By Asha Elmi - Reporter
NEW YORK, 3 October 2026 — The United Nations has allocated $16 million to Somalia as part of a $160 million emergency package for life-saving assistance in 12 of the world’s most underfunded crises.
The funding comes from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a press release on Friday.
CERF will allocate $150 million to responses in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cuba, Mali, Niger, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen.
Somalia will receive $16 million, alongside Sudan, while Afghanistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Yemen will each receive $18 million. South Sudan will receive $15 million.
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The UN said the allocation is part of efforts to reach 87 million people facing the most severe humanitarian needs this year.
“We have 87 million people to reach, and no time to waste,” Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said.
The allocation also includes $10 million to address the needs of people with disabilities across the 12 crises and make humanitarian assistance more accessible and inclusive.
Managed by OCHA, CERF is the UN’s global fund for rapid response and underfunded emergencies. The latest allocation brings total CERF funding in 2026 to $483 million.