Somalia Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development

The Somalian Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development, together with the appropriate managers, is responsible for interpreting, implementing, monitoring, and ensuring compliance with these policies. Related operating procedures and policy exceptions are the responsibility of the Ministry leadership and Admin Unit.

Our Vision

Empowered women living with dignity and contributing development as equal opportunity and create in an environment free from violence and discrimination.
Well-nurtured Family and children with full opportunities for growth and development in a safe and protective environment.

Our Mission

Ensuring development, care and protection of family and children through cross-cutting policies, legal instruments and programs, spreading awareness about their rights and facilitating access to learning, nutrition, institutional and legislative support to enable them grow and develop to their full.

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Other (2018) Conflict and Humanitarian Contexts (2018) Women and Girls with Disabilities (2018) Data Disaggregation (2018) Harnessing Technology and Innovation (2018) Routes to Economic Empowerment (2018) Inclusive Education (2018) Eliminate Stigma and Discrimination (2018)

Other	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 The Government of Somalia acknowledges the need to include the rights of PwD in the new constitution to ensure a more inclusive society. In addition, the FGS commits itself to ensure better political participation of PwDs in the context of the electoral process towards the 2021 elections. Somalia believes that PwDs must have a voice in these two important processes. Submit update	.Updated in 2019 On May 13, 2018, Somalia officially launched the process of reviewing the Provisional Federal Constitution. The process is coordinated by the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs (MoCA). The Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development have collaborated with MoCA in mobilizing inclusion and effective participation of Somali persons with disabilities; who have made concrete proposals on entrenching disability rights in the Constitution. .Updated in 2019 https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somalia-launches-constitutional-review-process-ahead-2020-elections ; Further, the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development and other stakeholders are planning for a National Conference on Disability in December 2019. Read more	Underway
Conflict and Humanitarian Contexts	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 The Federal Government of Somalia commits to facilitating coordinated disability sensitive planning, resource allocation and Humanitarian response. Submit update	Updated in 2019 Somalia is in the process of reviewing the Somalia Development Plan 2017 – 2019. Disability mainstreaming will be adopted as a guiding principle for this process. Updated in 2019 Somalia is in the process of reviewing the Somalia Development Plan 2017 – 2019. Disability mainstreaming will be adopted as a guiding principle for this process. Read more	Underway
Women and Girls with Disabilities	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Legislation and policies to increase social services inclusion of women and girls living with a disability Timeframe and/or implementation plan Women and girls experience compounded double discrimination and marginalization in unique circumstances of conflict and emergence from fragility such as prevailing in Somalia. The FGS commits to fast tracking the enactment of the Sexual Offences Bill which is currently before Parliament as well as to the finalization of the Gender and Disability policies to inform increased access to social services including access to justice for women and girls with disabilities. Submit update	Updated in 2019 The Federal Government of Somalia has three Bills relating to women and girls. These are the Sexual Offences Bill which is currently before Parliament for debate and approval; the FGM Bill which is under preparation and is due to be introduced in Parliament and the Child Rights Bill which is also due to be introduced in Parliament. In addition to these, the process of developing a Federal Disability Law has been initiated. On 12th October 2018, Somalia acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons ... Updated in 2019 The Federal Government of Somalia has three Bills relating to women and girls. These are the Sexual Offences Bill which is currently before Parliament for debate and approval; the FGM Bill which is under preparation and is due to be introduced in Parliament and the Child Rights Bill which is also due to be introduced in Parliament. In addition to these, the process of developing a Federal Disability Law has been initiated. On 12th October 2018, Somalia acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and in May 2019, Parliament adopted a resolution paving the way for its ratification. This action is contributing to fast tracking of the above legislation which is critical in domesticating the Convention. Read more	Underway
Data Disaggregation	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Commit resources to support strengthened disability data The FGS commits to adopt the ‘Washington Set of Questions’ in the design of its population census instruments and ensure demographic data collected is disaggregated by gender, age and category of disability. This will be in addition to allocation of more resources to gather more disability data to improve legislation and policy in this area. Timeframe and/or implementation plan: 2018-2021 Submit update	Updated in 2019 The Federal Government of Somalia has embraced the principle of disaggregation of demographic data by gender, age and category of disability in its development planning. On 17th November 2017, Somalia developed the ‘Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and Disability Rights in Governance & Development Processes - Road map 2017 – 2019’ which has establishment of a Somali PWDs data base disaggregated by gender, age, disability category and region as a Key Result Area. However, the ... Updated in 2019 The Federal Government of Somalia has embraced the principle of disaggregation of demographic data by gender, age and category of disability in its development planning. On 17th November 2017, Somalia developed the ‘Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and Disability Rights in Governance & Development Processes - Road map 2017 – 2019’ which has establishment of a Somali PWDs data base disaggregated by gender, age, disability category and region as a Key Result Area. However, the conduct of a population census in Somalia remains a challenge due to resources constraints and security concerns. Read more	Delayed
Harnessing Technology and Innovation	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Policy and guidance The Federal Government of Somalia commits to formulating a policy framework to facilitate and enhance access to affordable relevant quality assistive technology for PwDs, and establishment of a Coordination Centre/Hub for various stakeholders and partners including inventors and institutions of learning to regulate quality and standards of assistive technology Timeframe and/or implementation plan: 2018-2021 Submit update	Updated in 2019 In December 2018, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia signed into law a Bill establishing the National Disability Agency whose mandate include facilitating access to assistive devices and technology by PWDs. Updated in 2019 In December 2018, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia signed into law a Bill establishing the National Disability Agency whose mandate include facilitating access to assistive devices and technology by PWDs. Read more	Underway
Routes to Economic Empowerment	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Skills development for decent work The FGS commits to establish livelihood and vocational training centres to provide rehabilitation, work-oriented and entrepreneurial skills training and formal education for PwDs in general and with a focus on women and youth. Partnerships with private sector will be facilitated to enhance equal access to credit. FGS further commits to support creation of PwD owned small-scale businesses for poverty reduction and ways of improving access to financial services and infrastructure in compliance with universal design. Timeframe and/or implementation plan: 2018 - 2021 Submit update	Updated in 2019 The Federal Government of Somalia has established the National Disability Agency by law. This agency has the mandate of facilitating skills training for PWDs to access economic opportunities including access to startup capital and financing from financial institutions through Public Private Partnerships. Updated in 2019 The Federal Government of Somalia has established the National Disability Agency by law. This agency has the mandate of facilitating skills training for PWDs to access economic opportunities including access to startup capital and financing from financial institutions through Public Private Partnerships. Read more	Underway
Inclusive Education	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Inclusive education sector plans In June 2018, the Federal Government of Somalia approved establishment of the first ever National Disability Agency. Enactment of a National Disability Bill (in line with the CRPD) will follow to set out PwDs’ political, educational, economic and social rights. The FGS commits to expedite enactment and implementation of this law and finalization of a national disability policy to address better inclusion in the area of accessibility to the built environment and education for PwDs. Timeframe and/or implementation plan: 2018 - 2021 Submit update	Updated in 2019 The process of developing the national disability law has been initiated. In addition to the envisaged law, the FGS has put in place a framework for the visually impaired to sit national examinations in accessible formats. This was applied in the 2019 national examinations by the Ministry of Education.. Updated in 2019 The process of developing the national disability law has been initiated. In addition to the envisaged law, the FGS has put in place a framework for the visually impaired to sit national examinations in accessible formats. This was applied in the 2019 national examinations by the Ministry of Education.. Read more	Underway
Eliminate Stigma and Discrimination	Updates	Progress
Commitment year: 2018 Policy, legislation and its implementation The Federal Government of Somalia commits to entrench the rights of PwDs in the Federal Constitution outlawing discrimination and developing a multi-dimensional disability inclusion strategy to eradicate systemic stigmatization. A short-term strategy will be positive discrimination for PwDs and uniform public sensitization Focus will be on women and girls who experience double stigma and discrimination; children, youth in their working age, in line with the slogan ‘Nothing about us, without us’ Timeframe and/or implementation plan: 2018-2021 Submit update	UPdated in 2019 Individual PWDs and organizations of and for PWDs have been included in and are participating effectively in the constitutional review process and have made recommendations in securing the rights and entitlements of PWDs in the final Constitution and outlawing systemic stigmatization. Further, Somalia has begun the process of developing a disability law which will outlaw stigmatization. In 2015, Somalia passed a law establishing the Somalia Independent Human Rights Commission in line with the Paris Principles ... UPdated in 2019 Individual PWDs and organizations of and for PWDs have been included in and are participating effectively in the constitutional review process and have made recommendations in securing the rights and entitlements of PWDs in the final Constitution and outlawing systemic stigmatization. Further, Somalia has begun the process of developing a disability law which will outlaw stigmatization. In 2015, Somalia passed a law establishing the Somalia Independent Human Rights Commission in line with the Paris Principles on Independent National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI). The law requires that one of the members of the Commission has to be a person with disability. The same principle applies in the proposed Anti-Corruption Commission law. Read more	Underway