A/HRC/21/36 85. Since May 2012, four mobile courts have started in Mogadishu to focus on four priority districts covering 20 camps for the internally displaced. In the first month alone they judged 167 cases ( 91 penal and 76 civil). Some 56 female clients were assisted. Given that most cases concern internally displaced persons or returnees who would be unable to afford court costs, the Chief Justice has issued a circular exempting them from court fees. 86. With the support of UNDP, 50 female law students currently study in law faculties in Boromo and Hargeisa. Former graduates from the programme have formed the first women’s bar association, which has a membership of more than 60 graduate women lawyers, many of whom practice law in the courts. UNDP has also supported internships for women in the public sector, with 23 women currently the beneficiaries. Earlier in 2012 year, the Attorney General of “Somaliland” appointed the first four female deputies attorneys general. Moreover, a dedicated unit has been established for sexual offences. 87. UNDP has suggested that training on human rights be made compulsory for all staff members of the United Nations in order to strengthen coordination in the area of human rights. Training would improve the ability of staff members to identify relevant human rights issues and to adopt a human rights approach to programming. UNDP has also suggested that human rights training for national partners be harmonized in order to avoid duplication and gaps, and that all agencies be requested to report, on a quarterly basis, any human rights concerns encountered in the implementation of their programmes. UNDP has also encouraged greater oversight and more frequent field missions by OHCHR. 4. Coordination of technical cooperation 88. The United Nations is present in Somalia through UNPOS, led by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, the United Nations Support Office for the African Union Mission in Somalia, and humanitarian and development agencies under the umbrella of the United Nations country team, led by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator. The Transitional Federal Government has, as have some Member States, voiced concern over a perceived lack of coordination among members of the United Nations family in Somalia. 89. The Secretary-General is committed to ensuring maximum coordination of United Nations efforts in Somalia, in accordance with his policy of integration of United Nations operations, which seeks to strengthen the impact of the Organization’s activities. While structural integration of all United Nations operations for Somalia into one integrated United Nations office was not deemed advisable, significant progress has been made in recent months to ensure greater coordination. The Senior Policy Group, in which the various United Nations presences are represented, ensures the coherence of political, security and humanitarian aspects of the Organization’s activities and international efforts in Somalia in terms of joint policy and programme implementation. 90. In 2011, an integrated strategic framework was developed to allow the United Nations to leverage the different strengths of its agencies, funds and programmes in a coordinated manner. The third progress report for the framework for Somalia confirmed major progress towards the completion of the Constitution-making process. In May 2012, framework working groups in charge of security sector development and rule of law reviewed areas of prioritization and coordination mechanisms. 91. The United Nations Somalia Assistance Strategy lays out the framework for the engagement of the United Nations country team for 2011–2015 in the area of access to basic services, poverty reduction and livelihood, good governance and human security, and feeds into the integrated strategic framework. 92. As explained above, the Human Rights Unit is integrated into UNPOS in accordance with established United Nations policy and practice. While this has ensured adequate 16

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