Advocacy for Somalia

What is Happening?

Over the past two decades, a deadly combination of conflict and cyclical climate events—including drought, flooding, and locust infestations—has forced many Somalis from their homes. People flee the country every day, and most of Somalia’s internally displaced people have lived in a state of crisis for years, lacking basic services and opportunities to rebuild their lives.

What Must Be Done?

Refugees International is urging the international community to provide funding and technical assistance to help displaced Somalis rebuild their lives. Neighboring countries, including Kenya, must also do their part in upholding the rights of Somali refugees.

Report

No Going Back: The New Urban Face of Internal Displacement in Somalia

Report

We Were Warned: Unlearned Lessons of Famine in the Horn of Africa

Report

Durable Solutions in Somalia: Moving From Policies to Practice for IDPs in Mogadishu

Statement

Proposed Closure of Kenya’s Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee Camps ‘Reckless’

Testimony

Somalia’s Current Security and Stability Status

Opinion

The National Interest: Somalia’s 2022 Famine Is Predicted and Preventable

Opinion

Fair Observer | The Humanitarian Disaster Before Us: COVID-19 in Somalia

Explainer

Explainer: Locust Crisis Worsens Food Insecurity in East Africa

Advocacy Letter

Senior National Security and Humanitarian Figures Urge Continued Life-Saving Assistance to Somalia

Advocacy Letter

NGO Letter to Congress on Supplemental Funding to Respond to Famines

Testimony

Testimony by Eric Schwartz on the Four Famines

Featured Image: Women wait for a delivery of water at Muuri camp for internally displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia, on February 13, 2022. © YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images