In addition to the MoU, the partnership has developed a workplan and framework that will define key joint objectives, actions, and roles of each agency towards improving the national water management of Somalia. Supported by the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR), the partnership contributes to the national water-related development goals as laid out in the NWRS.
“By working together with FAO and UNICEF we’re in a good position to make great strides in our long term strategy for water security in the country,” he said. “Somalia’s water security needs require an equally ambitious coalition of partners to achieve the great strides laid out in our work plan,” said Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Hon.
They have worked on joint-programming, alongside WFP, for improving health and nutrition outcomes for children and rural communities under the Joint Resilience Action in Somalia, a multi-agency UN programme framework for ongoing development work and resource mobilization. The two agencies have also enjoyed joint cooperation on the development and implementation of the National Water Resources Strategy (NWRS) and Road Map, the National Water Sector Coordination Facility. “The MoU will strengthen our efforts for joint advocacy and support in the implementation of MoEWR’s strategy and lay a solid foundation for inter-agency cooperation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation”.įAO and UNICEF have worked in partnership through past project-specific agreements that include the generation of water source information and mapping for the rural water sector as well as for drought monitoring and humanitarian response, contributing to the UN Common Country Assessment for SDG 6, and management of and access to knowledge resources for rural water. “Both agencies have common objectives with regards to safe and adequate water access for rural communities to protect lives and livelihoods,” said FAO Representative in Somalia, Etienne Peterschmitt. The MoU, which has been endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR) supports the Water4Life initiative which aims to improve access to safe and adequate water for human consumption and livelihoods, household nutrition, and sustainable community water resource management and rural water supply in Somalia. , Mogadishu – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Somalia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further expand their cooperation and effectiveness to improve Somalia’s water security. The agreement will support joint programming which will contribute to improved water access, use and management in rural areas
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