Assessment of Corruption in the Humanitarian Assistance in Puntland State of Somalia

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Author(s)
Sofe, A.A.
Publication language
English
Date published
03 Feb 2020
Publisher
Journal of Financial Crime
Type
Articles
Keywords
Protection, human rights & security
Link
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFC-02-2019-0017/full/html

Purpose

Corruption in humanitarian aid is one of the most worried and worst problems around the world. The existence of corruption acts in humanitarian aid delivery can endanger the already susceptible lives of the neediest individuals in the community. Amid serious humanitarian allegation in the country, this study aims to capture meaningful insights in humanitarian aid corruption in Puntland State of Somalia.

Design/methodology/approach

The study applied qualitative method and used interview as a technique of data collection. The information obtained through the interview was analyzed by quoting and narration forms.

Findings

The findings indicated numerous acts of corruption in all project stages including corruption in project granting and humanitarian staff employment, distortion of project targets and diversion of humanitarian project from targeted communities. The research also found that governmental and non-governmental actors are involved in the humanitarian corruption such as project managers and support staffs in addition to line ministries, parliament and community representatives.

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