In brief
- On 23 February 2014 Somaliland Sun reported that Vice President Hon. Abdirahman Abdullahi Zeylii unveiled newly constructed housing units for internally displaced persons on the periphery of Hargeisa, at the southern edge of Mohamed Mooge estate.
- The report says the units were built for 829 families but can shelter only 700, and that the minister for Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Hon. Ahmed Abdi Kahin, said the remaining households would be settled within the next six months.
- The report does not state a project cost, a contractor or implementing agency, or what has happened to the shelters, the families or the shortfall since 2014-02-23.
On 23 February 2014, Somaliland Sun reported that the Vice President of Somaliland, Hon. Abdirahman Abdullahi Zeylii, officially unveiled newly constructed housing units built for internally displaced persons on the periphery of Hargeisa. The report places the shelters at the southern periphery of Mohamed Mooge estate.
The report states that the units were built to accommodate 829 families but can shelter only 700. According to Somaliland Sun, the units will house those families against the cold and strong wind experienced at the time. The Vice President, the report says, handed the housing units to the IDP families and thanked the officials of the ministry of RRR and the Hargeisa Municipal Council.
Who was named, and who was not
Somaliland Sun names the minister for Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (RRR), Hon. Ahmed Abdi Kahin; the minister for Justice and Judicial Affairs, Hon. Hussein Ahmed Aideed; and the mayor of Hargeisa, Hon. Abdirahman Mohamud Aideed. The report also states that senior staff working for international organizations dealing with refugees and IDPs described their roles in the project. No names or organizations are given for those staff.
The funding is described in the report only in general terms: a joint funded project by the local authority of Hargeisa Municipality, UN agencies tasked with IDP and refugee matters (UNHCR, UN-HATAT, IOM) together with local organizations operating in the city and its environs. The report does not state any project cost, funding amount or funding share, and it does not name a contractor, consultant, developer or implementing agency. The casing "UN-HATAT" is as it appears in the report, without clarification of the acronym.
The six-month pledge
The minister for RRR, Hon. Ahmed Abdi Kahin, said, as reported by Somaliland Sun on 2014-02-23, that the remaining households would be settled within the next six months. That statement was forward-looking when it was made. The report does not establish whether it was met.
The mayor of Hargeisa Municipality, Hon. Abdirahman Mohamud Aideed, highly praised the significance of the housing units to the IDP families, according to the same report. The report spells the Vice President's name both as Zeylii and Zeilii; SCR has not standardised the spelling.
Frequently asked questions
How many families could the shelters hold?
Somaliland Sun reported on 2014-02-23 that the units were built to accommodate 829 families but could shelter only 700.
Who funded the IDP shelters in Hargeisa?
Somaliland Sun described the project as jointly funded by the local authority of Hargeisa Municipality, UN agencies tasked with IDP and refugee matters (UNHCR, UN-HATAT, IOM) and local organizations operating in the city and its environs. No funding amounts or shares were stated.
Where were the shelters built?
According to Somaliland Sun, at the southern periphery of Mohamed Mooge estate in Hargeisa.