CHD 2021-2023 CHD 2021-2023 Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue has applied to Sida for funding of SEK  9,300,000 to carry out the project “Supporting dialogue between political leaders in Somalia in Somalia during the time period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023. The goal of the contribution is to support the National Reconciliation process in Somalia which will contribute to improved peace, stability and prosperity of the country.

The objectives of the project are:

a) Promote high-level dialogue between the FGS and FMS through the MoIFAR-led National Reconciliation Framework (NRF) implementation process that helps resolve political tensions between them, and paves the way for consensus building on key issues including federalism, constitutional review, forthcoming elections and security amongst other state building concerns.

b) Facilitate capacity building and provision of technical advice by both local and international expertise to MoIFAR and FMS line ministries in the implementation of the NRF that informs and shapes the process while improving working relations between the FGS and FMS.

c) Support dialogue processes for the FMS that helps them resolve inter and intra-state disputes that affects them helping in the building of more harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships. Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue har ansökt om 9 300 000 SEK för att genomföra projektet "Supporting dialogue between political leaders in Somalia” under perioden 1 januari 2021 till 31 december 2023. Målet med insatsen är att stödja den nationella försoningsprocessen i Somalia som kommer att bidra till förbättrad fred, stabilitet och välstånd i landet.

Projektets mål är:
a) Främja högnivå-dialog mellan FGS och FMS genom den MoIFAR-ledda National Reconciliation Framework (NRF) -processen som syftar till att reducera spänningar och bana väg för försoning inom nyckelfrågor såsom federalism, konstitutionsöversyn, kommande val och säkerhet.

b)  Kapacitetsuppbyggnad och teknisk rådgivning till MoIFAR- och FMS-ministerierna vid genomförandet av NRF 

c) Stödja dialogprocesser mellan och inom de federala medlemsstaterna According to the project application the objective of the intervention is to promote high-level political dialogue processes as a means of contributing to improved peace and stability in Somalia. More specifically, to improve the political relationship between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS); build the capacity of MoIFAR and FMS line Ministries in the implementation of the National Reconciliation Framework (NRF); and help resolve inter and intra-Federal Members States relations through dialogue. The Somalia National Reconciliation Framework/Plan will be used as a guiding document to holds all these elements together.
The project aims to continue building on and consolidating achievements made through Sweden’s support to HD-facilitated work in Somalia to date. The project is based on three distinct but related dialogue streams or sub-objectives:
Promote high-level dialogue between the FGS and FMS through the MoIFAR-led National Reconciliation Framework (NRF) implementation process that helps resolve political tensions between them and paves the way for consensus building on key issues including federalism, constitutional review, forthcoming election and security amongst other state building concerns. Facilitate capacity building and provision of technical advice by both local and international expertise to MoIFAR and FMS line ministries in the implementation of the NRF that informs and shapes the process while improving working relations between the FGS and FMS. Support dialogue processes for the FMS that helps them resolve inter and intra-state disputes that affects them helping in the building of more harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships.
These political dialogue processes in combination provide important building blocks for increased political stability in Somalia. The political developments in Somalia since the inception of the FGS have highlighted the importance of consultation and ownership by Somali leadership in order for the solutions to be sustained, achieve the necessary impact and stability on the ground. This project seeks to advance the objectives with the following activities:
Promote high-level dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States by: Continuing to work with senior representatives of MoIFAR at Federal and FMS levels as well as key advisors on reconciliation in the President/Prime Minister’s office in reaching out to key high-level representatives to engage in the dialogue between the FGS and FMS; Working with MOIFAR using the NRF as an entry point in partnership with FBA and UN REFS to create an FGS-FMS inter-ministerial forum that will ultimately become the operational/implementation arm of the NRF process; Undertaking shuttle dialogue between key actors to develop strategies for getting buy-in and ownership of the top leadership at both the FGS and FMS level on the federal structure and other state building matters; Facilitating and convening dialogue between the FGS and FMS leadership in order to resolve conflict issues between them such as constitutional review, elections, federalism, security and agree on mechanisms to address any new arising matters; Providing technical advice and expertise in the dialogue processes as well as capacity building support for key stakeholders in thematic areas on economic, political and social issues such as resource and power-sharing, reconciliation and conflict resolution amongst others;
Expected outcomes of objective 1:
Expected outcomes of the 2021-2023 project: - Increased confidence amongst the parties’, evidenced by their willingness and enthusiasm to participate in FGS-FMS dialogue;
- Correspondence of action by FGS-FMS in relation to implementation of the Somalia National Reconciliation Framework and other national issues;   - Build consensus among the international community which supports this initiative on how best to support the FGS-FMS relationship building; 
- Dialogue begins to improve the relationship between the FGS and FMS and helps to manage tensions on emerging issues; 
- A forum is established that allows the FGS and FMS discuss and reach agreements on critical and long-standing critical issues that will determine the relationship between both the FGS and the FMS, going forward
Facilitate capacity building and provision of technical advice by both local and international expertise to MoIFAR and FMS line ministries in the implementation of the National Reconciliation Framework by:  Further consolidate the relationships established and effectively implement the resolutions reached in the course of the March 2020 HD-organized Study Tour to Rwanda to move forward the NRF implementation process; Continuing to collaborate with senior representatives of MoIFAR at Federal and FMS levels as well as key advisors at the President/Prime Minister’s office and other identified partners in implementation of the NRF;
Expected outcomes of objective 2: 
- Providing capacity building, technical advice and expertise in implementation of the NRF as well as in other identified related thematic areas.
- Sustained dialogue on the NRF implementation is the main connector between the FGS and FMS that contributes to enhancement of their working relationships.
- MoIFAR in Mogadishu and line Ministries in the FMS discuss and agree on joint action and messaging to achieve both national and state-specific reconciliation needs.
- Support tension management measures to cope with any emerging issues between MoIFAR and the FMS line ministries.
Support FMS dialogue processes geared towards helping them resolve inter and intrastate disputes Shuttle diplomacy efforts between key actors to foster dialogue between leaders of the FMS to address existing or arising issues as a tension management and confidence building strategy, as well as ensure continued communication on areas of concern; Providing technical advice and support to FMS government officials on substantive issues of conflict between and within them and develop options for advancing these issues through dialogue; Organizing and facilitating dialogue sessions for designated representatives to discuss and reach agreement on how to address issues of conflict; Convene follow-up interactions and engagements on agreed issues as required.
Expected outcomes of objective 3: 
Expected outcomes of 2021-2023 project: - Dialogue between the FGS and the FMS sets a solid foundation for a genuine national reconciliation process to take place.
-  Dialogue begins to improve the relationship between the centre and the periphery and helps to manage tensions on emerging issues.
 - A forum is established that allows the centre and peripheries to discuss and reach agreement in long standing national issues.
Coordination between different actors: 
There are several actors working in the same area and to clarify the roles between the different actors HD has specified the areas within the objectives where they see that they will have a leading role in contribution to the overall objectives: 
Objective 1:
- Support confidence building measures that increase trust and cooperation between the FGS and FMS to engage in dialogue on national reconciliation and other issues of national interest;
- Contribute ideas on how best the international community can support national reconciliation through support the FGS-FMS on elections, constitutional review process, power-sharing amongst other federalisation and national issues.
Objective 2: 
- Contribute to good working relationships between MoIFAR and the FMS on the NRF and other issues of mutual interest; 
- Build and expand the MoIFAR network of “friends” at both the national and FMS levels; 
- Enhance the capacity of MoIFAR and FMS counterparts on technical issues relating to reconciliation, mediation and dialogue, resource sharing and other national issues.
Objective 3: 
- Discussions help in shaping and reaching agreement on a design/mechanism for a successful Somali National Reconciliation process; 
- Contribution to the further development of the Somalia Federalization process.
In the objectives above Sida will expect HD to take a leading role in coordinating with other projects to avoid duplication of work and ensure effectivenss. A dialogue issue has been added to ensure follow-up.