A study commissioned by UNDP on the role of the Diaspora in relief, development and peace-building examines the motivations for support, the factors that influence it, the means and mechanisms by which it is mobilized and transferred to the Somali regions, and the ways in which local Somali actors put the support they receive to use. This report titled, Cash and Compassion: The Role of the Somali Diaspora in Relief, Development and Peace-building is based on research conducted in Somaliland, Puntland, South Central and a number of cities with a high concentration of Somalis in the diaspora. This is a follow–up to an earlier study titled, Somalia’s Missing Million, commissioned by UNDP in 2009, which aimed at creating understanding on Diaspora’s efforts into humanitarian and development planning and programming.
A validation session was held in Nairobi on 16th and 17th May, 2011 attended by over 100 participants from the Somali Diaspora (the US, Canada, the UK, the UAE, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, Djibouti and Kenya), local Somali authorities, non-state actors and the international community.
How has the diaspora contributed to peace and development in Somalia?
UNDP helps Somalis attain the Millennium Development Goals through solutions for democratic governance, rule of law and security, recovery and sustainable livelihoods, and the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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