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Listed below are links to websites with a variety of information about Somalia.

World Bank Websites

Africa Region

Africa Region Working Papers

African Virtual University

Agriculture & Rural Development

AIDS Economics

Education

HIV/AIDS Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Knowledge Partnerships for Africa

Millennium Development Goals (MDG): Background, data, research on achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

-- Somalia Country Profile

Policy Research Working Papers

Poverty Net

Project Cycle

Private Sector Development

--	Somalia Private Sector Study (180 kb): Background paper.
--	World Bank Viewpoint ( 55.3 kb) on Anarchy and Invention: How does Somalia's Private Sector Cope without Government?
--	World Bank-sponsored online discussion: How to Capitalize on Entrepreneurship in Failed States?

The Somali Joint Needs Assessment (JNA) will provide an assessment of rehabilitation and transitional recovery needs and a reconstruction and development plan for the next five years. It is coordinated jointly by the UN & WB supported by donors and undertaken jointly with Somali authorities. For more see .

World Bank Group: Main website.

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

World Bank Institute

Please note, the World Bank is not responsible for the content on the following external websites.

General Links on Somalia

	Africa Online
	African Studies Center: General information on Somalia.
	Somalia Business Links
	US Dept of State Consular Information: Information and data on Somalia.

Development Partners Websites

	African Development Bank (AFDB): Projects and initiatives in Somalia.
	Development Gateway -- Development Gateway Somalia Country Profile
	European Commission in co-operation with Somalia.
	International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Africa.
	International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): Projects and programs in Somalia.
	International Monetary Fund (IMF): Somalia and the IMF.
	Multi-lateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).

United Nations Websites

	United Nations
	Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
	International Labor Organization (ILO): Database on labor standards in Somalia.
	The Somali Joint Needs Assessment (JNA) will provide an assessment of rehabilitation and transitional recovery needs and a reconstruction and development plan for the next five years. It is coordinated jointly by the UN & WB supported by donors and undertaken jointly with Somali authorities. For more see .
	UNAIDS -- Epidemiological Factsheet on Somalia
	United Nations Development Program in Somalia.
	UN ECA Resources
	UNESCO: Education for all (EFA).
	World Food Programme
	United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
	-- UNFPA Country Program (PDF)
	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
	United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO): Country page for Somalia.
	World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia.
	-- Selected Health Indicators -- Life Tables

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