Kufra, Libya (PANA) - A high-level United Nations delegation visited Kufra in southeastern Libya on Wednesday to assess the ongoing humanitarian response for Sudanese refugees. Led by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Officer-in-Charge Stephanie Koury and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Aeneas Chuma, the [...] Full text...
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Walking around Luanda, the capital of Angola, it's easy to marvel at the large, modern buildings, but also to wonder why this oil-rich country has so many people begging for food in the streets. Besides being the second-largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), just behind Nigeria, [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Second Review under the 48-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement that was approved for Burkina Faso on 21 September, 2023. The completion of the second review enables the immediate disbursement of about US$31.4 million (SDR [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement for Togo. The Board’s decision enables the immediate disbursement of SDR 44.0 million (about US$ 58.7 million), which will be used for budget support. The ECF-arrangement [...] Full text...
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second review under The Gambia’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement it approved on 12 January, 2024, in the amount of SDR74.64 million (about US$97.3 million). The completion of the review allows for the [...] Full text...
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to endanger people’s lives in Gaza, which has become “a graveyard”, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. “The world is not seeing what's going on with these people, it’s impossible for families to [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and humanitarian crises as countries prepare for pivotal elections in 2025, the UN special envoy for the vast region told ambassadors in the Security Council on Friday.Leonardo Santos Simao highlighted upcoming [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee crisis on the South Sudan border, have intensified an already alarming humanitarian crisis, according to UN agencies on Friday. In a new report, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has detailed [...] Full text...
