{"id":7907,"date":"2025-12-10T19:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/?p=7907"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:57:16","slug":"sodma-commissioner-meets-u-s-ambassador-to-strengthen-humanitarian-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/sodma-commissioner-meets-u-s-ambassador-to-strengthen-humanitarian-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"SoDMA Commissioner Meets U.S. Ambassador to Strengthen Humanitarian Cooperation."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"209\"><em data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"231\">Mogadishu, Somalia<\/em> \u2014 The Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), <strong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"335\">Mr. Maxamuud Macallin Cabdulle<\/strong>, today held a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, <strong data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"418\">Richard H. Riley IV<\/strong>, at the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"710\">The meeting focused on strengthening effective humanitarian cooperation, at a time when the United States has been Somalia\u2019s largest humanitarian donor over the past decade, providing more than <strong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"666\">USD 7 billion<\/strong> in humanitarian and development assistance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"1005\">During the severe drought of 2022, the United States provided <strong data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"793\">USD 1.3 billion<\/strong> in emergency support, including over <strong data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"850\">USD 700 million<\/strong> in direct humanitarian aid\u2014assistance that played a critical role in preventing famine and enabling a rapid response to the drought\u2019s devastating impacts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1177\">The discussion also underscored the importance of renewed U.S. engagement in addressing the current drought and the growing humanitarian challenges affecting the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1467\">Finally, the Commissioner of SoDMA, <strong data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1249\">Mr. Maxamuud Macallin Cabdulle<\/strong>, expressed his appreciation to the U.S. Embassy and the Government of the United States for their sustained support to humanitarian operations and their long-standing contributions to Somalia\u2019s state-building process.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1467\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7908\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_6536-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7909\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_6537-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7910\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_6538-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, Somalia \u2014 The Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mr. Maxamuud Macallin Cabdulle, today held a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, Richard H. Riley IV, at the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu. 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