{"id":453560,"date":"2025-12-20T17:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T14:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=453560"},"modified":"2025-12-20T17:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T14:02:36","slug":"somali-deputy-fm-addresses-political-reforms-at-youth-resilience-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somali-deputy-fm-addresses-political-reforms-at-youth-resilience-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali Deputy FM Addresses Political Reforms at Youth Resilience Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Mogadishu(SONNA)-The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, on Saturday officially opened the 7th Youth Resilience Conference in Mogadishu, marking the first time the event has been held in the Somali capital.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking at the opening ceremony, the deputy minister said hosting the conference in Mogadishu reflected ongoing efforts toward stability and the growing role of young people in national development. He described Somali youth, both inside the country and in the diaspora, as key contributors to the country\u2019s recovery and future prospects.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hon. Mursal acknowledged the Diaspora Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and the Mideynta Community Service Organization for organizing the event, highlighting cooperation between Somalis at home and abroad. He noted that the Somali diaspora continues to play a role in skills transfer, investment, and community support.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The deputy minister also referred to recent political developments, stating that Somalia has taken steps to strengthen institutions, broaden political participation, and advance reforms aimed at more inclusive and transparent electoral processes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Addressing the conference theme of resilience, he cited examples of youth-led initiatives, including entrepreneurship, digital innovation in education and health, peacebuilding efforts, and climate-related activities. He also noted the participation of young Somalis from the diaspora who have returned to support development efforts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The two-day conference brings together youth participants, community organizations, and government representatives to discuss challenges and opportunities facing Somali youth. Hon. Mursal concluded his remarks by formally declaring the 7th Youth Resilience Conference open.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-453562\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/m2-860x573.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu(SONNA)-The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Isaak Mohamud Mursal, on Saturday officially opened the 7th Youth Resilience Conference in Mogadishu, marking the first time the event has been held in the Somali capital. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the deputy minister said hosting the conference in Mogadishu reflected ongoing efforts toward [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":453561,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-453560","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\/453560","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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453560"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453563,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453560\/revisions\/453563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}