UN in Somalia releases its Multi-Partner Trust Fund Annual Report for 2019

One of the ways that the United Nations family collectively contributes to enhancing peace, security and justice, improving provision and access to essential social services, building resilience, and promoting human rights and gender equality and women’s empowerment is through the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund (UN MPTF) for Somalia.

The various Joint Programmes implemented through the UN MPTF demonstrate a clear comparative advantage that allows for better coordination and coherence in the UN system, while delivering measurable impacts on the lives of Somalis. There are currently 19 active Programmes implementing activities across the country.

To maintain accountability and transparency to our government and donor partners, the UN in Somalia publishes an Annual UN MPTF Report which highlights the main achievements of the Fund and its Joint Programmes.

In his foreword to the Report, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (DSRSG/RC/HC), Mr. Adam Abdelmoula, noted the noted the importance role of the Fund in supporting sustainable development in Somalia, stating that the:

“UN MPTF is recognised as a flagship mechanism for collective and coordinated programmatic action in fragile and complex country settings.”

By the end of 2019, the UN MPTF had received almost US$ 375 million in commitments, with nearly US$ 95 million being committed by 11 donor partners in 2019 alone. Collectively, UN MPTF Joint Programmes delivered US$ 64.6 million through its activities over the course of the year.

Looking ahead, Mr. Abdelmoula reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to implementing durable solutions to Somalia’s multi-dimensional and protracted humanitarian, development and peace-building challenges and delivering more effectively across the nexus. He noted that:

“Somalia continues to face acute humanitarian vulnerabilities, a fact exemplified by the increase in the numbers of people in need from 4.2 million in 2019 to 5.2 million in 2020. Shifting from an annual humanitarian response to a long-term developmental trajectory necessitates a reinvigorated, multi-dimensional, collective and coordinated response from the international community, including the UN system, in Somalia. Multilateral funding instruments under government oversight, such as the UN MPTF, will play a central role as a driver of such joint action.”

Concluding, the DSRSG/RC/HC thanked donor partners for their continued support to the UN MPTF and in advancing Somalia’s peace- and state-building agenda.

The full UN MPTF 2019 Annual Report can be found here:

https://somalia.un.org/en/36640-un-multi-partner-trust-fund-2019-annual-report