Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York
22 august 2025 - 20:19:09New York, US (PANA) - Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to [...] Full text...
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Nuclear technology to help fight seafood fraud
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Libya participates in meetings of African Commission on Intellectual Property Rights in Djibouti
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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)
- Environment
Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York
- Gender
Second batch of women community leaders in Lbya pass out from UN Programme
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Sudan doctors: Seven people killed,13 injured in RSF attack
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Libya’s delegate to UN Security Council calls for concrete measures to end political crisis
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
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‘Bet on youth’ to realise Africa’s digital potential, UN deputy chief says
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414 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya - IOM
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Sudan: UN rights office horrified by recent killings in El Fasher
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2024 CHAN: Fixtures for quarter-final matches on Saturday
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Libya: Security Council urged to back popular ‘yearning’ for national elections
22 august 2025 - 05:37:57New York, US (PANA) - Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their [...] 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...
thread Environment
'Build African cities where waste is not a burden, but opportunity for innovation'
21 august 2025 - 10:53:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Environment of and current President of the African Ministers of the [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya to brief Security Council on new roadmap for political process
21 august 2025 - 10:40:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, will brief the Security Council [...] Full text...
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Libya's eastern-based govt signs MoU for green hydrogen production
20 august 2025 - 13:05:53Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government has signed a memorandm of understanding (MoU) for a green hydrogen production project. The [...] Full text...
thread Environment
‘Beauty and Beast’: Story of the Sudanese IDPs and the Gash River
19 august 2025 - 19:13:39Kassala, Sudan (PANA) - Huge volumes of thick reddish torrents of water dash from the Ethiopian plateau and mountainous heights [...] Full text...
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Libya to attend TICAD 9 in Japan on Africa's development
19 august 2025 - 12:05:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of the Environment, Ibrahim al-Arabi Mounir, has departed from Maitigua International Airport, in [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Funding cuts exacerbate Somalia drought: OCHA
19 august 2025 - 07:29:59Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Severe drought in and funding cuts are undermining lifesaving assistance in Somalia, the UN aid coordination [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Veteran Ghanaian journalist Ben Asante passes on
18 august 2025 - 15:44:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Ben Asante, has died, according to media reports on Monday. Asante, died on 12 [...] Full text...
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Earthquake measuring 5.8 hits eastern Algeria
18 august 2025 - 13:00:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An earthquake measuring 5.8 has hit the Algerian Wilaya of Tebessa, on the border with Tunisia.Several [...] Full text...
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Libya municipal elections begin
16 august 2025 - 13:51:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Voting for the 2025 municipal elections (Group II) began on Saturday morning in Libya, amid tight [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions
15 august 2025 - 16:44:12New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, [...] Full text...
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State funeral held for Ghana helicopter crash victims; last six buried
15 august 2025 - 15:07:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Friday led a State funeral for eight people, including two [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution talks adjourn, but countries want to stay engaged: UNEP chief
15 august 2025 - 14:55:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond [...] Full text...
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US forensic experts to help Ghana on military helicopter crash
14 august 2025 - 20:15:59Accra, Ghana (PANA - The Ghana government has officially invited US forensic experts to assist in the investigation into the [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya condemns attempts to obstruct municipal elections
14 august 2025 - 12:24:48Trpoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned, in the strongest terms, the armed attack [...] Full text...
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Rights office urges Uganda to release opposition leaders on bail
14 august 2025 - 05:36:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday expressed serious concern at repeated denials of bail [...] Full text...
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Two Muslim victims of Ghana helicopter crash buried
10 august 2025 - 17:35:08Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two victims of last Wednesday's Ghana Air Force helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves grant of over $5 million to four countries to strengthen public-private partnerships
10 august 2025 - 06:12:20Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a grant [...] Full text...
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Ghana President leads Evening of Reflections and Memorial for helicopter crash victims
09 august 2025 - 20:15:52Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday led his countrymen in an “Evening of Reflections and [...] Full text...
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Hundreds pay last respects to Ghana helicopter crash victims
08 august 2025 - 18:08:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hundreds of people on Friday paid their last respects to eight people, including two cabinet ministers, [...] Full text...
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Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit
08 august 2025 - 08:03:23Awaza, 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 - 07:48:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...
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Ghana president gives assurance of 'full, transparent investigation' into helicopter crash
07 august 2025 - 22:25:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday night gave the assurance that there would be a [...] Full text...
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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice
07 august 2025 - 20:29:34New York, US (PANA) - In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Ghana's President leads govt, ruling party officials to lay flowers in memory of helicopter crash victims
07 august 2025 - 14:50:22Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Senior Ghana government and ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials on Thursday laid flowers at the [...] Full text...
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Ghana announces activities for 3-day national mourning
07 august 2025 - 13:38:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana government on Thursday announced the programme for three days of national mourning in honour [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President Mahama appoints acting Defence and Environment ministers following deadly helicopter crash
07 august 2025 - 12:28:19Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour in for Ghana helicopter crash victims
07 august 2025 - 06:42:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for 8 people, including two cabinet ministers, who died on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Several Somali regions hit by severe drought
07 august 2025 - 05:22:51Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - About 2.5 million people in Somalia are living in drought-affected areas, warn UN agencies currently conducting [...] Full text...
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Ghana President Mahama declares 3 days of national mourning for 8 helicopter crash victims
06 august 2025 - 21:11:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has declared three days of national mourning beginning on Thursday, 7 [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Bodies of all 8 people, including 2 ministers, who perished in Ghana Air Force helicopter crash retrieved
06 august 2025 - 17:56:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The bodies of all eight people who died in a Ghana Air Force helicopter crash on [...] Full text...
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Eight people, including 2 ministers, die in Ghana Air Force helicopter crash
06 august 2025 - 15:17:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Eight people, including two ministers of state, died on Wednesday in a helicopter crash in the [...] 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 - 12:21:08Washington DC, USA (PANA) - A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may [...] Full text...
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The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief
06 august 2025 - 06:01:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - High stakes negotiations got under way at the UN Geneva on Tuesday to agree on a [...] Full text...
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ExxonMobil signs MOU with NOC and resumes activities in Libya after decade-long interruption
05 august 2025 - 14:44:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Negotiations for global plastics treaty resume on Tuesday
05 august 2025 - 05:47:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume in Geneva on Tuesday after previous talks stalled amid [...] Full text...
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The final straw? Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva
04 august 2025 - 21:55:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing [...] Full text...
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President of HNEC highlights role of Libyan security services in success of elections
03 august 2025 - 16:20:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, has stressed the essential [...] Full text...
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Former Malian PM Moussa Mara detained for X post on 'prisoners of conscience'
02 august 2025 - 16:24:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara was remanded in pre-trial detention on Friday at Bamako Central [...] Full text...
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Eswatini’s digital transformation crucial to unlocking growth, jobs, and economic resilience
02 august 2025 - 08:14:00Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency highlights deepening climate and displacement crisis in Somalia
02 august 2025 - 05:30:23Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Climate shocks and mass displacement caused by conflict have uprooted some 3.6 million people in Somalia, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Trade critical to ending plastic pollution - UNCTAD
01 august 2025 - 05:15:23New York, US (PANA) - Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem [...] Full text...
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South Africa secures major energy loan
30 july 2025 - 06:33:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Germany’s KFW Development Bank on Tuesday concluded a €500 million loan for the implementation [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping can work in a fractured world – if there is political will
29 july 2025 - 20:24:15New York, US (PANA) - In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and rising global tensions, United Nations peace operations [...] Full text...
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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)
29 july 2025 - 09:13:27Addis 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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2024 WAFCON: Seoposenwe calls it a day, leaves legacy (By CAF Online)
27 july 2025 - 15:54:31Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tears of relief can be a thing. For Jermaine Seoposenwe, the end of the penalty [...] Full text...
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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)
27 july 2025 - 14:06:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...
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Pollution, melting microbes, undamming rivers, risks for elders: 4 key climate issues (By UN News)
27 july 2025 - 06:10:58New York, US (PANA) - In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: [...] Full text...
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‘The UN is here to do the right things’: Envoy Colin Stewart bids farewell but keeps the faith
24 july 2025 - 21:39:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After nearly three decades on the frontlines of UN’s peace operations – from Timor-Leste’s turbulent independence [...] Full text...
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ICJ affirms states have 'an obligation to prevent significant harm to the environment'
23 july 2025 - 18:37:08The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - This is a turning point for international law, with considerable political repercussions. In a highly [...] Full text...
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Deep dive into the International Seabed Authority: Why it matters now (By UN News)
23 july 2025 - 07:30:11New York, US (PANA) - Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and [...] Full text...
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CAR innovates with nature-based solutions, reaffirms commitment to urban climate resilience
23 july 2025 - 07:12:31Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional grant financing of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 [...] Full text...
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UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit
22 july 2025 - 17:43:12New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL concerned by announcement of suspension of elections in 11 Libyan municipalities
22 july 2025 - 12:24:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern following the announcement of [...] Full text...
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IMF's First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath quits to rejoin Harvard economics faculty
22 july 2025 - 08:45:20Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has announced the departure of Gita Gopinath, [...] Full text...
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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies
22 july 2025 - 06:41:45New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...
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Deadly floods show need for faster, wider warnings, UN agency says
22 july 2025 - 06:32:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From the Himalayas to rural Texas, deadly floods this month have killed hundreds and exposed dangerous [...] Full text...
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AU, EU to promote circular economy investment in Africa
18 july 2025 - 12:13:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have embarked on a joint plan [...] Full text...
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New York Forum: Ocean under pressure, Nice's hopes remain to be realised (By UN News)
18 july 2025 - 07:15:26New York, US (PANA) - The promises made in June at the Ocean Conference in Nice are barely concealing the [...] Full text...
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Libya strongly condemns Israeli strikes against Syria
17 july 2025 - 12:20:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has strongly condemned the “brutal attacks” carried [...] Full text...
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Surge in traditional gold mining in Sudan exposes communities to dangerous chemicals (Feature by By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 july 2025 - 11:29:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Scores of villagers gathered on Thursday for the sixth day running, in Hilat Younis, a remote [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes review of two arrangements with Niger
15 july 2025 - 08:57:43Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the Seventh of [...] Full text...
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Guterres welcomes step forward in securing digital technology worldwide
15 july 2025 - 05:11:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday welcomed the adoption by consensus of the UN [...] Full text...
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Belgacem Hafar inaugurates health facilities in Benghazi
13 july 2025 - 15:37:48Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has inaugurated a [...] Full text...
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Libya and Saudi Arabia discuss joint agricultural investment opportunities
13 july 2025 - 15:23:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Libyan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mohamed Al-Turki, on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Libya, Nigeria discuss cooperation on gas projects and pipelines to European markets
13 july 2025 - 15:15:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and Nigeria have dscussed the possibilities of developing a gas pipeline project linking the two [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board concludes reviews with Cabo Verde
13 july 2025 - 05:08:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the IMF has completed the sixth review under the ECF arrangement, [...] Full text...
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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders
13 july 2025 - 05:05:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 [...] Full text...
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Gazans dying in search of food, ‘starkest illustration’ of their desperation
12 july 2025 - 07:12:11New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip “have never been higher” while the ability to assist [...] Full text...
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Building trust through effective service delivery in Africa – WB Report
10 july 2025 - 14:22:15Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, [...] Full text...
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UN calls for support to SMEs through agricultural trade facilitation
09 july 2025 - 18:04:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged governments to scale up support for [...] Full text...
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Belgacem Haftar stresses the importance of guaranteeing the stability of the electricity grid in Benghazi
09 july 2025 - 14:23:59Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change
09 july 2025 - 12:26:32Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...
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How to Stabilise Africa's Debt (IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Thibault Lemaire, and Nikola Spatafora, economists in IMF’s African Department)
09 july 2025 - 11:59:18Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Successful debt stabilisation requires measures to strengthen public finances and institutions, alongside pro-growth structural reforms [...] Full text...
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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam
08 july 2025 - 17:52:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...
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IMF staff mission finds Lesotho facing ‘uncertain external environment’
08 july 2025 - 10:46:26Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) – The authorities in Lesotho face the challenge of transforming fiscal surpluses into sustainable and high-quality growth [...] Full text...
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Immunization experts urge stronger action to close vaccination gaps in Africa
08 july 2025 - 10:03:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for mobilization on climate at BRICS Summit
08 july 2025 - 09:13:07Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on members BRICS group of emerging countries [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes fourth review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana
08 july 2025 - 06:36:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth review [...] Full text...
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Human rights must anchor the digital age, says UN rights chief Türk
08 july 2025 - 05:59:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN’s top human rights official has [...] Full text...
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‘Cooperation is humanity’s greatest innovation,’ UN chief declares at BRICS summit
07 july 2025 - 22:05:55Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the environment is being attacked on [...] Full text...
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IMF Country Focus: How Nigeria can unleash its economic potential (By Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF Mission Chief to Nigeria and Christian Ebeke, IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria)
07 july 2025 - 12:12:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over the past two years, Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—has implemented difficult reforms to tackle long-standing obstacles [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya holds fresh consultations on proposals of Advisory Committee to end crisis
06 july 2025 - 13:30:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative in Libya for Political Affairs, Stephanie Khoury, has held public [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes first review under ECF arrangement for DRC
06 july 2025 - 07:08:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes first review under ECF arrangement for DRC
06 july 2025 - 05:25:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under [...] Full text...
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PM of Libya's eastern-based government ends Belarus visit
05 july 2025 - 16:54:38Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Libyan government appointed by the eastern-based Parliament, Osama Hamad, has arrived [...] Full text...
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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
05 july 2025 - 07:33:54Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...
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Rwanda restores ecosystems, boosts climate resilience in Nyungwe–Ruhango Corridor
04 july 2025 - 08:27:29Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Communities in Rwanda’s Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and [...] Full text...
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AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction
03 july 2025 - 17:34:23Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to [...] Full text...
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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation
03 july 2025 - 14:21:27Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark Sustainable development conference concluding this [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania
02 july 2025 - 11:04:42Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...
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50 years of CITES: Protecting wildlife from trade-driven extinction
02 july 2025 - 07:40:21New York, US (PANA) - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks [...] Full text...
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New WB project to help Djibouti respond to emergencies
02 july 2025 - 07:33:29Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a Contingent Emergency Response Project (CERP) for Djibouti, an instrument that [...] Full text...
thread Environment
IMF completes second review of Togo’s ECF arrangement
01 july 2025 - 12:44:12Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of the [...] Full text...
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IMF mission completes Article IV consultation with Algeria
01 july 2025 - 12:19:31Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Strengthened policy frameworks, along with reforms to enhance fiscal resilience, diversify the economy, and promote private [...] Full text...
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Climate change requires ending fossil fuel dependency, warns UN expert
01 july 2025 - 07:23:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - States must urgently phase out fossil fuels, in accordance with their international human rights obligations, a [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Eastern Cape flooding death toll rises to 102
01 july 2025 - 07:14:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Eastern Cape provincial government of South Africa on Monday said 102 bodies have [...] Full text...
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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief
30 june 2025 - 18:15:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human [...] Full text...
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African airlines face climate change dilemma in shifting to clean jet fuel
30 june 2025 - 15:20:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Airlines, including the Kenya Airways and other international carriers, are facing a major climate change [...] Full text...
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Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems
30 june 2025 - 11:35:17Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson welcomes peace agreement between DRC and Rwanda
29 june 2025 - 13:05:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the signing [...] Full text...
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Every dollar invested in a girl's education generates three times more for the economy
29 june 2025 - 07:13:24Seville, Spain (PANA) - The equation is simple, the results compelling. Investing one dollar in a girl's education generates nearly [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Tanzania, approves $448.4 million disbursement
28 june 2025 - 08:12:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has secured US$ 448.4 million as an immediate disbursement under both the Extended [...] Full text...
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Developing and preserving Gabon’s wealth to improve living standards: WB report
27 june 2025 - 07:51:55Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon’s economy grew by an estimated 2.9% in 2024, driven mainly by the oil sector and [...] Full text...
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World Bank’s PROGREEN Trust Fund extended to 2031
27 june 2025 - 07:40:13Paris, France (PANA) - The World Bank and three development partners—Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom—announced on Thursday the extension [...] Full text...
thread Environment
World leaders recommit to immunisation amid global funding shortfall
26 june 2025 - 15:40:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunization sees a record number of donors pledge towards [...] Full text...
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Libyan Development Fund signs agreements with 98 Italian companies
26 june 2025 - 12:06:43Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director-General of the Fund for Development and Reconstruction in Libya, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed [...] Full text...
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AU creates agency to advance space technologies in war against climate change
25 june 2025 - 16:04:52Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has created a new agency, whose mandate is to utilize space information to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Investments in aquaculture could create more than 20 million jobs by 2050
24 june 2025 - 08:03:07Entebbe, Uganda (PANA) – Aquaculture could generate as many as 22 million jobs by 2050, according to a new report [...] Full text...
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AU urges universal access to climate data to urgently enhance response
23 june 2025 - 17:41:18Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has urged countries in Africa to urgently seek for universal access to climate [...] Full text...
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AU calls for urgent steps to arrest economic stagnation caused by climate change
23 june 2025 - 12:26:27Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries must urgently shift their strategic view on the the financing for climate action from [...] Full text...
thread Environment
ECOWAS summit opens in Abuja
23 june 2025 - 11:43:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The 67th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade approves 20 private sector investment projects
23 june 2025 - 10:01:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has approved 20 new private sector investment [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Sudan, IMF agree Fund-monitored programme to lay foundation for economic stability
21 june 2025 - 08:05:40Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) IMF and the South Sudanese authorities have reached [...] Full text...
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South Africa exports endangered rhinos to Mozambique
20 june 2025 - 08:35:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ten critically endangered black rhinos were successfully translocated from South Africa to Zinave National [...] Full text...
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EC calls for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the AI-driven digital age
20 june 2025 - 07:47:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council is calling for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the digital age, [...] Full text...
thread Gender
Radical changes needed in debt transparency practices, says new World Bank report
20 june 2025 - 07:04:04Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More developing economies are turning to off-budget and more complex borrowing arrangements in response to [...] Full text...
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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
19 june 2025 - 16:53:37Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...
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About 1,000 modern homes to be built in Benin's lakeside town of Ganvié
19 june 2025 - 12:47:47Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin government is planning to build 1,000 modern homes in Ganvié, a lakeside town in [...] Full text...
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IMF approves resilience and sustainability facility arrangement for Gambia
19 june 2025 - 10:25:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a new 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Reforms needed to boost growth, create jobs, and reduce poverty in the CEMAC region: World Bank report
19 june 2025 - 10:23:49Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The CEMAC region experienced stronger growth in 2024, growing by 3.0%, up from 2.0% [...] Full text...
thread Economy
‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia
19 june 2025 - 05:46:45Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Renewable energy plants are being built across Indonesia, but for their electricity to reach consumers, a [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Benin adopts a ten-year SME Promotion and Development Policy document
18 june 2025 - 14:15:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA)- Benin has just adopted a National Policy for the Promotion and Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IMF staff concludes visit to Liberia
18 june 2025 - 09:23:51Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Daehaeng Kim, Mission Chief for Liberia, [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Namibia
18 june 2025 - 07:31:48Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia’s economy faces challenges from heightened global trade policy tensions, increased weather shocks, a structural shift [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa's Deputy President to meet with Russian President in Moscow
17 june 2025 - 11:48:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Tuesday embarked on a four-day official visit [...] Full text...
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IMF completes reviews of Seychelles economic performance
17 june 2025 - 08:47:33Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Ethiopia commits to efforts to revitalize the climate through Africa greenwall initiative
16 june 2025 - 16:19:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia will carry out major projects to revitalize the environment as it prepares to host [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Rights group says Bonn climate talks should make progress on fossil fuels
16 june 2025 - 07:38:51Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As negotiators gather in the German city of Bonn for the mid-year United Nations climate talks, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments
14 june 2025 - 08:13:21Nice, France (PANA) - Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Nigerian environmental activist Saro-Wiwa, colleagues back on global spotlight posthumously
13 june 2025 - 12:43:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine Nigerian environmental activists, known more popularly as the ‘Ogoni Nine’, have been posthumously pardoned and [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Gabon improves urban Infrastructure, reduces flood risk in secondary cities
13 june 2025 - 10:07:41Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $150 million for the Gabon Urban Development project (in French: “Projet [...] Full text...
thread Environment
'No ocean declaration without small islands': Island states speak out
13 june 2025 - 07:55:16Nice, France (PANA) - On the eve of the closing of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), representatives of [...] Full text...
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Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice
13 june 2025 - 07:29:01Nice, France (PANA) - Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, [...] Full text...
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Rising hunger in Gaza highlights urgent need for ‘unfettered’ aid supplies
12 june 2025 - 08:06:18Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - People in the Gaza Strip are getting hungrier because of the “very limited” volume of [...] Full text...
thread Society
Unlocking finance for creative industries: World Bank Blog By Ivor Istuk, Senior Financial Sector Specialist and Juni Tingting Zhu, Senior Economist
12 june 2025 - 07:27:49Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Creative industries, such as film, music, fashion design and advertising are a growing important source [...] Full text...
thread Economy
‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
11 june 2025 - 18:33:43Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...
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South Africa participates in United Nations Oceans Conference
11 june 2025 - 09:08:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Environment Minister, Dion George has signed the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement [...] Full text...
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Greed is driving oceans toward collapse - Guterres
11 june 2025 - 05:29:00Nice, France (PANA) - The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...
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IMF staff conducts 2025 Article IV Consultation, reaches agreement on ECF fifth review with Zambia
10 june 2025 - 08:14:22Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Guterres calls for end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
09 june 2025 - 11:54:49Nice, France (PANA) - With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Carbon emissions skyrocket with the rise of AI
08 june 2025 - 07:30:58New York, US (PANA) - Carbon emissions from the tech sector have continued to rise in recent years, fueled by [...] Full text...
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Carbon credits: Can a country buy its way to net zero?
07 june 2025 - 08:22:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA} - As nations mark World Environment Day this week, the European Commission’s proposed target of a 90 [...] Full text...
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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
06 june 2025 - 18:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...
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Serious food insecurity lurks over Malawi’s population
05 june 2025 - 09:20:25Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Over 20 percent of Malawi’s 25 million population faces high levels of food insecurity, up five [...] Full text...
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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? (Feature by UN News)
05 june 2025 - 07:58:58Nice, France (PANA) - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading [...] Full text...
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World Environment Day: UN sounds alarm on plastic pollution crisis
04 june 2025 - 22:57:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, according to the UN. Half of [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for bold climate action grounded in human rights
04 june 2025 - 07:50:04London, UK (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official warned on Tuesday that humanity’s survival is inseparable from the health [...] Full text...
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Major new Cape Town airport on the cards
03 june 2025 - 07:36:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Construction on the new Cape Winelands Airport, 20 kilometres north of Cape Town, is [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian authorities, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on policies for ECF review
31 may 2025 - 11:55:33Add Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...
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African Union initiative advocates stronger input from the youth to advance technical education
30 may 2025 - 20:05:47London, UK (PANA) - A new report launched by the Africa Skills Revolution initiative outlines the importance of placing youth [...] Full text...
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UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference
28 may 2025 - 07:15:02New York, US (PANA) - Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine [...] Full text...
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Climate change: World Likely to Breach 1.5°C limit in next five years
28 may 2025 - 06:58:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 2024 was the warmest year on record – but the heat is far from over. A [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agencies call for aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan begins
27 may 2025 - 12:52:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports indicated on Tuesday that Israel’s controversial aid distribution plan had begun in Gaza as the [...] Full text...
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Looking ahead: A perspective on the national electricity utility of Liberia: World Bank Blog By Omar V. Al Sherif, Energy Specialist
27 may 2025 - 12:18:48Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity is vital for driving growth in Liberia’s key sectors—agriculture, [...] Full text...
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Kenya can cut public debt-to-GDP ratio by a third, generate jobs if it prioritises fiscal, governance, and structural reforms
27 may 2025 - 08:40:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s fiscal policy could be better used to create more and better jobs, strengthen the social [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian farmers clear more land to expand coffee plantations
26 may 2025 - 12:59:22Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's coffee sector is poised for expansion, with cultivated areas projected to grow from [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis
25 may 2025 - 09:04:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent [...] Full text...
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Fostering core government bond market resilience: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian, Kleopatra Nikolaou, Jason Wu
22 may 2025 - 08:20:34Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The smooth functioning of government bond markets is important for the safety and soundness [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde takes strategic steps to strengthen fiscal sustainability and create fiscal space
22 may 2025 - 07:53:50Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The Government of Cape Verde (GoCV) is undertaking a series of reforms to strengthen fiscal [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
22 may 2025 - 07:52:10New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, [...] Full text...
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90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
21 may 2025 - 12:59:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya to launch professional development programme in the media sector
20 may 2025 - 15:48:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya will launch a new professional development programme for Libyans [...] Full text...
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Working Group of international follow-up committee on Libya of the Berlin Process calls for protection of civilians
18 may 2025 - 05:14:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-chairs of the Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the Berlin Process - [...] Full text...
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Zambia’s economic recovery gaining pace: IMF
17 may 2025 - 09:36:40Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has completed discussions with the Zambian authorities on economic performance [...] Full text...
thread Economy
IMF, DRC reach staff-level deal on first review under ECF
15 may 2025 - 12:58:47Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The economy of DR Congo (DRC) has been resilient, with growth reaching 6.5 percent in [...] Full text...
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A historic course correction: how the world’s shipping sector is setting sail for net zero (Feature by UN News)
15 may 2025 - 07:45:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Long overlooked as a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, the shipping industry is now [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping receives broad backing as global threats mount
15 may 2025 - 07:17:18Berlin, Germany (PANA) - More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level [...] Full text...
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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries
12 may 2025 - 12:05:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Guterres welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire
11 may 2025 - 13:54:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following pronouncements of an end to hostilities between India and Pakistan, neighbouring nuclear powers, the UN [...] Full text...
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Steering through the Fog: The Art and Science of Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets: Statement By Gita Gopinath, IMF First Deputy Managing Director
10 may 2025 - 10:35:12Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Since early April, the US effective tariff rate has increased to levels last seen [...] Full text...
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Gold exploration drilling programme to commence at Kouroussa in Guinea
08 may 2025 - 12:17:11Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Volt Resources Limited on Thursday announced that following a review of the results of the previous [...] Full text...
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Reconnecting Morality with Political Economy: IMF Blog By Benjamin Enke, Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research
07 may 2025 - 11:22:27Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - For much of the 20th century, the disciplines of moral psychology and economics were [...] Full text...
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South Africa participates in Copenhagen Climate Ministerial
07 may 2025 - 11:20:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Dr Dion George, South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, will represent [...] Full text...
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World Press Freedom Day: Political repression, funding cuts drive media sector into deep crisis
03 may 2025 - 04:54:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Massive funding cuts, compounded by growing political repression and increasing violence towards journalists, are [...] Full text...
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‘Killer Robots’ threaten human rights during war, peace, says rights advocate
28 april 2025 - 07:50:40New York, US (PANA) – Autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to human rights during both war and peacetime, Human [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official stresses Libyan government's responsibility to protect women
27 april 2025 - 13:39:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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Speaking up for the planet – At what cost?
26 april 2025 - 07:44:29Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “As we celebrate Earth Day this week, we’re reminded that protecting the planet begins [...] Full text...
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WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza
25 april 2025 - 18:04:52New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as [...] Full text...
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Asia can boost economic resilience amid surging trade tensions: IMF Blog By Thomas Helbling, Andrea Pescatori, and Krishna Srinivasan
25 april 2025 - 08:47:23Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - As the global economic system is being reset, US tariffs are the highest in a [...] Full text...
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IMF chief calls for balanced growth in global policy agenda
25 april 2025 - 07:31:27Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Countries must work constructively to resolve trade tensions, safeguard economic and financial stability, and double [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns (By Laura Quinones, UN News)
25 april 2025 - 05:28:18New York, US (PANA) - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – [...] Full text...
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Rising global debt requires countries to put their fiscal house in order: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Vitor Gaspar, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro
24 april 2025 - 07:36:33Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Major policy shifts underway have heightened global uncertainty. The series of recent tariff announcements by [...] Full text...
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World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
23 april 2025 - 20:16:52New York, US PANA) - At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz [...] Full text...
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IMF scales down growth in Africa by 0.3 percentage points to 3.9 percent for 2025
23 april 2025 - 05:33:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Chairman of the African Caucus at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Hervé Ndoba, [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
23 april 2025 - 05:11:55New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...
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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change
23 april 2025 - 05:02:24New York, US (PANA) - City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS launches 50th anniversary
22 april 2025 - 13:38:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday launched its 50th anniversary celebrations in [...] Full text...
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51st Tripoli International Fair opens on Monday
21 april 2025 - 12:51:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 51st Tripoli International Fair, designed to boost Libya's economic development, opens on Monday with a [...] Full text...
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IMF team says Nigerian authorities taken important steps to stabilise economy
18 april 2025 - 17:06:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities have taken important steps to stabilise the economy, enhance resilience, and support growth, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania set to access US$441 million in IMF financing
18 april 2025 - 08:09:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...
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IMF, Gambia reach Staff-Level agreement on RSF arrangement and Third review under ECF arrangement
17 april 2025 - 10:56:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Gambian authorities and a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board approves disbursement of US $129 million under Rapid Credit Facility for Mali
17 april 2025 - 10:34:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a disbursement of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Sudan's El Fasher city
17 april 2025 - 05:58:40New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to [...] Full text...
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Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief
17 april 2025 - 05:35:53New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean poacher gets 110-year jail term
16 april 2025 - 07:12:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thomas Chauke, a 54-year-old Zimbabwean national, has been sentenced to 110 years’ imprisonment by [...] Full text...
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UN members gather to discuss the international pact on protection of the high seas
15 april 2025 - 14:20:02New York. USA (PANA) - This week, delegates from around the world gather in New York to discuss what has [...] Full text...
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Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
12 april 2025 - 06:25:41London, UK (PANA) - After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas [...] Full text...
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