Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis

23 december 2024 - 18:29:13 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 associated deaths as of 1 [...] Full text...

Lion King hitmaker returns to South Africa

23 december 2024 - 07:15:41 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African producer, composer and musician Lebohang Morake has confirmed that he will launch a major production in Cape [...] Full text...

UN mission, agencies in Libya visit Kufra to address Sudanese refugee situation

21 december 2024 - 11:23:05 MA

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 [...] Full text...

Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams

21 december 2024 - 07:48:19 MA

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, [...] Full text...

Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom

21 december 2024 - 07:39:24 MA

New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and humanitarian crises as countries prepare [...] Full text...

Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies

21 december 2024 - 06:55:20 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee crisis on the South Sudan [...] Full text...

Marburg outbreak in Rwanda declared over

20 december 2024 - 18:46:58 WA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over on Thursday by the Government of Rwanda with no new cases reported [...] Full text...

Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation

20 december 2024 - 17:50:21 WA

Beirut, Leanon (PANA) - Thousands of civilians require reconstructive surgeries and physical rehabilitation. All but one hospital are gradually reopening, while most are not operating [...] Full text...

Rights investigators hear harrowing testimonies from Sudanese refugees in Uganda

20 december 2024 - 05:27:21 MA

Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudanese refugees in Uganda have shared distressing accounts of the ongoing conflict in Sudan with the UN International Fact-Finding Mission investigating human [...] Full text...

Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’

20 december 2024 - 05:12:31 MA

New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to alleviate the devastating toll of [...] Full text...

Displaced women struggle to access land in Far North region of Cameroon

19 december 2024 - 10:18:19 AR

Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – A decade of violence in the Lake Chad basin has resulted in half a million displaced people living in the Far [...] Full text...

Hunger deepens in Arab region amid conflicts and economic struggle

19 december 2024 - 05:18:06 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Hunger in the Arab region has intensified amid escalating crises in 2023, according to a new report released by the [...] Full text...

Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, economic pressures

19 december 2024 - 05:11:50 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, and economic pressures, with 2024 marking record levels of internal [...] Full text...

South Sudan: Arbitrary arrests and detentions include 87 children

19 december 2024 - 05:06:18 MA

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese women and girls who are refusing to accept an arranged marriage are among those being arrested and detained [...] Full text...

Multi-country outbreak of cholera, External situation report

18 december 2024 - 20:26:13 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From 1 January to 24 November 2024, a cumulative total of 733,956 cholera cases and 5,162 deaths were reported from 33 [...] Full text...

Syria faces uncertain future after regime’s collapse amid humanitarian crisis

18 december 2024 - 14:50:56 WA

New York, US (PANA) - At a historic crossroads, just 11 days after the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria faces a fragile mix of [...] Full text...

‘Racial justice demands collective action’, says UN rights chief, ushering in new decade for African diaspora

18 december 2024 - 05:17:53 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday welcomed the proclamation of the Second International Decade for People of African Descent [...] Full text...

WFP delivers aid to over 800,000 in Sudan

17 december 2024 - 17:43:55 WA

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 [...] Full text...

Internet Governance Forum: Shaping a safe and equitable digital future

17 december 2024 - 14:33:27 WA

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 [...] Full text...

Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike

17 december 2024 - 05:13:09 MA

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 [...] Full text...

UN humanitarians alarmed at the rising civilian death toll in Sudan's Darfur

17 december 2024 - 04:54:37 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Monday at the rising numbers of civilian casualties in and around the besieged Sudanese city [...] Full text...

EC adds four persons to EU sanctions list for threatening peace, stability and security of Sudan

16 december 2024 - 12:56:08 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved additional restrictive measures against four individuals, in view of the gravity of the situation in [...] Full text...

EU extends mandates of Operation ATALANTA, EUTM and EUCAP Somalia for two years

16 december 2024 - 12:28:34 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday prolonged the mandate of the EU Naval Force Operation ATALANTA and of the EU's military training [...] Full text...

EU reaffirms its stand against terrorism and violent extremism, approves conclusions on reinforcing external-internal links

16 december 2024 - 11:53:44 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday highlighted how the terrorist and violent extremist threat has become increasingly diverse and fragmented. Noting with great [...] Full text...

ECOWAS leaders approve Gambia's human rights tribunal

16 december 2024 - 10:38:18 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  Heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the establishment of a special tribunal for the [...] Full text...

Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences

16 december 2024 - 05:06:44 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context [...] Full text...

Rights group flags air strike by Sudan Armed Forces on crowded market as ‘war crime’

15 december 2024 - 05:13:03 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says reports that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed dozens in an air strike on a crowded market in the [...] Full text...

UN Human Rights: Dozens killed in attack against market place in Sudan

14 december 2024 - 15:01:28 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights office said Saturday it was “alarmed” by recent attacks on marketplaces in Khartoum and in Fashir, [...] Full text...

Gaza: ‘Sickening normalization’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys

14 december 2024 - 07:20:46 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza continue to cause devastation for civilians trying to escape the fighting, with mounting [...] Full text...

Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa

14 december 2024 - 07:08:04 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Central African nations continue to grapple with multidimensional crises, including security threats, extreme weather events and geopolitical tensions, a senior [...] Full text...

Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk

13 december 2024 - 17:35:58 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a 38% drop in the global [...] Full text...

International Rescue Committee: ten percent of people in dire food assistance, globally, reside in Sudan

13 december 2024 - 14:24:29 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international organization has released a shocking report, saying one in each ten people in dire humanitarian assistance is now [...] Full text...

Combatting child sexual abuse in EU member countries

13 december 2024 - 12:39:20 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal law/rules on child sexual abuse [...] Full text...

Gaza: Ongoing hostilities making it 'extremely difficult' for trauma patients to get critical care

13 december 2024 - 05:56:34 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip are making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for trauma patients to get the [...] Full text...

At least 68 journalist killings in 2024, UNESCO reports

13 december 2024 - 05:48:18 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - For the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing at least 68 [...] Full text...

European Council approves conclusions on future priorities for countering terrorism

12 december 2024 - 13:13:11 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Resolved to counter terrorism and violent extremism which continue to pose a significant threat to the EU and its member states, [...] Full text...

Poverty, conflict and climate fuel spike in trafficking victims: UN report

11 december 2024 - 12:48:49 MA

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The number of victims of human trafficking detected globally is rising again after falling off during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN [...] Full text...

Housing Africa’s growing population: IMF Blog By Kecia Rust, Executive Director of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa

11 december 2024 - 11:04:15 AR

Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets.Informality dominates Africa’s cities. Creative, chaotic hubs [...] Full text...

Poverty, vulnerability remain endemic in South Sudan: World Bank report

11 december 2024 - 07:14:20 AR

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Poverty is endemic, and vulnerability is almost universal in South Sudan following a decade of economic decline in the world’s [...] Full text...

Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies

11 december 2024 - 05:05:30 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which ensures humanitarians can [...] Full text...

UN war crimes tribunals continue to address legacy cases, support national efforts

11 december 2024 - 04:58:00 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The mechanism to complete the work of UN war crimes tribunals continues to make progress in delivering justice for the [...] Full text...

UNHCR flags surge in number of displaced people fleeing Sudan to South Sudan

11 december 2024 - 04:46:12 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan [...] Full text...

Human toll of senseless conflict ‘is incalculable’, says UN rights chief Türk

10 december 2024 - 05:50:36 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered his annual statement on Monday, urging global solidarity and decisive action in [...] Full text...

Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo

10 december 2024 - 05:38:47 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security Council on Monday on recent [...] Full text...

EU reaffirms its commitment to human rights

09 december 2024 - 16:40:44 AR

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) –  The European Union has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights for everyone, everywhere. In [...] Full text...

Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

06 december 2024 - 15:00:41 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over 600 days long, since it [...] Full text...

How Kenya’s school meals programme feed minds and build resilience: World Bank Blog By Sergio Venegas Marin and Ruth Charo

06 december 2024 - 09:45:08 AR

Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Pupils at Mwariki Primary School in Nakuru County of Kenya enjoy fortified porridge provided to target schools. In a school in Makueni [...] Full text...

Côte d’Ivoire’s debt-for-development swap to free up funds for education

06 december 2024 - 08:47:28 AR

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - With support from the World Bank Group, Côte d’Ivoire will complete a debt-for-development swap, a transaction designed to improve the [...] Full text...

Deputy UN chief demands action to protect vulnerable migrants

06 december 2024 - 05:27:22 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Migration is one of the defining issues of our time, with migrants accounting for 3.6 per cent of the global [...] Full text...

‘War on drugs has failed, completely and utterly’: UN human rights chief

06 december 2024 - 05:10:40 MA

Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global drug policy, stating that the [...] Full text...