Mogadishu, December 9, 2025 – Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday obtained Worldwide Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David Miliband in Mogadishu throughout a high-level go to targeted on the nation’s worsening humanitarian disaster.
The 2 mentioned methods to strengthen humanitarian cooperation and speed up emergency help to communities affected by extreme drought, which has left an estimated 4.4 million Somalis in want of pressing assist, based on authorities figures. Barre expressed deep concern over the size of the disaster and reiterated his authorities’s dedication to supporting susceptible populations.
Miliband praised Somalia’s ongoing efforts and pledged that the IRC would improve its humanitarian help and proceed collaborating in improvement programmes. He additionally mentioned he would advocate Somalia’s must the worldwide group.
Prime Minister Barre urged the IRC to prioritise sustainable, long-term options that assist Somali communities construct resilience. He famous that the federal government is eager to work with international companions to make sure Somalis obtain financial and social self-reliance.
Barre offered Miliband — a former UK overseas secretary and one of the distinguished figures within the international humanitarian sector — with a ceremonial present, thanking him for visiting Somalia at a important second.
The assembly comes because the Somali authorities intensifies coordination efforts with assist companies to deal with the continued drought emergency throughout the nation.
