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Monday, March 25, 2013

Somaliland: UNDP Set to Double Resources for Development


Somaliland officials met with representatives of Donor nations and UNDP /Somaliland office during a three hour meeting today in Hotel Ambassador, to review the projects of the previous year and of those future programs to be implemented in country.

The proposed plans for increment of funds for development were announced during today’s meeting in Hargeisa between Somaliland government officials, civil society representatives, donors and UNDP.  .

Somaliland Minister National Planning Dr. Sacad Ali Shire working in Somaliland to present a working plan, which covers all projects and programs intended for Somaliland by relevant UN agencies and also to review and assess previous year’s programs.

Dr. Sacad chaired the 3 hour’s meeting and gave a brief description of the agenda in which he said nh, “Our meeting today with the UNDP was very successful and we had the opportunity to evaluate in depth the progress and achievements of last year’s UNDP projects and programs.

“We discussed on at length of our success and failures of the assessment made today of all UNDP projects in Somaliland and both parties were satisfied with outcome of these consultations”, Stated Dr Sacad.

The planning minister said, “We shall continue to maintain our good working relations with the UNDP since we have a very strong commitment as partner agencies”, so as to ensure enhanced coordination and responsiveness to Somaliland’s prerequisites.

The national planning minister was flanked by minister of finance, minister of public works, minister of livestock and agriculture and Commissioner of Somaliland Police.

Goth Mohamed Goth

Somalilandpress.com

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