STORY: LAUNCH OF JOINT PROGRAMMES

UNDER THE SOMALI DEVELOPMENT AND

RECONSTRUCTION FACILITY
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DATELINE: JUNE 17TH 2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
1. Wide shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and Deputy Special
Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), Abdirahman Aynte, Minister of
Planning and International Cooperation of Somalia and invited guests at the launch of
the joint programmes
2. Med shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG, Abdirahman
Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Somalia
3. Med shot, officials present at the function
4. Close up, the master of ceremony speaking
5. Med shot, Abdirahman Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation,
Somalia and Abdulahi Jama, the acting Deputy Prime Minister
6. Close up, Abdirahman Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation,
Somalia
7. Med shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG
8. Close up, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG,
9. Med shot, Abdirahman Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation,
Somalia and Abdulahi Jama, the acting Deputy Prime Minister
10. Close up, the master of ceremony speaking
11. Close up, an official present at the function
12. SOUNDBITE: ABDIRAHMAN AYNTE, MINISTER OF PLANNING AND
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, SOMALIA.
2015 was supposed to be the year of delivery and we are almost half way
through already but we are delighted that we are signing probably the most
important programmes that are going to help our government and key
government institutions to deliver on Peace building and State building goals
as they were intended within the Compact programme.
13. Med shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG and
Abdulahi Jama, the acting Deputy Prime Minister for Somalia sign the agreement
14. Close up, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG
15. Close up, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG signs the
agreement

16. Med shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG and
Abdulahi Jama, acting Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia sign the agreement
17. Close up, Abdirahman Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
signs the agreement
18. Wide shot, officials from both UNSOM and the government sign the agreements
19. Med shot, Abdulahi Jama, the acting Deputy Prime Minister signs the agreement
20. Med shot, witnesses sign the agreement
21. Med shot, witnesses sign the agreement
22. Wide shot, officials from both UNSOM and the government side sign the agreements
23. SOUNDBITE: PHILIPPE LAZZARINI, UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR
AND DSRSG:
The significance of the ceremony is also to demonstrate that the processes put
in place since the adoption of the New Deal Compact are now being translated
into concrete activities and results on the ground.
24. Close up, an official at the function
25. Close up, an official present at the function
26. SOUNDBITE: DARIA FANE, HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION TO SOMALIA:
This is an important moment of delivery in our collective commitments
towards the New Deal. And I would like today on behalf of my ambassador
and the EU member States who contribute, to thank the UN and the Somali
Government, particularly also the coordinating efforts from Ministry of
Planning and International Cooperation and the aid coordination unit, but also
the line ministries that have been involved here, for their partnership and
collective effort in making it happen.
27. Wide shot, officials congratulate each other after signing of the agreements
28. Med shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG, Abdirahman
Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Somalia
29. Close up, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG, Abdirahman
Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Somalia
30. Med shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG, Abdirahman
Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Somalia
31. Wide shot, Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator and DSRSG,
Abdirahman Aynte, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Somalia

STORY
Launch of joint programmes under the Somali Development and
Reconstruction Facility
MOGADISHU The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the United Nations
(UN) have launched joint programmes to kick-start implementation of a process to
rebuild critical Somali State institutions as the country continues on the road to
recovery.
The implementation of these programmes, which focus on Federal State formation,
Constitutional Review and Implementation, Elections, Rule of Law, Youth
Employment, and Capacity Development through the Strengthening Institutional
Performance, will be led by the Federal Government of Somalia with joint support
from the European Union, the United Nations, and other partners.
The launch in Mogadishu on Wednesday was marked by a signing ceremony between
Philippe Lazzarini, the UN Resident Coordinator, and various members of the Somali
Cabinet led by the Somali Minister of Planning and International Cooperation,
Abdirahman Aynte.
The signing ceremony follows joint discussions and endorsement of the programmes
by the FGS Cabinet, the UN, and a group of donor partners, composed of the
European Union (EU), Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom
(DFID). It is also the culmination of a process that began nearly two years ago during
a conference in Brussels, where the New Deal Compact for Somalia was officially
endorsed.
Minister Aynte expressed gratitude to the donors for their support and to the UN for
working closely to design and ensure that the programmes meet the well-intended
targets in line with the countrys Peacebuilding and State-building Goals (PSGs) and
the New Compact Deal for Somalia.
Aynte said, 2015 was supposed to be the year of delivery and we are almost halfway
through already but we are delighted that we are signing, probably, the most important
programmes that are going to help our government and key government institutions to

deliver on Peacebuilding and State-building Goals as they were intended within the
Compact programme.
Lazzarini said the launch of the joint programmes under the Somalia Development
and Reconstruction Facility marks an important milestone for the UNs engagement in
Somalia.
The significance of this ceremony is also to demonstrate that the processes put in
place since the adoption of the (New Deal) Compact are now being translated into
concrete activities and results on the ground, said Lazzarini, outgoing Deputy
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Somalia.
According to Aynte, the FGS commits to ensure that programme implementation
happens quickly, and there is already high-level commitment from the government
and Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, who has formed a Cabinet-level
committee to monitor the progress made.
Speaking on behalf of the donor partners, Daria Fan, the Head of Development
Cooperation for the EU Delegation to Somalia said, It's an important moment of
delivery in our collective commitments towards the New Deal. And I would like today
on behalf of my Ambassador and the EU member States who contribute, to thank UN
and the Somali Government, particularly also the coordinating efforts from the
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and the Aid Coordination Unit;
but also the line ministries that have been involved here, for their partnership and
collective effort in making it happen.
ENDS.