MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) held talks with a high-level delegation from the Arab Republic of Egypt on strengthening bilateral cooperation in humanitarian affairs and disaster management, as part of joint efforts to enhance responses to Somalia’s growing humanitarian challenges. The meeting was held in Mogadishu, where …
Read More »SoDMA enhances national coordination for emergency management
MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) held its periodic meeting of the National Disaster Management Coordination Committee in Mogadishu, as part of efforts aimed at strengthening institutional integration, raising the level of national emergency preparedness, and ensuring an effective and rapid national response to crises. The meeting, hosted …
Read More »Somaliland enhances coordination of IDP camp management eriodically
HARGEISA — The Ministry of Resettlement and Humanitarian Affairs in the Government of Somaliland held its periodic monthly meeting for the coordination and management of displaced persons camps, known as the “Shelter and Site Coordination” meeting, in the capital, Hargeisa, with broad participation from relevant government entities and international humanitarian …
Read More »Puntland strengthens monthly humanitarian coordination meeting
GAROWE — The monthly Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) meeting was held at the headquarters of the Puntland Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen coordination among government institutions and humanitarian organizations operating in the region. According to a media update published on the …
Read More »National consultations advance Somalia disaster fund
MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) concluded in Mogadishu a two-day consultative meeting held on 9 and 10 June, dedicated to the establishment of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), with broad participation from the Federal Government, Federal Member States, international partners, and civil society organizations. The …
Read More »Somalia faces climate disaster requesting international aid
MOGADISHU — Somalia is facing an unprecedented and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation driven by severe climate change and prolonged droughts, leading to record increases in food insecurity and malnutrition rates, amid urgent warnings of an imminent catastrophe countrywide. According to an official humanitarian press release issued by Concern Worldwide, over …
Read More »Somalia and UN discuss strengthening humanitarian response measures
MOGADISHU — Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), H.E. Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, co-chaired alongside H.E. George Conway, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, yesterday, Tuesday, the high-level monthly meeting reviewing the country’s critical humanitarian landscape. The strategic meeting, detailed on SoDMA’s …
Read More »Premier appoints supreme committee to manage disaster risk fund
MOGADISHU — His Excellency Hamza Abdi Barre, Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, has issued a high-level executive decree appointing the Supreme Committee for the Management of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund, scaling up the nation’s human and structural readiness against environmental shocks. According to the Somali …
Read More »SoDMA leads Somali efforts to unify relief
MOGADISHU — Somalia has engaged in shaping a unified institutional strategy to protect her humanitarian security, as the capital, Mogadishu, hosted a high-level workshop to extensively examine the “Tri-Part Framework” for crisis management, featuring broad participation from leaders of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), regional relief ministries, and the …
Read More »Puntland government assesses regional humanitarian conditions
BOSSASO — The Puntland Government has launched an extensive field assessment mission across several regions affected by climate-related challenges and livelihood pressures, as part of efforts to strengthen humanitarian response and address the growing needs of vulnerable communities. The mission is led by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster …
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