{"id":452577,"date":"2025-11-29T08:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=452577"},"modified":"2025-11-29T08:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:02:16","slug":"somalia-reaffirms-commitment-to-nairobi-declaration-on-refugees-at-high-level-igad-ministerial-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalia-reaffirms-commitment-to-nairobi-declaration-on-refugees-at-high-level-igad-ministerial-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia Reaffirms Commitment to Nairobi Declaration on Refugees at High-Level IGAD Ministerial Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><b>NAIROBI, Kenya<\/b> \u2013 The Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Ali Yusuf Ali (Hosh), represented the nation today at a high-level IGAD ministerial meeting in Nairobi. The summit focused on assessing the progress and future implementation of the Nairobi Declaration on durable solutions for Somali refugees and reintegration of returnees.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Addressing the forum, Minister Ali Hosh provided a comprehensive overview of the humanitarian landscape in Somalia. He detailed the challenges posed by internal displacement, the reintegration of returning refugees, and the compounding effects of climate change-induced droughts on vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Despite these hurdles, the Minister delivered a strong message of resilience and policy progress. <b>&#8220;Although challenges persist, Somalia remains fully committed to implementing the principles and goals of the Nairobi Declaration,&#8221;<\/b> Minister Hosh stated. <b>&#8220;In recent years, we have worked consistently to translate these pledges into effective solutions that improve the lives of refugees, displaced persons, returnees, and host communities.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Minister Hosh highlighted significant legislative achievements as proof of the Federal Government&#8217;s dedication to protecting displaced populations. He pointed to the ratification of the <b>Refugee and Asylum Seekers Act<\/b> in September 2023 and the recent passage of the <b>Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Bill<\/b> earlier this month. These legal frameworks are designed to align Somalia\u2019s national systems with international and regional standards, ensuring rights-based protection and support for affected individuals.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">The meeting in Nairobi brought together ministers from across the IGAD region to strategize on collective approaches to displacement, with Somalia taking a leading role in advocating for sustainable, long-term solutions that go beyond emergency relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya \u2013 The Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Ali Yusuf Ali (Hosh), represented the nation today at a high-level IGAD ministerial meeting in Nairobi. The summit focused on assessing the progress and future implementation of the Nairobi Declaration on durable solutions for Somali refugees and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":452578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-452577","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\/452577","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\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":452579,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452577\/revisions\/452579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}