| Term | Definition |
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Barakac or barakacayaal |
Somali for people who were forced to leave their place of origin and live in IDP camps. Barakacayaal is also formally used by UN and international organisations providing assistance. |
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Barakacayaasha |
Somali for camps or neighbourhoods of ‘the displaced’ |
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Buush bariis |
Somali for ‘rice huts’, shelters that are put together to artificially increase the number of people entitled to humanitarian aid |
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Camp dweller |
A person who lives in a IDP settlement, site |
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CCCM Cluster |
Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Inter-Agency committee coordination mechanism that supports internally displaced persons (IDPs) |
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CDR |
Crude Death Rate. Total number of deaths in a population divided by its average total population, conventionally expressed per 1 000 population per year for standard demographic tracking, while the crude mortality rate is expressed per 10 000 population per day in emergency or humanitarian contexts |
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CID |
Criminal Investigation Department |
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Ciyaal Weero |
Mogadishu youth gangs |
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Damiin |
A guarantor or mediator who vouches for an individual's identity, credibility, or obligations |
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Damiin system |
A Somali traditional, culturally-embedded mechanism based on trust and personal guarantee, often acting as a substitute for formal identification, legal security, and financial services |
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eTAS |
Electronic Travel Authorisation System |
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FGS |
Federal Government of Somalia |
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GBV |
Gender Based Violence |
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Goof |
Somali for vacant private land |
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Habeas Corpus |
Common law principle protecting personal liberty by requiring state authorities to justify an individual's detention before a judge |
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HLP |
House, Land, and Property |
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HRC |
Human Rights Council |
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IDLO |
International Development Law Organisation |
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IDPs |
Internally displaced persons: individual forced to flee their home or place of habitual residence due to conflict, violence, human rights violations, or disasters, and who remain within their own country's borders |
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IOM |
International Organisation for Migration |
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Long-term IDP |
Individuals whose displacement is protracted, typically lasting five years or more, with little prospect for a permanent solution |
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MCH |
Maternal and Child Health |
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MCP |
Mogadishu Central Prison |
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MoJCA |
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs |
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MPCC |
Mogadishu Prison and Court Complex |
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NIN |
National Identification Number |
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NIRA |
National Identification and Registration Authority |
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NISA |
National Intelligence and Security Agency |
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NRC |
Norwegian Refugee Council |
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OHCHR |
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
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OPR |
Organisation for Prisoners Rights |
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PACs |
Police Advisory Committees |
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ReDSS |
Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat |
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Returnee |
A refugee or internally displaced person (IDP) who voluntarily returns to their home country or place of origin to settle permanently |
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SCAA |
Somali Civil Aviation Authority |
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SCC |
Somali Cash Consortium |
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SNBS |
Somalia National Bureau of Statistics |
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Tirsi Aqoonsi |
Somali for unique National Identification Number (NIN) |
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‘The Hole’ |
Godka Jilacow Prison |
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UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNOCHA |
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
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VISO |
Puntland Visa System |
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WASH |
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene |
