Relationship dossier
Somalia
Ukraine
Relationship assessment
Concrete support on sovereignty and food assistance, with limited information about broader cooperation
Somalia toward Ukraine
+20Somalia voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022.
Ukraine toward Somalia
+25Ukraine’s Grain from Ukraine initiative provided food assistance for Somalia.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes Somalia’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty at the United Nations and Ukrainian food assistance for Somalia. The known cooperation is meaningful but limited in scope, and its continuity is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Somalia supported a 2022 UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine’s Grain from Ukraine initiative included food assistance for Somalia. These are concrete points of support, but the breadth and continuity of bilateral government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Somalia voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Grain from Ukraine initiative included food assistance for Somalia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- Details of follow-up to Ukraine’s food assistance for Somalia are limited.