UAE gives US$ 272,814 to support least developed countries’ participation in MC13

29 february 2024 - 13:04:33
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) - The United Arab Emirates has contributed Swiss Francs CHF 240,000 equivalent to US$ 272,814.39 to [...] Full text...

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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference approves WTO membership of Comoros and Timor-Leste

26 february 2024 - 18:39:04
Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTC) has formally approved the [...] Full text...

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COP28: ‘A lifeline, not a finish line,’ says UN climate chief Simon Stiell

13 december 2023 - 13:27:06
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell says “genuine strides forward” were made at COP28, but the initiatives [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Least developed countries impacted by ‘range of interlinked crises’ – Assembly President

23 september 2022 - 06:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are "severely and disproportionately [...] Full text...

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UN weather agency to spearhead 5-year early warning plan, boosting climate action

23 march 2022 - 14:13:00
Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - The UN set an ambitious five-year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens [...] Full text...

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Boosting production crucial for least developed countries post COVID-19 : UNCTAD report

27 september 2021 - 17:26:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are [...] Full text...

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WTO seeks better trade deal to spur African countries participation in world economy

17 september 2021 - 22:50:30
Montreux, Switzerland (PANA) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged rich countries to assist poor ones to [...] Full text...

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Gambia chairs Africa group at the United Nations

06 july 2021 - 16:57:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has been nominated to Chair the Africa Group of Permanent Representatives at the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Former Malian general questioned

11 october 2019 - 17:02:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The president of the Democratic League for Change (LDC) party, retired Gen. Moussa Sinko Coulibaly, was [...] Full text...

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Four countries on track to graduate from UN list of least developed countries

15 march 2018 - 20:12:38
New York, US (PANA) - Four countries could soon “graduate” from the ranks of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Development indicators trending downward for world's poorest countries, UN warns

05 february 2018 - 20:21:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The least developed countries (LDCs) – nations categorized as requiring special attention from the international community [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD says promises to world’s poorest need to be kept to stop massive inequalities

05 february 2018 - 18:13:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Economic development in the world’s most-disadvantaged countries – mostly in sub-Saharan Africa – is stalling against [...] Full text...

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Lift in global economy prompts opportunities to tackle deep-rooted dev't issues – UN

11 december 2017 - 21:15:15
New York, USA (PANA) – A three per cent upturn in the global economy has paved the way to readjust [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Tourism key to foster trade for LDCs – UN-backed report

13 july 2017 - 19:46:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A United Nations-backed report released on Thursday has stressed the need for greater recognition of tourism [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Poverty trap leaves LDCs further behind - UNCTAD report

15 december 2016 - 09:18:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global poverty is increasingly concentrated among a group of 48 countries, which are falling further behind [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Least Developed Countries call for fair, ambitious action at COP22

02 november 2016 - 10:13:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the United Nations climate change negotiators prepare to convene in Marrakech, Morocco, for the Conference [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report calls for synergies between universal 2030 Agenda and goals for LDCs

14 september 2016 - 07:08:50
New York, US (PANA) – The world’s 48 least developed countries (LDCs) have experienced some positive developments, yet challenges remain [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 2nd Global SIDS Conference on Anti-Corruption Reforms opens in Mauritius

02 august 2016 - 14:12:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday said that Least Developed Countries (LDC) lose [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says journalists vital to LCDs' growth, development

28 may 2016 - 19:05:05
New York, US (PANA) - More than two dozen journalists from the world's least developed countries (LCDs) are in Antalya, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN conference to assess Least Developed Countries' progress

27 may 2016 - 14:35:44
New York, US (PANA) - A UN conference focusing on the world's least developed countries (LDCs) kicked off Friday in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ACP states call for 'development-centred outcome' at WTO meeting

16 december 2015 - 11:18:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers responsible for Trade of the African, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) Group of States have emphasized the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Climate talks delay worries civil society groups

19 october 2015 - 14:06:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Southern civil society leaders on Monday criticized the United States and other developed countries for delaying [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya challenges G7 to provide political guidance on WTO

06 october 2015 - 12:54:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amina Mohamed, on Tuesday urged the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Fears of major trade impasse overshadows Nairobi ministerial talks

17 september 2015 - 22:04:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Fears of a major impasse in the global negotiations for a fair trading pact continue to [...] Full text...

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UN: Africa's least developed countries pledge to transform their economies

10 june 2015 - 08:05:30
New York, US (PANA) - Ministers from the least developed countries (LDCs) in Africa, at a UN-supported meeting in Milan, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Climate justice groups back African renewables proposal

03 june 2015 - 14:01:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Climate justice advocates have expressed their support for the African Group proposal to advance energy transformation [...] Full text...

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UN: Public, private sectors essential for progress on climate change, says UN chief

18 april 2015 - 06:22:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says collaboration and bold leadership from both the private and public [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Civil society slams EU proposed climate plan

06 march 2015 - 14:32:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Civil society leaders across the world have criticised the European Union's climate action plan, which it [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report cals for structural reforms to help poorest countries

27 november 2014 - 21:05:04
New York, US (PANA) - The world's poorest countries are trapped in an economic vicious circle, which pins them in [...] Full text...

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Benin: 'Agric, powerful engine for development'

30 july 2014 - 10:40:00
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) Arancha Gonzalez has called on the Least Developed [...] Full text...

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Benin: ITC chief hails cooperation between Benin, ITC

29 july 2014 - 19:19:50
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Trade-related technical assistance provided by the International Trade Centre (ITC) has enabled Benin to strengthen its [...] Full text...

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Benin: LDCs conference pays tribute to victims of Malaysian, Algerie air crashes

28 july 2014 - 20:16:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Least Developed Countries (LDC) ministerial conference under way in Benin has paid to the crash [...] Full text...

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Benin: LCDs, a force to unite partners, says UNDP

27 july 2014 - 18:10:13
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is a force that unites partners against poverty, Director [...] Full text...

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Benin: LDC experts meet in Cotonou

27 july 2014 - 17:18:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The UN senior representative office for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Sunday in Cotonou opened an [...] Full text...

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Benin: UNFPA places youth and demographic dividend at centre of LDC conference

25 july 2014 - 21:50:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The ministerial conference on new partnerships for the strengthening of reproductive capacities within the Least Developed [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: LDCs want Obama to affirm US commitment at climate change talks

05 june 2014 - 16:19:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Success of upcoming global negotiations on climate change, scheduled for Lima, Peru, in 2014 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: LDC Group calls for urgent action to limit global temperature increases

03 june 2014 - 18:19:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Calling for urgent action to save the world’s poorest, the Chair of the Least [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian newspapers focus on economy, social problems

10 february 2014 - 15:41:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Highlighting the economic and the societal problems plaguing the island nation, Mauritian newspapers suggested that Mauritius [...] Full text...

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Zambia: 'Climate diplomacy can build trust needed to secure common future'

13 january 2014 - 18:08:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A former chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) group at the UN climate change negotiations, [...] Full text...

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Business journalists attend training in Senegal

29 november 2013 - 19:42:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese business journalists Friday began a training workshop, organised by the German Rosa Luxembourg Foundation (FRL), [...] Full text...

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NGOs at UN climate talks in Warsaw walk out

21 november 2013 - 17:05:12
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) – With a day to go before the two-week UN climate negotiations ends in Warsaw, Poland, over [...] Full text...

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LDCs finalize comprehensive plans to deal with impacts of climate change

14 november 2013 - 15:13:18
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) – The poorest countries of the world, meeting here for the 19th UN Framework Convention on Climate [...] Full text...

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UN chief reports progress in global partnership for development

19 september 2013 - 22:33:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there has been progress in achieving the goal of global [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS, UNDP want more access for poor countries to life-saving drugs

27 february 2013 - 07:57:18
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have called [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: Poor countries seek separate funds to deal with loss, damage

28 november 2012 - 11:26:05
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Chair of the 48-nation Least Developed Countries (LDC) group, Pa Ousman Jarju, has asked negotiators meeting [...] Full text...

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East African parliament rejects EU trade liberalisation talks

23 may 2012 - 18:24:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) Council of ministers should be restrained from continuing with negotiations with [...] Full text...

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Least Developed Countries issue bold plan to energize UN climate change talks

14 may 2012 - 07:43:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The world’s poorest countries have issued a bold plan to make the UN climate [...] Full text...

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UN official calls for partnerships between Africans at home, Diaspora

16 february 2012 - 18:38:49
New York, US (PANA) - Cheick Sidi Diarra, UN Special Adviser on Africa, on Thursday stressed the importance of establishing partnerships [...] Full text...

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Multi-billion-dollar climate change fund hits barrier

21 october 2011 - 06:56:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Plans for a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing countries deal with climate change have [...] Full text...

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Climate change conference: Africa, LDCs, Latin American countries forge alliance

08 october 2011 - 10:22:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and countries of the ALBA alliance in [...] Full text...

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US blocks success of climate summit - Africa, LDCs

07 october 2011 - 08:03:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Members of the African Group and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) attending the UN [...] Full text...

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Mali launches project to mitigate climate change effects on agric

07 april 2011 - 12:22:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The project launched by Mali's Ministry of Agriculture in 2010, to mitigate the effects of [...] Full text...

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UN panel report wants international support for LCDs

29 march 2011 - 18:21:52
New York, US (PANA) - A report by the UN Group of Eminent Persons, has called for international support and [...] Full text...

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UN climate change talks: Progress as draft decisions are agreed

05 december 2010 - 16:15:01
> By Mildred Mulenga, PANA Correspondent Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - The United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, seeking an agreement [...] Full text...

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Private sector to join ECOWAS' negotiation with EU on EPA

08 may 2010 - 09:31:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The private sector in West Africa is to be drafted into ongoing negotiations between ECOWAS and [...] Full text...

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