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Hargeisa, Somaliland, 7 December 2020-- UN-Habitat under the Joint Programme on Local Governance and decentralization (JPLG) in partnership with Somaliland’s Ministry of Interior recently held a 15 days Local Leadership Management (LLM) and Conflict Management Training of Trainers (ToT) in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

The training was delivered to 15 participants from the Ministry of Interior, Local Government Institute (LGI), Association of Local Government Authority of Somaliland (ALGASL) and other participants from the district.

“As Somaliland is gearing toward the local council election, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and JPLG agreed to prepare a cadre of local trainers who will train the newly elected local councils. This training will enable the trainees orient the councilors who will be newly elected in delivering their mandated tasks as the local council,” said Asha Mohamed Ahmed, National Programme Officer, UN Habitat.

Speaking at the start of the training, Abdi Ahmed Nur, the Director General in the Ministry for interior acknowledged the commitment and partnership with UN-Habitat in building the capacity of the local government of Somaliland.  He especially noted that the acquisition of skills in Local Leadership Management and Conflict Management training is important in enhancing the productivity of the staff in the local government and respective ministries and in achieving the city development plans.