Burkina Faso President carries out minor cabinet reshuffle

13 january 2026 - 11:28:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday carried out a minor cabinet reshuffle in [...] Full text...

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Kenya plan showcases bold vision for refugee self-reliance

13 january 2026 - 07:55:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Barham Salih has made his first official visit as UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), calling [...] Full text...

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Sudan government returns to Khartoum after nearly three-year absence

12 january 2026 - 08:02:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris said on Sunday the government had returned to Khartoum, ending a [...] Full text...

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At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative highlights breakthroughs in tackling gender-based violence

11 january 2026 - 11:47:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When it comes to protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, change happens when they are [...] Full text...

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Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says

09 january 2026 - 14:05:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent human rights expert has urged the international community to reject the electoral process organised [...] Full text...

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Central Sahel: Children supported to process trauma, but scale-up needed, Charity organization says

08 january 2026 - 10:51:55
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A Western charity has warned that thousands of children in the Central Sahel region in [...] Full text...

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Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

07 january 2026 - 16:52:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a country already facing one of the world’s [...] Full text...

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Attacks on Nigeria schools undermine right to education - UN official

07 january 2026 - 08:03:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The top UN official in Nigeria called on Tuesday for stronger protection of civilians and schools [...] Full text...

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Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

06 january 2026 - 19:10:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a country already facing one of the world’s [...] Full text...

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Venezuela's people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief

06 january 2026 - 13:11:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Responding to the seizure of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro by the United States, UN human rights [...] Full text...

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'I truly pray that peace will come to eastern DRC' (By UN News)

04 january 2026 - 06:55:14
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For nearly five years, Bintou Keita led the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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'I truly pray that peace will come to eastern DRC' (By UN News)

04 january 2026 - 05:56:43
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - For nearly five years, Bintou Keita led the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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New year dawns amid rubble and resolve in Gaza

02 january 2026 - 08:27:08
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As 2026 begins, residents of the Gaza Strip are confronting life in displacement camps and [...] Full text...

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Ahmadiyya Amir urges lawfulness, peace as Gambia marks New Year 2026

01 january 2026 - 12:56:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in The Gambia, Baba F. Trawally, has called on [...] Full text...

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Gambian President calls for 'ethical politics' as country enters election year

01 january 2026 - 12:27:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow has called for peace, unity, and restraint ahead of the 2026 presidential [...] Full text...

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Ukraine: Attacks disrupt heating as temperatures plunge

31 december 2025 - 19:37:17
Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - Recent attacks across Ukraine have killed civilians, damaged critical infrastructure and cut heating and power supplies [...] Full text...

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100,000 refugees from DRC flow into Burundi in nearly a month

30 december 2025 - 08:19:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - While massive and continuous population displacements are reported within the Congolese province of South Kivu, Burundi, [...] Full text...

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Representatives of schools of foreign communities meet Libyan Parliament officials

29 december 2025 - 12:21:10
Benghazi, Libya (PANA)-  The president of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee of the eastern-based Libyan House of Representatives, [...] Full text...

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Sub-regional forum on citizenship education begins in Tripoli

29 december 2025 - 11:47:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A sub-regional forum of the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO) on Citizenship Education, aimed [...] Full text...

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UN renews ceasefire push in Sudan

27 december 2025 - 07:23:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has urged Sudan’s warring parties to pursue compromise and an immediate ceasefire, even [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jinak emerges as key ‘backway’ departure point to Europe

26 december 2025 - 18:29:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Jinak, a coastal settlement in The Gambia’s Niumi area, North Bank Region, has become a major [...] Full text...

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Guinea: FRONDEG candidate Abdoulaye Yéro Baldé concludes nationwide campaign tour

25 december 2025 - 19:21:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Abdoulaye Yéro Baldé, presidential candidate of the Democratic Front of Guinea (FRONDEG), returned to Conakry on [...] Full text...

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Christmas: Barrow calls for national unity, compassion

25 december 2025 - 18:16:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow has called on Gambians to use the Christmas season to reaffirm the values [...] Full text...

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UN celebrates 10 years of progress in youth, peace and security agenda

24 december 2025 - 08:08:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has long been at the forefront of efforts to involve young people in [...] Full text...

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Constitutional order faltering in West Africa and the Sahel - UN official

19 december 2025 - 07:49:09
New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel are moving forward in the open. Between successive coups d'état, [...] Full text...

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Troika on South Sudan concerned about widespread conflict across the country

18 december 2025 - 19:36:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Norway, the UK and US, which constitute the Troika on South Sudan, have expressed concern [...] Full text...

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Rights group sees growing support for treaty to guarantee free education for every child

18 december 2025 - 09:55:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Discussions are advancing at the United Nations on a new global treaty to guarantee every child’s [...] Full text...

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Nations pledge people-first digital future, tighter AI safeguards

18 december 2025 - 05:54:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States on Wednesday pledged to narrow widening digital divides and put stronger safeguards [...] Full text...

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Second session of Libyan-Indonesian Joint Commission held in Jakarta

16 december 2025 - 15:52:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The second session of the Libyan-Indonesian Joint Commission was held in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, dedicated [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs moves to support schools in Sudanese community

16 december 2025 - 15:46:57
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A humanitarian initiative has been implemented in Ajdabiya (east) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...

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More than 60,000 Congolese have sought refuge in Burundi in ten days following M23 offensive in South Kivu

16 december 2025 - 09:08:21
Bujumbura, Buruni (PANA) - Following the M23 armed group's assault on the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, in [...] Full text...

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Aid deprioritised as commercial goods flow into Gaza, UN warns

15 december 2025 - 19:06:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity warns of alarming consequences of aid cuts as crisis in Mali spreads south

15 december 2025 - 12:32:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A poisonous cocktail of escalating conflict, blockades, increased displacement, and humanitarian funding cuts is pushing people [...] Full text...

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Dialogue is ‘not naïve – it’s necessary’ as global divisions deepen - UN chief

15 december 2025 - 08:51:37
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations opened in Riyadh on Sunday [...] Full text...

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From farm to classroom: Feeding children and supporting farmers in Timor-Leste

14 december 2025 - 18:48:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – It’s a win-win recipe: schoolchildren eat a free, nutritious meal every day and local farmers gain [...] Full text...

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Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case

12 december 2025 - 15:10:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and [...] Full text...

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Human rights have special significance in Libya - UNSMIL

11 december 2025 - 18:02:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -The theme for this year's Human Rights Day, ‘'Human Rights – at the heart of our daily [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn

10 december 2025 - 19:36:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 17:47:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 15:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for modernising right to learning

10 december 2025 - 08:01:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Despite significant progress in access to education, educational inequalities are widening due to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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UN strongly condemns Israel's unauthorised entry of UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem

09 december 2025 - 07:35:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that Israeli police raided its compound [...] Full text...

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Israeli police forcibly enter UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem

08 december 2025 - 17:10:44
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that Israeli police raided its compound [...] Full text...

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Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify

06 december 2025 - 06:59:49
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups [...] Full text...

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Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead

05 december 2025 - 20:26:03
New York, US (PANA) - From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones [...] Full text...

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Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, WHO–World Bank report finds

05 december 2025 - 19:32:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – ​​​​​​​Since 2000, most countries—across all income levels and regions—have made concurrent progress in expanding health service [...] Full text...

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UN and partners back new measures to help millions move from vulnerability to opportunity

05 december 2025 - 06:58:47
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - A major UN meeting in Doha wrapped up on Thursday with a renewed drive to help [...] Full text...

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UN sounds alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts

04 december 2025 - 08:13:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The deadly legacy of conflicts, old and new, from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, continues to [...] Full text...

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UN chief: Break down barriers aganst persons with disabilities

03 december 2025 - 07:37:20
New, York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has urged the world to commit to working side-by-side with persons [...] Full text...

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Millions of jobs at risk in Asia-Pacific as AI adoption surges in wealthy nations

02 december 2025 - 20:27:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of jobs across Asia could be at risk as the AI industry booms at the [...] Full text...

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World Bank team meets Sudanese officials on resumption of support

02 december 2025 - 08:23:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The first high-level official delegation from the World Bank arrived in Sudan on Monday since [...] Full text...

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HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress

02 december 2025 - 07:14:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pooja Mishra’s health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Mauritania’s reforms to drive inclusive and sustainable growth

29 november 2025 - 13:48:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank has approved Mauritania’s First Reform for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: One month after the attacks on Al Fasher, children arrive in Tawila without parents and traumatised

29 november 2025 - 13:32:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 400 children fleeing the violence in the Sudanese city of Al Fasher have arrived [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN experts call for urgent action to combat trafficking in El Fasher

27 november 2025 - 16:44:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Thursday expressed concern about reports of trafficking of women and girls [...] Full text...

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EU commits €20m to strengthen senior secondary education in Gambia

27 november 2025 - 16:02:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The European Union and the Government of The Gambia on Thursday signed a Financing Agreement for [...] Full text...

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Minorities are being stifled and rights repressed in a growing number of autocracies, denounces Volker Türk

27 november 2025 - 13:07:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "In a growing number of autocracies, minorities are being stifled, their rights, their identity and their [...] Full text...

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Countries, experts agree on 10-year Africa Health Workforce Agenda

27 november 2025 - 10:39:29
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - African countries have reached consensus on the priority actions, commitments and milestones that will shape [...] Full text...

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Aid access and hospital operations remain constrained in Gaza

27 november 2025 - 10:06:57
New York, US (PANA) - Aid deliveries into Gaza continue to face difficulties as fighting continues across the territory, with [...] Full text...

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Libya holds conference to empower suppliers to access UN Global Market

26 november 2025 - 12:52:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade has organised the 2025 UN Suppliers Conference, aiming to [...] Full text...

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Gaza's economy has collapsed, exacerbating poverty

26 november 2025 - 07:46:40
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two years of Israeli military operations and restrictions have "caused an unprecedented collapse of the [...] Full text...

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Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns

26 november 2025 - 07:19:13
New York, US (PANA) - More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers [...] Full text...

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Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

25 november 2025 - 17:55:42
Riyadh, Sauri Arabia (PANA) - Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience [...] Full text...

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“One Partnership. One Future” (op-ed article by EU President António Costa and President Ursula von der Leyen)

24 november 2025 - 09:22:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Africa and Europe prepare for the 7th European Union–African Union Summit in Luanda, we stand [...] Full text...

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G20 must reflect aspirations of Africa and the world - Ramaphosa

23 november 2025 - 07:03:06
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil must [...] Full text...

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Silenced women in South Sudan now making their voices heard (By UN News)

23 november 2025 - 05:26:47
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Reprimanded for wanting to go to school as a young girl, then ignored and despised [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction

22 november 2025 - 18:30:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a [...] Full text...

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One Sea, one Pact, one Future: EC approves conclusions on the pact for the Mediterranean

21 november 2025 - 10:37:57
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has approved conclusions welcoming the pact for the Mediterranean, which coincides with the [...] Full text...

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One in five children living in poverty in developing countries

20 november 2025 - 16:24:56
New York, US (PANA) - At least 417 million children — more than one in five — living in low- [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns deadly Nigeria school attack, demands urgent protection for students

18 november 2025 - 18:55:38
New York, US (PANA) - UNICEF has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a school in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns deadly Nigeria school attack, demands urgent protection for students

18 november 2025 - 18:37:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNICEF has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a school in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, which [...] Full text...

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Libya's House of Representatives and High Council of State sign agreement on unified development

18 november 2025 - 17:09:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives and western-based High Council of State have signed a [...] Full text...

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Stolen Past: Inside the fight against illicit antiquities trafficking

14 november 2025 - 18:38:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The illicit trade in cultural property is one of the world’s oldest and most profitable forms [...] Full text...

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From Haiti to Ethiopia: voices of climate displacement at COP30

14 november 2025 - 07:53:02
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Floods, heatwaves, droughts and storms are forcing millions from their homes every year. Most never cross [...] Full text...

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Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30

13 november 2025 - 18:50:42
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in [...] Full text...

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Africa’s Giant Eye on the Sky turns 20

12 november 2025 - 09:59:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), Africa’s largest optical telescope, on Tuesday celebrated its [...] Full text...

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Fight continues for dignity, education and sexuality of young girls around the world

09 november 2025 - 08:15:06
New York, US (PANA) - The dignity of girls and their sexual health were at the heart of the International [...] Full text...

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COP30 Climate Conference: What to know

08 november 2025 - 12:38:18
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Next week, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference (COP30) will begin in Belém, Brazil. The [...] Full text...

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Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action

06 november 2025 - 15:53:42
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries [...] Full text...

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Mind over machine: UN urges ethical guardrails for brain tech revolution

06 november 2025 - 13:43:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As wearable devices begin to tap into our mental states, UN experts warn that without ethical [...] Full text...

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Doha Social Summit: Path to fairer societies begins in the classroom

05 november 2025 - 08:00:44
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Education took centre stage on the opening day of the Second World Summit for Social Development [...] Full text...

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Only 5 per cent of European 7 to 9-year-olds eat enough fruit and vegetables

05 november 2025 - 07:44:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only five per cent of children aged seven to nine across Europe eat enough fruit and [...] Full text...

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World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development

04 november 2025 - 15:48:10
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension and widening social divides, global leaders at the Second [...] Full text...

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Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live

04 november 2025 - 07:44:14
New York, US (PANA) - A new global report warns that inequality is increasing the world’s vulnerability to pandemics, making [...] Full text...

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‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare

02 november 2025 - 07:50:35
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - After two years of war that kept them out of classrooms, Gaza’s children are finally [...] Full text...

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Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline

02 november 2025 - 07:43:10
New York, US (PANA) - Journalists risk their lives every day to bring facts to light, yet most attacks against [...] Full text...

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UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes

01 november 2025 - 04:29:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are pushing ahead with aid deliveries across Gaza despite new Israeli [...] Full text...

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Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa

31 october 2025 - 19:09:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Caribbean reels from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, UN humanitarian agencies are stepping [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity urges donor countries to support displaced people in DRC

29 october 2025 - 18:51:48
Paris, France (PANA) - Ahead of Thursday's Great Lakes Conference in Paris, a humaniitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), [...] Full text...

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Switzerland returns rare South African artefacts

29 october 2025 - 07:16:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Swiss town of Neuchatel on Tuesday returned three rare South African artefacts, ahead of [...] Full text...

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First generative artificial intelligence model in Libya launched

28 october 2025 - 12:52:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first generative artificial intelligence model in Libya, dubbed the LIBIGPT project, was launched in Tripoli [...] Full text...

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UN support mission supports mine action in Libyan city of Misrata

27 october 2025 - 11:38:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support MIssion in Libya's (UNSMIL) Mine Action Programme (UNMAS)  and the Libyan Mine Action [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $73 million to empower Kenyan youth through science, technology development

26 october 2025 - 04:30:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Millions pushed to ‘brink of survival’

23 october 2025 - 17:30:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 900 days of brutal conflict, widespread human rights violations, famine, and the collapse of essential [...] Full text...

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Helping developing countries free themselves from the burden of debt

22 october 2025 - 16:48:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than three billion people worldwide live in economies forced to spend more on debt repayment [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union advisory group meeting on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism

20 october 2025 - 12:52:38
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The member of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) and member of the High-level Advisory [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank President pledges deeper cooperation with key constituency

19 october 2025 - 06:53:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah has met with the finance ministers [...] Full text...

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South African delegation visits Addis Ababa centre of excellence

18 october 2025 - 07:28:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Education Minister Mimmy Gondwe on Friday described the University Of South [...] Full text...

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Haiti is under a UN arms embargo: So why are 500,000 illegal weapons in circulation?

17 october 2025 - 20:46:09
Port-au-Prince (PANA) - Up to 500,000 illegal weapons ranging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in [...] Full text...

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EU equality ministers call for stronger focus on prevention, early detection and intervention on violence against women

17 october 2025 - 10:28:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Recognising the vital role that ordinary citizens can play in preventing abuse, the European Council has [...] Full text...

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Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty and the climate crisis

17 october 2025 - 08:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poor – 887 million people – live in [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN pushes to fire scale up aid delivery

16 october 2025 - 20:54:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, UN aid teams are intensifying efforts [...] Full text...

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Global Economic Outlook shows modest change amid policy shifts and complex forces (IMF Blog by Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas)

15 october 2025 - 10:46:05
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians call for greater support amid immense needs

15 october 2025 - 07:38:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the end of the year fast approaching, humanitarians are urging donors to step up support [...] Full text...

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12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary opens in Gambia

14 october 2025 - 16:28:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 12th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, which brings together First Ladies from [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights

14 october 2025 - 07:06:54
Beijing, China (PANA) - UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight for [...] Full text...

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Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability hits people’s livelihoods

13 october 2025 - 20:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hostages released, aid scale-up has begun, say aid agencies

13 october 2025 - 12:11:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Electoral Commisson to strengthen awareness programmes

13 october 2025 - 11:21:47
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - As part of the ongoing preparations for the launch of awareness programmes on the third group [...] Full text...

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Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities? (By Anshu Sharma, UN News)

12 october 2025 - 06:44:59
New York, US (PANA) - For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. [...] Full text...

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The girl I am, the change I lead

11 october 2025 - 14:33:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shaped through consultations with girls organizations, UN partners and, most importantly, girls themselves, the 2025 International [...] Full text...

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'I will not go hungry again': Hope reborn in Gaza after ceasefire agreement (By UN News)

10 october 2025 - 18:09:17
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - "What makes me even happier is that I will no longer suffer from hunger." Like [...] Full text...

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In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes

10 october 2025 - 17:53:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly four million people across Africa’s vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa advances trade relations with Ireland

09 october 2025 - 11:16:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Dublin, Ireland, for an official visit aimed [...] Full text...

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Spending smarter to boost growth (IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen She)

09 october 2025 - 10:03:26
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Rwanda achieved remarkable progress. Nearly every household now has [...] Full text...

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Turning Tanzania’s farmers into agri- entrepreneurs. A unique international alliance helps smallholder farmers become more sustainable and profitable (By Caitríona Palmer and Birom Seck)

09 october 2025 - 07:36:35
Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - It is just past dawn in the village of Kasuguti, Tanzania, and as a golden pink [...] Full text...

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Ministers from Europe and beyond commit to address housing emergency

08 october 2025 - 21:21:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Across Europe and beyond, housing costs are rising faster than incomes and many families are spending [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence for, and by, Africa

08 october 2025 - 08:21:33
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa should not inherit artificial intelligence (AI) designed elsewhere, believes UNESCO, which wants to help develop [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson congratulates Egyptian El-Enany on election as DG of UNESCO

08 october 2025 - 07:26:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has extended his sincere [...] Full text...

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Playing and games put thousands of Sudanese children back on the track of healing and recovery (PANA Feature) By Mohamed Osman Adam

07 october 2025 - 16:05:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan's war, sports and games have shown that they are not only entertainment and [...] Full text...

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Libyan University, Malaysian academic institutions sign MoUs

07 october 2025 - 14:17:13
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Omar Mokhtar University, based in Benghazi in the east, has signed three Memoranda of Understanding [...] Full text...

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From Beijing's promises to Gaza's ruins: women facing war (By UN News)

06 october 2025 - 16:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - At the UN on Monday, the scene was ritualistic: solemn speeches, alarming figures, calls to [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Morocco to halt use of excessive force during youth protests

03 october 2025 - 15:30:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for an “immediate and independent investigation” into the Moroccan [...] Full text...

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European Council underlines EU’s leading role in life sciences

30 september 2025 - 12:17:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday approved conclusions on life sciences for the Union’s competitiveness and welcomed [...] Full text...

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‘We don’t believe in giving up’ deputy UN chief tells New York festival crowd

28 september 2025 - 17:30:55
New York, US (PANA) - Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed thanked the crowd at New York’s Global Citizen Festival on [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum returnees face shelter crisis, warns IOM

27 september 2025 - 06:32:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The ongoing war between rival militaries in Sudan has left vast areas devastated and people returning [...] Full text...

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World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa visits Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger

27 september 2025 - 06:28:11
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - World Bank Regional Vice President for Western and Central Africa Ousmane Diagana will undertake a [...] Full text...

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Libya attends high-level UN meeting on prevention of non-communicable diseases

26 september 2025 - 11:58:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of Health of Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) has participated in the [...] Full text...

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Youth to UN: ‘Listen to us. Invest in us. Partner with us’

26 september 2025 - 05:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - With nearly half the global population under 30, the UN continues to emphasise the indispensable [...] Full text...

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IMF staff says Tanzania's economic activity 'robust'

25 september 2025 - 10:17:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, which [...] Full text...

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Troops ensure relative calm in Libyan city after armed clashes

24 september 2025 - 11:24:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Relative calm has returned to the Libyan city of Zaouia, 45 kms west of Tripoli, after [...] Full text...

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Faced with avalanche of online violence against women, UN calls for response and protection

24 september 2025 - 06:55:09
New York, US (PANA) - The internet has become a training ground for hatred against women through the "machosphere", the [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President calls for fairer development, trade

24 september 2025 - 05:37:55
New York, US (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that Africa is a continent “irreversibly on the [...] Full text...

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World powers’ aggression, interference endangering global order: Angola's president

24 september 2025 - 04:45:41
New York, US (PANA) - President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço of Angola on Tuesday warned that world powers’ aggression and [...] Full text...

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UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos

23 september 2025 - 15:28:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world [...] Full text...

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Why digitalisation for displaced people and host communities can’t wait (World Bank Blog by Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Global Practice Manager, Digital Economy & Society, Digital Vice Presidency; Johan Bjurman Bergman, Digital Development Specialist and Anne Schuchardt, Consultant, World Bank Digital Vice Presidency)

23 september 2025 - 08:49:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...

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High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment

22 september 2025 - 19:25:12
New York, US (PANA) - Annalena Baerbock, only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its [...] Full text...

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30 years advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead (By UN News)

22 september 2025 - 06:39:35
New York, US (PANA) - In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by [...] Full text...

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‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition

20 september 2025 - 13:34:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fifteen-year-old Reyyan Demiriz from Türkiye has been awarded first prize in a UN young writers’ competition [...] Full text...

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WHO sounds alarm on rising number of suicides in Eswatini

18 september 2025 - 12:27:47
Mbabane, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm on the rising number of suicides in [...] Full text...

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Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years

17 september 2025 - 16:53:00
  Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For millions of girls in Afghanistan, it has been four long years since the ban on [...] Full text...

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Palestinian children denied education for third year in a row

17 september 2025 - 05:19:41
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The denial of access to education for Palestinian children for three consecutive academic years, combined [...] Full text...

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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

17 september 2025 - 05:04:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites [...] Full text...

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PANA Board chairman to participate in UNSMIL roundtable on the role of journalism in Libya's political process

16 september 2025 - 12:30:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is organising a panel discussion on "The role of [...] Full text...

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Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds

16 september 2025 - 10:07:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on [...] Full text...

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UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action

16 september 2025 - 06:50:01
New York, US (PANA) - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Militias, army threaten South Kivu civilians

16 september 2025 - 06:31:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – DR Congo (DRC) military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians [...] Full text...

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AU, UAE discuss collaboration and achieving peace in Africa

13 september 2025 - 09:53:22
Port  Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - African Union (AU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have concluded talks to cement relations [...] Full text...

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Gaza City: Daily bombardment, more displacement amid escalating military offensive

12 september 2025 - 14:38:06
  Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the Israeli offensive intensifies in Gaza City, nearly one million people estimated to be [...] 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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Flood and unprecedented rainfall hit many areas in north and north eastern Sudan

11 september 2025 - 16:02:22
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN says unprecedented rains have displaced dozens of villages and localities in south Sudan, already [...] 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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Ghana has received 14 deported West Africans from US: President Mahama

11 september 2025 - 06:25:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana received 14 West African nationals deported from the US after it was approached to accept [...] Full text...

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Nearly 80 million more children benefiting from school meals: WFP

11 september 2025 - 05:30:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity”, according [...] Full text...

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Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year

10 september 2025 - 07:53:00
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks on schools in conflict zones around the world have increased by a “staggering 44 [...] 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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Libya sees 'strong growth' in investment

08 september 2025 - 12:44:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan General Authority for Investment Promotion and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

07 september 2025 - 05:33:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake (A UN Feature)

06 september 2025 - 20:33:50
Jalalabad, Afghanistan (PANA) - The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

06 september 2025 - 17:16:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media

05 september 2025 - 20:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 percent of media coverage, [...] Full text...

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UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in South Sudan

05 september 2025 - 07:01:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, has condemned an attack by a local [...] 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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Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters (By UN News)

03 september 2025 - 07:24:27
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions [...] Full text...

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Daily malnutrition deaths continue as Israeli forces push further into Gaza City

03 september 2025 - 06:45:17
New York, US (PANA) - Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF

03 september 2025 - 06:34:17
New York, US (PANA) - Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children [...] 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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Education is key to jobs, growth, and lifelong learning (World Bank Blog by Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank)

27 august 2025 - 08:26:24
Washington, DC., USA (PANA) - Education equips learners with important foundational skills that are essential for work and life. Education is [...] Full text...

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Senior UN migration agency official ends Nigeria visit

25 august 2025 - 11:17:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Operations, Ugochi Daniels, has concluded a [...] 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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Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

22 august 2025 - 05:51:37
New York, US (PANA) - With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief [...] 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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‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan

20 august 2025 - 18:54:02
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in [...] 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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Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid

15 august 2025 - 19:38:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions

15 august 2025 - 16:44:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, [...] Full text...

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Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief

14 august 2025 - 05:58:47
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to [...] Full text...

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Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport

14 august 2025 - 05:43:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UNESCO condemns ‘unacceptable’ killing of journalists

12 august 2025 - 20:07:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of [...] 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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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV mission to Eswatini

08 august 2025 - 11:45:11
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Regardless of the risks that include heightened global uncertainty and potential delays in project execution, Eswatini’s [...] 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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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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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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Malian Foreign minister visits Venezuela

04 august 2025 - 11:02:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, has been in Caracas, the [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya and Italy convene first mine action support group meeting to chart mine-free Libya

31 july 2025 - 18:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Government of Italy on this week brought [...] Full text...

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Human Rights groups criticize use of ID documents for political harassment

30 july 2025 - 15:45:10
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- A group of Sudanese and foreign human rights and civil society organisations have urged the current [...] 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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Boosting growth with Inclusive financial development crucial to unlock Angola’s poverty alleviation efforts

26 july 2025 - 09:44:53
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola recorded the highest economic expansion since 2014, with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth reaching [...] 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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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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Ghana approves visa waiver agreements with 4 countries

24 july 2025 - 09:30:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament has approved the ratification of visa waiver agreements with four countries—Mozambique, São Tomé and [...] 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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Housing crisis: UN fears a future of cities transformed into slums

23 july 2025 - 07:57:23
New York, US (PANA) - A bed, four walls, a safe place to breathe. These are the most basic aspects [...] Full text...

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Financing agreements to strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad

23 july 2025 - 07:36:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for [...] Full text...

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