The President of Puntland State of Somalia, H.E. Mohamud Musse Hersi, having been enlightened by the ongoing Global Food Crisis, has called upon, after thorough consultations with all Puntlanders of all walks of life, Hon. Ali Ahmed Gamuute, Deputy Minister of Planning at the Ministry of Planning and International Co-operation (MOPIC) to draft a concept paper on this issue. The Minister ha...

The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) has the honour to present the 2006 edition of Puntland Facts and Figures. This book is the second publication of an annual serial of Statistics, which will serve as a main general statistical reference for the Puntland State of Somalia. Given the relatively short time that Puntland has existed and the critical socioeconomic and ...

Puntland In Progress, Published by Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Uplaoded by: Saxardiid Shire Samatar, General Secretary of MOPIC

Every country needs a vision that stirs the imagination and motivates all segments of society to greater efforts. It is an essential step in building political consensus on a broad national development strategy, which encompasses, inter alia, the roles and responsibilities of different agents in the economy, the government at all levels, the private sector, communities, and civil society.

Puntland State of Somalia has been dominated by negative political and socio-economic events for several years. The successive administrations that ruled the country in the 20th century — British and Italian colonial authorities and Somali governments — did not allocate any tangible development programs to these regions, as most of the country’s resources and development projects were concen...