Somalia: Strengthening State Institutions for better service delivery

Modality 1: World Bank MPF support

1) Improved domestic revenue mobilization and inter-governmental fiscal relations between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS)

2) Enhanced Public Financial Management control and institutional effectiveness of the Somali Government institutions

3) Improved delivery of systems for inclusive health services in Somalia 

4) Increased urban and rural resilience in Somalia 

Modality 2: Support for technical expertise Linked to Outcomes 1 & 2 

Modality 3: Partnership with Institute of Federalism - Linked to Outcomes 1 & 2  

Resultados previstos:  

Outcome 1:

• Policy dialogues facilitated on key issues of relevance to the MPF objectives (disaggregated by intergovernmental and international partners).
• The Central Bank of Somalia and Federal Ministry of Finance demonstrate: i) strengthened governance and financial reporting to enable capitalization; ii) activation of critical institutional systems to enable corresponding banking arrangements, iii) improved supervisory oversight and capacity to tackle financial integrity. 

Outcome 2:

• FGS demonstrates progress on key reforms and benchmarks on public financial management, inter-governmental fiscal relations, and public administration. 

Outcome 3:

• Expanded access to health care in Somalia as evidenced by: i) number of female health care workers in place with MPF support. ii) Number of women and children visited by female health care workers.

Outcome 4:

• Increased access to water for resilience and productivity in rural areas.
• Critical urban infrastructure and services (roads, drainage, pedestrian walkways and street lighting etc.) and technical advisory support to municipal/district governments to develop sustainable solutions for the displaced. 

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

While the capacity of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to deliver core state functions remains limited, the WB was nevertheless able to effectively support critical fiscal reforms through the MPF. Some of the key achievements include: 

• Increased domestic revenue mobilization by 30.7% since 2019. Improved financial management and increased accountability, which has helped the country reach the HIPC Decision point.
• The MPF jump started the critical work to help establish and strengthen government systems and capacity to support crisis response, including increased coping mechanisms related to the ongoing drought. 
• The MPF-financed initial investment helped coordinate a fragmented donor landscape, increased Somali ownership, and enabled gradual harmonization of policy dialogue around safetynet and social protection issues in Somalia.
• Increased use of country systems (on-budget and on-treasury) in Somalia. By using country systems, the MPF has gained in government ownership as well as its government accountability for results.