International bodies in Somalia
UNDP in Somalia: governance, elections, justice and climate
The UN Development Programme supports Somalia's parliament, courts, electoral commission, local government and climate work. Its country programme for 2026 to 2030 was launched on 21 June 2026. Christophoros Politis became Resident Representative in August 2026.
What it does
UNDP supports the institutions of the state rather than giving emergency aid. Its work in Somalia covers parliament, the courts, the electoral commission, local government, jobs and climate resilience (this site's international bodies page; UNDP Somalia). It reports a project to build climate resilience across 17 Somali cities (UNDP Somalia).
The 2026 to 2030 programme
UNDP launched a new five-year country programme for Somalia on 21 June 2026 (UNDP). UNDP said the programme "positions UNDP to address Somalia's complex development challenges more effectively" (UNDP). Its 2025 annual report is public (UNDP Somalia annual report 2025).
Who leads it
UNDP says Christophoros Politis presented his credentials as Resident Representative on 11 August 2026; he was previously deputy Resident Representative in Ukraine and Tajikistan (UNDP). Lionel Laurens held the post from 2023, after four years as UNDP's Resident Representative in Zambia (UNDP).
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 UNDP for work in Somalia (OCHA FTS):
| Year | Humanitarian funding recorded (US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 million |
| 2025 | 3.4 million |
| 2026, to November | 0 million |
The same figures for 212 organisations are on this site's aid funding list.
FTS records humanitarian funding only, so development projects may not appear in these figures. In May 2026 UNDP called for more investment in jobs and services as shocks deepened (UNDP).
How the work is shared
UNDP works with the Federal Parliament, the courts, the independent commissions including the electoral commission, the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.
Sources
- UNDP Somalia · undp.org
- UNDP · undp.org
- UNDP · undp.org
- UNDP Somalia annual report 2025 · undp.org
- UNDP · undp.org
- OCHA FTS · fts.unocha.org
- UNDP · undp.org
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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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- 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.