Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist local NGOs in (a) Mozambique, (b) Kenya, (c) Ethiopia and (d) Somalia access (i) UK and (ii) UN funding for humanitarian and peacebuilding projects.

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are key partners for the FCDO and they play a central role in delivering UK funded humanitarian support in Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. We work and consult closely with local NGOs to aid their planning, delivery and ability to access funding.

In Ethiopia in 2021 the UK provided US$18 million to the UN's Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF) which supported a range of international and Ethiopian NGOs. Similarly, the UK-funded 'Building Resilient Communities in Somalia programme has supported a number of Somali NGOs alongside international civil society organisations. In Kenya, UK humanitarian support is delivered via UN agencies but local NGOs are key partners in delivering assistance. In Mozambique the 'Transparency and Accountability for Inclusive Development Programme' provides funding and technical assistance to local civil society organizations to carry out research, advocacy, and work with government to increase transparency, accountability and improve service delivery.