International bodies in Somalia
OCHA in Somalia and the Somalia Humanitarian Fund
OCHA, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, coordinates aid agencies in Somalia, publishes the yearly aid plan and runs the Somalia Humanitarian Fund, a pooled fund set up in 2010. The 2026 plan asks for US$852 million to help 2.4 million people. George Conway is the Humanitarian Coordinator.
What it does
OCHA coordinates the UN agencies and NGOs that deliver aid, tracks funding and publishes the yearly Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan for Somalia (OCHA Somalia). Its Financial Tracking Service (FTS) is the main public record of aid flows to Somalia (OCHA FTS).
The Somalia Humanitarian Fund
OCHA says the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) was created in 2010 as a multi-donor pooled fund. Donors put money into one unearmarked fund, and the Humanitarian Coordinator decides allocations to the most urgent projects, mainly run by international and national NGOs and some UN agencies (OCHA Somalia).
Who leads it
George Conway is the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia (OCHA Somalia; UN Somalia, 15 May 2026). On 9 October 2026 he issued a statement on fighting in Baidoa, saying he was "gravely concerned" by escalating violence there (OCHA Somalia).
The money
OCHA's Financial Tracking Service (FTS) records humanitarian funding that donors and agencies report to it. It is not the whole budget of an organisation, and recent years are still being filled in. FTS lists these amounts received by OCHA (its own operations, not the pooled fund) for work in Somalia (OCHA FTS):
| Year | Humanitarian funding recorded (US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.4 million |
| 2025 | 2.4 million |
| 2026, to November | 4.8 million |
The same figures for 212 organisations are on this site's aid funding list.
The 2026 plan
The 2026 plan, launched on 26 January 2026, counts 4.8 million people in need and targets 2.4 million, at a cost of US$852 million. It prioritises 1.6 million people in 21 districts (UN Somalia, 26 January 2026). By May 2026 the plan was 15.2% funded (UN Somalia, 15 May 2026).
What it reports
OCHA says authorities estimate more than 4.6 million people, nearly one in four, have been affected by drought after the 2025 rains failed, with Galgaduud and Mudug among the worst hit, and that nearly half a million people have left their homes (OCHA Somalia).
How to use it
Flash updates, funding overviews and the SHF allocation dashboard are on OCHA's Somalia page (OCHA Somalia). Funding by organisation is on this site's aid funding list.
Sources
- OCHA Somalia · unocha.org
- OCHA FTS · fts.unocha.org
- UN Somalia, 15 May 2026 · somalia.un.org
- UN Somalia, 26 January 2026 · somalia.un.org
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Where this matters
- Muqdisho (Mogadishu) and BanaadirMogadishu (Muqdisho) is Somalia's capital and makes up the Banadir region, with about 2.97 million people in 20 districts.
- Baydhabo (Baidoa) and BayBay is a farming region in South West State, with Baidoa (Baydhabo) as its main city and about 1.25 to 1.8 million people.
Same era
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- Bristol (Somali diaspora)9,167 people in Bristol identified as Somali or Somalilander in Census 2021, the city's largest minority group. Where they live, work, housing, leaders and ties home.
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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.
- World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia: what it doesWhat WHO does in Somalia: health system support, vaccines and outbreaks, who leads it, its funding 2024 to 2026, and what it reports doing in 2026.