Somalia

The 2025 Somalia HNRP is based on a comprehensive analysis of the impact of key drivers of humanitarian needs in the country, and estimates that 5.9 million people will require humanitarian and protection assistance. This represents a 13 per cent reduction from 2024 (6.9m people) and is linked to slight improvements in the situation and stricter scope setting which identified 9.1 million people, or 47 per cent of Somalia’s population, as affected by multiple shocks. 4.6 million people will be targeted for assistance this year, an 11 per cent decrease from 5.2 million targeted in 2024. The 2025 HNRP focuses on lifesaving and life-sustaining assistance for people with the most severe levels of needs and incorporates humanitarian response gaps analysis into the inter-cluster prioritization methodology, reinforcing commitments to leave no one behind. The plan will require US$1.42 billion to assist 4.6 million Somalis, and advocates for scaled-up development and climate financing to address the structural drivers of needs, build resilience, reduce the risk of future disasters and adapt to climate change. In addition, it guides the humanitarian system towards an integrated response, decentralizing coordination and fostering systematic engagement.

This report is jointly published by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The report provides a fact-based analysis of progress and obstacles in the prevention and response to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2022. The report covers eight areas. The first is the context in which the violations reported occurred, which is one of a non-international armed conflict and a protracted humanitarian crisis. The second area covers the trends and patterns of CRSV. Alleged perpetrators are covered in the third section, while the fourth identifies the types of incidents and violations reported and the profile of the survivors. The fifth section covers service provision and the challenges that survivors face. This is followed by a discussion of Somalia’s legal framework on the protection of women and girls as well as legal reform efforts. The seventh area examines good practices for addressing the consequences of sexual violence and the lessons that can be drawn from there. The report concludes with recommendations to the Somali national authorities and the international community.