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Somalia Humanitarian Bulletin, December 2020 [EN/SO] Format HIGHLIGHTS • Renewed climatic shocks: Desert Locust infestation in new areas; at least 500 pastoral families displaced in Puntland due to water shortages in parts of Puntland and Somaliland. • Since 16 March 2020, 4,690 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 127 associated deaths, have been reported in Somalia. • Humanitarian access further complicated by climatic events and the condition of infrastructure such as roads and bridges. • As of 28 December 2020, donors generously provided 81.6 per cent of the US$1.01 b...

English Situation Report on Somalia about Agriculture, Contributions, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 31 Dec 2020 by OCHA

DEFENCE SECRETARY PROMOTED TO RANK OF 04 STAR GENERAL DEFENCE SECRETARY PROMOTED TO RANK OF 04 STAR GENERAL Written by Share: Colombo (News 1st); Defence Secretary Major General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne was promoted to the rank of four star General on Monday (28) by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. General (Retd) G.D.H. Kamal Gunaratne, having a distinguished military career of over 35 years and holding many key appointments in all areas of Defence and Civil – Military Coordination, assumed duties as the Secretary of Defence Ministry on November 20, 2019. Being a decorated soldier, he was...