Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday honoured the 42 liberation fighters who died in exile during the struggle against apartheid. He attended a ceremony at Freedom Park in Pretoria, two days after the remains of the men and women who died in Zambia and [...] Full text...
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 80 health and climate change experts, partners and civil society representatives on Thursday agreed on a five-year strategic plan for the African region to support countries build resilient and sustainable health system and make health an integral part of negotiations on climate-change adaptation and [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The Governments of the United States of America and Italy, who co-chaired a meeting on Thursday of senior officials of 11 countries on the margins of the 2024 UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the situation in Libya have reaffirmed the strong support [...] Full text...
New York, United States (PANA) - The United Nations, European Commission, and World Bank Group will make gender equality and ending violence against women and girls a priority of their cooperation to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This commitment was announced Thursday by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left in the hellscape that is Gaza, the UN Secretary-General told a high-level ministerial meeting on Thursday in New York.The world has “failed the people of Gaza”, he said. More than [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Friday as issued by the Bank of TanzaniaCurrency Buying SellingBurundi Franc 0.9321 0.9354Euro 3,019.6025 3,050.3455British Pound 3,621.0317 3,657.5155Japanese Yen 18.7373 18.9234Kenya [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders, senior government officials and civil society representatives joined forces at UN Headquarters on Thursday to reaffirm commitment to nuclear disarmament as a global priority. The High-Level Meeting was held to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, observed annually on [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The call for a more inclusive and representative Security Council resonated loud and clear at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, as African leaders demanded global powers address the longstanding inequity in the Council’s composition.They articulated a compelling case, highlighting how the legacy of colonialism [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for millions of the world’s children and youth most in need, UN News reported. The commitment by the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will address the dire but often forgotten global [...] Full text...
