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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
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