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MOGADISHU, 19 November 2016 - The Federal Ministry of Finance heldsecond Steering Committee (SC)meeting for the Special Financing Facility forLocalDevelopment(SFF-LD)inMogadishu.SFF-LDprogramaimstosupporttheconstructionandreconstructionofnewanddamaged infrastructure for local service delivery in targeted areas of Somaliaandsupportthedevelopmentofpublicinvestmentmanagementfunctions.H.E MahmoudHayir Ibrahim,MinistryofFinanceDeputyMinistrychaired themeetingsandattendeesincludedrepresentativesfromFederalMemberStatesofSouth-West Sate, Jubaland, HirShabelle, Galmudug and Puntland as well asrepresentativefromtheWorldBank.TheSCmembersareoversightbodytaskedto provide operational guidance including approval of work plans for theprogram, reviewing SFF-LD performance and providing advisory role inadjustmentstoitsmanagementandfutureoperationsinlightoflessonslearnedfromimplementation.HighlightoftheoutcomeofthemeetingincludeapprovaloftheSFF-LDPhaseIIRegions Level of interventions and Endorsement of Operational Manual.Additionally, the newly recruited Regional Project Officerswere introduced tothemembersoftheSCfortheirrespectiveFederalMemberState.SCmembersencouragedintergovernmentalcoordinationandconsensusonhowcrucialinfrastructureworkshouldbeundertakenacrossSomalia.Forfurtherupdatesandinformation,checkouthttp://sff-ld-mof.soand/orrefertoourFacebookpage:SpecialFinancingFacility–SFFContactsinMogadishuEmail:[email protected]
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TheFederalGovernmentoftheRepublicofSomaliMinistryofFinance
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DPMinisterofFinance-H.E.MahmoudHayirIbrahimchairingtheSFF-LD2ndSCmeeting
SC members – from left to right: Representatives from FMS of HirShaballe, South-West State,Galmudug,Jubbaland&Puntland.
PresentationsbythePIUteamduringthesecondSteeringCommittee
SteeringCommitteemembers,NewlyrecruitedRPO’s&thePIUteam.
MediaOutlets-SNTV,UniversalTV,SONNAandGoobjoogRadiowerepresentduringthesession.
