Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, economic pressures

19 december 2024 - 05:11:50
New York, US (PANA) - Migration patterns continue to be shaped by conflicts, climate disasters, and economic pressures, with 2024 [...] Full text...

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Migrant workers ‘indispensable’ to global economic growth: ILO

17 december 2024 - 05:19:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International migrants comprised 4.7 per cent of the labour force in 2022 – an indication of [...] Full text...

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Charting a path for global action on land and drought

15 december 2024 - 05:04:10
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on [...] Full text...

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Tanzania needs concrete action on its path to resilient, low carbon growth: World Bank

12 december 2024 - 06:40:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA - Without decisive action, climate change could cut Tanzania's economic growth by up to 4% [...] Full text...

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Poverty, conflict and climate fuel spike in trafficking victims: UN report

11 december 2024 - 12:48:49
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The number of victims of human trafficking detected globally is rising again after falling off during [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief demands action to protect vulnerable migrants

06 december 2024 - 05:27:22
New York, US (PANA) - Migration is one of the defining issues of our time, with migrants accounting for 3.6 [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says ‘major milestone’ chalked in addressing internal displacement

05 december 2024 - 05:05:42
New York, US (PANA) - There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action [...] Full text...

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Droughts: The ‘slow onset, silent killer’

03 december 2024 - 15:22:03
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to [...] Full text...

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Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation

02 december 2024 - 15:54:11
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land [...] Full text...

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UN delegation visits Sebha to strengthen dialogue and support development

28 november 2024 - 15:07:14
Sebha, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations inter-agency delegation, led by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Political [...] Full text...

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UN delegation visits Sebha to strengthen dialogue

28 november 2024 - 05:02:43
Sebha, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations inter-agency delegation visited Sebha on Wednesday to engage with key stakeholders and partners [...] Full text...

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Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity

22 november 2024 - 07:02:54
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...

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US Envoy condemns reports of civilians being poisoned in Sudan’s war

12 november 2024 - 17:38:00
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Tom Perriello, has condemned reports that civilians were [...] Full text...

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The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker

12 november 2024 - 08:41:34
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business [...] Full text...

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Libyan military, security officials agree to enhance coordination of Code of Conduct

11 november 2024 - 10:09:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A workshop organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tunis concluded last week [...] Full text...

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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels

07 november 2024 - 07:48:37
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...

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Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears

06 november 2024 - 05:14:23
New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings

30 october 2024 - 06:10:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...

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Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer

29 october 2024 - 22:20:42
Washington D.C., USA (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday published a new report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director outlines global policy agenda

25 october 2024 - 11:09:16
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is in danger of getting stuck on a low-growth, high-debt path, [...] Full text...

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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan

17 october 2024 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...

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Artificial Intelligence can make markets more efficient—and more volatile: IMF Blog By Nassira Abbas, Charles Cohen, Dirk Jan Grolleman, and Benjamin Mosk

16 october 2024 - 11:02:06
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More efficient or more volatile? The adoption of the latest iterations of artificial intelligence [...] Full text...

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Korea contributes US$2.5 million to assist displaced populations in Sudan

15 october 2024 - 11:00:28
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-  The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said it has received a contribution of US$2.5 million [...] Full text...

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AfDB, AFD cement partnership to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa

13 october 2024 - 05:11:55
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have announced they would [...] Full text...

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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies

08 october 2024 - 05:29:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...

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US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN

01 october 2024 - 06:30:50
New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’

01 october 2024 - 06:15:08
New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...

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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’

29 september 2024 - 04:55:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events [...] Full text...

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AU, EU, UN hold Fifth Trilateral meeting

23 september 2024 - 09:41:12
New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU), European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) on Sunday discussed [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges

09 september 2024 - 20:05:54
New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...

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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit

06 september 2024 - 05:18:22
New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...

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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen

05 september 2024 - 20:23:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...

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Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa

05 september 2024 - 05:24:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between [...] Full text...

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US announces additional humanitarian assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa

27 august 2024 - 04:26:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The US on Monday announced more than $64 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa.  The [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Saied reshuffles cabinet

26 august 2024 - 09:07:35
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday carried out a major cabinet reshuffle that sees the departure [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’

21 august 2024 - 13:12:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of [...] Full text...

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US Assistant Secretary Noyes visits Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

20 august 2024 - 05:32:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls [...] Full text...

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Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access

16 august 2024 - 17:01:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

13 august 2024 - 16:53:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...

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US announces nearly $536 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa

09 august 2024 - 07:57:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday announced nearly $536 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa.It [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 119 refugees from Libya to Italy

31 july 2024 - 14:49:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 refugees and asylum seekers have been evacuated from Libya to Italy, the [...] Full text...

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Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency

26 july 2024 - 14:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response

26 july 2024 - 06:54:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Tripoli Migration Forum calls for greater cooperation and solidarity to find global solutions

18 july 2024 - 14:56:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Trans-Mediterranean Migration Form  came to an end on Wednesday evening in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum

17 july 2024 - 13:02:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, is on Wednesday hosting a Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum (TMMF) aimed at with [...] Full text...

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Sudan displacement hits ‘grim milestone’

17 july 2024 - 06:40:37
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million people in Sudan have been displaced since war erupted last April, [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official, diplomats discuss final document of upcoming Trans-Mediterranean Forum on Migration

15 july 2024 - 12:18:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director of the European Affairs Department at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Concern mounts over fate of besieged El Fasher city

12 july 2024 - 05:27:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and [...] Full text...

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Out of 2.5 million migrants in Libya, almost 80% entered illegally -Interior Minister

11 july 2024 - 15:25:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Out of some 2.5 million foreigners in Libya, 70-80% of them entered the country without a [...] Full text...

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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief

09 july 2024 - 14:15:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...

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Libyan-UN officials discuss cooperation in trans-Mediterranean migration

09 july 2024 - 12:08:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior Libyan and United Nations officoals on Monday discussed issues relating to trans-Mediterranean migration and the [...] Full text...

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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

06 july 2024 - 09:06:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses with Egyptian counterpart activation of agreements between them

05 july 2024 - 16:03:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and his Egyptian counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Libya expresses reservations about the Global Agreement on Safe Migration

04 july 2024 - 10:44:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed Libya's reservations regarding the Global Agreement  on Safe, Orderly and [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts workshop for senior instructors from African Command and Staff Academies

03 july 2024 - 10:58:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Command and Staff academies aimed at promoting cooperation between them and raising awareness of the [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo

03 july 2024 - 05:49:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one [...] Full text...

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More than 300 migrants voluntarily repatriated by IOM from Libya to their home countries

02 july 2024 - 15:32:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 303 illegal migrants from Guinea Bissau, Benin and Bangladesh have been repatriated from [...] Full text...

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IOM says more than 700,000 migrants in Libya

30 june 2024 - 14:33:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 725,304 migrants are present in Libya, according to data collected from March to [...] Full text...

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Trafficking victims need more support, says rights expert

28 june 2024 - 06:56:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands continue [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister discusses preparations for Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Tripoli with European diplomats

27 june 2024 - 12:39:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the European Union (EU) ambassadors accredited to Libya [...] Full text...

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Libya attends Second Conference on Protection of Migrant Minors in The Hague

26 june 2024 - 18:39:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of [...] Full text...

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Remittances slowed in 2023, expected to grow faster in 2024: WB report

26 june 2024 - 18:03:31
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- [...] Full text...

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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters

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

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Rights group asks Egyptian authorities to end campaign of mass arrests and forced returns of Sudanese refugees

19 june 2024 - 07:10:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities must immediately cease the mass arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations of Sudanese refugees [...] Full text...

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Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges

16 june 2024 - 07:12:52
New York, US (PANA) - As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres [...] Full text...

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Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria

15 june 2024 - 07:48:16
New York, United States (PANA) -  Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a [...] Full text...

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Libya, foreign partners discuss priorities of UN framework for cooperation in sustainable development

14 june 2024 - 15:38:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of International Cooperation and Organisational Affairs of the Libyan Ministry of Local Government on [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of State for Political Affairs reaffirms Libya's commitment to the safety of migrants

11 june 2024 - 18:01:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Walid [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reviews preparations for Conference on combating illegal migration and border security

05 june 2024 - 18:33:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a meeting held in Tripoli on Wednesday, the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of [...] Full text...

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan

31 may 2024 - 12:00:41
New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...

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Libyan-European meeting focuses on ways to strengthen border management and security

29 may 2024 - 14:02:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Abderrahman Khamada, Director of the European Affairs Department at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...

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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy

28 may 2024 - 18:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 77th session of the WHO General Assembly

28 may 2024 - 16:51:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan Boujnah, Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health is attending the 77th session [...] Full text...

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WHO launches first Investment Round to sustainably finance its Health for All mandate

27 may 2024 - 06:57:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a [...] Full text...

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Chadian President invited to International Conference on Combating Illegal Migration in Tripoli

24 may 2024 - 17:07:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has invited Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno to the [...] Full text...

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European Council adopts update of Schengen Borders Code

24 may 2024 - 12:13:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday gave its final approval to a new Schengen Borders Code, the [...] Full text...

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‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly

23 may 2024 - 13:03:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...

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Long, dangerous journeys on the rise

21 may 2024 - 18:55:31
New York, US (PANA) - Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia

20 may 2024 - 07:19:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] Full text...

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Greek coastguard rescues 42 migrants

17 may 2024 - 09:53:09
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek coastguard Thursday rescued 42 migrants off the coast of the island of Crete, while the [...] Full text...

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Illegal migration and renewable energy at centre of Libyan-European meeting in Brussels

15 may 2024 - 18:02:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, held a meeting [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for solid economic partnership between Libya and the EU

15 may 2024 - 15:43:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Complementary admissions for refugees reach record highs: UNHCR report

14 may 2024 - 06:33:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report jointly issued by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Organisation for Economic [...] Full text...

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76 migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week, according to IOM

13 may 2024 - 16:57:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 76 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 5-11 May, announced the [...] Full text...

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Greece to bring in 5,000 Egyptian seasonal farm workers

13 may 2024 - 14:25:17
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Minister for Migration, Dimitris Kairidis, recently discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Saha Jundi, in [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams

13 may 2024 - 12:59:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN teams are flagging reports that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a [...] Full text...

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World Migratory Bird Day focuses on insects

11 may 2024 - 18:37:17
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2024 on Saturday, the UN has announced that [...] Full text...

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Obstructions, harassment force health charity to suspend essential support in Sudan's Wad Madani

09 may 2024 - 11:57:32
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it has been forced to suspend work and [...] Full text...

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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa

08 may 2024 - 12:27:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced [...] Full text...

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Misinformation and politicisation of migration is ‘clouding public discourse’ - IOM

07 may 2024 - 16:51:08
Dhaka, Bangladesh (PANA) - Money sent home by migrants abroad has surpassed foreign direct investment in boosting the gross domestic [...] Full text...

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Detention of child migrants in EU must end, say top rights experts

03 may 2024 - 05:28:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Top independent rights experts on Thursday called for an end to the practice of detaining the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies mourn loss of nearly 50 migrants bound for Canary Islands

02 may 2024 - 05:49:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) and refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday mourned yet another major [...] Full text...

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Pioneering charter to drive up investment in Africa’s health workforce to be launched next month

29 april 2024 - 09:27:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A pioneering health investment charter, a first for the African region, is set to be launched at [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djibouti

25 april 2024 - 06:05:15
Djibouti city, Djibouti (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support [...] Full text...

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UK’s newly passed ‘Safety in Rwanda’ bill is anything but safe: UN officials

24 april 2024 - 04:28:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following the United Kingdom Parliament’s passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, two top UN officials [...] Full text...

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Libyan, European officials discuss fight against illegal immigration

23 april 2024 - 11:29:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Abderrahman Hamada, Director of the Department of European Affairs at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers

23 april 2024 - 05:32:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in [...] Full text...

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Africa to assess implementation of partnerships to achieve SDGs

22 april 2024 - 15:53:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On Wednesday, the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will address the evaluation of the [...] Full text...

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US provides nearly $154 million for humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia

17 april 2024 - 05:43:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is providing nearly $154 million in additional assistance for the humanitarian response [...] Full text...

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More than 6,000 Sudanese arrive in Libya fleeing conflict in country - IOM

14 april 2024 - 14:33:12
bTripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 6,000 Sudanese have arrived in Libya since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Two bodies recovered and 942 illegal migrants intercepted off Tunisian coast

13 april 2024 - 16:29:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian naval units have recovered two bodies, foiled 23 attempts at illegal migration and intercepted 942 [...] Full text...

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At least 38 migrants perish in boat disaster off Djibouti coast

10 april 2024 - 05:42:36
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - At least 38 migrants, including women and children, died when their overcrowded boat capsized off [...] Full text...

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Healthcare and education ‘inaccessible’ for displaced

09 april 2024 - 05:18:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only one in two countries offer guaranteed healthcare and educational access to all migrants, UN migration [...] Full text...

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Fast-growing $2 trillion private credit market warrants closer watch: IMF Blog By Charles Cohen, Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Nobuyasu Sugimoto

08 april 2024 - 15:40:00
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The private credit market, in which specialized non-bank financial institutions such as investment funds [...] Full text...

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Various issues on agenda of Libyan-French talks

04 april 2024 - 13:29:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of the drive to strengthen bilateral relations between Libya and France, the government of [...] Full text...

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Libya works with AU, EU and UN on mechanisms to combat migration

01 april 2024 - 16:20:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has discussed with the Tripartite Working [...] Full text...

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Libya coast guard rescues 130 illegal migrants

29 march 2024 - 14:15:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan coastal guard has rescued 130 illegal migrants in the north of the western al-Garabolli [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM stresses objective of joint military force to secure Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia

28 march 2024 - 15:44:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbaiba, [...] Full text...

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One body recovered and around forty migrants rescued off the Tunisian coast

27 march 2024 - 16:10:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities Tuesday announced that a body had been fished out and rescued 41 other sub-Saharan [...] Full text...

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IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move

26 march 2024 - 16:32:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said [...] Full text...

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Mass grave found in Libya highlights migrant horrors - IOM

23 march 2024 - 05:29:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A mass grave has been found in southwest Libya containing at least 65 migrants who are believed [...] Full text...

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Navy intercept 180 sub-Saharan migrants, retrieve two bodies off Tunisian coast

21 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two bodies of sub-Saharan migrants were fished out of the sea and 180 other migrants intercepted [...] Full text...

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US gives $47 million for humanitarian aid in Sudan, neighbouring countries

21 march 2024 - 05:59:27
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Wednesday announced more than $47 million in humanitarian assistance for the emergency [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians

18 march 2024 - 13:00:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...

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60 migrants drown near Libyan coast: IOM report

17 march 2024 - 14:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 60 people on board a ship carrying migrants from the Libyan coast have drowned, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister, UK Ambassador discuss fight against illegal migration

13 march 2024 - 14:22:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has held talks with the British [...] Full text...

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Libya calls for EU cooperation to control Illegal migration

11 march 2024 - 17:25:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has called for "fruitful and direct cooperation" with the European Union (EU) to control of [...] Full text...

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Bodies of five migrants recovered after their boat capsises

10 march 2024 - 14:38:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The bodies of five illegal migrants have been recovered after their boat capsized 13 km off [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister hails Libyan-Maltese relations and cooperation in various fields

07 march 2024 - 19:17:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has praised Libyan-Maltese relations and the emphasis placed on [...] Full text...

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Libyan and Maltese Home Affairs Ministers discuss cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration

07 march 2024 - 16:59:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, [...] Full text...

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IOM: Last year was deadliest on record for migrants worldwide

06 march 2024 - 18:52:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 97 asylum seekers from Libya to Italy

06 march 2024 - 15:33:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ninety-seven asylum seekers have been evacuated to Rome in Italy via Maitigua international airport, on the [...] Full text...

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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed

05 march 2024 - 20:35:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...

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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council calls for unified strategy to combat illegal migration

05 march 2024 - 16:14:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has said that in light of the [...] Full text...

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Human ingenuity can help to save nature, Guterres says on World Wildlife Day

04 march 2024 - 06:05:53
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action now to protect nature in his message as World Wildlife [...] Full text...

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UN agencies express concern for families caught in DR Congo violence as needs grow

24 february 2024 - 10:25:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the escalating violence and worsening humanitarian needs [...] Full text...

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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya

22 february 2024 - 19:01:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...

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Should African mayors be concerned about urban migration? World Bank Blog By Luc Christiaensen and Nancy Lozano Gracia

20 february 2024 - 14:50:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The challenges of international migration continue to top the headlines. Yet, the number of [...] Full text...

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UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief

19 february 2024 - 16:05:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Tinubu sends delegation to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso over exit from ECOWAS

10 february 2024 - 14:19:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent some of his cabinet members to the governments of [...] Full text...

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Thirteen Sudanese migrants perish off the Tunisian coast, 27 others missing

08 february 2024 - 17:55:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coastguard Thursday fished out 13 bodies of illegal migrants after their boat sank nine [...] Full text...

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EU delegation, Services responsible for combating illegal migration in Libya meet over border security

07 february 2024 - 14:26:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting between officials of the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the government of national [...] Full text...

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Hyenas attack university students amid wildlife migration in Kenya

06 february 2024 - 19:28:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities in Kenya have retrieved the body of unidentified person attacked and killed by hyenas, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN migration agency, rights experts spotlight deepening crisis

06 february 2024 - 05:47:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 25 million people need humanitarian assistance in Sudan, 14 million of them children. That’s the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA

31 january 2024 - 12:19:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘No substitute’ for UNRWA’s lifesaving work in Gaza: Senior Humanitarian Coordinator

31 january 2024 - 07:03:32
New York, US (PANA) - No organisation can be a substitute for the UN agency assisting Palestinians, UNRWA, in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister ends participation in Italy-Africa Summit

30 january 2024 - 18:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday ended his [...] Full text...

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Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes

29 january 2024 - 20:32:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Dire plight of more than 10 million displaced by conflict

27 january 2024 - 08:03:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 10.7 million people have been uprooted by conflict in Sudan and most of them [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency issues first ever global annual appeal for $7.9 billion

23 january 2024 - 05:33:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN migration agency, IOM, issued a nearly $8 billion funding call on Monday to help almost [...] Full text...

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119 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya - IOM

19 january 2024 - 16:13:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 7 and 16 January, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN agency urges ‘all possible support’ for Sudanese civilians

17 january 2024 - 18:49:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday appealed to the international community [...] Full text...

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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report

16 january 2024 - 05:34:53
New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...

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UN launches plan to save migrant lives, promote legal pathways

12 january 2024 - 05:20:45
N’Djamena Chad (PANA) - A lack of safe and legal pathways for migrants has left many vulnerable to abuse and [...] Full text...

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Gambian President says Peace Award reminder quest for peace a never-ending venture

10 january 2024 - 11:35:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow the 2024 African Prize for Peace that has been awarded him may [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza, West Bank since war began: WHO

06 january 2024 - 04:46:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly [...] Full text...

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More than 1,200 illegal migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week

05 january 2024 - 12:49:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,234 illegal migrants were intercepted on the sea and returned to Libya during [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis driving a global public health emergency: World Bank Blog By Vanessa Kerry and Mamta Murthi

05 january 2024 - 08:45:13
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - With record-shattering high temperatures, explosive wildfires, intense drought, massive flooding, and destructive storms — no [...] Full text...

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Irregular migration was major problem in 2023, says Gambian president

02 january 2024 - 11:24:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has emphasised that a major concern his country faced in 2023 was [...] Full text...

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278 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguard

30 december 2023 - 11:27:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 278 illegal migrants of different nationalities were Friday rescued by Libyan coastguards in [...] Full text...

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Argentina reports human case of Western Equine Encephalitis to WHO

28 december 2023 - 18:57:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) of Argentina on 20 December notified the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of the Interior reaffirms the control and supervision of the Ras Jedir border crossing by his services

26 december 2023 - 19:00:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Imad Trabelsi, acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, has stated [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Latest fighting displaces thousands - IOM

22 december 2023 - 05:36:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest surge in fighting in Sudan has displaced up to 300,000 people as conflict spread to the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams EU pact on migration and asylum

21 december 2023 - 07:41:35
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reforms agreed by the EU on the Pact on Migration and Asylum will set European asylum [...] Full text...

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UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system

20 december 2023 - 18:53:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday welcomed a key deal by members of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns of deepening displacement in Sudan

19 december 2023 - 18:52:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to sound the alarm over the war in Sudan, where displacement [...] Full text...

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342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia repatriated to their countries from Tripoli in Libya

19 december 2023 - 18:39:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia have been repatriated from Tripoli by [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safe migration governance

18 december 2023 - 07:44:14
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday highlighted the urgent need for safe migration governance rooted [...] Full text...

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Remittance flows continue to grow in 2023 albeit at slower pace: World Bank report

18 december 2023 - 06:52:12
Washington, United States (PANA) - Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grew an estimated 3.8% in 2023, a moderation [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister announces solution to problems at land border crossings shared with Tunisia

12 december 2023 - 16:55:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior, General Imad Trabelsi, Tuesday announced that he had found [...] Full text...

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Global Migration in 21st Century: Navigating the impact of climate change, conflict, and demographic shifts – World Bank Feature

11 december 2023 - 07:46:25
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Globally, approximately 184 million people, or 2.3% of the world population, live outside their country [...] Full text...

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Moussa al-Kouni calls for a Libyan-European cooperation roadmap

06 december 2023 - 14:31:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to speed [...] Full text...

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Deputy Chairman of Libyan Council in Brussels to discuss partnership to combat illegal migration

05 december 2023 - 14:40:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, arrived in Brussels Tuesday at the [...] Full text...

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COP28: UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts

05 december 2023 - 10:46:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that [...] Full text...

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COP28: Bring the vulnerable to ‘front of the line’ for climate funding

04 december 2023 - 13:45:18
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday [...] Full text...

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Tunisia reaffirms support for intra-Libyan solution to country's crisis

02 december 2023 - 13:57:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, on Friday reiterated his country's [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 5th Integrated Border Security Management Project meeting in Italy

01 december 2023 - 12:24:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of the Interior, made up of coastguards and border guards, [...] Full text...

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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres

30 november 2023 - 18:21:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD labour ministers call for optimum management of employment

29 november 2023 - 20:57:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ministers of Labour and representatives of Member States of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) have [...] Full text...

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Libya calls for greater support from international community and EU to secure its borders

29 november 2023 - 20:57:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Interior Minister, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has called on the international community and the [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official notes voluntary return of Nigerien, Chadian migrants to their countries

29 november 2023 - 17:54:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, Wednesday spoke of the historic neighbourly [...] Full text...

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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement

29 november 2023 - 05:22:54
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] Full text...

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Libya will be country most affected by Niamey's repeal of the law criminalizing migrant smuggling

28 november 2023 - 20:08:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan press agency warned on Tuesday of serious consequences of the decision by the President [...] Full text...

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Libya holds meeting on EUBAM's work on border security

28 november 2023 - 19:48:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, held talks on Monday with [...] Full text...

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Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award

28 november 2023 - 13:25:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has [...] Full text...

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Mali, Burkina faso, Niger announce formation of mutual defence pact (By Paul Ejime)

28 november 2023 - 13:13:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Three suspended member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS - - Mali, [...] Full text...

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COP 28: Leaders at summit must protect human rights by agreeing to phase out fossil fuels, press the hosts for reforms

28 november 2023 - 06:27:23
London, UK (PANA) - Leaders at the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must place human rights [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 9th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa

27 november 2023 - 19:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity, [...] Full text...

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Conference of CEN-SAD Labour Ministers opens in Tripoli

27 november 2023 - 18:53:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday opened the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister calls for hiring of labour from CEN-SAD countries to support Libyan economy

27 november 2023 - 18:37:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Libya reiterates primacy of support for National Strategy to limit illegal immigration from South

27 november 2023 - 18:23:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has stressed the need to unify [...] Full text...

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Gambia, EU sign new agreement on budget support programme

22 november 2023 - 12:29:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia and the European Union have signed a 40-million Euro financing agreement for the implementation of [...] Full text...

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Libyan army arrests smugglers, 120 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa

20 november 2023 - 11:58:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several smugglers and 120 illegal migrants of African nationalities, lost in the middle of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Tripoli to organise conference on immigration on 27, 28 November

18 november 2023 - 12:39:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government is organising a conference on legal immigration on 27 and 28 November on [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of the Interior deplores the burden placed on the Ministry's budget by the fight against illegal immigration

17 november 2023 - 15:59:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior in the Government of National Unity, General Imad Trabelsi, has [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of Labour reaffirms desire to organise foreign workers on local labour market

16 november 2023 - 12:41:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed, has told ambassadors and representatives of labour-exporting [...] Full text...

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EU signs new partnership pact with ACPS

15 november 2023 - 10:13:57
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) and its member states signed on Wednesday a new Partnership Agreement with [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Council hopes 1st Afro-Saudi Summit will help promote partnership between Africa and Arab world

11 november 2023 - 18:42:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has welcomed Saudi Arabia's initiative to convene the [...] Full text...

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147 illegal migrants rescued west of Tripoli

11 november 2023 - 15:09:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 147 illegal migrants of various Arab and African nationalities have been rescued off [...] Full text...

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Tunisia's economic recovery slows down amid drought

06 november 2023 - 17:31:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia’s economic recovery slowed in the first half of 2023 as the country continued to grapple [...] Full text...

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IOM registers more than 700,000 migrants in Libya in May and June

04 november 2023 - 14:29:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 704,369 migrants, 79% of whom were men, 11% women and 10% children, were [...] Full text...

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Malian migrants in Libya voluntarily return home

04 november 2023 - 14:13:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A total of 146 Malian migrants, comprising 9 women, 11 children and 126 men, voluntarily returned [...] Full text...

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WHO outlines crucial research priorities for better refugee, migrant health

31 october 2023 - 11:22:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its first-ever Global research agenda on health, migration and [...] Full text...

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DR Congo displacement nears 7 million, warns UN migration agency

31 october 2023 - 05:42:49
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM) warned on Monday that the number of internally displaced [...] Full text...

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Libya, Italy agree to continue cooperation to combat immigration and crime

26 october 2023 - 17:01:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan-Italian working group responsible for security affairs has reached an agreement stipulating that Italy will [...] Full text...

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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’

19 october 2023 - 16:55:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 African migrants to border with Algeria in September - HRW

11 october 2023 - 05:59:19
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 migrants from multiple African countries to the border with Algeria between [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses illegal immigration and cooperation in renewable energy with new EU envoyy

10 october 2023 - 19:26:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has discussed with [...] Full text...

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Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres

09 october 2023 - 19:56:57
New York, US (PANA) - Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or [...] Full text...

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We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief

03 october 2023 - 05:27:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief insisted [...] Full text...

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