Additional Context: The United Nations Populations Fund, or UNFPA, reports that funding cuts have led to 66 of the country's 120 facilities to close or become non-operational as a result of funding cuts. According to UNFPA, the protection environment for women and girls deteriorated due to severe funding cuts affecting specialized GBV services. The reduction in service availability has significantly constrained survivors’ access to life-saving case management, psychosocial support, health services, and safe reporting mechanisms, particularly in remote and underserved locations.

Devex Researcher Note: In 2024, the U.S. was the largest donor to the humanitarian response in Somalia, having provided $467 million in funding. During this period, $8.4 million had been made available for GBV services, a value which has dropped to 102,147 thousand. The U.S. no longer appears on the list of donors, with humanitarian funding around $211 for Somalia in 2026. In early 2025, the U.S. government implemented the Kemp-Kasten Amendment to prohibit future funding for UNFPA, considerably affecting programming and operations.

Source: UNFPA