COP29: World Bank expands lifeline to small States hit by disasters

13 november 2024 - 08:16:53
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The World Bank Group has expanded its lifeline to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, allowing [...] Full text...

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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report

20 september 2024 - 06:35:28
New York, US (PANA) - In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening [...] Full text...

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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters

22 june 2024 - 00:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are twice as many internally displaced  people todayas there were ten years ago - the [...] Full text...

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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

14 may 2024 - 14:21:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria: World Bank Blog By Philipp Petermann and Ghizlane Aqariden

25 april 2024 - 09:01:50
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - On 10 October 1980 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the town of El Asnam (known today [...] Full text...

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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc

19 march 2024 - 06:05:43
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive  disruption to [...] Full text...

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Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan (A UN feature)

18 february 2024 - 05:55:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in [...] Full text...

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New study suggests ways to boost Algeria’s disaster resilience

13 december 2023 - 08:22:00
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - More frequent forest fires, floods, and earthquakes have caused substantial human and economic losses in Algeria, [...] Full text...

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Draft MOU on promotion of Libyan-Turkish commercial cooperation presented to Turkish ambassador

08 november 2023 - 14:50:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed al-Haweij, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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2023 World Bank Annual Meetings: A new vision for challenging times

17 october 2023 - 07:06:03
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s new vision and playbook for development were unveiled at last week’s [...] Full text...

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Burundi among 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change in the world

20 september 2023 - 14:20:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi is one of the 20 countries in the world most vulnerable to climate change, the [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief warns of faltering progress towards SDGs

15 march 2023 - 06:17:07
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Multiple interconnected global crises are putting achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk - [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister instructs activation of seismic monitoring network in Libya

24 february 2023 - 14:28:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba Friday gave instructions for the [...] Full text...

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Rising humanitarian needs require political will, increased funding: UN relief chief

21 february 2023 - 05:21:48
New York, US (PANA) - As humanitarian needs spiral across the world, political will and funding are required to address [...] Full text...

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‘Act decisively before it is too late’, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023

07 february 2023 - 05:25:02
New York, US (PANA) - Time is running out as the world inches closer to meltdown and countries must change [...] Full text...

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Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report

31 august 2022 - 05:55:25
New York, US (PANA) - Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, [...] Full text...

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2017 heroes headline Cameroon 40-man AFCON provisional squad

12 december 2021 - 10:55:52
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon coach António Conceiçao has named a provisional squad for next month's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help after DRC volcano

01 june 2021 - 10:01:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is continuing to assist thousands of people affected [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assessing needs of displaced people after volcano eruption in DR Congo

25 may 2021 - 11:57:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is assessing the needs of affected communities in the [...] Full text...

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Earthquake again hits Guinea

05 may 2021 - 15:33:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The earth shook again on Tuesday, very early in the morning, in the sub-prefecture of Bangouya, [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years - UN

13 october 2020 - 07:25:01
New York, US (PANA) - The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN [...] Full text...

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Strong earthquake hits off-shore Tanzania near Dar es Salaam

12 august 2020 - 23:10:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) -  A strong 6.0 earthquake hit various parts of the east coast of Tanzania Wednesday [...] Full text...

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EU funds 13 million euro natural disasters project linking IOM, Oxfam in Burundi

11 july 2020 - 15:29:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Oxfam have joined forces to launch a European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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Ghana's capital, several areas experience earth tremor

25 june 2020 - 08:45:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Parts of Ghana's capital, Accra and areas of the Greater Accra and Central regions experienced earth [...] Full text...

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Two earthquakes hit central Morocco without causing damage

17 february 2020 - 18:03:32
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Two earthquakes of 5.3 and 4.2 degrees on the Richter scale were recorded Sunday evening in [...] Full text...

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Earthquake of 3.71 magnitude rocks southern Tunisia

03 january 2020 - 16:07:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.71 was recorded on Friday in northeast of Remada city [...] Full text...

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Two earthquakes hit northern Tunisia

24 july 2019 - 22:51:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.24 degrees on the Richter scale struck the governorate of [...] Full text...

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Southeastern Tunisia hit by 2 mild successive earthquakes

11 june 2019 - 18:16:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Institute of Meteorology recorded Monday evening, at 8:35 PM, an earthquake with a [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, US hold joint military exercises

24 march 2019 - 13:06:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Joint U.S.-Tunisian military exercises will be held from 25 March to 4 April with the participation [...] Full text...

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SADC revisits disaster preparedness plan(Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA Correspondent)

30 january 2019 - 13:57:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have gone back to the drawing board in an [...] Full text...

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Extreme weather hit 60 million people in 2018, no part of the world spared

25 january 2019 - 05:22:11
New York, US (PANA) - With some 60 million people affected by extreme weather in 2018, according to a new [...] Full text...

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Libya, US sign cooperation deal in economic, scientific fields

16 november 2018 - 17:39:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan Ambassador to the United States, Mrs Wafa AbouKaikais, on Thursday signed with Deputy US Secretary [...] Full text...

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Weekly migration of 1.4m to cities can contribute to ‘disasters’

31 october 2018 - 02:14:13
New York, US (PANA) - The migration of some 1.4 million people every week to cities around the world “can [...] Full text...

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UN report shows climate change causing ‘dramatic rise’ in economic losses

10 october 2018 - 19:53:47
New York, US (PANA) - Climate-related and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have killed 1.3 million people over [...] Full text...

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Disasters cost billions in agricultural losses, poor farmers bear brunt – UN report

15 march 2018 - 20:03:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A crowded field of threats that includes drought, floods, animal disease outbreaks and chemical spills are [...] Full text...

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Urgent need to step-up protection of children in crises – UN rights wing

06 march 2018 - 06:54:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children in crisis situations face a raft of challenges – from family separation and forced recruitment [...] Full text...

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New UN centre boosts use of real-time data to better respond to humanitarian crises

22 december 2017 - 17:52:52
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – With more than 135 million crisis-affected people across the globe in need of humanitarian assistance, [...] Full text...

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Mild earthquake hits Tunisia

31 october 2017 - 16:08:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian National Institute of Meteorology announced on Tuesday that a telluric quake measuring 4.2 on [...] Full text...

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US: UN forecasts 14 million people made homeless each year by disasters

13 october 2017 - 19:39:00
New York, US (PANA) – Sudden onset disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and tropical cyclones, are likely to displace [...] Full text...

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US: Remittances to recover modestly after two years of decline – WB report

03 october 2017 - 18:20:58
Washington, US (PANA) - Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are on course to recover in 2017 after two consecutive [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor launched in Malawi

29 june 2017 - 05:07:36
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Government of Malawi and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched an air corridor to test [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Government dismisses ‘induced earthquake’ reports in Botswana

05 april 2017 - 18:19:08
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI) has rejected media reports suggesting that the earthquake which occurred in the [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Belgium releases 4 million Euros for natural disasters in Great Lakes Region

01 march 2017 - 13:30:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium is to release 4.1 million Euros for the prevention of natural disasters in the Great [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: AfDB offers US$ 1m to mitigate earthquake effects in Tanzania's Kagera region

20 january 2017 - 16:29:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - People affected by the earthquake which hit the Kagera region in northwestern Tanzania, in [...] Full text...

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Malawi: UNICEF, Malawi to test first humanitarian drone in Africa

16 december 2016 - 05:46:38
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in cooperation with the Government of Malawi, will establish an [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF highlights 10 countries with highest out-of-school rates

01 september 2016 - 17:52:19
New York, US (PANA) - As millions of children around the world prepare to return to school this month, the [...] Full text...

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WHS: Summit to 'shape a different future,' Ban tells thousands at opening ceremony

23 may 2016 - 12:50:36
Istanbul, Turkey (PANA) - At the opening of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul Monday, the United Nations Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report reveals devastating human toll in 2015 due to climate-related disasters

11 february 2016 - 18:10:44
New York, US (PANA) - A new analysis issued on Thursday by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) said [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says science is vital in managing disaster risk, promoting development

26 january 2016 - 19:58:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Robert Glasser on Tuesday drew the attention of [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says surge in climate change-related disasters threat to food security

27 november 2015 - 16:56:29
New York, US (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of threats to food security by climate change-related disasters

26 november 2015 - 11:11:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and severity [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says 90 per cent of disasters are weather-related

23 november 2015 - 15:59:06
New York, US (PANA) - A new report issued on Monday by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) stated [...] Full text...

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Liberia: IMF Chief commends Liberia's example to contain Ebola, urges action to restore growth

11 september 2015 - 16:51:01
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde has paid tribute to the heroism of Liberians [...] Full text...

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UN: Eight countries to sharpen long-term climate change adaptation strategies

01 september 2015 - 19:11:22
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN programme, funded by Germany, will help eight developing countries revamp and strengthen [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda releases first ever Atlas on disasters geodata

31 august 2015 - 21:28:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A compilation of maps illustrating main recurrent disasters phenomenon in Rwanda, including drought, landslides, floods, [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO says increase in voluntary blood donors can save millions of lives

14 june 2015 - 20:12:04
New York, US (PANA) - On World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for increased regular [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO proposes US$100 million in emergency funding, global health crisis workforce

18 may 2015 - 21:36:46
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan, on Monday proposed a [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief urges global solidarity to strengthen disaster resilience, boost development

14 march 2015 - 18:29:17
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday in Sendai, Japan, said that responding to the world's [...] Full text...

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UN: UN disaster reduction chief hails "major milestone" in earthquake risk assessment

21 january 2015 - 18:51:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has welcomed the launch of a new [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief urges global community to confront world’s existential threats

03 december 2014 - 08:19:31
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the world today faces an increasing array of threats to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN marks World Disaster Reduction Day, stresses need to vulnerabilities of older persons

13 october 2014 - 17:58:22
New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Day for Disaster Reduction, the UN on Monday spotlighted the need to address the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African meteorologists warn of heavy rain in Rwanda, the Great Horn of Africa

08 october 2014 - 15:36:27
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The period between September and December 2014 will witness above average rainfall season over the equatorial [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: EAC, AUC team up to address disaster risks in Africa

01 october 2014 - 10:26:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A two-day Africa Working Group meeting on disaster risk reduction opened Wednesday in Arusha, [...] Full text...

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UN: Report says 22 million displaced by natural disasters in 2013

17 september 2014 - 22:47:32
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN-backed report launched on Wednesday reveals that 22 million people worldwide were displaced [...] Full text...

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UN tasks private sector on disaster risk reduction

15 may 2013 - 21:55:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday called on the world’s business community to incorporate disaster risk management [...] Full text...

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Earthquakes: Jonathan commiserates with China, Iran, Pakistan over victims

20 april 2013 - 19:37:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan, has commiserated with President Xi Jinping and the people of China over [...] Full text...

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UN study identifies political leadership as key in managing disaster risk

04 september 2012 - 08:36:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Political leadership is more important than a city’s wealth when it comes to protecting [...] Full text...

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Mild earth tremor hits eastern Malawi

03 may 2012 - 14:49:17
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A mild earth tremor, measuring 2.6 on the Richter Scale, hit Malawi's eastern district of Zomba [...] Full text...

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Christian Aid advises on response to disasters

27 march 2012 - 13:16:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Many more people will survive and recover from emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and [...] Full text...

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Climate change congress opened in Nigeria

21 september 2011 - 23:37:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A two-day African Mayoral Climate Change meeting opened on Wednesday in Nigeria's commercial city of [...] Full text...

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WFP, Luxembourg support humanitarian efforts in West Africa

15 september 2011 - 17:28:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme and Luxembourg on Thursday signed a partnership agreement to [...] Full text...

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UN vital to tackling global challenges, issues - Ban

19 august 2011 - 17:13:54
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that, "the world body is necessary and [...] Full text...

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New psychological first aid guide to strengthen humanitarian relief

16 august 2011 - 12:22:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the World Humanitarian Day to be observed 19 Aug., a guide for field workers [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Airlines resumes partial flight to destinations affected by volcano

15 june 2011 - 14:55:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Airlines announced Wednesday that it had resumed flights to some of the destinations affected [...] Full text...

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'Judgement Day' advocate gets suspended sentence In Malawi

12 june 2011 - 19:07:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A court in northern Malawi has handed down a six-month suspended sentence to a man accused [...] Full text...

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Slight earthquake felt in Rwanda

23 may 2011 - 17:24:57
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An earthquake, measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale, struck several parts of Rwanda and eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, partners to conduct full-scale simulated tsunami alert

18 march 2011 - 18:59:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Following the devastating tsunami that struck Japan, 33 countries are preparing to participate, on 23 March, [...] Full text...

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UN report outlines measures to check environmental hazards

12 november 2010 - 18:11:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A UN report said losses caused by natural disasters across the world could triple to [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for collective action to curb hazards

13 october 2010 - 18:11:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need for the participation of everybody to [...] Full text...

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Satellite pix show Tunisia sinking, effects of global warming on Kilimanjaro

09 july 2010 - 11:48:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The layers of ice on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point, have changed colour due to [...] Full text...

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Malawi sends 150 tonnes of rice to Haiti

23 january 2010 - 18:12:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi has joined international relief efforts by send ing 150 tonnes of rice to Haiti, where [...] Full text...

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SADC restates support for Malawi AU presidency

15 january 2010 - 17:34:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on Thursday reaffirmed the candidacy of Malawi for the presidency [...] Full text...

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US Geology experts inspect Malawi quakes, describe them as 'moderate'

14 january 2010 - 16:46:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A two-man team of experts from the US Geological Surve y said on Thursday the string [...] Full text...

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Pressure piles on Kenya govt to unbar media

12 january 2010 - 11:48:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Criticism against Kenyan governmentâ?s attempt to cripp le media operations persisted here Tuesday, with civil society [...] Full text...

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Malawi sends SOS for earthquake victims

21 december 2009 - 16:24:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's Department of Disaster Management Affairs has described the situation in the northern border district of [...] Full text...

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Malawi earthquake kills toddler, injures several others

08 december 2009 - 14:23:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A one-year old child died early Tuesday while six more people were rushed to hospital following [...] Full text...

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UN: Protect hospitals from natural hazards

14 october 2009 - 20:47:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN on Wednesday called for urgent global action to better protect hospitals from natural [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches Kit to help children in emergencies

25 july 2009 - 19:06:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations Childre-n's Fund (UNICEF) says it has launched a new kit to help meet [...] Full text...

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China assists Algeria to monitor seismic risks

20 july 2009 - 12:06:00
Algiers- Algeria (PANA) -- The Chinese agency for the control of seismic attacks has given the Algerian Space, Astrophysics and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President condoles Italian PM over earthquake deaths

09 april 2009 - 18:36:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua of Nigeria has sent a lett er of condolence to the Italian [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for safe health facilities during emergencies

08 april 2009 - 07:35:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to make their health facilities safe so [...] Full text...

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WHO seeks prevention of disasters in health facilities

07 april 2009 - 14:43:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The resident representative of the World Health Organisa tion (WHO) in Senegal, Dr. Antonio Filipe [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Rwandan children

04 february 2009 - 16:25:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The Japanese government has granted US$6 million to Rwanda to rehabilitate the children affected by earthquakes [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Rwandan children

04 february 2009 - 15:24:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The Japanese government has granted US$6 million to Rwanda to rehabilitate the children affected by earthquakes [...] Full text...

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