{"id":8097,"date":"2026-01-14T10:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/?p=8097"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:43:50","slug":"who-and-unicef-warn-of-a-challenging-2026-call-for-prioritizing-the-hardest-hit-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/who-and-unicef-warn-of-a-challenging-2026-call-for-prioritizing-the-hardest-hit-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO and UNICEF Warn of a Challenging 2026, Call for Prioritizing the Hardest-Hit Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"408\"><strong data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"107\">Mogadishu \u2014<\/strong> The <strong data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"147\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"162\">UNICEF<\/strong>, leading the <strong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"186\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Health<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"231\">Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)<\/strong> pillars, have warned that <strong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"309\">2026 is expected to be particularly challenging<\/strong>, requiring humanitarian assistance to be <strong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"407\">concentrated in the most severely affected locations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"753\">The two agencies emphasized that response efforts will need to focus on <strong data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"524\">high-impact, life-saving interventions<\/strong>, with priority given to <strong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"580\">safe and clean water supply<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"614\">emergency health services<\/strong>. They noted that targeting support to the worst-hit areas is essential to prevent further deterioration and reduce avoidable loss of life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"990\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">WHO and UNICEF underscored that scaling up <strong data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"820\">clean water access<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"859\">rapid health response capacity<\/strong> will be central to protecting vulnerable communities and mitigating the most severe humanitarian consequences anticipated in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"990\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"990\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8107\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616220544_886631240844089_6078481959215026466_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8106\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615805044_886631247510755_1121416422211499199_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8105\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615821012_886631260844087_5838436160615480914_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8104\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616073130_886631707510709_1918693025657574656_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8103\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616123815_886631724177374_784456457248075579_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8102\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615684559_886632144177332_2597583985369328104_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8101\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615823467_886632174177329_3330265027287141193_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8100\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615780931_886632134177333_3359099083630159522_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8099\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616198889_886632177510662_1327021962744170033_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8098\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615688276_886631740844039_8592131328489783682_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu \u2014 The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, leading the Health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) pillars, have warned that 2026 is expected to be particularly challenging, requiring humanitarian assistance to be concentrated in the most severely affected locations. 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