U.S. Aid Halt Cripples NGO Efforts to Assist Millions of Somalia’s Internally Displaced
Impact of Aid Withdrawal on Somalia’s Vulnerable Populations
The United States Agency for International Development, better known as USAID, invested a substantial sum of $369 million in Somalia during 2021. This funding supported a spectrum of vital initiatives—from sanitation projects to emergency nutritional programs—implemented through both governmental and non-governmental channels. Yet, amid this significant humanitarian endeavor, an unexpected halt threatened to unravel the fragile threads holding numerous…