UN Child Rights Committee to hold sessions on seven countries this month
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will sessions from 12 – 30 January, during which it will review the files of [...] Full text...
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Sudan war leaves millions hungry and displaced as health system nears collapse
WA Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with hunger, displacement and the collapse of [...] Full text...
Human rights group warns new decree in Niger risks becoming 'instrumemt of repression'
M T Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A new decree adopted by the Niger military junta risks becoming an instrument of repression in a country where civic space [...] Full text...
South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’
MA Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Despite reductions in the overall number of conflict-related incidents in South Sudan, a rise in abductions and sexual violence is [...] Full text...
Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that the conflict has created the [...] Full text...
UNICEF: Children in Sudan have endured “1,000 days of agony”
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented in a statement marking the 1,000th day since the outbreak of the war [...] Full text...
Food security experts warn of acute hunger and disease in Niger
MA Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 1.6 million young children in Niger are suffering from acute malnutrition – with many more at risk, UN-backed food [...] Full text...
South Sudan: Violence in Jonglei state sparks displacement, disrupts aid operations
MA Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A surge in conflict and airstrikes in Jonglei state, South Sudan, has forced people to flee their homes and disrupted [...] Full text...
South Africa hosts major BRICS naval exercise
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Warships from some members of the BRICS group have gathered in Cape Town waters for a major naval exercise that [...] Full text...
Sudan: 1,000 days of war show devastating cost of ‘New World Disorder - IRC
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- An international charity organization working in the Sudan has issued a report lamenting the deterioration of the situation as the war [...] Full text...
Libya holds workshop on integration of disabled workers
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An awareness and information workshop was organised on Wednesday as part of efforts to promote the integration of persons with disabilities [...] Full text...
US pauses assistance programmes to Somalia over illegally-seized food aid
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US announced on Wednesday that it has paused all ongoing assistance programmes for the Federal government of Somalia.A post [...] Full text...
Central Sahel: Children supported to process trauma, but scale-up needed, Charity organization says
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A Western charity has warned that thousands of children in the Central Sahel region in Africa are in need of [...] Full text...
Uganda: UN experts urge stronger human rights safeguards ahead of 2026 elections
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As Uganda approaches general elections on 15 January 2026, UN experts have warned that the pervasive climate of fear in Uganda, [...] Full text...
Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval
WA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a country already facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises. For [...] Full text...
At least seven dead in terrorist attack in Niger
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven people, including the prefect of the department of Torodi, Army Captain Chaibou Mani, were killed in an [...] Full text...
Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms
MA New York, US (PANA) - Thirteen more lives – including children – were reportedly lost on Tuesday in another drone attack on Sudan’s North Kordofan [...] Full text...
Attacks on Nigeria schools undermine right to education - UN official
MA Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The top UN official in Nigeria called on Tuesday for stronger protection of civilians and schools following a wave of attacks in [...] Full text...
Warrants issued for arrest of three persons over expired pesticide
MA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The public prosecutor of Libya's Tripoli-based government has ordered the detention of three officials from the National Committee for Combating the [...] Full text...
Libya's eastern-based govt deported more than 37,000 undocumented migrants in 2025
MA Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government deported more than 37,000 illegal migrants to their countries of origin under the voluntary return program for migrants [...] Full text...
Gaza: 100 per cent of basic food needs met for first time since 2023
MA New York, US (PANA) - For the first time since 2023, humanitarian assistance will provide Gazans with enough food to fulfil minimum nutritional needs.“The January [...] Full text...
Refugee response now at breaking point in Ethiopia, warns WFP
MA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The global crisis in funding for humanitarian work is taking a major toll in Ethiopia, with aid teams warning that [...] Full text...
Civilians continue to bear brunt of escalating violence in Sudan
MA New York, US (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt of escalating violence in Sudan, particularly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions. In North Darfur, [...] Full text...
Gaza aid lifelines under strain as winter worsen
MA Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Humanitarian partners in the Gaza Strip are struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people as winter storms batter [...] Full text...
UN rights chief slams 'outrageous suspension' of numerous aid agencies from Gaza
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights chief, Chief Volker Türk, has slammed Israel’s suspension of numerous aid agencies from Gaza as “outrageous”.He said [...] Full text...
Gambia confirms migrant boat capsize, seven dead, dozens rescued
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA)– The Gambian government has confirmed a tragic maritime incident involving a boat reportedly carrying more than 200 migrants, which capsized around midnight [...] Full text...
Ghanaians welcome New Year with wishes of hope for peace, prosperity
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians on Thursday welcomed the New Year with hope for peace and prosperity.Christians thronged churches and open air spaces where prayers [...] Full text...
Afghanistan to remain major crisis in 2026, UN, partners warn
WA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Afghanistan is expected to remain one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in 2026, UN agencies and humanitarian partners warned on [...] Full text...
EU supports UN to help millions of people in West and Central Africa
MA Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In response to the worsening food crisis in West and Central Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) provided food and nutrition [...] Full text...
Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns
MA Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new [...] Full text...
Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns
WA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new [...] Full text...
100,000 refugees from DRC flow into Burundi in nearly a month
MA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - While massive and continuous population displacements are reported within the Congolese province of South Kivu, Burundi, a country bordering the Democratic [...] Full text...
EU's stronger toy safety rules enter into force on 1 January
MA Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The new Toy Safety Regulation will enter into force on 1 January 2026, following its adoption by the European Parliament and [...] Full text...
UN mission in Libya welcomes efforts to address arbitrary detention
MA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed efforts to address the human rights of detainees, particularly those related [...] Full text...
Gambia: Jinak emerges as key ‘backway’ departure point to Europe
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Jinak, a coastal settlement in The Gambia’s Niumi area, North Bank Region, has become a major hub for irregular migration to [...] Full text...
African Road Safety Observatory ends Transitional Steering Committee meeting in Cape Town
MA Cape Town , South Africa (PANA) – The African Road Safety Observatory (AfRSO) has concluded the meeting of its Transitional Steering Committee (TSC) in Cape [...] Full text...
Libya's eastern-based govt establishes committee to monitor conditions of detainees and prisons
MA Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of Libya's eastern-based government is to establish a temporary committee to monitor the conditions of detainees and [...] Full text...
Over 190 feared dead as migrant boat sinks
MSS Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Democratic Party (UDP) has expressed deep sorrow over confirmed reports that a migrants’ boat which departed from Nuimi Jinack [...] Full text...
Discrimination against Palestinians: a committee of experts calls on states to act
MA New York, US (PANA) - A United Nations anti-racism committee on Wednesday called on all states party to the Convention on the Elimination of All [...] Full text...
South African Archbishop calls for unity in a divided world
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Thursday delivered a Christmas message, warning that corruption, inequality, and growing disillusionment with democracy are [...] Full text...
Christians in Ghana mark Christmas
MA Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana on Thursday joined billions of across the world to celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, who they [...] Full text...
UN expert urges Togo to release human rights defender Abdoul Aziz Goma
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has renewed her call on authorities in Togo to release Togolese-Irish citizen [...] Full text...
UN celebrates 10 years of progress in youth, peace and security agenda
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN has long been at the forefront of efforts to involve young people in decision-making, and the last decade [...] Full text...
Burundi lawyers penalised for cooperating with UN
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A committee appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has warned that Burundi has acted in violation of the Convention against [...] Full text...
DRC refugees in Burundi face a drastic drop in food aid
MA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Struggling with severe funding shortfalls, the World Food Programme (WFP) has cut food rations for refugees in Burundi by 75%. This decision [...] Full text...
Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
WA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to dismantle illicit [...] Full text...
Libya Post elected to Euro-Mediterranean Postal Union Board for 2026-2028
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Euro-Mediterranean Postal Union (EMPU) for the 2026-2028 period, for the [...] Full text...
Three ministers of Libya's eastern-based government discuss humanitarian matters of Sudanese refugees
BBA Benghazi , Libya (PANA) - Three ministers of Libya's eastern-based government appointed House of Representatives have discussed humanitarian aspects related to the situation of the [...] Full text...
Nine killed, 10 injured in South Africa mass shooting
M T Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nine people have been killed in a mass shooting in the early hours of Sunday at at a tavern in [...] Full text...
DRC conflict: Neighbouring Burundi overwhelmed by the influx of refugees
MA Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian border is buckling under the strain. Since the beginning of December, more than 84,000 people have fled the violence [...] Full text...