The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has published its Somalia Country Strategy covering 2026 to 2030, a five-year framework that will guide the UN migration agency's operations in one of the world's most displacement-affected countries.

The strategy appears on the Global Crisis Response Platform, the IOM portal that tracks funding appeals and response plans for crises worldwide. Its publication signals that IOM has formally set its programming priorities for Somalia through the end of the decade.

What is the Somalia Country Strategy?

The document covers the period from 2026 to 2030. Country strategies of this type define how IOM aligns its work — including humanitarian response, migration management, and recovery programming — with national priorities and wider UN planning cycles.

For Somalia, this planning matters at scale. The country has long ranked among the largest sources of internal displacement globally, and IOM maintains one of its largest country operations there. The new strategy replaces the previous planning cycle and takes effect as the framework for the years 2026 through 2030.

Who does the framework affect?

The strategy addresses several groups:

• Internally displaced persons in Somalia, who represent one of the largest displaced populations in the world;
• Returning migrants and diaspora engaged with Somalia's recovery and development;
• Host communities receiving displaced households;
• Government counterparts working with IOM on migration governance and border management.

The document sets the direction for how IOM coordinates with Somali authorities, other UN agencies, and donors over the five-year span.

Where can readers find it?

The Global Crisis Response Platform hosts the strategy. The platform serves as IOM's public hub for crisis-related plans, funding requirements, and country-level responses. Readers seeking the full text, including detailed programme areas and funding data, should consult the strategy page directly on the platform.

Passport File will monitor the document and report on its specific targets, budgets, and programme details as IOM releases them. As with any UN planning framework, the official publication on the IOM platform remains the authoritative source for eligibility criteria, programme scope, and implementation timelines.

No visa, resettlement, or individual application changes take effect through this publication alone. The strategy is an institutional planning document, and any operational changes it drives will be announced separately through IOM channels.