{"id":16239,"date":"2025-03-10T22:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=16239"},"modified":"2025-03-22T13:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T13:55:47","slug":"uk-announces-over-40-mln-in-humanitarian-and-health-assistance-for-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2025\/03\/10\/uk-announces-over-40-mln-in-humanitarian-and-health-assistance-for-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"UK announces over $40 mln in humanitarian and health assistance for Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MOGADISHU &#8212;<\/strong> The UK announces new funding to support Somalia\u2019s most vulnerable communities, including building their resilience to climate shocks, taking the total for the past year to over $106m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British Embassy Mogadishu today announced over $40 million in new humanitarian and health aid to support Somalia\u2019s most vulnerable communities. This funding will address immediate and urgent need, including impacts from the recent below average rainy season, as well as supporting long-term resilience against conflict, drought, and other climate-related crises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This new injection of funding will deliver life-saving assistance, including emergency food, clean water, and healthcare, while also supporting displaced populations with shelter and essential services. A portion of the funding will reinforce resilience-building initiatives, such as early warning systems, disaster preparedness, and livelihood support for communities most at risk from climate and conflict across the country<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking about the funding increase, British Ambassador Mike Nithavrianakis said: This funding demonstrates the UK\u2019s steadfast commitment to Somalia and her people. By collaborating with trusted partners, we are ensuring that essential services reach those who need them most, while also laying the groundwork for a more resilient and sustainable future. We go far, when we go together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This funding demonstrates the UK\u2019s ongoing partnership with Somalia and her people, ensuring that vital humanitarian aid reaches those who need it most while laying the foundation for a secure and stable country for all Somalis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Source: ReliefWeb\u00a0 \u00a0 Origin: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/somalia\/uk-announces-over-40-million-humanitarian-and-health-assistance-somalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored ugc noreferrer\">view original<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOGADISHU &#8212; The UK announces new funding to support Somalia\u2019s most vulnerable communities, including building their resilience to climate shocks, taking the total for the past year to over $106m. The British Embassy Mogadishu today announced over $40 million in new humanitarian and health aid to support Somalia\u2019s most vulnerable communities. This funding will address &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1,15,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-health-cluster","category-news","category-press-releases","category-relief"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16239"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16242,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16239\/revisions\/16242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}