LONDON, UK – The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has arrived in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, where he is participating in an international conference.
“President Hassan Sheikh will hold meetings with the leaders of the world on the sidelines of the global food security summit in London,” said Villa Somalia in a statement.
Hassan Sheikh is expected to give a speech at the conference on the situation in Somalia, especially the humanitarian, including the current floods that killed at least 50 people.
The president arrived in London by a presidential plane that made a historic first direct flight from Mogadishu to the UK’s capital.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak opened the Global Food Security Summit in London on Monday, co-chairing with the Somali president whose country is facing several humanitarian crises.
The UK is hosting the summit in London alongside Somalia, the United Arab Emirates, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Up to £100 million in humanitarian funding is being released to countries worst hit by food insecurity including Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Afghanistan, and to countries impacted by climate-related weather events such as Malawi, the FCDO said.
