South African politician slams US president Trump's latest genocide remarks

20 april 2026 - 09:35:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fikile Mbalula, secretary-general of the ruling South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), has launched a scathing attack [...] Full text...

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World leaders need to act on ongoing atrocities in Sudan as Berlin Conference begins

15 april 2026 - 11:01:31
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Leaders meeting in Berlin on 15 April, 2026, the three-year mark of the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt attacks Berlin Conference, organisers

15 april 2026 - 10:08:38
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government in Khartoum issued a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday totally rejecting an international [...] Full text...

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AU marks 32nd anniversary of genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda

07 april 2026 - 16:54:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the Genocide against Tutsis [...] Full text...

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‘Entire families brutally erased’: Remembering the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

07 april 2026 - 07:40:08
New York, US (PANA) - Thirty-two years ago, a genocidal campaign was unleashed against Rwanda’s Tutsi people, resulting in more [...] Full text...

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Assassination of Burundian and Rwandan presidents remains a mystery after 32 years

06 april 2026 - 13:08:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Commemorative ceremonies are taking place in Burundi on Monday to mark a dark day in the [...] Full text...

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DRC: violence intensifies as UN mission pledges continued support

27 march 2026 - 05:10:43
New York, US (PANA) - The security and political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains “extremely [...] Full text...

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UN expert warns torture has become ‘state doctrine’ in Israel, making prisons instruments of genocide and torture

24 march 2026 - 05:07:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Israel’s systematic torture of Palestinians, long shielded by decades of impunity and political cover, has become [...] Full text...

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Sudan and South Sudan reunited in horror

16 march 2026 - 05:23:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fifteen years after their separation, Sudan and South Sudan are tragically reunited in the horror of [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State labels Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organisation

09 march 2026 - 14:39:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of the State, Marco Rubio, has announced that his department is designating the [...] Full text...

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UN experts warn against the irreversible ‘de-Palestinisation’ of Jerusalem

09 march 2026 - 08:25:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Irreparable harm is being inflicted on Jerusalem, as violence engulfs the region, and genocide continues in [...] Full text...

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UN experts condemn Trump's ‘Board of Peace’, call for a reparative, rights-based approach to reconstruction in Gaza

03 march 2026 - 09:29:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts have condemned the creation of the Board of Peace by US President Donald Trump [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan

27 february 2026 - 07:54:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, [...] Full text...

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European Reaction to UN Fact-Finding Mission report on El Fasher: Sudan Core Group foreign ministers

26 february 2026 - 15:12:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The foreign ministers of the Sudan Core Group which brings together Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, [...] Full text...

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ICC judges assess case against Duterte over Philippines ‘war on drugs’ killings

24 february 2026 - 13:45:22
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Judges at the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday opened a confirmation of charges [...] Full text...

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Sudan condemns reception of RSF Leader by Kampala government

22 february 2026 - 10:40:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese government on Sunday issued a strong worded statement condemning the reception of commander of [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic efforts continue to end Sudan's devastating war

20 february 2026 - 08:00:26
New York, US (PANA) - The US has hosted a meeting at the United Nations in New York to intensify [...] Full text...

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US sanctions three commanders of Sudan's RSF

19 february 2026 - 19:08:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA)  - The United States on Thursday announced it was sanctioning three commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...

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Ethnic cleansing concerns in Gaza and West Bank amid intensified violence and forcible transfers by Israel – UN report

19 february 2026 - 09:37:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A UN Human Rights Office report released on Thursday raises concerns over ethnic cleansing by Israeli authorities [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Evidence in El-Fasher reveals genocidal campaign, targeting non-Arab communities, UN Fact-Finding Mission says

19 february 2026 - 09:31:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report on Thursday that the [...] Full text...

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South Africa plays key role in Global Sumud Flotilla

17 february 2026 - 07:55:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Global Sumud Flotilla has announced plans for what organisers describe as the largest [...] Full text...

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39th AU summit ends; Leaders express concern over conflicts, terrorism in continent

15 february 2026 - 17:39:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have expressed deep concern over the persistence of conflicts, terrorism and violent extremism, [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN vows orderly peacekeeping transition as South Africa withdraws troops

10 february 2026 - 06:40:32
KInshasa, DRC (PANA) - South Africa has moved to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Organiation Stabilisation Mission [...] Full text...

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How AI, gaming and virtual worlds are reshaping Holocaust remembrance

09 february 2026 - 16:37:37
New York, US (PANA) - While new digital technologies are transforming how the Holocaust is remembered and taught, experts warn [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, shot dead

04 february 2026 - 08:56:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Attorney General's Office on Wednesday confirmed the death of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of [...] Full text...

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South Africa and Israel expel each other's top diplomats

30 january 2026 - 18:45:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa and Israel on Friday expelled the top diplomats in each other's country elevating [...] Full text...

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Violence roiling Nigeria extends beyond religious lines, amid a deepening humanitarian crisis (By Fabrice Robinet, UN News)

30 january 2026 - 08:41:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - When the United States ordered airstrikes on Christmas Day against Islamist militants in northern Nigeria, officials [...] Full text...

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Remembering the Holocaust: ‘You are here because you choose hope over hate’

28 january 2026 - 05:56:53
New York, US (PANA) - The Holocaust is a warning, that hatred “can consume everything” – a message that feels [...] Full text...

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‘We must stand up for our shared humanity - each and every day’: UN human rights chief

27 january 2026 - 05:30:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk [...] Full text...

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Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability

22 january 2026 - 19:20:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent [...] Full text...

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Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability

22 january 2026 - 17:05:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top independent [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council

20 january 2026 - 07:47:05
New York, US (PANA) - Atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organised campaign [...] Full text...

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Myanmar begins defence in landmark genocide case at UN World Court

17 january 2026 - 17:22:53
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) -Myanmar on Friday rejected allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of [...] Full text...

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Myanmar’s Rohingya people called ‘Muslim dogs’ before attacks, ICJ hears

15 january 2026 - 17:48:05
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - Hearings continued on Thursday at the UN’s top court into the Gambia’s claim that [...] Full text...

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UN World Court begins landmark hearings on Gambia's Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

13 january 2026 - 07:20:30
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Public hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Mahama outlines core demands for Africa’s reparations at Diaspora Summit:

19 december 2025 - 15:45:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Friday outlined specific demands that his country believes must form [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa addresses US President Trump's misinformation on farm murders

17 december 2025 - 08:12:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has again addressed the perpetuation of misinformation on farm [...] Full text...

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Global atrocity risks rising, warns new UN adviser on genocide prevention

12 december 2025 - 15:34:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is witnessing an alarming erosion of respect for international law, with conflicts increasingly targeting [...] Full text...

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ICC President Akane affirms close links between justice and human rights

10 december 2025 - 13:02:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - As the world marks Human Rights Day on Wednesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has [...] Full text...

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Global atrocity risks rising, warns new UN adviser on genocide prevention

09 december 2025 - 07:24:48
New York, US (PANA) - The world is witnessing an alarming erosion of respect for international law, with conflicts increasingly [...] Full text...

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US says it is taking 'decisive action' to combat 'egregious' anti-Christian violence in Nigeria and globally

03 december 2025 - 17:29:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States said on Wednesday that it is taking “decisive action” against governments or [...] Full text...

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In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’

02 december 2025 - 07:29:21
New York, US (PANA) - More than 260 media professionals were killed in the recent hostilities in Gaza – the [...] Full text...

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Anger over US President Trump's call to bar South Africa from next G20 Summit

28 november 2025 - 07:52:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There is growing outrage after US President Donald Trump announced that South Africa would [...] Full text...

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Top Sudanese General gives conditions for peace

27 november 2025 - 08:44:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A top Sudanese General has spelled out conditions to end the devastating war in the East [...] Full text...

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US President Trump bars South Africa from attending G20 summit next year in Miami

27 november 2025 - 07:46:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed grave concern over US President Donald Trump [...] Full text...

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US urges Sudan's warring parties to commit to humanitarian truce

26 november 2025 - 18:02:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US says it expects the warring parties in Sudan to commit to the humanitarian truce [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s military leader again rejects UAE's membership of the Quad

24 november 2025 - 14:50:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler says he will consider the Quad, which has been working to end [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'welcomes' US President Trump's peace initiative

22 november 2025 - 07:23:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has come under severe criticism for atrocities committed in [...] Full text...

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Sudan welcomes President Trump's decision to end the war in Sudan

20 november 2025 - 08:33:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has welcomed US President Donald Trump's statement that he would initiate a [...] Full text...

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Flower of Srebrenica takes root at the United Nations

18 november 2025 - 13:53:46
New York, US (PANA) - A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother cut the ribbon at UN Headquarters on Monday to [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military ruler sets conditions for talks

15 november 2025 - 06:19:04
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has again set conditions for truce in the bloody [...] Full text...

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Senior US official calls on Sudan's warring parties to 'immediately' accept humanitarian truce

13 november 2025 - 06:17:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US official has called on parties to the conflict in Sudan to “immediately" [...] Full text...

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Sudanese medical charity accuses paramilitary RSF of burning bodies in El Fasher

09 november 2025 - 16:02:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese medical charity, Sudan Doctors Network, has accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of collecting [...] Full text...

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Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher

08 november 2025 - 07:54:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warnings of worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan continue, despite reports of a ceasefire deal  brokered by international mediators on [...] Full text...

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UN Rights Council to hold special session on Sudan's El Fasher on 14 November

07 november 2025 - 09:50:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the human rights situation [...] Full text...

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Genocide prevention expert raises alarm over alleged Sudan atrocity crimes

07 november 2025 - 07:08:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention has raised concerns over widespread allegations of war [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF agrees to humanitarian truce

06 november 2025 - 18:24:58
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has agreed to the humanitarian truce proposed by the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian, US presidents to meet over alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria

02 november 2025 - 17:05:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian presidency has hinted that President Bola Tinubu will meet US President Donald Trump “in [...] Full text...

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AU condemns atrocities of Sudan's paramilitary RSF after capture of El Fasher

30 october 2025 - 06:13:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) has strongly condemned Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...

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Israel responsible for four genocidal acts in Gaza, inquiry chair tells General Assembly

29 october 2025 - 07:40:34
New York, US (PANA) - The chair of an independent commission investigating alleged human rights abuses in the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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UN chief Guterres calls for urgent reform of Security Council

24 october 2025 - 21:08:36
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the “fragile” legitimacy of the Security Council could [...] Full text...

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Sudan: RSF leader Hemetti accuses rival national army of ethnic cleansing, genocide

22 october 2025 - 08:27:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA - The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, on Tuesday accused [...] Full text...

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Dozens of civilians, including children and toddlers killed in RSF Bombing of an IDPS camp

11 october 2025 - 16:52:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At least 60 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in a shelling carried out [...] Full text...

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Tunisia welcomes ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel on Gaza

10 october 2025 - 12:28:03
Tunis ,Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the crisis in Gaza.The [...] 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 stresses need to protect civilians

06 october 2025 - 07:11:00
Gaza City , Gaza (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” announced on 29 [...] Full text...

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Pan-African Parliament discusses upcoming AU/EU summit in Angola

04 october 2025 - 12:07:06
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has discussed the upcoming Afro-European Summit scheduled in Angola between the African [...] Full text...

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Libya holds Israeli authorities responsible for security of members its ship in humanitarian flotilla

03 october 2025 - 11:11:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] Full text...

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Germany must deliver reparatory justice for its 'brutal' colonial past in Namibia - Amnesty International

02 october 2025 - 09:17:06
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said on Thursday that Germany must fully acknowledge its legal responsibility [...] Full text...

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French-speaking Africa calls on the UN to address its shortcomings

27 september 2025 - 08:37:53
New York, US (PANA) - The same refrain ran through the ranks of French-speaking Africa this week during the high-level [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council President reaffirms call for UN to play effective role in transition success

26 september 2025 - 16:00:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, said on Thursday that the North African [...] 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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DRC president warns 'the rhetoric of war is gaining ground'

24 september 2025 - 05:12:51
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, has [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger not to leave ICC

23 september 2025 - 20:12:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate. Amnesty International, on Tuesday described the decision of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdraw from International Criminal Court

23 september 2025 - 10:30:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, 0n Monday announced their withdrawal from the Hague-based International Criminal [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa to address UN General Assembly

23 september 2025 - 06:23:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a South African delegation at the United Nations General [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for release of Rwanda opposition leader Victoire Ingabire

19 september 2025 - 15:11:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called on the Rwandan authorities to “immediately release” opposition politician [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders should commit to human rights, international justice - HRW

17 september 2025 - 09:19:41
New York, US (PANA) – World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from 22-30 September should commit to protecting [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for international action as UN report concludes Israel committing genocide in Gaza

16 september 2025 - 17:53:35
London, UK (PANA) - With the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East [...] 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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Gisma: The story of brutal death of woman in the wilderness of Darfur

11 september 2025 - 19:09:42
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - This time the death was not caused by hanging or pulling the victim chained to [...] Full text...

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Libya's political establishments condemn Israeli attack of Hamas leaders in Qatar

10 september 2025 - 12:37:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The main official political institutions in Libya have expressed widespread condemnation of the targeting, during an [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says

09 september 2025 - 17:27:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law

08 september 2025 - 13:15:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” [...] Full text...

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Sudan charity claims shelling by paramilitary group of besieged city leaves scores dead or injured

28 august 2025 - 16:36:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network, reporting from Al Fashir, Darfur region, has said dozens of people [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN rights chief decries ‘relentless intensification’ of US sanctions against International Criminal Court staff

21 august 2025 - 20:01:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), [...] Full text...

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ICC 'strongly rejects' new US sanctions on judges, prosecutors

21 august 2025 - 06:28:53
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States [...] Full text...

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International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence

20 august 2025 - 21:03:35
 The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses M23 rebels of mass killings near DRC's Virunga National Park

20 august 2025 - 10:46:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group summarily executed over 140 civilians, largely ethnic Hutu, in at least [...] 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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‘There is no military solution’ to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation stalks the Gaza Strip

10 august 2025 - 20:34:56
New York, US (PANA) - It’s essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international [...] 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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Prominent South African politician ordered to apologise for hate speech

06 august 2025 - 08:41:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Gauteng High Court in South Africa has dismissed Patriotic Alliance lawmaker Kenny Kunene’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN Designated Expert on Human Rights visits Sudan

29 july 2025 - 16:26:26
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan has stressed that it stands ready to cooperate with the international community on human rights [...] Full text...

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Research institute slams South Africa's ties with Iran

17 july 2025 - 09:45:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Middle East Africa Research Institute (MEARI) has warned that South Africa’s foreign policy [...] Full text...

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Srebrenica, 30 years on: UN officials and survivors call for truth, justice and vigilance

08 july 2025 - 21:31:38
New York, US (PANA) - At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, survivors of the Srebrenica genocide joined top officials [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Responsibility to Protect: An unfulfilled promise

26 june 2025 - 07:01:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has warned that the world today is failing to protect civilians from [...] Full text...

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Risk of genocide remains 'very high' in Sudan, warns UN

24 june 2025 - 05:54:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity remains "very high" in Sudan, a [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking

24 june 2025 - 05:23:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia calls for an end to aggression against Iran

23 june 2025 - 17:50:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has expressed its ‘clear and unequivocal condemnation of Zionist aggression’ against the Islamic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars

20 june 2025 - 06:06:46
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not [...] Full text...

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‘Hate speech is poison in the well of society,’ says UN chief

18 june 2025 - 06:46:58
New York, US (PANA) - Hate speech is a warning sign and a driver of violence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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South African president Ramaphosa attends G7 Summit in Canada

16 june 2025 - 08:25:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa is attending the annual leader’s summit of the G7 [...] Full text...

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Tripoli gives popular welcome to caravan heading for Gaza

12 june 2025 - 18:36:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Wednesday, the Libyan capital played host to the ‘Al Soumoud’ (Resistance in Arabic) caravan, which [...] Full text...

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South Africa condemns latest Gaza atrocity

04 june 2025 - 09:02:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The South African government on Wednesday said it is gravely alarmed by reports confirming [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub

03 june 2025 - 12:46:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed [...] Full text...

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UN awards 2025 Mandela Prize to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede

29 may 2025 - 06:14:19
New York, US (PANA) - An Indigenous social worker from Canada and a social entrepreneur from Kenya are the laureates of [...] Full text...

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International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe

20 may 2025 - 05:02:00
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have assumed leadership of the Office of [...] Full text...

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‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council

14 may 2025 - 05:45:24
New York, US (PANA) - No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International alleges advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in Sudan war in breach of arms embargo

10 may 2025 - 12:01:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30

07 may 2025 - 18:21:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Grim details emerged on Wednesday of Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering [...] Full text...

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World court rejects Sudan’s genocide case against UAE

06 may 2025 - 07:00:47
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of of Justice (ICJ has rejected Sudan’s case accusing the United Arab [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

16 april 2025 - 07:22:48
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

15 april 2025 - 20:29:49
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge

14 april 2025 - 20:31:58
New York, US (PANA) - The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on [...] Full text...

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa names Mcebisi Jonas as Special Envoy to the US to improve relations

14 april 2025 - 14:03:40
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the appointment of a special envoy to [...] Full text...

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World Court begins hearing Sudan’s ‘complicity in genocide’ case against the United Arab Emirates

10 april 2025 - 17:41:37
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday began hearing Sudan’s case against the United [...] Full text...

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UN reflects on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

08 april 2025 - 06:13:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Monday for commitment to build a world of justice and [...] Full text...

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UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism

06 april 2025 - 05:05:08
New York, US (PANA) - Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief warns of increasing risk of atrocity crimes in Gaza

04 april 2025 - 15:44:31
New York, US (PANA) - The recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral

31 march 2025 - 11:23:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians

28 march 2025 - 15:43:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -  Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total [...] Full text...

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Expelled South African Ambassador to US says he stands by his statement

23 march 2025 - 16:07:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled from the country, [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top diplomat: US didn't follow 'correct diplomatic processes' in Ambassador's expulsion

16 march 2025 - 18:37:23
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola, has said the “correct diplomatic processes” were not [...] Full text...

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South African presidency regrets expulsion of Ambassador to the US

15 march 2025 - 10:48:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Presidency said on Saturday that it regrets the expulsion of its Ambassador [...] Full text...

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JP Morgan downgrades South African equities

12 march 2025 - 07:08:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – JP Morgan on Tuesday downgraded South African equities to “neutral” from “overweight”, citing concerns over [...] Full text...

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South African organisations slam Trump

11 march 2025 - 07:55:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump's offering of citizenship [...] Full text...

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Sudan sends UAE to ICJ for supporting rival RSF militia in bloody war

07 march 2025 - 08:47:02
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Sudan has filed an application against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court [...] Full text...

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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears

05 march 2025 - 19:19:49
New York, US (PANA) - The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the [...] Full text...

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World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists

24 february 2025 - 12:02:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With no end to numerous protracted conflicts - not least in Ukraine, three years to the [...] Full text...

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UN: chocked by attack on IDPs Camps in Darfur

13 february 2025 - 15:52:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan has expressed her shock and great [...] Full text...

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Why does family planning save lives? (Feature by UNFPA)

09 february 2025 - 08:23:53
New York, US (PANA) - Sakina Sani was forced into marriage at the age of 12, amid war and food [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams 'reckless', 'vindictive' US sanctions against ICC

07 february 2025 - 06:11:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has criticised the US for imposing sanctions on the International [...] Full text...

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What the UN is doing in DR Congo

05 february 2025 - 19:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the [...] Full text...

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DRC: Hospitals overwhelmed, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

31 january 2025 - 05:09:12
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa

27 january 2025 - 22:15:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...

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‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberated

27 january 2025 - 20:31:27
New York, US (PANA) - Hate continues to grow at an alarming speed, and the world must do more to [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Sudanese military leader Gen. Al-Burhan for civilian suffering, frustrating peace efforts

17 january 2025 - 06:30:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Thursday announced sanctions against the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire to bring 'glimmer of relief' to Palestinians victims of Israel’s genocide

16 january 2025 - 06:26:54
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the news of a ceasefire deal between [...] Full text...

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South Africa hails Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

16 january 2025 - 06:07:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has welcomed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, saying it a “crucial first [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary leader concedes loss of town but vows to come back soon

12 january 2025 - 15:30:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has played down loss of a [...] Full text...

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Rights experts urge US Senate to reject bill sanctioning ICC

12 january 2025 - 06:46:43
New York, US (PANA) - Three experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States [...] Full text...

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Sudan army recapture major town in central Sudan

11 january 2025 - 19:15:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army on Saturday scored a major victory over its foes, the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military leader leaves for Mali, expected to visit Burkina Faso and Niger

11 january 2025 - 09:14:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Head of the Sudanese  Transitional Sovereign Council, the collective Presidency, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, left [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary leader, weapons supplier and related companies

07 january 2025 - 18:27:26
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Tuesday announced sweeping sanctions against the leader of the Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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Head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underlines need for ceasefire in Gaza

02 january 2025 - 19:55:07
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire [...] Full text...

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For poorest economies, next 25 years could prove decisive: World Bank

13 december 2024 - 07:26:40
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The next 25 years could prove decisive in determining whether the world’s 26 poorest countries [...] Full text...

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Without course correction, 20 of 26 countries would remain poor through 2050 – World Bank study

12 december 2024 - 07:10:54
EMBARGOED: UNTIL THURSDAY, 12 DECEMBER, 2024, AT 2:00 PM UTC.Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The next 25 years could prove [...] Full text...

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UN war crimes tribunals continue to address legacy cases, support national efforts

11 december 2024 - 04:58:00
New York, US (PANA) - The mechanism to complete the work of UN war crimes tribunals continues to make progress [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

14 november 2024 - 17:13:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...

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Gaza war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says

27 october 2024 - 07:34:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has said the Gaza war's “darkest moment” is unfolding in the [...] Full text...

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Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan

25 october 2024 - 18:14:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...

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RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops

10 october 2024 - 08:16:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...

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New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future

22 september 2024 - 07:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Foreign Minister calls for clear focus on shared goals of peace, and justice in Palestine

09 august 2024 - 14:28:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Gambians Abroad, has urged that the 15th Session [...] Full text...

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UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable

06 august 2024 - 06:00:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Soecial Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is urging States hosting fugitives to prosecute [...] Full text...

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Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on Israel

31 july 2024 - 05:27:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for concrete action to halt atrocities in Sudan

21 june 2024 - 08:09:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) should work with the United Nations to deploy a civilian protection mission [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Justice minister attends high-level Gaza talks

11 june 2024 - 09:29:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Jordan to represent South Africa at a [...] Full text...

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South Africa's ruling ANC discusses poor election results

06 june 2024 - 09:47:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Supporters of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday protested against the party [...] Full text...

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More than a dozen NGOs urge UN Security Council to enforce ICJ orders on Israel’s actions in Rafah

27 may 2024 - 14:02:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen NGOs have signed a joint statement urgently calling on all permanent and [...] Full text...

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URGENT: Gaza war: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah

24 may 2024 - 15:38:29
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel [...] Full text...

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ICJ has 'substantial volume of reliable and credible evidence' in genocide case against Myanmar - Gambia

24 may 2024 - 07:01:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia on Thursday responded to Myanmar’s denial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it [...] Full text...

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‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians

22 may 2024 - 04:48:18
New York, US (PANA) - The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world [...] Full text...

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South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants

21 may 2024 - 10:29:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Pro-Palestine camp set up at Cape Town campus

17 may 2024 - 08:11:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Staff and students at the University of Cape Town have erected a pro-Palestinian camp [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

16 may 2024 - 13:05:06
Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as [...] Full text...

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ICJ to hear South Africa's demand for further order to curb Israel

16 may 2024 - 07:54:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will on Thursday afternoon ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: South Africa asks world court to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah

11 may 2024 - 10:15:44
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa has filed an urgent request at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for additional [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur

09 may 2024 - 09:48:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...

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Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights (Feature by UN News

05 may 2024 - 05:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim [...] Full text...

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Türkiye seeks to join South Africa's Gaza case at The Hague

02 may 2024 - 11:41:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Türkiye is seeking to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM urges young people in CEN-SAD countries to promote the organisation

23 april 2024 - 15:14:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Community of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

15 april 2024 - 16:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

12 april 2024 - 22:13:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa reflects on Rwanda's 1994 genocide

08 april 2024 - 16:15:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged the international community not to close its eyes [...] Full text...

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ICJ begins proceedings brought by Nicaragua to halt Germany’s military aid to Israel

08 april 2024 - 16:10:33
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Monday began proceedings brought [...] Full text...

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Rwanda genocide: UN chief says this should 'never be forgotten, never repeated anywhere'

07 april 2024 - 17:13:40
New York, US (PANA) - As the world on Sunday marks the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide [...] Full text...

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Rwanda commemorates genocide victims

07 april 2024 - 15:09:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans and friends of the East African nation on Sunday started activities to mark the 30th [...] Full text...

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EU commemorates 30th anniversary of Rwanda genocide against Tutsi people

07 april 2024 - 15:06:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union on Sunday joined the Rwandan nation and its people in remembrance of the [...] Full text...

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30 years on, justice for genocide crimes in Rwanda more urgent than ever, says rights group

05 april 2024 - 13:12:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn wholesale destruction, killing at Al-Shifa Hospital

04 april 2024 - 05:37:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have joined the growing international condemnation over the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel continues to block aid into northern Gaza

02 april 2024 - 05:45:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli forces are blocking aid deliveries into famine-stricken northern Gaza as the five-month-long war grinds on [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens

28 march 2024 - 20:25:20
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Ireland backs South Africa in Gaza genocide matter

28 march 2024 - 07:56:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ireland has announced that it will intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’

26 march 2024 - 18:09:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

26 march 2024 - 18:03:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: 'UN resolution must pave way for enduring ceasefire to alleviate mass suffering in Gaza'

26 march 2024 - 08:45:49
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate implementation of Monday's UN Security [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns UN Security Council's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire plan

25 march 2024 - 10:51:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives has expressed its deep regrets at [...] Full text...

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ICC pursues slavery crimes

19 march 2024 - 15:34:25
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Forced marriages, human trafficking, conscription of child soldiers and forced labour will form part of [...] Full text...

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South Africa approaches World Court over Israel again

07 march 2024 - 09:17:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask [...] Full text...

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EU says "extremely concerned by escalation of violence in eastern DR Congo"

04 march 2024 - 17:33:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...

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Israel not complying with World Court order in genocide case

27 february 2024 - 05:59:21
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT

24 february 2024 - 10:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices

24 february 2024 - 10:24:50
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

20 february 2024 - 12:09:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...

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