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Countries & Organizations Helping Somalia: A Multilateral Effort

Somalia receives aid from a broad coalition of bilateral donors, UN agencies, development banks, and NGOs — addressing humanitarian, security, and development needs.

Top Bilateral Donors

United States: Largest single donor. FY2023: $1.3B+ (humanitarian, development, security). USAID, State Dept, DoD (AFRICOM). Supports SNA, ATMIS, food aid (FFP), health, governance.
United Kingdom: FCDO — security sector reform, humanitarian, girls' education, drought resilience.
European Union (EU/ECHO): Development (health, education, jobs), humanitarian, AMISOM/ATMIS funding.
Turkey: Major partner since 2011. Mogadishu embassy, airport/port management, hospitals (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan), schools, scholarships, humanitarian bridge.
Qatar: Humanitarian, infrastructure (Mogadishu port, roads), mediation.
UAE: Development projects, humanitarian, security training.
Japan: JICA — infrastructure, fisheries, vocational training, peacebuilding.
Germany (BMZ/GIZ): Governance, vocational training, displacement.
Canada, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Finland: Significant per-capita contributors.

Multilateral Organizations

UN System: UNSOM (political), UNDP (governance), UNHCR (refugees/IDPs), WFP (food), UNICEF (children), WHO (health), FAO (food security), IOM (migration).
World Bank (IDA): $400M+ portfolio — fiscal reform, urban resilience, water, social protection.
IMF: ECF program (debt relief/HIPC completion 2023), fiscal governance.
African Development Bank (AfDB): Infrastructure, agriculture, youth skills.
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB): Energy, transport, water.
African Union (AU) / ATMIS: Peacekeeping (transitioning to Somali security lead).

Emerging Partners

China: Infrastructure (stadium, roads, parliament), medical teams, fisheries, training. No traditional aid — loans/FDI.
Gulf states (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia): Humanitarian, mosque construction, scholarships.