Somalia, since roughly 55% of the Somali population is pastoralist. It is estimated that a population of roughly 8,050,000 people.
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Gender and Land
The EC Somalia Operations Unit in collaboration with Member States and Norway commissioned a comprehensive Country Gender Profile (CGP) as part of the preparation of its Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Somalia in order to ensure that issues and challenges associated with gender are taken into account and mainstreamed in the programmes. The full CGP document, of which this is a brief summary, forms one ofthe CSP supporting documents.
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Gender...
Land and Conflict
The 1995 Beijing conference identified indicators for women empowerment,and states were expected to work towards their achievements, however not much progress has been made in Somalia due mostly to war, cultural and religious beliefs. In the quest for gender equality in a post-conflict Somalia, a multi-pronged approach has been pursued by stakeholders, which includes the government, civil society and international donors to accelerate women empowerment and socio-economic development. The objectives of this study were to examine the government initiatives on women empowerment and socio-economic development, to identify the challenges of women empowerment and socio-economic development and to offer pertinent policies for women empowerment and socio-economic development. Findings indicate that effective women’s empowerment initiatives and socio-economic development strategies are needed to overcome local challenges, and to achieve satisfactory progress on the Beijing milestones.
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Conflict...
Land and Investment
The EC Somalia Operations Unit in collaboration with Member States and Norway commissioned a comprehensive Country Gender Profile (CGP) as part of the preparation of its Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Somalia in order to ensure that issues and challenges associated with gender are taken into account and mainstreamed in the programmes. The full CGP document, of which this is a brief summary, forms one of the CSP supporting documents.
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Investment...
Land and Rural Development
The aim of this paper was to develop a basic knowledge of the land legal framework in Somaliland and Puntland. It provides a description of the current situation in both regions concerning the land management with an emphasis on the land laws, registration system and land disputes and the institutional framework. As part of a global process aimed at developing a land management system for the whole country, this study may be used as a tool for a better understanding of the existing situation.
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Rural Development...
Land and Urbanization
The overall objective of the Area-based Durable Solutions Action Plans is to provide a joint and coherent basis for all relevant actors - federal and the regional authorities, development and humanitarian organizations, donors and communities - to identify, plan and implement Durable Solutions at the operational level in a collective, coordinated and coherent way, under the leadership of the government.
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Urbanization...
Land Laws and Policies
(1) Somalia is a federal, sovereign, and democratic republic founded on inclusive representation of thepeople, a multiparty system and social justice.
(2) After Allah the Almighty, all power is vested in the people and can only be exercised in accordancewith the Constitution and the law and through the relevant institutions. It is prohibited for a personor a section of the public to claim the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Somalia, or to use itfor their personal interest.
(3) The sovereignty and unity of the Federal Republic of Somalia is inviolable.
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Legislation and Policies...