1. 11 th Steering Group Meeting March 24th, 2015 WELCOME!!

2. AGENDA 1. Plans and Gaps for Gu 2015 IDP Returns and support to UNHCR Pilot Project 2. Funding situation and fund raising activities; 3. Link with Resilience initiatives, defining the way forward; 4. Endorsement of new SOPs for IDP voluntary return in Somalia (approved by the TWG) 5. M&E: Discussion on updating the SRC report on Achievements and Challenges in supporting voluntary return of IDPs in Somalia released in mid- 2014; 6. AOB( Feedback and complaint mechanism and others) Return Consortium

3. 1. Plans and Gaps for Gu 2015 IDP Returns and support to UNHCR Pilot Project Return Consortium

4. Return Consortium Plans 2015/ IDP Returns RC Specific objectives (Plan) 2015 1. To facilitate Informed and Voluntary Decision of 20,000 HHs from displaced communities about voluntary return to South Central Somalia. 2. To support a Sustainable and Durable Reintegration of 16,812 returnee HHs in their villages of origin. 3. To adapt the Return Programme through M&E inputs in order to mitigate shocks affecting the returnee and receiving communities. Expected achievements by April ‘05 4,069 HHs involved in Intention Surveys (20% of the target completed) and 1,000 HHs involved in Go and see/ Come and tell visit restitution (on-going). 1,239 HHs (approx. 6,000 individuals, 7% of the target) supported with return assistance in Gu 2015 First monitoring activities of 2014 assisted caseload completed. Another PRA round will follow before July 2015 SRC member HHs to be supported Area of departure Areas of ReturnFundingGAPs MC400Mogadishu (200) Afgooye (200) Wanlaweyn CHF and UNHCR In-kind food assistance, restocking, Cash for work DRC459MogadishuJowhar and Balad CHF and UNHCR In-kind food assistance, restocking, INTERSOS230MogadishuBaidoa (rural) CHF and UNHCR In-kind food assistance, restocking, NRC150Mogadishu Galkaacyo Baidoa urbanCHFNone

5. IDP Returns, JIS Mogadishu 2015 VS. SRC Capacity 310 200 230 259 149

6. Return Consortium Plans 2015/ Pilot Project Refugee Returns SRC specific supports: 1.Management of 4 Way Stations (IOM- NGOs) according to SOPs 2.Provision of Return Packages (UNHCR/WFP) 3.Referral of protection cases 4.Monitoring upon arrival/TPM (NGOs- UNHCR) 5.Reintegration activities (UNHCR- NGOs) Except WFP (food) and NRC (HLP awareness) activities, all other activities are funded by UNHCR and SRC members implement them. Challenges: 1.Hot meals at the WS do not address special needs of children and elderly 2.Reintegration obstacles on: access to school, access to housing/land, access to employment reported as critical. 3.Interest in Dadaab remains contained.

7. 2. Funding situation and fund raising activities Return Consortium

8. IDP Voluntary Return Programming Funding situation 2015 Current funds available will only be able to partially cover 7% of 2015 target and will be exhausted by April/May 2015. No in-kind contribution from FAO and WFP to support Gu 2015 as per previous years.

9. IDP Voluntary Return Programming Funding situation 2015 cont’ Few considerations for the discussion: 1.Humanitarian funding mechanisms remains below expectations for 2015. 2.Transition to Development funds only possible in the framework of ND/Compact. Not a really fast option…2016?. 3.Donors’ interest to be solicited but definitely there (ie. DFID). 4.No SRC/in-house resources (mainly human) for fund-raising 5.Capacity contribution from SRC members within their own programmes reduced drastically (WFP, FAO no resources to contribute in 2015; UNHCR - 70%) 6.Integration with Resilience activities seems triggering more interest in the donor community

10. 3. Linking with Resilience initiatives, defining the way forward Return Consortium

11. Linking with Resilience initiatives 1.Durable Solutions and Resilience can offer a degree of complementarity which can facilitate the transition towards programmes clearly anchored in the development framework. 2.The level of complementarity between Durable Solutions and Resilience programming not sufficient = limited to exchange of information. 3.The objective of integrating the two approaches (Durable Solutions and Resilience) should be a paramount, but is not happening. 4.Complementary is the pre-conditions to either reinforce the chances of making a return more durable as well as to enhance the communities targeted with resilience programmes through the returns of individuals which may support productive and resilience activities. Return Consortium

12. Districts of return where both SRC and BRCiS/SOMREP operate SRCBRCiSSOMREP Returns to 9 Regions/ 11 Districts Covers 6 of SRC region/ 6 of SRC District Covers 4 of SRC region/ 4 of SRC District Support provided to returnees spread in 150+ villages Support provided to 49 communities only in the same areas of SRC Support provided to a specific number (TBC) of communities only in the same areas of SRC Multisectoral support but limited to HHs level and to 6/12 months Wash, Shelter, Food sec/ Livelihoods till Oct 2017 Food sec/ Livelihoods till 2017/18 Assessment phase for Baidoa and Afgooye in May 2015 Focus at District level Focus at village level on exclusive basis (no overlap each other) Linking with Resilience initiatives

13. From SRC final report to DFID (Feb 2015), recommendation section: 1.“The role of important donors like DFID and the EU which have identified a focus on resilience for the years ahead can significantly stimulate and facilitate the integration between Durable Solutions & Resilience. 2.Exploring how design and implement a ‘phase-two’ of the IDP vol. return programme, where the support to IDP returnees by the Somalia Return Consortium is synchronized in term of locations, activities, objectives, with the resilience programmes since the on-set of the programme design. 3.The ‘phase two’ should target new IDPs requesting support to return home, but also the ones already supported from 2012 to date in accessing resilience programming to address gaps which are reported. “ IS IT THE RIGHT APPROACH?? HOW?? WHO? WITH WHO? WHEN?? PILOT???? DFID follow-up meeting scheduled in Mid-April Linking with Resilience initiatives

14. 4. Endorsement of new SOPs for IDP voluntary return in Somalia (approved by the TWG) Return Consortium

15. SRC SOPs Assisted Spontaneous and Voluntary Return of IDPs version 2. Revision process started in August 2014 (SRC Workshop on lessons learned on IDP returns); Extensive consultation at TWG level held and implemented in accordance to the instructions and directives provided by SRC Workshop (above); Aiming at addressing operational recommendations contained in the SRC/SH Impact Report July 2014 were followed.

16. SRC SOPs Assisted Spontaneous and Voluntary Return of IDPs version 2. From SRC TWG meting minutes 05 March 2015 - Action Point: SRC Steering Group meeting to consider the TWG’s recommendation to endorse the SRC SOPs (inclusive of annexes) for Assisted Spontaneous and Voluntary Return of IDPs version 2. MAIN CHANGES 1.Updated legal framework reflecting the developments in IDP policy in Somalia 2. Intention Survey as a SRC joint activity & coordinated with Cluster and LL.AA. 3. New prioritization criteria more oriented to protection and sustainability 4. Reinforced information/preparation component prior the movements (new activities: CTV, Basic Field Assessment, direct involvement in restitutions etc) 5. New composition of Standard Minimum Package (SMP) for return to Urban areas and for pastoral returnee communities.

17. 5. M&E: Discussion on updating the SRC Report on ‘Achievements and Challenges in supporting voluntary return of IDPs in Somalia’ released in mid-2014; Return Consortium

18. 6. AOB( Feedback and complaint mechanism and others) Return Consortium