This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the mid-term review report (MTR) of Somalia’s Ninth National Development Plan (NDP9).1 NDP9 is a nationally owned and comprehensive strategy for poverty reduction and inclusive growth. It covers 2020–2024 and is organized around the four pillars: Inclusive Politics, Security and the Rule of Law, Economic Development, and Social Development. NDP9 was submitted to the IMF and World Bank on October 15, 2019, to fulfill the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative’s poverty reduction strategy requirement. The first Annual Progress Report (APR) was received by the World Bank and the IMF in June 2022, and a JSAN was prepared and submitted to the Boards in July 2023. The MTR tracks progress of the first 30 months of NDP9 implementation and serves as APR for 2021 and 2022. The MTR also identifies the gaps, challenges, and lessons learned, and makes practical recommendations for improvement in the implementation of NDP9’s final phase from 2023 to 2024.