Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad
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Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee [...] Full text...
Suffering, destruction in Sudan continue as bloody war nears second year mark
09 april 2025 - 09:35:02Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's bloody war between two military groups reaches its second anniversary, a humanitarian charity [...] Full text...
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Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
08 april 2025 - 20:28:07New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and [...] Full text...
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Mali closes airspace to all aircraft from Algeria
08 april 2025 - 12:17:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mali on Monday announced the closure of its airspace to all civil and military aircraft [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum
06 april 2025 - 05:43:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often [...] Full text...
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‘Every piece tells a story’: Bombs to beauty, from Gaza to Ukraine
04 april 2025 - 17:54:34Kiev. Ukraine (PANA) - What happens to bombs after they land? Some explode. Some don’t, leaving behind a deadly legacy [...] Full text...
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Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns
02 april 2025 - 08:03:21New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control [...] Full text...
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Rights expert deplores the 'regime of terror' imposed by violent extremist groups in Mali
28 march 2025 - 15:53:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Mali on Friday expressed concern about the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians
28 march 2025 - 15:43:37Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total [...] Full text...
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Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’
27 march 2025 - 07:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today’s volatile geopolitical [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso adopts new Customs Code
25 march 2025 - 15:44:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso adopted a new Customs Code on Monday, introducing a number of innovations including [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi
07 march 2025 - 16:53:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Sudan sends UAE to ICJ for supporting rival RSF militia in bloody war
07 march 2025 - 08:47:02The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Sudan has filed an application against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court [...] Full text...
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Access to stricken Sudan's Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’ - UN official
06 march 2025 - 15:32:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President stresses self-reliance on 68th independence anniversary
06 march 2025 - 12:48:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Thursday marked her 68th independence anniversary with the President of the West African country, [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres
04 march 2025 - 19:40:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza [...] Full text...
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DRC: Almost 80,000 flee amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR
04 march 2025 - 15:09:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insecurity and horrific sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have left tens [...] Full text...
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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief
04 march 2025 - 07:30:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...
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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief
03 march 2025 - 20:22:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...
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UN Feature: ‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war
02 march 2025 - 20:17:00Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. [...] Full text...
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Ukrainians continue to flee frontline, as war stretches into fourth year
02 march 2025 - 14:52:43New York, US (PANA) - Communities on the frontline of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are being killed, injured and [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Unified Arab position will ‘help guide the way forward’
01 march 2025 - 05:18:00New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Unified Arab position will ‘help guide the way forward’
28 february 2025 - 16:44:20New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, [...] Full text...
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Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears
26 february 2025 - 19:20:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for [...] Full text...
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‘Political courage’ needed to end war in the Middle East: Top UN
26 february 2025 - 17:51:13New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable resolution to the war in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict relies on [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN calls on Israel and Hamas to begin second phase of ceasefire
26 february 2025 - 07:56:26New York, US (PANA) - As the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas expires, the UN [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN concerned by worsening cholera epidemic in Goma
25 february 2025 - 06:51:19Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - While the security situation in the city of Goma remains worrying and a "precarious calm" is [...] Full text...
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Nuclear weapons are ‘one-way road to annihilation’, warns Guterres
25 february 2025 - 06:29:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the risk of nuclear conflict is rising – [...] Full text...
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UN concerned about armed clashes in South Sudan
19 february 2025 - 07:43:03Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in [...] Full text...
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UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank
15 february 2025 - 05:41:31Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
15 february 2025 - 05:34:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as [...] Full text...
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Guterres: World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis
15 february 2025 - 05:26:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding [...] Full text...
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‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite
14 february 2025 - 05:29:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief
11 february 2025 - 16:56:48New York, US (PANA) - A return to war in Gaza must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss
10 february 2025 - 18:22:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria during the Assad family’s rule, which stretches [...] Full text...
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Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings
08 february 2025 - 18:14:24Damascus, Syria (PANA) - In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international [...] Full text...
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Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief
07 february 2025 - 22:23:33Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underscored its commitment to assist a population [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for urgent life-saving aid amid financial uncertainty
07 february 2025 - 10:54:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With critical funding now uncertain, the UN Refugee Agency says refugee families face the risk of [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’
06 february 2025 - 18:00:30New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejecting ‘ethnic cleansing’
06 february 2025 - 05:55:02New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire [...] Full text...
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UN mission in DRC offers protection to ‘vulnerable populations’, despite huge challenges
06 february 2025 - 05:29:32Goma, DRC (PANA) - Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire
05 february 2025 - 18:05:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official deplores '. ruthless assault on human life’ in Sudan
05 february 2025 - 07:57:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has again urged warring parties to stop targeting civilians. Clementine [...] Full text...
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Football fan stabbed to death at Ghana league match
03 february 2025 - 06:32:41Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - A football fan of Ghana's Premiership side, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, was on Sunday stabbed to death [...] Full text...
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Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows
30 january 2025 - 06:07:56Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the [...] Full text...
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Daughter of former President of South Africa to face terrorism charges
29 january 2025 - 09:03:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The daughter of former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will face charges of [...] Full text...
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Children killed in Darfur hospital attack - UNICEF
29 january 2025 - 05:48:25New York, US (PANA) - At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an [...] Full text...
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Kenya furious after DRC Embassy looting
28 january 2025 - 19:14:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan embassy in Kinshasa has been looted in protest against the ongoing civil disturbance in [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocities in Sudan's Darfur
28 january 2025 - 04:30:48New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security [...] Full text...
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UN: Attack on hospital in Al Fashir 'a shocking violation and affront to humanity'
26 january 2025 - 19:09:24Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described a drone attack on a hospital in Darfur region [...] Full text...
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‘We must be there for them now,’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of Gaza’s children
24 january 2025 - 05:17:09New York, US (PANA) - In a rare moment of cautious optimism, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher addressed the [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation
23 january 2025 - 14:25:45Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence
22 january 2025 - 06:09:23New York, US (PANA) - The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General addresses Security Council on Middle East
20 january 2025 - 17:28:42New York, US (PANA) - The Middle East is in a period of profound transformation – rife with uncertainty, but [...] Full text...
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Palestinian prime minister, UN official discuss Gaza relief plan
20 january 2025 - 16:15:30Ramallah, Palestine (PANA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa discussed with a top UN official on Monday a government relief [...] Full text...
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Guterres welcomes start of ceasefire in Gaza as UN ramps up food deliveries
20 january 2025 - 05:38:30New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
19 january 2025 - 17:54:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
19 january 2025 - 13:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...
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‘Lebanon is on the cusp of a more hopeful future’, says UN chief Guterres
19 january 2025 - 07:57:43Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday expressed optimism for Lebanon's future as he wrapped up a [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
17 january 2025 - 07:06:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due [...] Full text...
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UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief
16 january 2025 - 16:41:14Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - The embattled people of Ukraine and those forced abroad need $3.32 billion in lifesaving and sustained [...] Full text...
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Gaza ceasefire must lead to lasting truce, trigger massive aid expansion - NRC
16 january 2025 - 09:00:23London, UK (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel must end [...] Full text...
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UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan concerned about retribution killings
15 january 2025 - 19:58:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, has expressed “deep [...] Full text...
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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services
15 january 2025 - 08:26:25Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...
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Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services
11 january 2025 - 09:29:08New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including [...] Full text...
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UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California Santa Monica Pier in California, USA.
10 january 2025 - 16:06:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the [...] Full text...
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More Palestinians displaced by home demolitions across the West Bank - OCHA
10 january 2025 - 08:57:48Gaza, West Bank (PANA) - According to initial information, five Palestinians, including at least three children aged eight, 10 and [...] Full text...
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‘Children are now freezing to death’: UN
10 january 2025 - 06:55:19Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting [...] Full text...
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More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions
09 january 2025 - 15:13:33Damascus, Syria (PANA) - A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to [...] Full text...
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Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support
08 january 2025 - 05:29:47Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy
07 january 2025 - 07:54:27Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Israeli airstrikes continued across Gaza overnight into Monday, while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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‘Hospitals have become battlegrounds’: Gaza’s health system on brink of collapse
04 january 2025 - 08:06:14New York, US (PANA) - With seven per cent of the population killed or injured since October 2023, the health [...] Full text...
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Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’
01 january 2025 - 12:51:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed [...] Full text...
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EU-Japan strategic partnership: framework agreement enters into force
01 january 2025 - 11:07:31Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The first-ever bilateral framework agreement between the EU and its member states and Japan, the Strategic [...] Full text...
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AUC chair calls for peaceful solution post-election violence in Mozambique
29 december 2024 - 05:57:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following Friday's raid and repeated attacks since
28 december 2024 - 18:39:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO says it is appalled by Friday’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which put the last [...] Full text...
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2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’
28 december 2024 - 14:07:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Ongoing civilian casualties amid aid challenges
27 december 2024 - 06:22:40New York, US (PANA) - Civilian casualties and injuries continue to be reported across Gaza due to the ongoing hostilities, [...] Full text...
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Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation
20 december 2024 - 17:50:21Beirut, Leanon (PANA) - Thousands of civilians require reconstructive surgeries and physical rehabilitation. All but one hospital are gradually reopening, [...] Full text...
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Rights investigators hear harrowing testimonies from Sudanese refugees in Uganda
20 december 2024 - 05:27:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudanese refugees in Uganda have shared distressing accounts of the ongoing conflict in Sudan with the UN [...] Full text...
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Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’
20 december 2024 - 05:12:31New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to [...] Full text...
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Displaced women struggle to access land in Far North region of Cameroon
19 december 2024 - 10:18:19Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – A decade of violence in the Lake Chad basin has resulted in half a million displaced [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Chido: Mozambican government assesses damage
19 december 2024 - 06:36:32Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An estimated 182,000 people across the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa were affected [...] Full text...
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Cyclone Chido: Around 90,000 children impacted in Mozambique
18 december 2024 - 05:26:46Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that [...] Full text...
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Cyclone Chido: Humanitarians rush aid to affected areas
17 december 2024 - 05:06:25Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After Cyclone Chido made landfall in the French island territory of Mayotte at the weekend, leaving [...] Full text...
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Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
06 december 2024 - 15:00:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over [...] Full text...
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Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President
04 december 2024 - 06:05:28New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that peace and security in [...] Full text...
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Shelter needs have doubled around the world in five years, says international charity
03 december 2024 - 12:23:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The number of crises-affected people in need of a home globally has more than doubled [...] Full text...
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Unravelling the fragility trap in Central African Republic civil war: World Bank Blog By Pierre Mandon and Vincent Nossek
03 december 2024 - 07:16:48Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Rebuilding the social contract between the government and its citizens is essential for the [...] Full text...
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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections
02 december 2024 - 07:02:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...
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UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action
01 december 2024 - 05:05:28New York, US (PANA) - On the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms
30 november 2024 - 07:26:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
27 november 2024 - 06:16:44New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.In a [...] Full text...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant
21 november 2024 - 14:54:03The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...
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COP29: Will conference deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?
17 november 2024 - 04:52:20Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Economic partnership with Russia and China to help rebuild the country
16 november 2024 - 14:05:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Energy and Oil, Dr. Mohiuddin Naeem, has argued that his country’s recent [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north
14 november 2024 - 17:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...
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COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero
14 november 2024 - 16:50:50Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding
13 november 2024 - 05:47:56Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial [...] Full text...
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COP29: ‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns climate summit
12 november 2024 - 12:48:27Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action [...] Full text...
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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
09 november 2024 - 07:15:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, [...] Full text...
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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
08 november 2024 - 07:22:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
06 november 2024 - 05:56:06Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings
30 october 2024 - 06:10:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...
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War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF
25 october 2024 - 18:26:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section [...] Full text...
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Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years
22 october 2024 - 16:03:45New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has [...] Full text...
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UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza
21 october 2024 - 17:40:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed growing alarm over Israel’s military operations in northern [...] Full text...
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Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says
19 october 2024 - 06:18:05New York, US (PANA) - No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders [...] Full text...
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Sudan, AU initiate moves to restore ties
15 october 2024 - 13:05:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union seems to be moving to assert its expected role in finding a [...] Full text...
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EU renews sanctions on chemical weapons for another year
14 october 2024 - 14:41:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday prolonged the application of the EU restrictive measures (sanctions) against the [...] Full text...
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UN chief stresses role of education in protecting, empowering youth for disaster-free future
13 october 2024 - 06:19:13New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio [...] Full text...
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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
12 october 2024 - 06:59:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...
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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace
07 october 2024 - 16:25:30New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...
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In plain view: Solutions to turbocharge the agrifood system transition: World Bank Blog By Sergiy Zorya, Joshua Gill, Alexandra Horst and Francis Addeah Darko
07 october 2024 - 07:17:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Momentum is growing for real food systems change at a scale never seen before. [...] Full text...
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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW
01 october 2024 - 10:13:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...
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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory
28 september 2024 - 08:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...
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Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools hit this month, nearly 100 dead
28 september 2024 - 06:57:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so [...] Full text...
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Governments urged to ‘stop gambling with humanity’s future’ and eliminate nuclear weapons
27 september 2024 - 06:22:53New York, US (PANA) - World leaders, senior government officials and civil society representatives joined forces at UN Headquarters on [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
26 september 2024 - 05:46:56New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges world leaders to 'stay committed' to UN development goals
25 september 2024 - 05:53:12New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve [...] Full text...
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‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges – UN Assembly President
25 september 2024 - 05:40:05New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Philémon Yang, said on Tuesday that the annual [...] Full text...
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‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
21 september 2024 - 05:14:53Al-Zawaida, Gaza (PANA) - The fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of [...] Full text...
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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
20 september 2024 - 07:32:56New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...
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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
16 september 2024 - 05:42:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...
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EU warns Iran on transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia
13 september 2024 - 12:57:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has strongly condemned the recent transfer of Iranian-made ballistic missiles to Russia.A statement [...] Full text...
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UNESCO raises alarm over museum looting, loss of priceless heritage in Sudan
13 september 2024 - 05:25:13Paris, France (PANA) - The UN cultural affairs agency, UNESCO, expresssed deep concern on Thursday over the reported looting and [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
10 september 2024 - 18:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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UN commemorates first anniversary of Storm Derna in eastern Libya
10 september 2024 - 11:35:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One year after Storm Daniel and the devastating floods that struck the city of Derna and [...] Full text...
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New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns
10 september 2024 - 05:16:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this [...] Full text...
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Palestinian UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
09 september 2024 - 19:58:43New Yor, US (PANA) - A draft Palestinians resolution submitted to the UN Monday is demanding that Israel end its [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations
08 september 2024 - 18:32:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
07 september 2024 - 05:36:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...
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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
05 september 2024 - 20:23:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...
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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism
05 september 2024 - 05:55:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and [...] Full text...
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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians
05 september 2024 - 05:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...
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UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
04 september 2024 - 05:17:33New York, US (PANA) - Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
03 september 2024 - 16:43:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...
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‘Lessons of the past forgotten’ as nuclear proliferation continues: UN chief
29 august 2024 - 06:37:04New York, US (PANA) - More than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted at over 60 sites around the world [...] Full text...
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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation
28 august 2024 - 14:04:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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US welcomes resumption of humanitarian assistance across Chadian border into Sudan
27 august 2024 - 04:39:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the resumption of humanitarian assistance deliveries through the Adré border [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau endorses Proliferation Security Initiative
26 august 2024 - 20:38:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed Guinea-Bissau’s endorsement and participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).A [...] Full text...
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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All
23 august 2024 - 05:38:34Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes
22 august 2024 - 16:00:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...
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Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears
20 august 2024 - 17:32:46New York, US (PANA) - Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing
16 august 2024 - 14:53:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...
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Most of Gaza 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief
15 august 2024 - 15:07:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank
15 august 2024 - 07:32:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of [...] Full text...
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US urges Sudan's military leader to attend Geneva peace talks
15 august 2024 - 07:16:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday urged the President of the Sovereign Council of Sudan and Commander-in-Chief [...] Full text...
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
14 august 2024 - 12:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...
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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire
14 august 2024 - 05:25:03New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams
12 august 2024 - 15:58:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken urges Sudan's military ruler to participate in ceasefire talks
06 august 2024 - 09:52:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken by phone with the Head of the [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation
06 august 2024 - 07:08:33Deir al-Balah, Palestine (PANA) - It is a massive challenge to balance operational necessity and aid workers’ personal safety in [...] Full text...
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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
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World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp: Humanitarians
05 august 2024 - 08:08:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A man-made famine has taken hold of one of Darfur's largest displacement sites, Zamzam camp near [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’
02 august 2024 - 05:35:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls [...] Full text...
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“Middle-Income Trap” hinders progress in 108 developing countries: World Development Report
01 august 2024 - 07:58:33EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024, at 1:30 PM UTCWashington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...
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Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report
01 august 2024 - 05:31:03New York, US (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a [...] Full text...
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World Bank backs Ethiopia's reforms to promote sustainable, inclusive growth, take climate action
31 july 2024 - 08:46:38Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved the Ethiopia First Sustainable [...] Full text...
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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
30 july 2024 - 14:02:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave’s displaced
30 july 2024 - 06:20:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New forced displacements have continued in Gaza as regional tensions escalate after a deadly strike in [...] Full text...
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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
27 july 2024 - 05:47:01New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources
24 july 2024 - 18:41:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued [...] Full text...
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Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change
23 july 2024 - 07:29:02Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according [...] Full text...
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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza
19 july 2024 - 05:41:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting
17 july 2024 - 07:26:12New York, US (PANA) - Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: There is no alternative to UNRWA, UN chief declares
13 july 2024 - 05:27:03New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the [...] Full text...
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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
09 july 2024 - 15:37:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...
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IMF, US State Department express concern about bloody Kenya riots
27 june 2024 - 06:27:42Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US Department of State have expressed concern about [...] Full text...
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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres
27 june 2024 - 05:50:50New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official
26 june 2024 - 19:01:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics
26 june 2024 - 11:46:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...
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Security Council says regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on
26 june 2024 - 05:53:11New York, US (PANA) - While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives
25 june 2024 - 19:36:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...
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2nd Update: At least five killed in Kenya protests against tax hikes, military deployed
25 june 2024 - 18:04:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Police on Tuesday shot dead at least five people as protesters stormed Parliament in Nairobi against [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost
24 june 2024 - 13:21:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on [...] Full text...
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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies
22 june 2024 - 00:38:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies
21 june 2024 - 17:59:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon
21 june 2024 - 15:42:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza
20 june 2024 - 12:06:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Independent rights probe highlights Israeli ‘destruction and dislocation’ tactics
20 june 2024 - 06:54:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the Israeli [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Laws of war likely 'consistently violated' in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office
19 june 2024 - 15:17:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN rights chief slams ‘unconscionable death and suffering’
18 june 2024 - 15:06:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the war drags on in Gaza, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia rights body reports fresh conflict in Afar, Somali regions
14 june 2024 - 19:18:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fresh conflict has erupted in Afar and Somali regions, leading to displacements and the destruction [...] Full text...
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Conflict and lawlessness hamper food aid delivery in Gaza: WFP
14 june 2024 - 17:41:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Escalating fighting in the south and centre of Gaza makes it near-impossible for humanitarians to deliver [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights ‘unique level of destruction’ in Gaza ahead of G7 summit
13 june 2024 - 06:18:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his solidarity with the people of Gaza and the global body’s [...] Full text...
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IMF team, Kenya reach staff-level deal on reviews of EFF, ECF arrangements
12 june 2024 - 10:21:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic growth recovered in 2023 with real GDP growing by 5.6 percent, supported by a [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court dismisses claims of Right Violation against Liberia
07 june 2024 - 07:36:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court, sitting in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed all claims brought by a Liberian citizen [...] Full text...
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World Environment: There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists
06 june 2024 - 05:38:41New York, United States (PANA) - “It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN [...] Full text...
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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict
05 june 2024 - 06:58:07New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...
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War in Palestinian Territory: Türk condemns over 500 West Bank killings, calls for accountability
04 june 2024 - 12:23:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday issued a renewed call for an end to [...] Full text...
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South Africa flags concerns over Sudanese turmoil
30 may 2024 - 10:38:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again expressed its serious concern at the ongoing armed conflict in [...] Full text...
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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO
30 may 2024 - 05:31:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...
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More than a dozen NGOs urge UN Security Council to enforce ICJ orders on Israel’s actions in Rafah
27 may 2024 - 14:02:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen NGOs have signed a joint statement urgently calling on all permanent and [...] Full text...
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European Council gives final approval to the ecodesign regulation
27 may 2024 - 11:50:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted the ecodesign regulation, which sets requirements for sustainable products. It replaces [...] Full text...
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URGENT: Gaza war: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah
24 may 2024 - 15:38:29The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel [...] Full text...
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ICJ has 'substantial volume of reliable and credible evidence' in genocide case against Myanmar - Gambia
24 may 2024 - 07:01:40Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia on Thursday responded to Myanmar’s denial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it [...] Full text...
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