{"id":8366,"date":"2026-02-01T15:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/?p=8366"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:11:53","slug":"sodma-and-wfp-host-national-conference-in-mogadishu-on-rapid-drought-response-and-social-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/sodma-and-wfp-host-national-conference-in-mogadishu-on-rapid-drought-response-and-social-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"SoDMA and WFP Host National Validation and Dissemination Workshop in Mogadishu on Rapid Drought Response and Shock-Responsive Social Protection (SRSP) \u2014 Training Manual, Capacity Assessment Report, and Contingency Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"242\">A national conference was held in Mogadishu focusing on <strong data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"82\">rapid drought response<\/strong> and strengthening <strong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"130\">social protection systems<\/strong>, jointly organized by the <strong data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"202\">Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA)<\/strong> and the <strong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"241\">World Food Programme (WFP)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"713\">The conference emphasized the <strong data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"291\">role of women<\/strong> in leading, planning, and implementing humanitarian responses, ensuring that the needs of <strong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"430\">women, children, and other vulnerable groups<\/strong> are fully integrated into emergency decision-making and response plans. During the meeting, <strong data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"542\">emergency plans<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"587\">Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)<\/strong> were also endorsed for the Federal Member States of <strong data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"652\">Jubaland<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"669\">Galmudug<\/strong>, under the technical leadership of <strong data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"712\">WFP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"962\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">SoDMA officials and international partners stressed that the outcomes of the conference will be translated into <strong data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"858\">practical, actionable steps<\/strong> to reduce the impacts of drought and to strengthen the <strong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"939\">resilience and safety<\/strong> of Somali communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"962\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8367\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/624817628_901300236043856_2090843633126139402_n-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8368\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/623791858_901300232710523_367147134979548848_n-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8369\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/623361355_901299959377217_5986397181395133100_n-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8370\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/625041634_901300286043851_1598716383768009287_n-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8371\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/623164579_901300229377190_624293871132405436_n-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8372\" src=\"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/625350032_901299502710596_57605844327812327_n-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A national conference was held in Mogadishu focusing on rapid drought response and strengthening social protection systems, jointly organized by the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The conference emphasized the role of women in leading, planning, and implementing humanitarian responses, ensuring that the needs of women, children, and other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8370,"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-8366","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\/8366","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=8366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8375,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8366\/revisions\/8375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}