A/HRC/33/64 implementation of the plan was officially launched by the President of the Federal Republic in early June 2016. 20. The national development plan is a policy framework with the purpose of developing a national plan based on the identification of the causes of poverty, to empower the poor by means of an environment conducive to finding a basic livelihood. Another objective of the plan is to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. 21. The national development plan identifies government development priorities in State-building and peacebuilding, including democratic governance; budgetary allocations for 2017 and beyond; and funding priorities for development partners. It also serves as the interim poverty reduction strategy for Somalia, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals and the State’s ongoing commitments under the Somali Compact. The plan was adopted at a national stakeholders’ consultative forum involving government and civil society partners. It will build on earlier or existing policies and plans, including the peaceand State-building goals of the Somali New Deal, and plans of action in human rights and other areas. 22. The national development plan will consolidate positive developments, such as the formation of federal States, and peace and security. According to the plan, economic activity in Somalia is estimated to have expanded in terms of real GDP by 3.7 per cent in 2014 and the consumer price index by only 1.3 per cent. In some areas, the delivery of social services has improved, although is still inadequate. Improving the delivery of services is one of the main priorities of the plan. 23. During the discussions held by the Independent Expert with the authorities, it was stressed that, without economic development and security, the situation of human rights would not improve. While the international community has put emphasis on security, stabilization and State-building, it has not yet allocated resources commensurate to building institutional capacity in Somalia. Government officials urged the Independent Expert to impress upon the Human Rights Council the need to address the lack of resources, without which the Government was not able to discharge fully its obligations. 24. The Minister for Planning and International Cooperation stated that the national plan mainstreamed human rights, including the role of women, under the guidance of the Ministry for Women and Human Rights Development and the United Nations. 25. Following the adoption of the proposal by Parliament of a 30 per cent quota for women, the Minister for Planning and International Cooperation expected to see an increase in the participation of women in governance and public affairs. In some regional governance bodies, such as the South West Assembly, the administration had set a target of 20 per cent representation of women, but had managed to increase it to 21 per cent. In Galmudug State, the target for representation of women was 20 per cent, but only 17 per cent had been attained in the regional assembly. The Minister admitted that there was still much work to be done to reach the targets; in the meantime, the Ministry was prepared to integrate institutional guidelines to protect human rights. The national development plan promotes the principle of freedom of movement in order to reduce the barriers between clans and regions, thus improving labour mobility. 26. The Minister also pointed out that, according to the local legislation, persons born in certain clans, such as minorities, were barred from holding public office. Similarly, the 4.5 formula (see para. 14 above) did not advance equal rights, nor had it achieved much at the community level. Such a situation was unconstitutional and generally unacceptable. The national development plan would be monitored and evaluated by a body composed of 45 per cent women, thereby respecting the principles of gender equity and transparency. 7