Världsbanken Multi-Partner Fond Somalia 2014-2016 WB Multi-Partner Fund Somalia 2014-2016 Somalia is ranked as the most fragile state in the world (2013 Fragile State Index). Two decades of civil war and recurring humanitarian crises, incl. famines, has kept the population of Somalia in poverty and vulnerability; 2.3 million people remain on the margins of food insecurity and over one million people are internally displaced. Poverty is estimated at 73 percent and extreme poverty at 43 percent for a population of roughly ten million people.

Reduction of fragility and strengthening of livelihoods will depend on state legitimacy which is interlinked with delivery on security, basic services, jobs and justice, as well as with public perceptions that corruption is being tackled. The Multi Partner Fund (MPF) is designed to support such developments by; 
a) strengthening core state functions, enhancing transparent and accountable revenue generation and equitable distribution of state resources; and
b) revitalization and expansion of an inclusive economy, with a focus on livelihood enhancement, employment generation and inclusive growth.

The MPF is part of the structure created to deliver on goals articulated in the New Deal Compact for Somalia, which was adoped by the Somali government and presented at the international conference on Somalia in Brussels, in September 2013. The MPF is by its structure of pooled funding and multi stakeholder involvement shaped to overcome a currently fragmented aid and governance landscape in Somalia, by bringing key stakeholders to a common platform for development – in which significant powers is given to the emerging Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) itself. Somalia är rankat som det mest instabila landet i världen (2013 Fragile State Index). Två årtionden av inbördeskrig och återkommande humanitära kriser, inkl. hungersnöd, har hållit landets befolkningen i fattigdom och utsatthet, 2,3 miljoner människor har osäker livsmedelsförsörjning och över en miljon är internflyktingar. Av en befolkning på ca 10 miljoner människor uppskattas till 73 procent vara fattiga och 43 procent leva i extrem fattigdom.

För att minska befolkningens utsatthet och stärka dess försörjningsmöjligheter fordrar en legitim stat,  vilket är beroende på statens förmåga att levera säkerhet, grundläggande tjänster, jobb och rättvisa, liksom på allmänhetens uppfattning om att korruption motverkas. Multi Partner Fund (MPF) är utformad för att stödja en sådan utveckling genom att;
a) stärka centrala statliga funktioner, förbättra en öppen och ansvarig intäktsgenerering och en rättvis fördelning av statliga medel, och
b) revitalisering och expansion av en inkluderande ekonomi, med fokus på förbättrade försörjningsmöjligheter, jobbskapande och tillväxt.

MPF ??är en del av den struktur som skapats för att leverera på målen i New Deal Compact för Somalia, som antagits av den somaliska regeringen och presenterades vid den internationella konferensen om Somalia i Bryssel i september 2013. MPF är till sin struktur, med "poolad" finansiering och utrymme för deltagande av olika intressenter, utformad för att motverka den nuvarande splittrade biståndsarkitekturen i Somalia. Den utgör en plattform för viktiga intressentar att delta i den övergripande utvecklingsdialogen i den somaliska regeringens ledarskap.

Aktuellt avtal uppfyller inte samtliga de generella krav på insatsavtal som uppställs i Sidas insatshanteringsregel. Bl.a. saknas fastställt resultatramverk och budget för fonden. Rörande avtal med mellanstatliga organisationer ska dessa krav skall uppfyllda så långt som möjligt. Det är Sidas uppfattning att så är fallet för denna insats. The MPF fund-level Program Development Objective is to: provide a platform for coordinated financing for the sustainable reconstruction and development of Somalia, with a focus on core state functions and socio-economic recovery.More specifically, the MPF will:• Foster socio-economic recovery and stabilisation, by supporting the payment of civil service salaries, and the running costs of government institutions; by financing technical assistance and supporting the building blocks of larger public investment programs across a range of sectors.• Strengthen core government functions, focusing on the budget framework and PFM systems. Through its focus on PFM, the MPF will strengthen public accountability and transparency over the use of public resources in Somalia, thereby increasing public and international trust in Somali institutions. More broadly the MPF will build the capacities of Somali institutions over time to deliver critical services and infrastructure, at both federal and regional levels.• Facilitate policy dialogue between international and national actors and ensure mutual accountability through the integration of the MPF within the SDRF governance. • Increase the coordination of international financial support and its alignment with the Peace-building and State-building Goals of the Somali Compact. In line with the nine Partnership Principles of the Compact, the MPF also will strengthen national ownership of interventions through the development of sector strategies and flagship public investment programs. The MPF will also ensure coordination across funding instruments and between development and political actors.According to the Somali Compact, the key objectives of the SDRF, of which the MPF is part, are to:- align resources behind the critical Somali priorities set out and agreed in the Somali Compact and ensure follow-up and monitoring of their delivery;- develop sustainable institutional capacity by putting Somali institutions in the lead;- facilitate a transition towards the full use of country PFM systems by establishing and strengthening those systems, starting with the national budget framework;- increase the transparency and accountability of the delivery and management of international assistance in Somalia; and- reduce transaction costs by pooling funds and through harmonized results reporting.