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Lyon, France (PANA) - The WHO Director-General Tuesday called for partnerships and collaboration for the WHO Academy to enable it to drive lifelong learning in health as a global priority, a press release said Tuesday at the official inauguration ceremony.Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in his opening remarks that "WHO [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified its emergency response in Sudan, delivering food assistance to more than 800,000 people in famine-affected and at-risk areas, even as conflict continues to escalate across the country. The surge in aid follows a large-scale effort launched by WFP to [...]

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The UN children's agency UNICEF has been collaborating with tech companies to make digital products safer for children.As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme "Building Our Multistakeholder Digital [...]

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Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The following are the recipients of the 2024 CAF Awards, a celebration of the best of African footballers, coaches and teams, held on Monday at a glittering ceremony at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech.At the event, Africa’s top achievers over the past year were honoured.Ademola Lookman, [...]

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Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCfHA) said on Tuesday it was concerned by the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido which made landfall in Mayotte and northern Mozambique over the weekend as a Category 4 cyclone, bringing heavy rains and destructive winds.In Mozambique, the [...]

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Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency                   Buying                SellingUS Dollar                      [...]

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Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has secured immediate access to US$ 184 million after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Monday completed the fourth review of the country’s Extended Credit Facility(ECF) arrangement, noting that the programme performance has remained broadly satisfactory. The Zambian authorities remain committed to maintaining macroeconomic [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Tuesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency             Buying        SellingEuro                     2,426.6667     2,451.1668British Pound      2,924.6638     2,955.5442Japanese Yen      14.998       15.147Kenya Shilling     17.9139     [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed to head the G20 Africa Expert Panel, which will advise G20 leaders on how best to deal with the social and economic needs of the continent. The panel is a key component of South Africa's [...]

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the theme “Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future.”Bringing together participants from over 170 countries, the Forum comes at a pivotal moment following the recent [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International migrants comprised 4.7 per cent of the labour force in 2022 – an indication of the crucial role they play in the global economy, the UN labour agency, ILO, said in a report published on Monday. Some 167.7 million migrants were part of the labour force [...]

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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed in the enclave in the last 14 months, as humanitarians condemned new deadly airstrikes across the war-torn Strip, including on a UN school-turned-shelter.Images taken at the school in Khan Younis [...]

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Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After Cyclone Chido made landfall in the French island territory of Mayotte at the weekend, leaving an unknown number of dead and destruction on a massive scale, UN teams began aid distribution in Cabo Delgado province, in northern Mozambique – following the deadly storm making landfall [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The UN has congratulated São Tomé and Príncipe on its official graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category.The Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UNOHRLLS) said the milestone “marks a significant achievement [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Monday at the rising numbers of civilian casualties in and around the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, in northern Darfur.According to news reports citing local sources, paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who have been battling the forces [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - A new UN plan for Libya aims to overcome political deadlock, put the country back on the path to long-awaited presidential elections and renew the legitimacy of its institutions, the Security Council heard on Monday.  Stephanie Koury, Deputy Special Representative for Libya and acting head of [...]

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