{"id":8109,"date":"2026-01-14T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/?p=8109"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:16:32","slug":"neoc-director-outlines-new-advocacy-strategy-to-strengthen-somalias-drought-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/neoc-director-outlines-new-advocacy-strategy-to-strengthen-somalias-drought-response\/","title":{"rendered":"NEOC Director Outlines New Advocacy Strategy to Strengthen Somalia\u2019s Drought Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"292\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"15\">Mogadishu \u2014<\/strong> The <strong data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"83\">Director of the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC)<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"104\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Mr. Hassan Isse<\/strong>, has presented an <strong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"144\">advocacy strategy<\/strong> to strengthen Somalia\u2019s drought response, emphasizing the need for a more adaptive and effective approach amid increasingly challenging conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"597\">He noted that the combined pressures of <strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"361\">climate-related impacts<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"397\">global economic constraints<\/strong> are making traditional response models less sustainable. As a result, he called for a renewed approach grounded in <strong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"527\">efficiency<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"546\">self-reliance<\/strong>, and the <strong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"596\">strategic use of available resources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"892\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Mr. Isse further stressed that <strong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"655\">stronger coordination<\/strong>, the prioritization of <strong data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"721\">high-impact, life-saving interventions<\/strong>, and the optimal use of <strong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"781\">domestic and partner capacities<\/strong> will be critical to sustaining assistance and reducing vulnerability during current and future drought shocks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"892\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"892\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8117\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615817669_886677010839512_8563504032461030037_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8118\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615818434_886676997506180_8251732629437643084_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8119\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615688276_886631740844039_8592131328489783682_n-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8116\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616024097_886677067506173_4127145963428045845_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8115\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615820656_886676994172847_768433014591335141_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8113\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616303806_886676974172849_3971613891486388958_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8112\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616111270_886677090839504_8241008895222096671_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8111\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615909094_886677070839506_3036456401993938169_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8114\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/615586507_886676937506186_3215815793405011486_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8110\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616688769_886678177506062_3150962747608519917_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu \u2014 The Director of the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), Mr. Hassan Isse, has presented an advocacy strategy to strengthen Somalia\u2019s drought response, emphasizing the need for a more adaptive and effective approach amid increasingly challenging conditions. He noted that the combined pressures of climate-related impacts and global economic constraints are making traditional response [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8120,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8109\/revisions\/8120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}