Somalia: Strengthening State Institutions for better service delivery

• Improved domestic revenue mobilization and inter-governmental fiscal relations between the FGS and FMS
• Enhanced Public Financial Management control and institutional effectiveness of the Somali Government institutions
• Improved delivery of systems for inclusive health services in Somalia
• Increased urban and rural resilience in Somalia

Risultati principali attesi:  

Outcome 1: Improved domestic revenue mobilization and inter-governmental fiscal relations

• Intergovernmental meetings supported by the MPF lead to concrete decisions being made on fiscal federalism issues;
• Annual increase of inter-governmental transfers to sub-national governments;
• Increase in real terms of inland revenue collection;
• Increased trust in formal resource sharing and distribution through inter-governmental transfers system;

Outcome 2: Enhanced Public Financial Management control and institutional effectiveness

• Increased number of appropriated expenditures processed through the commitment system;
• Somali government demonstrates improved fiscal discipline and cash management;
• Somali government demonstrates improved PFM control and accountability;
• Domestic spending shifts from security and public administration sectors to service delivery in social sectors

Outcome 3: Improved deconcentrated service delivery in the health sector

• Increased provision of basic health services in selected Federal Member States including trained and verified female health workers;

Outcome 4: Increased urban and rural resilience;

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

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

Switzerland has already four years of experience with World Bank MPF.

With the re-engagement of the World Bank (WB) in Somalia in 2013, the WB Multi Partner Fund (MPF) has provided a mechanism for donors to finance government institutions. The MPF has mobilized over $320 million in pledges, pooled to achieve common national objectives. It has confirmed that Somali institutions have the capabilities to absorb and disburse funds effectively.

Through the WB MPF, the Government increased domestic revenue collection of from $95 Mio. in 2015 to $172 Mio in 2018. It enhanced fiscal transfers to Federal Member States, and the capacity of the Member States to absorb funds has been strengthened. The MPF has cumulatively supported the FGS to recruit over 100 new staff in Somali institutions. Recurrent cost financing has rebuilt government payroll and is progressively regularising salary payments for over 4,000 civil servants. For the first time since 2014, the FGS was able to pay all 2017 monthly civil service salaries. Financial management and accountability systems are progressively improving.

In the same time, the MPF is a tool for effective coordination and channeling of funds to support an increased use of country systems in Somalia. By using country systems, the MPF has gained in government ownership as well as its government accountability for results.

Apart from Switzerland (SDC), the fund is currently supported by the EU, DANIDA, Finland, Germany/KfW, Italy, Norway, SIDA, DfID, USAID and WB SPF 

Links with other relevant programmes such as JPLG, SomReP, FAO, DSI, PSPH, UNFPA and CABRI (SECO)

Fase 2 01.09.2019 - 31.12.2022   (Completed)