{"id":458047,"date":"2026-03-29T21:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=458047"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:11:34","slug":"somalia-hosts-key-workshop-to-enhance-womens-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalia-hosts-key-workshop-to-enhance-womens-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia Hosts Key Workshop to Enhance Women\u2019s Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mogadishu (SONNA) \u2014 The Minister of Family and Human Rights Development of the Federal Government of Somalia, Amb. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, on Sunday inaugurated a two-day workshop in Mogadishu focused on advancing Somali women\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

The forum, organized by the Somali Gender Equality Movement (SOMGEM), brought together women leaders, women\u2019s organizations, and civil society representatives to discuss strategies for strengthening and expanding women\u2019s roles in leadership across the country.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the opening session, Minister Al-Makhzoumi highlighted key milestones achieved by the ministry, including the formal adoption of a 30% women\u2019s quota in the Electoral and Political Parties laws. She also noted the approval of several landmark legislations by the Council of Ministers, such as laws addressing gender-based violence, banning female genital mutilation, and regulating family affairs \u2014 all aimed at enhancing women\u2019s rights and protections.<\/p>\n

The minister underscored the critical role women play in Somali society and called on participants to produce actionable recommendations that will further support the government\u2019s ongoing efforts to empower women and promote inclusive leadership.<\/p>\n

The workshop is expected to conclude with practical proposals to strengthen women\u2019s participation and influence in governance and decision-making processes.<\/p>\n

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Mogadishu (SONNA) \u2014 The Minister of Family and Human Rights Development of the Federal Government of Somalia, Amb. Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, on Sunday inaugurated a two-day workshop in Mogadishu focused on advancing Somali women\u2019s leadership. The forum, organized by the Somali Gender Equality Movement (SOMGEM), brought together women leaders, women\u2019s organizations, and civil society representatives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":458048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-458047","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\/458047","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\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458049,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458047\/revisions\/458049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}