{"id":17731,"date":"2025-08-19T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=17731"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:26:46","slug":"somalia-raises-the-banner-of-hope-on-world-humanitarian-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2025\/08\/19\/somalia-raises-the-banner-of-hope-on-world-humanitarian-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia raises the banner of hope on World Humanitarian Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MOGADISHU &#8212;<\/strong> The Somali capital, Mogadishu, hosted an official ceremony to mark World Humanitarian Day on August 19, under the global campaign theme for this year, &#8220;A Wave of Hope.&#8221; The event was co-organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), reflecting solidarity and recognition of the tireless efforts of humanitarian workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his address, Mr. Mohamud Moalim Abdulle, Chairman of SoDMA, reaffirmed the Somali government\u2019s unwavering commitment to safeguarding civilians and humanitarian personnel, describing it as both a national duty and a moral responsibility. He emphasized that despite challenges, Somalia continues to work hand in hand with the international community to strengthen solidarity and humanitarian action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. George Conway, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, praised the strong partnership with SoDMA, highlighting that humanitarian workers stand as the &#8220;front line&#8221; in tackling the impacts of climate change, conflict, and disease outbreaks, despite limited resources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SoDMA plays a strategic role in enhancing Somalia\u2019s disaster preparedness and coordinating with international partners to ensure that aid reaches the most vulnerable effectively and efficiently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The celebration was part of a global campaign aimed at sharing the stories of crisis-affected communities and humanitarian responders through digital art, carrying forward messages of hope and resilience. Somalia, despite its challenges, remains a beacon of perseverance and humanitarian solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOGADISHU &#8212; The Somali capital, Mogadishu, hosted an official ceremony to mark World Humanitarian Day on August 19, under the global campaign theme for this year, &#8220;A Wave of Hope.&#8221; The event was co-organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), reflecting solidarity &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-international-humanitarian-law","category-news","category-relief"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17731","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=17731"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17734,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17731\/revisions\/17734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}