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Concept Note: Somali Joint Needs Assessment and Reconstruction and Development Programme Introduction Formation of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI) in 2004, together with improving stability and the resourcefulness and commitment of the Somali people, create a critical opportunity to achieve peace and security, promote governance and the rule of law, begin recovery, reconstruction and development, reverse regression from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and advance sustainable socio-economic development throughout Somalia.? In response to this opportunity, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the International Community requested the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and the World Bank (WB) to co-lead and prepare for a Somali Joint Needs Assessment (JNA). In recent months, a series of consultations were held with the Somali authorities, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), research groups and the private sector. These consultations were conducted in Nairobi, Hargeysa, Garowe, and Jowhar. In depth discussions were also held with key donors, international NGOs, as well as with the UN agencies and WB office. To ensure ownership and participation of Somali stakeholders, workshops were organized in Hargeysa and Nairobi to identify and discuss priority needs and proposed areas of intervention, and the JNA methodology. This Concept Note reflects the outcome of these discussions and workshops. The objective of this Joint Needs Assessment is to help Somalia begin to achieve sustained reconstruction and development and deepen the peace process. It does this by having teams of Somali and international technical experts work together to assess needs and develop prioritized strategies to achieve reconstruction and development and reinforce peace building. The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) then provides an instrument for mobilizing, distributing and coordinating international recovery assistance. Though it is natural