Report

Conflict protection sensitive analysis in Somalia

Published 29. Jan 2026

Somalia

Somalia remains affected by a protracted and complex humanitarian crisis driven by the combined effects of armed conflict, political fragility, climate-related shocks, and chronic displacement. In 2025, nearly half of the population required humanitarian assistance, while more than 3.4 million people remained internally displaced. Displacement is increasingly protracted and urbanized, and protection risks are severe, persistent, and unevenly distributed, particularly in densely populated urban and peri-urban settlements.

This Protection and Conflict Sensitivity Analysis examines protection risks, barriers to access to rights and services, and conflict dynamics in Banadir Region (Daynile, Kaxda, Garasbaley), Bari Region (Qardho), and Galgaduud (Dhusamareb). These areas represent critical displacement and protection hotspots, characterised by high concentrations of internally displaced persons (IDPs), tenure insecurity, weak access to essential services, and exposure to violence. Commissioned by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and implemented by Roots Development Initiative (RDI), the assessment applies a mixed-methods approach, combining household surveys, Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussions, and a desk review. The analysis is anchored in UNHCR’s1 protection-centred, rights-based approach and informed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC2) Framework on Durable Solutions for IDPs.

FINAL REPORT_CONFLICT PROTECTION SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS_BANADIR_BARI_GALGADUUD_SOMALIA_29122025_rev.pdf

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