National Solutions Pathways Action Plan 2024 - 2029.

The Solutions Pathways Action Plan 2024-2029 vision is to foster sustainable solutions for displacement affected communities (IDPs, Returnees) through improved access to basic service delivery, sustainable livelihoods and employment opportunities, housing and security of tenure, enhanced social welfare, and building resilience to recurrent displacement. The Plan is aligned with and guided by the five Strategic Objectives of the National Durable Solutions Strategy 2020-2024. The document offers a regional state overview showcasing progress, opportunities and challenges in achieving durable solutions. The Plan is organised under sectors and includes detailed costings for activities listed under the strategic objectives: 1) Government Leadership. The Federal Government of Somalia has the primary responsibility to promote durable solutions to displacement for its citizens. Strategic Objectives include: strengthen government capacity, improve government leadership, enhance planning and community engagement and mobilize and optimize resources. 2) Access to Basic Services: Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have achieved a durable solution to their displacement have access to adequate standards of living. The standards of living relate to access to basic services that include health, water, sanitation and education. Strategic Objectives are: health sector (provide equitable, efficient and affordable Health Services to DACs including construction of new Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinics in each site.); Water Sector (governance, drainage, wastewater management, and infrastructure); Education Sector. 3. Employment and Livelihood Opportunities: Internally displaced persons, like those who are not displaced, require resources to fulfil their basic needs, such as employment, finances, or access to credit. Strategic Objectives are: Skill and business development sector (business development for youth, women, DACs, etc); Agriculture and Fisheries Sector (Enhance Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Development; Promote Sustainable Agro-Business Growth and Entrepreneurial Innovation; Facilitate Inclusive Job Creation and Economic Integration; Enhance Market- Relevant Skills) Livestock Sector (Promote Sustainable livestock Business Growth and Entrepreneurial Innovation;Enhancement of animal health workers capacity; Enhancement of animal health workers capacity;Enhanced animal husbandry and veterinary infrastructure and services; Enhance Market- Relevant Skills for community health workers). 4. Legal Documentation, Housing, Land, and Property (HLP), and Justice: Access to documentation, secure land tenure and justice guarantees freedom from forced evictions. IDPs in Somalia reside in locations with limited access to tenure security that exposes them to arbitrary evictions that, in turn, produce displacement. Strategic Objectives are: Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Sector (Strengthen Housing, Land, and Property Rights by Facilitating Secure Land Tenure and Providing Durable Housing for DACs; Strengthen Legal Protection and Access to Justice for DACs). 5. Addressing Climate Change and Building Resilience: Durable solutions to internal displacement entail the achievement of long-term safety and security. This means that IDPs are free from future risks of displacement as a result of ecological shocks and conflict. Strategic Objectives are: Climate and Resilience Sector (Enhance Climate Resilience and Foster Sustainable Livelihoods of DACs); Returns Support Sector (Facilitate Safe and Sustainable Returns IDPs). 6. Data for Solutions: Generating Reliable Data: The achievement of durable solutions is a long-term and non-linear process. As such, progress towards solutions needs to be carefully tracked, and evidence on adaptation produced to ensure that IDPs remain on the pathway towards durable solutions. Strategic objectives are: Establish a Comprehensive and Integrated Data Ecosystem for Durable Solutions in Somalia.