NEW DEAL ENGAGEMENT OF SOMALIA

1. Topic: A NEW DEAL for engagement
in fragile states: a case of
Somalia
FFD MOOC FINAL PROJECT
WRITTEN and SUBMITTED BY
Khalid Mohamed MOHAMUD
İstanbul, 2015

2. What is new deal?
• The “New Deal”, presented in this document, is
based on the Paris Declaration (2005), the
Principles of Good International Engagement in
Fragile Situations (2007), the Kinshasa Statement
(2008), the Accra Agenda for Action (2008), the
Dili Declaration and consecutive g7+ Statements
(2010-2011), the Monrovia Roadmap (2011), and
the work undertaken by “the Dialogue” working
groups.13 It also acknowledges that the
Principles and Good Practices of Humanitarian
Donorship will be followed with respect to
humanitarian action.

3. • The Cairo conference on Capacity Development
(February 2011), the Addis Ababa meeting on
Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (September
2011), and the g7+ Juba Ministerial Retreat
(October 2011) have contributed to shaping and
building consensus around the New Deal.
Recognizing that building peaceful states requires
long-term efforts and incremental approaches,
we will implement the “New Deal” between
2012-2015, as a trial period.

4. THE FACTS
• • 1.5 billion people live in conflict-affected and
fragile states.
• • About 70% of fragile states have seen conflict
since 1989.
• • Basic governance transformations may take 20-
40 years.
• • 30% of ODA is spent in fragile and conflict-
affected contexts.
• • These countries are furthest away from
achieving the MDGs.

5. THE VISION
• We, the members of the International Dialogue
on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (“the
Dialogue”), comprised of the g7+ group of 19
fragile and conflict affected countries,
development partners, and international
organizations, believe that a new development
architecture and new ways of working, better
tailored to the situation and challenges of fragile
contexts, are necessary to build peaceful states
and societies. These are presented in the New
Deal for Engagement in Fragile States (the “New
Deal”).

6. • The “New Deal”, which builds on the vision and principles
articulated from the Millennium Declaration to the
Monrovia Roadmap, proposes key peacebuilding and
statebuilding goals, focuses on new ways of engaging, and
identifies commitments to build mutual trust and achieve
better results in fragile states. We recognize that the
success of our combined effort depends on the leadership
and commitment of the g7+ group of fragile states
supported by international actors. We also recognize that
constructive state-society relations, and the empowerment
of women, youth and marginalized groups, as key actors for
peace, are at the heart of successful peacebuilding and
statebuilding. They are essential to deliver the New Deal.

7. • THE NEW DEAL We, the members of “”the
Dialogue”, endorse the “New Deal” and commit
to undertake the necessary actions and reforms
to implement it.  We agree to use the
Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Goals (PSGs), as
an important foundation to enable progress
towards the MDGs to guide our work in fragile
and conflict-affected states. By September 2012,
a set of indicators for each goal will have been
developed by fragile states and international
partners, which will allow us to track progress at
the global and the country level.

8. •  We commit to FOCUS on new ways of engaging, to
support inclusive country led and country owned
transitions out of fragility based on a country-led fragility
assessment developed by the g7+ with the support of
international partners, a country-led one vision and one
plan, a country compact to implement the plan, using the
PSGs to monitor progress, and support inclusive and
participatory political dialogue.  We commit to build
mutual TRUST by providing aid and managing resources
more effectively and aligning these resources for results.
We will enhance transparency, risk management to use
country systems, strengthen national capacities and time,
improving the speed and predictability of funding to
achieve better results.

9. THE NEW DEAL: The details
• I. Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Goals - PSGs We,
the members of “the Dialogue”, agree to use the
Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Goals (PSGs) as an
important foundation to enable progress towards the
MDGs and to guide our work in fragile and
conflictaffected states. The five goals are: Legitimate
Politics - Foster inclusive political settlements and
conflict resolution Security - Establish and strengthen
people’s security Justice - Address injustices and
increase people’s access to justice Economic
Foundations - Generate employment and improve
livelihoods Revenues & Services - Manage revenue and
build capacity for accountable and fair service delivery

10. • By September 2012, a set of indicators for each
goal will have been developed by fragile states
and international partners which will allow us to
track progress at the global and the country level.
These indicators will combine objective measures
with measures to understand the views of people
on results achieved. We will work towards full
consideration of the PSGs in the post-MDG
development framework beyond 2015 and, after
Busan, towards the consideration of the PSGs by
the 2012 UN General Assembly and other fora.

11. II. FOCUS
• - Engagement to support country owned and led pathways out of
fragility As part of the “New Deal” we commit to FOCUS on new
ways of engaging, to support inclusive country led and country
owned transitions out of fragility based on a country-led fragility
assessment developed by the g7+ with the support of development
partners, a country-led one vision and one plan, a country compact
to implement the plan, using the PSGs to monitor progress and
support inclusive and participatory political dialogue. We recognize
that an engaged public and civil society, which constructively
monitors decisionmaking, is important to ensure accountability.
Fragility assessment. We will conduct a periodic country-led
assessment on the causes and features of fragility and sources of
resilience as a basis for one vision, one plan.

12. III. TRUST -
• Commitments for results As part of the “New Deal” we
commit to build mutual TRUST by providing aid and
managing resources more effectively and aligning
these resources for results. Recent evidence reveals
that implementation of the previous commitments has
been uneven and we re-affirm the commitments made
in the Paris Declaration, Accra Agenda for Action and
the Fragile States Principles. In doing so, we will
enhance transparency, risk management to use country
systems, strengthen national capacities and time,
improving the speed and predictability of funding to
achieve better results.

13. New Deal: A case for Somalia
• Somalia's eight-year transition ended in September
2012, with the peaceful handover of power from the
leadership of the Transitional Federal Institutions to a
new Federal Government. A Provisional Constitution, in
place since August, paves the way for the re-building
and consolidation of new, representative federal
institutions by the end of 2016, when popular elections
are due. Against the backdrop of an improving yet
fragile security situation, the new Federal Institutions
of Somalia are tasked with establishing a viable federal
state that will end years of transitional governance and
usher in a permanent political order.

14. • Somalia is now on a path to emerge from fragility. It is
re-asserting its sovereignty and taking both ownership
of and responsibility for its future. To do so, it has
embarked on a political reconstruction process, guided
by the New Deal principles for fragile states agreed in
Busan in 2011. A key milestone of this process is the
adoption of a Compact, which provides a new political,
security and developmental architecture that will help
frame the future relations between Somalia, its people
and the international community. This is the beginning,
not end, of Somalia's political and socio-economic
reconstruction process.

15. • As key partners, Somalia and the European Union (EU)
will be co-hosting a High Level Conference onA New
Deal for Somalia in Brussels on 16 September 2013.
The Conference's underlying objective is to sustain the
positive momentum in Somalia, to ensure that the
country stays on the path to stability, peace and brings
prosperity to its people. The New Deal is the driver of
this process. The Brussels Conference will therefore
bring together the international community and
Somalia to endorse this Compact, pledge support to
enable its implementation and, above all, re-commit to
this new political process.

16. What is the New Deal for Somalia?
• A guiding set of principles for fragile states development.
• A country-led process that strengthens capacities, ownership and
mutual accountability, supported by the international community.
• Sectoral focus across 5 Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Goals
(PSGs):
– Inclusive Politics;
– Security and Rule of Law;
– Justice;
– Economic Foundations;
– Revenue and Services.
• A key element is a 'Compact' between the recipient country and the
donor community, to guide a partnership between all the parties to
transition the country out of fragility.

17. Background to the New Deal process?
• The New Deal process was endorsed in
November 2011 by a wide range of
International partners (including the g7+
association of conflict affected states) at the
4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in
Busan, South Korea.
• Please see the following links for further
information:

18. How is the New Deal being taken
forward in Somalia?
• Somalia is a member of the g7+ group of countries and was
an original signatory to the Busan New Deal principles in
2011.
• Somalia has committed to implementing the New Deal
principles to move beyond fragility. The International
Community is supporting Somalia in this endeavour.
• With international support Somalia is:
– Undertaking an assessment on the causes and features of its
underlying fragility;
– Hosting a number of Working Groups across the 5 Peace and
State Building goals (PSGs) to develop the Compact that will be
the focus of the Brussels Conference;
– Engaging with all Somali communities and regions.

19. Why now?
• Somalia has made substantial progress recently
and has real potential to move further out of
fragility. It is important that the recent positive
momentum is maintained.
• The Somali government should gradually be able
to develop its own capacity to take over key
responsibilities from international community.
The key task is to agree on main national
priorities and coordinate international support
under the New Deal process.

20. What will the Conference hope to
achieve?
• The Conference will provide the focal point of
international and Somali commitment to
implementing the New Deal principles. The
key outcome will be agreement to the
Compact. The Conference will be structured in
three key thematic sessions:
• 1. Inclusive Politics;
• 2. Rule of Law and Security;
• 3. Socio-Economic Development.

21. Why is the European Union (EU) co-
hosting the Conference / What role
do the EU play in Somalia?
• The European Union (EU) is committed to ensuring
peaceful social and economic development in the Horn of
Africa and Somalia in particular. Our commitment is
substantial, with €521 million of development support
since 2008, 3 missions under the EU's Common Security
and Defence Policy, and substantial political support.
• The EU is working closely with other international donors to
support the Somali government in the preparation of the
Compact.
• As a signatory to the New Deal principles and a strong
supporter of Somalia's development, the EU is proud to co-
host the Conference.

22. What will the Compact look like?
• The Compact will be a concise and living
document, setting out Somalia's key peace
and state-building priorities alongside a
commitment from all partners (Somalia and
international community) to delivering those
main priorities in the coming three years. It
will set out the framework for subsequent
planning, political and security support and
development aid programmes.

23. What will follow the Conference?
• The Conference is one step in a longer process, albeit
an important one in the New Deal process for Somalia.
• The Compact will be regularly reviewed as Somalia
moves forward.
• The dialogue under the fragility assessment will
continue beyond the Conference in Brussels.
• All partners need to maintain their commitment to
supporting Somalia's development, in view of keeping
Somalia on the path to stability, peace and bringing
prosperity to its people.
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