{"id":449656,"date":"2025-10-01T14:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=449656"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:01:59","slug":"somalias-parliament-ratifies-african-childrens-charter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalias-parliament-ratifies-african-childrens-charter\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia\u2019s Parliament Ratifies African Children\u2019s Charter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MOGADISHU, SONNA \u2013<\/strong> In a historic development, the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia has ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, marking a major step forward in protecting and promoting children\u2019s rights across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The ratification vote saw 130 members in favor, 10 against, and 5 abstentions, reflecting broad parliamentary support for strengthening legal frameworks that safeguard the welfare of Somali children.<\/p>\n<p>The African Charter, a key regional treaty, sets standards for the protection, development, and well-being of children, ensuring that their rights are recognized and respected across participating states.<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentary leaders hailed the ratification as a milestone for Somalia\u2019s legislative commitment to children\u2019s welfare, emphasizing that the move aligns with the country\u2019s broader efforts to promote social development and uphold human rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development is expected to lead efforts in implementing the Charter, translating the legal commitment into policies, programs, and tangible improvements for Somali children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOGADISHU, SONNA \u2013 In a historic development, the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia has ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, marking a major step forward in protecting and promoting children\u2019s rights across the country. The ratification vote saw 130 members in favor, 10 against, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":449657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-449656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":449658,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449656\/revisions\/449658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}