International bodies in Somalia
IOM in Somalia: migration, displacement and stabilisation
The International Organization for Migration works in Somalia on displacement tracking, help for displaced people and migrants, returns, and stabilisation work with the Interior Ministry. Manuel Marques Pereira is its Chief of Mission. OCHA records US$51.5 million of humanitarian funding to IOM in 2024.
What it does
IOM is the UN migration agency. In Somalia it tracks displacement, helps displaced people and migrants, and supports community stabilisation and recovery with the government (Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation).
Who leads it
Somalia's Foreign Ministry says Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi accepted the credentials of Manuel Marques Pereira as IOM Chief of Mission in Somalia (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). In January 2026 the Interior Ministry's director general held an introductory meeting with him on stabilisation and governance (Radio Dalsan). An IOM statement in April 2026 still quotes him in this post (GlobalSecurity.org, April 2026).
The money
OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS) records humanitarian funding that donors and agencies report to it. It is not the whole budget of an organisation, and recent years are still being filled in. FTS lists these amounts received by IOM for work in Somalia (OCHA FTS):
| Year | Humanitarian funding recorded (US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.5 million |
| 2025 | 37.6 million |
| 2026, to November | 14.6 million |
The same figures for 212 organisations are on this site's aid funding list.
What it reports
IOM estimated that about 62,000 people had been displaced by drought across five districts of Somalia since the start of 2026 (ReliefWeb). It has called for global action on Somalia's climate crisis (Eastleigh Voice).
How the work is shared
IOM works with the Ministry of Interior on stabilisation, with the Immigration and Citizenship Agency on borders and migration, and with UNHCR on displaced people (UNHCR in Somalia).
Sources
- Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation · moifar.gov.so
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs · web.mfa.gov.so
- Radio Dalsan · radiodalsan.com
- GlobalSecurity.org, April 2026 · globalsecurity.org
- OCHA FTS · fts.unocha.org
- ReliefWeb · reliefweb.int
- Eastleigh Voice · eastleighvoice.co.ke
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Keep reading
- Every aid organisation funded in Somalia, 2024 to 2026: UN agencies and NGOs by money receivedA directory of every UN agency, international NGO, Somali NGO and other body recorded as receiving humanitarian funding for Somalia in 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the amounts from the UN Financial Tracking Service and a CSV download.
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- World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia: what it doesWhat the World Food Programme does in Somalia: food and cash aid, Baxnaano, school meals, UNHAS flights; who leads it; funding 2024 to 2026; and what it reports about hunger in 2026.
- FAO in Somalia: farming, livestock, fisheries and the FSNAU and SWALIM data unitsWhat FAO does in Somalia: staff, offices and projects, who leads it, funding 2024 to 2026, and what it reports doing in 2026.
- OCHA in Somalia and the Somalia Humanitarian FundWhat OCHA does in Somalia: coordination, the 2026 aid plan, the Somalia Humanitarian Fund, who leads it, and its funding 2024 to 2026.