Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide

14 september 2025 - 08:05:10
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a [...] Full text...

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Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda

12 september 2025 - 09:59:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...

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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)

12 september 2025 - 07:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...

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Tax revenues are catalyst for more inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire – WB

11 september 2025 - 09:02:12
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's economic growth is solid and remarkably resilient in the face of global shocks, [...] Full text...

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‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually

11 september 2025 - 05:39:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head [...] Full text...

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‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform

10 september 2025 - 08:01:15
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly opened its 80th session on Tuesday, new President Annalena Baerbock [...] Full text...

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Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion

10 september 2025 - 07:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising [...] Full text...

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Leadership of women crucial to UN’s reinvention at 80, says former Assembly President

08 september 2025 - 21:17:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the creation of the United Nations 80 years ago, only four women have served as [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Morocco first African nation to punch 2026 World Cup ticket, group races tighten (By CAF Online)

07 september 2025 - 05:26:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco became the first African team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 as across the [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA WC: Nigeria grind past Rwanda to close gap on Benin and South Africa

06 september 2025 - 19:17:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Tolu Arokodare came off the bench to score within five minutes and keep Nigeria’s 2026 World [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Malawi elections should end human rights violations

05 september 2025 - 09:45:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s 16 September presidential and parliamentary candidates must ensure the promotion and protection of human rights [...] Full text...

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Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency

05 september 2025 - 07:42:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts hampering the work of the Human Rights Council, says President

04 september 2025 - 07:50:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Council is set to meet on Monday in Geneva – an opportunity for [...] Full text...

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Dozens of countries lag on climate reporting, warns UN climate chief

04 september 2025 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that 37 countries have yet to [...] Full text...

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‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants

04 september 2025 - 07:23:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the [...] Full text...

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New AfDB President Ould Tah takes office

01 september 2025 - 19:21:23
Adidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Dr. Sidi Ould Tah was on Monday sworn-in as the ninth President of the African [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent

01 september 2025 - 07:05:59
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF installs parallel government despite international rejection

31 august 2025 - 13:58:48
Nyala, Sudan (PANA) – Despite the rejection and condemnation by the international community of the declaration by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...

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African health ministers call for urgent action as progress against malaria stalls

30 august 2025 - 08:48:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Progress against malaria in the African region has significantly slowed down, with cases declining by just [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Tactical Analysis: How Madagascar plan to stop Morocco in final (By CAF Online)

29 august 2025 - 13:00:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When the curtain falls on the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 in [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Bronze Battle in Kampala: Sudan and Senegal seek redemption (By CAF Online)

28 august 2025 - 16:02:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two proud nations, two contrasting journeys, and one final chance at CHAN 2024 glory.When Sudan and [...] Full text...

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UN acknowleges apartheid-era in South Africa

28 august 2025 - 08:12:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Eastern Cape Provincial Government, led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, on Wednesday hosted [...] Full text...

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Why economic inequality matters for development (World Bank Blog by Luis Felipe López-Calva, Global Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice; Deon Filmer, Director, Development Research Group, World Bank and Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician of the World Bank Group and Director of the Development Data Group)

28 august 2025 - 07:22:41
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Does economic inequality matter for development? That’s a question we discussed at a recent event [...] Full text...

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One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation

26 august 2025 - 17:54:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite progress over the past decade, billions worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, [...] Full text...

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How two Ethiopian farmers turned rocky land into a fruitful future: World Bank Blog by Hayalsew Yilma, Senior Irrigation Specialist

26 august 2025 - 14:21:44
Welkite, South Ethiopia (PANA) - If you’ve ever wondered how farmers are adapting to climate and economic challenges in rural [...] Full text...

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US aid cuts put pressure on health programs in Africa

26 august 2025 - 05:55:52
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Drastic budget cuts to international development aid by the US government will continue to put pressure [...] Full text...

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Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight

25 august 2025 - 18:54:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to [...] Full text...

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UN Chief appoints Zambia Chaloka Beyani as Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide

24 august 2025 - 14:40:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Dr. Chaloka Beyani of Zambia as Special Adviser [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide

24 august 2025 - 06:28:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats to workers’ health and livelihoods, the [...] Full text...

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Reclaiming a policy role for economists (IMF Blog by Karen Dynan, Professor of Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics)

22 august 2025 - 11:58:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Acknowledging missteps, listening well, defending data, and avoiding jargon will help the profession engageEconomists have [...] Full text...

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Survivors’ voices ‘integral’ to preventing terrorism

22 august 2025 - 05:58:16
New York, US (PANA) - Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that [...] Full text...

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WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress

21 august 2025 - 20:31:52
(Embargoed until 08:00 AM CEST / 06:00 AM GMT on Friday, 22 August 2025)Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health [...] Full text...

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Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue

21 august 2025 - 19:45:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late [...] Full text...

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'Build African cities where waste is not a burden, but opportunity for innovation'

21 august 2025 - 10:53:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Environment of and current President of the African Ministers of the [...] Full text...

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International Day honours victims of terrorism

21 august 2025 - 06:41:35
New York, US (PANA) - Thursday, 21 August, marks the eighth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and [...] Full text...

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It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says

20 august 2025 - 20:08:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 1.2 billion children worldwide endure corporal punishment each year. Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue [...] Full text...

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‘Beauty and Beast’: Story of the Sudanese IDPs and the Gash River

19 august 2025 - 19:13:39
Kassala, Sudan (PANA) - Huge volumes of thick reddish torrents of water dash from the Ethiopian plateau and mountainous heights [...] Full text...

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Libya to attend TICAD 9 in Japan on Africa's development

19 august 2025 - 12:05:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Environment, Ibrahim al-Arabi Mounir, has departed from Maitigua International Airport, in [...] Full text...

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Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day

18 august 2025 - 18:49:28
New York, US (PANA) - A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited [...] Full text...

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A two-way street: Reversing brain drain in Somalia (By By Naima Sawaya, UN News)

16 august 2025 - 06:04:14
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - For many countries in crisis, brain drain can feel like an unbreakable loop. Armed conflict, climate [...] Full text...

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Second batch of women community leaders in Lbya pass out from UN Programme

14 august 2025 - 11:47:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA )- Thirty-four young Libyan women have graduated from the UN’s "Ra'edat" (Trailblazers) training programme in Libya.Coming from [...] Full text...

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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

14 august 2025 - 10:50:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Yagoub at the double as Sudan defeat Nigeria 4–0 and send Super Eagles out

12 august 2025 - 19:42:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sudan produced the shock of CHAN PAMOJA 2024 so far, dismantling higher-ranked Nigeria 4–0 [...] Full text...

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Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future (Feature by UN News)

12 august 2025 - 05:51:22
New York, US (PANA) - More than half the world’s population is under 30, and young people are leading grassroots [...] Full text...

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Safe seas key to global prosperity, Security Council told

11 august 2025 - 20:01:40
New York, US (PANA) - Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting [...] Full text...

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Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities

10 august 2025 - 08:16:37
New York, US (PANA) - In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Uganda Cranes soar in thrilling 3-0 victory over Guinea

08 august 2025 - 20:43:30
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Three goals, three points drew Uganda back into contention in Group C of the 2024 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Libya on agenda of Libyan-UN meeting

08 august 2025 - 15:14:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, [...] Full text...

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Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit

08 august 2025 - 08:03:23
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA)  Countries agreed on Thursday to form a new climate negotiating bloc to advocate for the unique needs [...] Full text...

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Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency

08 august 2025 - 07:48:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...

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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice

07 august 2025 - 20:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism [...] Full text...

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‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:18:52
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier [...] Full text...

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Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat

06 august 2025 - 20:16:45
Hiroshima, Japan (PANA) - The world changed forever 80 years ago this Wednesday when the United States dropped an atomic [...] Full text...

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The Debate over Falling Fertility: IMF Finance & Development (By David E. Bloom, Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health)

06 august 2025 - 12:21:08
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may [...] Full text...

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A Moving History: IMF Finance & Development (By Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford University)

06 august 2025 - 10:46:10
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The history of migration is the story of humanity and its progress. It’s a story [...] Full text...

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Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone

06 august 2025 - 06:03:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Famine was declared in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur one year ago. And since [...] Full text...

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The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief

06 august 2025 - 06:01:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - High stakes negotiations got under way at the UN Geneva on Tuesday to agree on a [...] Full text...

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Geography shouldn't define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens

05 august 2025 - 12:20:55
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third [...] Full text...

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Gates Foundation announces catalytic funding to spark new era of women-centered research and Innovation

05 august 2025 - 10:02:53
Seattle, US (PANA) - The Gates Foundation has announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development [...] Full text...

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Negotiations for global plastics treaty resume on Tuesday

05 august 2025 - 05:47:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume in Geneva on Tuesday after previous talks stalled amid [...] Full text...

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UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations

04 august 2025 - 21:27:23
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya engages public on way forward to elections

02 august 2025 - 17:22:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Friday engaged [...] Full text...

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Eswatini’s digital transformation crucial to unlocking growth, jobs, and economic resilience

02 august 2025 - 08:14:00
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according [...] Full text...

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Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines

02 august 2025 - 05:34:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced [...] Full text...

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A mandate for change: UN releases proposals for streamlining of tasks as part of major reform agenda

01 august 2025 - 16:35:24
New York, US ( PANA) - Millions of lives have been improved by the mandates assigned to the UN. Yet [...] Full text...

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New Standards for Economic Data Aim to Sharpen View of Global Economy (IMF Blog by Vladimir Klyuev, James Tebrake)

01 august 2025 - 08:38:55
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The updated System of National Accounts better captures digitalisation, intangible assets, and global production—helping [...] Full text...

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‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasises climate action, food security

01 august 2025 - 05:18:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected [...] Full text...

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Trade critical to ending plastic pollution - UNCTAD

01 august 2025 - 05:15:23
New York, US (PANA) - Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem [...] Full text...

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‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasizes action on climate, food security

31 july 2025 - 19:50:42
New York, US (PANA) - The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports growth of aquaculture in Tanzania

31 july 2025 - 12:07:51
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a [...] Full text...

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Tech’s Winner-Take-All Trap (IMF Finance & Development Feature, By Bruce Edwards)

30 july 2025 - 06:25:42
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When controlled by a select few, tech innovation can be self-serving and undermine the institutions [...] Full text...

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‘By women, for women’: 15 years of the UN agency championing gender equality

29 july 2025 - 20:46:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -Fariba, a young Afghan woman, had just begun a university degree in 2021 when the Taliban returned to [...] Full text...

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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)

29 july 2025 - 09:13:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained Eswatini MPs as prisoners of conscience

28 july 2025 - 07:35:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of [...] Full text...

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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...

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2024 WAFCON: Tournament showcases growth of women’s football in Africa (By CAF Online)

27 july 2025 - 06:16:50
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - In an era of unprecedented growth and development, the TotalEnergies WAFCON 2024 in Morocco, which ended [...] Full text...

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Pollution, melting microbes, undamming rivers, risks for elders: 4 key climate issues (By UN News)

27 july 2025 - 06:10:58
New York, US (PANA) - In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: [...] Full text...

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Child malnutrition surges in Nigeria as foreign aid cuts bite

26 july 2025 - 10:26:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Deadly child malnutrition is rising in northern Nigeria against the background of widespread inflation, simmering conflict [...] Full text...

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In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice

26 july 2025 - 07:33:25
New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing a “moral crisis” marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a [...] Full text...

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Women and girls of African descent: Celebrating contributions, recognising challenges

25 july 2025 - 16:50:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This Friday marks the first observation of the International Day of Women and Girls of African [...] Full text...

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'Sustain fiscal consolidation,’ IMF urges Cameroon

25 july 2025 - 10:53:34
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has concluded the eighth reviews under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return

24 july 2025 - 19:00:37
New York, US (PANA) - Afghans returning to their country face “serious violations” of their human rights committed by the [...] Full text...

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Madagascar to boost learning outcomes for 4.7 million students

24 july 2025 - 07:26:40
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Around 4.7 million Malagasy students in pre-primary and primary education, 135,000 teachers, and 27,000 public primary [...] Full text...

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ICJ affirms states have 'an obligation to prevent significant harm to the environment'

23 july 2025 - 18:37:08
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - This is a turning point for international law, with considerable political repercussions. In a highly [...] Full text...

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Risks blur Malawi’s growth outlook amid FX shortages, fuel scarcity, declining ODA

23 july 2025 - 09:41:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi is at a critical juncture facing high inflation, an unsustainable fiscal and debt outlook, foreign [...] Full text...

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CAR innovates with nature-based solutions, reaffirms commitment to urban climate resilience

23 july 2025 - 07:12:31
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional grant financing of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 [...] Full text...

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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies

22 july 2025 - 06:41:45
New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...

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Deadly floods show need for faster, wider warnings, UN agency says

22 july 2025 - 06:32:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From the Himalayas to rural Texas, deadly floods this month have killed hundreds and exposed dangerous [...] Full text...

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Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic

21 july 2025 - 21:50:23
New York, US (PANA) - “There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now,” UN [...] Full text...

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Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres

21 july 2025 - 18:41:59
New York, US (PANA) - Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary‑General António [...] Full text...

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Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day

19 july 2025 - 06:09:09
New York, US (PANA) - In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations celebrated a public [...] Full text...

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AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa

18 july 2025 - 12:13:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan [...] Full text...

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New York Forum: Ocean under pressure, Nice's hopes remain to be realised (By UN News)

18 july 2025 - 07:15:26
New York, US (PANA) - The promises made in June at the Ocean Conference in Nice are barely concealing the [...] Full text...

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We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says

17 july 2025 - 15:16:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the midst of the Women’s Euro football championship in Switzerland, Volker Türk, the UN human [...] Full text...

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From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life (Feature by UN News)

17 july 2025 - 08:20:44
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM hails AfCFTA as 'a continental breakthrough' despite challenges

13 july 2025 - 18:55:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic step forward that strengthens economic integration [...] Full text...

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Ghana hopes for 'early resolution' to reduction of US visa to its citizens

11 july 2025 - 11:12:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana said on Friday that it hopes for an early resolution of concerns that have led [...] Full text...

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2024 WAFCON: Nigeria into quarter-finals as Ihezuo sinks battling Botswana

11 july 2025 - 05:02:29
 Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - A late goal from Chinwendu Ihezuo was enough to secure Nigeria’s place in the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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South Africa prepares for annual Nelson Mandela Day

10 july 2025 - 07:53:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is preparing for the annual Nelson Mandela Day on 18 July. The [...] Full text...

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We need a new Growth Compact (IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, IMF’s economic counsellor and director of the Research Department)

09 july 2025 - 12:29:54
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – Policymakers are grappling with how to boost growth and expand opportunities.Early in the last [...] Full text...

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AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change

09 july 2025 - 12:26:32
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...

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Aminata’s path: How partnerships are making schools safer for girls in Sierra Leone (World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Education Specialist)

09 july 2025 - 08:55:56
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Imagine a young girl in Sierra Leone—we’ll call her Aminata. Each morning, she slips into [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for mobilization on climate at BRICS Summit

08 july 2025 - 09:13:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on members BRICS group of emerging countries [...] Full text...

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Human rights must anchor the digital age, says UN rights chief Türk

08 july 2025 - 05:59:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN’s top human rights official has [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate

08 july 2025 - 05:49:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Monday sounded the alarm over the worsening conditions in Sudan, as violence [...] Full text...

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‘Cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation,’ UN chief declares at BRICS summit

07 july 2025 - 22:05:55
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the environment is being attacked on [...] Full text...

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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

05 july 2025 - 07:33:54
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian President Obasanjo urges ECOWAS to reassess crisis response

04 july 2025 - 10:15:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday urged the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...

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With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity

04 july 2025 - 09:33:18
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain, has concluded with a renewed sense of [...] Full text...

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Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future

04 july 2025 - 09:20:37
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults [...] Full text...

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Rwanda restores ecosystems, boosts climate resilience in Nyungwe–Ruhango Corridor

04 july 2025 - 08:27:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Communities in Rwanda’s Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and [...] Full text...

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AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction

03 july 2025 - 17:34:23
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to [...] Full text...

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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation

03 july 2025 - 14:21:27
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark Sustainable development conference concluding this [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals

03 july 2025 - 07:40:25
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced [...] Full text...

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Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books

02 july 2025 - 18:34:16
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in [...] Full text...

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Girls, women under constant threat in South Sudan, says Human Rights Watch

02 july 2025 - 11:49:28
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Recent attacks on girls and young women in South Sudan illustrate how they are at [...] Full text...

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Subsidised prices encourage Senegalese farmers to increase peanuts

02 july 2025 - 11:12:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal’s subsidised prices for seeds and fertilisers are expected to motivate farmers to plant more peanut [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania

02 july 2025 - 11:04:42
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...

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Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

01 july 2025 - 19:37:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a [...] Full text...

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Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

01 july 2025 - 19:34:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a [...] Full text...

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Spain and Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich and curb inequality

01 july 2025 - 19:07:16
Geneva -Switzerland (PANA) - Spain and Brazil have launched a joint initiative to promote a higher tax take from the [...] Full text...

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Climate change requires ending fossil fuel dependency, warns UN expert

01 july 2025 - 07:23:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - States must urgently phase out fossil fuels, in accordance with their international human rights obligations, a [...] Full text...

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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief

30 june 2025 - 18:15:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human [...] Full text...

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After the big development pledges in Sevilla, UN says action starts now

30 june 2025 - 17:16:35
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Sevilla to turbocharge [...] Full text...

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African airlines face climate change dilemma in shifting to clean jet fuel

30 june 2025 - 15:20:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Airlines, including the Kenya Airways and other international carriers, are facing a major climate change [...] Full text...

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It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla

30 june 2025 - 13:10:24
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - “We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling [...] Full text...

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Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems

30 june 2025 - 11:35:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a [...] Full text...

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Every dollar invested in a girl's education generates three times more for the economy

29 june 2025 - 07:13:24
Seville, Spain (PANA) - The equation is simple, the results compelling. Investing one dollar in a girl's education generates nearly [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Tanzania, approves $448.4 million disbursement

28 june 2025 - 08:12:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$ 448.4 million as an immediate disbursement under both the Extended [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DRC sign peace agreement to end three decades of war

28 june 2025 - 05:58:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday signed a peace agreement in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DRC sign peace agreement to end three decades of war

27 june 2025 - 22:31:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday signed a peace agreement in [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya dismayed by incitement of some political figures against its personnel

27 june 2025 - 21:47:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed dismay at statements made by certain [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves health resilience project to protect lives, strengthen emergency response in Mozambique

27 june 2025 - 07:14:17
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The World Bank has approved the Mozambique Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Project, an initiative [...] Full text...

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Nearly 316 million people used drugs in 2023-UN

27 june 2025 - 06:06:26
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Amid growing global instability, the power of organised criminal groups has grown and drug use is [...] Full text...

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Eighty years on, UN Charter marked by reflection, resolve – and a run (Feature by By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)

27 june 2025 - 05:50:48
New York, US (PANA) - It wasn’t an average Thursday morning in Manhattan. In the early hours, UN diplomats (and [...] Full text...

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UN calls for restraint after deadly Kenya protests

27 june 2025 - 05:29:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN is calling for restraint after deadly protests in Kenya on Wednesday in which between [...] Full text...

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World leaders recommit to immunisation amid global funding shortfall

26 june 2025 - 15:40:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunization sees a record number of donors pledge towards [...] Full text...

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Energy access has improved, yet international financial support still needed to boost progress, address disparities

26 june 2025 - 08:21:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 finds that almost 92% of the world’s population [...] Full text...

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Sevilla conference on development financing shows optimism for multilateralism

26 june 2025 - 06:03:42
New York, US (PANA) - It’s been 10 years since the Addis Ababa Action Agenda was established to support the [...] Full text...

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AU creates agency to advance space technologies in war against climate change

25 june 2025 - 16:04:52
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has created a new agency, whose mandate is to utilize space information to [...] Full text...

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Geneva summit calls on G20 leaders to rethink health finance

25 june 2025 - 13:12:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Health 20 (H20) summit, co-convened by the G20 Health and Development Partnership and the World [...] Full text...

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Alitalia makes first flight to Benghazi since 2011

25 june 2025 - 10:38:05
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Benina international airport in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi has welcomed the first flight by Italian [...] Full text...

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The unseen frontline: Why social vulnerability must be at the heart of climate action: World Bank Blog By Ezgi Canpolat and Joanna de Berry

25 june 2025 - 07:20:50
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - In Beira, Mozambique, Cyclone Idai caused extensive damage to the city's infrastructure, including roads. When we talk [...] Full text...

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Aftermath of Tripoli clashes puts Libya’s fragile stability to the test

25 june 2025 - 05:34:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya once again stands at a critical juncture in its political transition, after armed clashes erupted [...] Full text...

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Africa's industrialisation through agricultural revolution shows mixed signals, says AU Commissioner

24 june 2025 - 07:55:46
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has [...] Full text...

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80 years later, the UN Charter is a ‘living miracle,’ Secretary-General says

24 june 2025 - 05:30:55
New York, US (PANA) - In front of a multimedia exhibit at United Nations Headquarters entitled “Reviving the Spirit of [...] Full text...

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AU urges universal access to climate data to urgently enhance response

23 june 2025 - 17:41:18
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has urged countries in Africa to urgently seek for universal access to climate [...] Full text...

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AU calls for urgent steps to arrest economic stagnation caused by climate change

23 june 2025 - 12:26:27
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries must urgently shift their strategic view on the the financing for climate action from [...] Full text...

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Can Africa claim the 21st century? World Bank Blog By Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, and Chorching Goh, Lead Economist, Africa

23 june 2025 - 09:13:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In 2000, the World Bank published, “Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?” This landmark report [...] Full text...

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Why is the 'manosphere' on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny

22 june 2025 - 11:26:15
New York, US (PANA) - A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a [...] Full text...

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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

19 june 2025 - 16:53:37
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...

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South African President returns home from G7 session

19 june 2025 - 13:10:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday returned home following his working visit to [...] Full text...

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IFAD invested more than $3 billion in new projects in three years

19 june 2025 - 13:07:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invested $3.3 billion in new projects at the end [...] Full text...

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IMF approves resilience and sustainability facility arrangement for Gambia

19 june 2025 - 10:25:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a new 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum: Global energy transition gains ground, but security and capital challenges persist

18 june 2025 - 14:38:39
Geneva, Switzerland– Global progress towards secure, equitable and sustainable energy is accelerating after years of sluggish gains, according to a [...] Full text...

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$200 million from the World Bank for a non-polluting public transport system in southern Benin

18 june 2025 - 14:29:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) recently approved $200 million in funding to help Benin [...] Full text...

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IMF completes reviews of Seychelles economic performance

17 june 2025 - 08:47:33
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) -  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth [...] Full text...

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DRC launches plan to eliminate HIV among children

17 june 2025 - 08:10:11
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As part of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Félix [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia commits to efforts to revitalize the climate through Africa greenwall initiative

16 june 2025 - 16:19:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia will carry out major projects to revitalize the environment as it prepares to host [...] Full text...

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Two World Bank reports offer roadmap for Sierra Leone's sustainable growth amid climate threats

16 june 2025 - 12:57:33
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank on Monday launched the Sierra Leone Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Bonn climate talks should make progress on fossil fuels

16 june 2025 - 07:38:51
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As negotiators gather in the German city of Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks, [...] Full text...

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UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments

14 june 2025 - 08:13:21
Nice, France (PANA) - Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a [...] Full text...

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Top UN officials in Libya continue consultations on recommendations of Advisory Committee

13 june 2025 - 11:23:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of the public consultations conducted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) [...] Full text...

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Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities

13 june 2025 - 10:07:41
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet [...] Full text...

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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania

13 june 2025 - 09:00:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...

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'No ocean declaration without small islands': Island states speak out

13 june 2025 - 07:55:16
Nice, France (PANA) - On the eve of the closing of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), representatives of [...] Full text...

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Global gender gap closes at fastest rate since pandemic, led by economic and political advances

12 june 2025 - 10:36:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global gender gap has closed to 68.8%, marking the strongest annual advancement since the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO

11 june 2025 - 19:10:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued [...] Full text...

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‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice

11 june 2025 - 18:33:43
Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...

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South Africa participates in United Nations Oceans Conference

11 june 2025 - 09:08:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Environment Minister, Dion George has signed the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement [...] Full text...

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Greed is driving oceans toward collapse - Guterres

11 june 2025 - 05:29:00
Nice, France (PANA) - The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...

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In a changing world, are people having the number of children they want?

10 june 2025 - 12:38:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The United Nations Population Agency (UNFPA) on Tuesday launched ts State of World Population [...] Full text...

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Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA

10 june 2025 - 06:57:50
New York, US (PANA) - The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France

09 june 2025 - 11:54:49
Nice, France (PANA) - With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations [...] Full text...

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Stigmatized for being deaf: Zénabou's story - A UN Feature

08 june 2025 - 15:40:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find [...] Full text...

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Carbon emissions skyrocket with the rise of AI

08 june 2025 - 07:30:58
New York, US (PANA) - Carbon emissions from the tech sector have continued to rise in recent years, fueled by [...] Full text...

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Carbon credits: Can a country buy its way to net zero?

07 june 2025 - 08:22:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA} - As nations mark World Environment Day this week, the European Commission’s proposed target of a 90 [...] Full text...

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Ghana sues for stronger institutions to combat corruption in Africa

07 june 2025 - 07:31:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Friday called for the strengthening of the institutions, [...] Full text...

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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy

06 june 2025 - 18:17:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...

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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? (Feature by UN News)

05 june 2025 - 07:58:58
Nice, France (PANA) - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading [...] Full text...

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A better place to learn: Supporting refugee students through clean water and hygiene in Ethiopia: World Bank Feature Story

04 june 2025 - 09:28:12
Asosa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Through its dual focus on service harmonisation and integration, the World Bank-supported GEQIP-E helped align refugee [...] Full text...

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DRC's Inga 3 energy project to start with investments in local communities

04 june 2025 - 08:32:00
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $250 million credit from the [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for bold climate action grounded in human rights

04 june 2025 - 07:50:04
London, UK (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official warned on Tuesday that humanity’s survival is inseparable from the health [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands

02 june 2025 - 21:11:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flush flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa [...] Full text...

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‘Justice is long overdue’: Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism

31 may 2025 - 09:45:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his calls for Member states and the United Nations to [...] Full text...

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African Union initiative advocates stronger input from the youth to advance technical education

30 may 2025 - 20:05:47
London, UK (PANA)  - A new report launched by the Africa Skills Revolution initiative outlines the importance of placing youth [...] Full text...

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UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis

29 may 2025 - 21:37:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN’s urban development agency estimates that an astonishing 2.8 billion people worldwide lack access to [...] Full text...

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UN honours service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers

29 may 2025 - 16:30:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is honouring staff serving at its field missions through several events to [...] Full text...

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UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference

28 may 2025 - 07:15:02
New York, US (PANA) - Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine [...] Full text...

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Climate change: World Likely to Breach 1.5°C limit in next five years

28 may 2025 - 06:58:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 2024 was the warmest year on record – but the heat is far from over. A [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile concludes official visit to France

27 may 2025 - 07:20:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile has concluded a successful working visit to France . The trip [...] Full text...

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EU Council calls for reform of the international financial architecture for development

26 may 2025 - 15:36:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union has approved conclusions ahead of the 4th International Conference on [...] Full text...

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Fresh demonstrations rock Tripoli to demand end of Government of National Unity

24 may 2025 - 13:29:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Demonstrators took to the streets of Martyrs Square in Tripoli city centre for the second week [...] Full text...

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Preventing adverse effects while reforming fuel subsidies in Angola: World Bank Blog By Bao-We-Wal Bambe, Chadi Bou Habib, Joaquín Marandino Peregalli

23 may 2025 - 07:43:49
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - How can policy makers reduce the distorting effects of fuel subsidies while implementing effective measures to [...] Full text...

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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections

23 may 2025 - 05:17:24
New York, US (PANA) - With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence [...] Full text...

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EC adopts position to reduce red tape for posting of workers

22 may 2025 - 12:23:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted its position (general approach) on the regulation to facilitate the e-declaration [...] Full text...

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'Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis

21 may 2025 - 05:15:28
New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just [...] Full text...

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AI threatens one in four jobs – but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk

21 may 2025 - 05:04:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and clerical workers face the highest risk of their roles being radically transformed, prompting calls [...] Full text...

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Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics

21 may 2025 - 04:48:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the first ever [...] Full text...

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