{"id":8166,"date":"2026-01-15T20:06:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/?p=8166"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:06:58","slug":"sodma-and-ocha-leadership-hold-high-level-coordination-meeting-on-drought-and-2026-humanitarian-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/sodma-and-ocha-leadership-hold-high-level-coordination-meeting-on-drought-and-2026-humanitarian-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"SoDMA and OCHA Leadership Hold High-Level Coordination Meeting on Drought and 2026 Humanitarian Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"442\"><strong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"125\">Mogadishu \u2014<\/strong> The Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), <strong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"227\">Mr. Maxamuud Macallin Cabdulle<\/strong>, and the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia and Humanitarian Coordinator, <strong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"356\">jointly chaired<\/strong> a high-level meeting bringing together senior leadership from <strong data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"428\" data-is-only-node=\"\">SoDMA<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"441\">OCHA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"655\">Held at SoDMA headquarters, the meeting focused on the <strong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"528\">ongoing drought situation<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"603\">finalization and launch of the 2026 humanitarian needs assessment<\/strong>, and Somalia\u2019s <strong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"654\">2026 Humanitarian Response Plan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"1004\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Discussions also addressed the <strong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"730\">decline in global humanitarian funding<\/strong> and underscored the growing importance of <strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"822\">national solidarity and shared responsibility<\/strong>\u2014highlighting the need for Somali communities and government institutions to work together in managing the country\u2019s humanitarian situation and strengthening local response capacity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"1004\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"1004\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8169\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616583008_887791300728083_3193197397009646080_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8168\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616396081_887791304061416_8821323184866502910_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8170\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616066270_887791274061419_8112781021296877740_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8167\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/616143295_887791327394747_6012688410025606522_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu \u2014 The Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mr. Maxamuud Macallin Cabdulle, and the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia and Humanitarian Coordinator, jointly chaired a high-level meeting bringing together senior leadership from SoDMA and OCHA. 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