Chairperson of UN Peacebuilding Commission visits Liberia

22 november 2024 - 07:17:09
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the UN Peacebuilding Commission’s (PBC) Configuration on Liberia, Ms. Nicola Clase, is in [...] Full text...

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Libyan youth call for active participation in ceasefire agreement implementation

01 november 2024 - 06:21:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fourteen young men and women from across Libya joined UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) experts [...] Full text...

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How to advance women’s roles in peace and security

24 october 2024 - 11:26:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...

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UN chief proposes $3.6 billion budget for 2025, highlighting peace, development and reforms

17 october 2024 - 05:13:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday presented a $3.6 billion budget proposal for programmes in 2025, [...] Full text...

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Security Council briefed on progress in UN-AU partnership for peace

03 october 2024 - 05:21:06
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there are reasons to be hopeful, [...] Full text...

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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report

20 september 2024 - 06:35:28
New York, US (PANA) - In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher

19 september 2024 - 05:51:06
New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...

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Top UN official ends Libya visit

12 september 2024 - 05:02:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, ended her visit to Libya on [...] Full text...

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UN Deputy Secretary-General begins consultations with Libyan officials

09 september 2024 - 12:43:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, on Sunday began consultations in [...] Full text...

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‘Break the cycle of violence’ through prevention and peacebuilding, Security Council told

21 august 2024 - 19:49:42
New York, US (PANA) - Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict [...] Full text...

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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

14 august 2024 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...

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Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out

08 august 2024 - 07:29:11
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their [...] Full text...

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Why working with traditional and religious leaders changes the dynamic for community-led development in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Issa Bitang A Tiati and Odilia R. Hebga

27 july 2024 - 09:53:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Chad, Nigeria, and Lake Chad, has been beleaguered by [...] Full text...

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UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast

28 june 2024 - 06:37:36
New York, US (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as war descends further into chaos

19 june 2024 - 06:45:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in [...] Full text...

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Play makes a better world: UNICEF

11 june 2024 - 14:38:35
New York, United States (PANA) - The first-ever International Day of Play, to be observed on 11 June 2024, marks [...] Full text...

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Gender equality, youth aspirations keys to sustainable peace, Security Council hears

29 may 2024 - 05:40:56
New York, US (PANA) - Gender equality and the aspirations of young people are crucial for ensuring sustainable peace and [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya reiterates commitment to support promotion of women's participation in elections

28 may 2024 - 16:44:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Head of [...] Full text...

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‘Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power’ Guterres tells Security Council

24 may 2024 - 05:17:20
New York, US (PANA) - Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future and for strengthening the continent’s voice and [...] Full text...

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Fostering UN-World Bank partnership to tackle fragility in Burundi and The Gambia: World Bank Blog

21 may 2024 - 07:14:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In today’s complex global landscape, addressing fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) requires multifaceted approaches and strong [...] Full text...

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UN Peacebuilding Commission Chair to visit São Tomé and Príncipe

12 may 2024 - 08:19:01
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Mr. Sérgio França Danese of Brazil, will [...] Full text...

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Guterres names Barrie Freeman new Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel

11 may 2024 - 14:52:34
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Barrie Freeman of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack

27 april 2024 - 05:05:23
New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in [...] Full text...

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War in Sudan is ‘a crisis of epic proportions’ as atrocities abound

20 april 2024 - 08:11:53
New York, US (PANA) - The year-long ongoing war in Sudan is “a crisis of epic proportions”, and the world [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC wants global health priotised as part of peacekeeping

22 march 2024 - 16:19:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the global community [...] Full text...

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Demand for peacebuilding outstrips supply - Guterres

21 march 2024 - 05:42:37
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst an intensification and multiplication of crises, the demand for support to UN peacebuilding continues [...] Full text...

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‘The patriarchy may be pushing back, but so are we’, says UN chief

13 march 2024 - 16:34:30
New York, US (PANA) - Around the world women’s rights are under attack, and governments must act to reverse that [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights amid disturbing trends

11 march 2024 - 17:40:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need to defend women's rights which are [...] Full text...

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5 ways to accelerate women’s economic empowerment (A UN feature)

08 march 2024 - 07:40:44
New York, US (PANA) - At the current rate of investment, more than 340 million women and girls will still [...] Full text...

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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’

20 february 2024 - 05:46:24
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...

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Leveraging unique strengths to better respond to crises: World Bank Blog By Soukeyna Kane and Elizabeth Spehar

19 february 2024 - 07:41:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In an era of overlapping crises, fragility, conflict and violence remain among the greatest global [...] Full text...

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Helping youth in Benin find economic opportunities: World Bank Blog (By Solene Rougeaux and Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie)

30 january 2024 - 19:17:37
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Like many of its neighbours, Benin is experiencing growing threats of conflict. The country’s proximity to Burkina [...] 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: UN Security Council to meet on situation in Middle East

29 december 2023 - 17:11:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council is set to meet in New York on the situation in [...] Full text...

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General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024

25 december 2023 - 06:10:09
New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly has approved a $3.59 billion budget for the United Nations for 2024, [...] Full text...

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Over 700 a day dying from small arms fire; main ‘weapons of choice’ for criminals and terrorists

16 december 2023 - 07:18:25
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a multitude of global crises and escalating of armed conflicts, small arms and light [...] Full text...

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Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

15 december 2023 - 18:32:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community [...] Full text...

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Five ways to leverage women and girls’ potential in Mozambique: World Bank Blog By Hiska Reyes and Stephanie Kuttner

08 december 2023 - 10:20:13
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique has made significant progress towards gender equality, but critical challenges remain.  It has strong laws in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid access to north now entirely blocked amid escalating bombing in south

04 december 2023 - 16:54:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Sudan conflict: UN chief 'remains deeply concerned' about escalating war as UNITAMS mandate terminated

02 december 2023 - 12:52:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "remains deeply concerned" about the escalating conflict in the Sudan and [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan

02 december 2023 - 05:46:01
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Friday decided to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council: UN Police need greater support amid ‘many challenges’

15 november 2023 - 07:08:20
New York, US (PANA) - Police officers serving under the UN flag must be properly prepared, equipped and resourced in [...] Full text...

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Liberia elections: UN Peacebuilding Commission calls for successful presidential run-off

10 november 2023 - 08:17:59
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission is urging Liberians to ensure a successful presidential run-off as the [...] Full text...

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Building an effective bridge with civil society organisations in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Odilia R. Hebga and Issa Bitang A Tiati

09 november 2023 - 16:34:53
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon’s 56,000 civil society organisations (CSOs) play a crucial role in Cameroon’s development, working alongside and [...] Full text...

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Insecurity worsens in Somalia, as civilians pay the price

20 october 2023 - 06:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity persists in Somalia, with extremist group Al-Shabaab and fighting in the Laascaanood region taking [...] Full text...

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Liberian President Weah, rival opposition leader Boakai set for run-off

17 october 2023 - 08:17:20
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - With 92.82% of the votes processed from the hard-fought 10 October presidential election, opposition leader and [...] Full text...

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UN calls for ‘clear-eyed’ vision for peace and security, as peacebuilders meet in New York

23 september 2023 - 05:43:04
New York, US (PANA) - Following the UN chief’s appeal this week for a fresh approach to global peace and [...] Full text...

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Negotiated solution only way to end Sudan war: senior UN official

10 august 2023 - 06:41:57
New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing mediation efforts aimed at resolving the conflict in Sudan are critical, a senior UN [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Local aid workers face hundreds of job losses

04 august 2023 - 12:53:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan’s conflict has had a devastating impact on local aid workers, even as they take the [...] Full text...

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The eerie silence of starvation ‘is deafening, it never leaves you’: UN official

04 august 2023 - 05:26:21
New York, US (PANA) - The threat of famine, with people slowly starving to death, must be considered a red [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Ethiopia to expand access to education, nutrition services, build social cohesion

01 august 2023 - 06:29:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement for the [...] Full text...

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‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy

26 july 2023 - 06:50:04
New York, US (PANA) - While national elections in West Africa and the Sahel provide an important opportunity for voters [...] Full text...

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UN chief unveils new vision for peace across a ‘multipolar world’

21 july 2023 - 06:08:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday launched a new policy brief outlining his vision of a more [...] Full text...

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Libya's Prime Minister reaffirms determination to stabilize country, hold elections

13 july 2023 - 19:36:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his will [...] Full text...

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Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

22 june 2023 - 06:36:57
New York, US (PANA) - International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS election observers meet stakeholders in Sierra Leone polls

18 june 2023 - 10:43:21
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Ahead of Sierra Leone’s presidential and parliamentary elections on 24 June, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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UN delegation reviews progress in consolidating peace and development in southern Libya

31 may 2023 - 14:30:32
Tripoli, Liby (PANA) - Deputy Special Representative, Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator Georgette Gagnon led a multi-agency UN delegation to [...] Full text...

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Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres

23 may 2023 - 17:53:24
New York, US (PANA) - The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, [...] Full text...

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Devastating impact of last decade in Libya has cost 20 years of progress, says UNDP official

10 may 2023 - 15:16:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Libya, Marc-Andre Franche, has said [...] Full text...

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Sudan violence threatens fragile cross-border progress with Juba, Security Council told

10 may 2023 - 05:42:48
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of ongoing violence among rival military parties in Sudan is threatening to derail [...] Full text...

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Transitional justice hinges on ‘equal footing’, say UN peacebuilders

29 april 2023 - 06:41:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lasting peace hinges on everyone being on an “equal footing” and an all-of-society approach, a top [...] Full text...

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Civilians in Mali pay the price as terrorist violence flares up, UN Security Council hears

13 april 2023 - 09:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Mali remains quite volatile, marked by pockets of terrorist violence, with [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official reaffirms support for UN Envoy's efforts to hold elections

28 march 2023 - 13:56:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has reaffirmed the Council's continued support [...] Full text...

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US Vice President announces $100 million to support stability in coastal West African States

27 march 2023 - 16:24:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced that the US government will invest more than [...] Full text...

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Libya's national reconciliation project presented to US research centres

17 march 2023 - 16:29:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has presented to a group of [...] Full text...

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‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda

08 march 2023 - 05:25:35
New York, US (PANA) - New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is [...] Full text...

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US Under Secretary Jenkins travels to Algeria, Benin

06 march 2023 - 11:59:30
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins, is in [...] Full text...

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Insecurity takes toll on women, girls in Niger’s Tillabéri region

23 february 2023 - 12:02:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The security crisis in Niger’s south-western Tillabéri region is taking a heavy toll on local communities, [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life

23 february 2023 - 05:41:35
New York, US (PANA) - Despite many challenges, Somalia has made significant progress in advancing key national priorities, but enhancing [...] Full text...

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World Radio Day celebrates a ‘unique instrument of peace’

14 february 2023 - 06:03:22
Paris, France (PANA) - From supporting forthcoming elections in South Sudan, to getting war-weary people to buy into peace processes; [...] Full text...

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UNDP: 'Extremist groups exploiting devt failures to recruit new members'

07 february 2023 - 07:23:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Development Programme has in a report released on Tuesday stated that extremist groups exploit [...] Full text...

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'Peace in South Sudan hinges on local accountability'

01 february 2023 - 05:34:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The Government of South Sudan, in its first ever briefing to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, [...] Full text...

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UN condemns killing, injury of its workers in Sudan

30 january 2023 - 07:25:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned the recent killing of one of its workers and injury of [...] Full text...

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Peacebuilding must be rooted in ‘bedrock of inclusive, sustainable development’

27 january 2023 - 05:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - While describing maintaining peace as core to the UN – it's very reason for being – Deputy [...] Full text...

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UN convenes Lake Chad countries, amid growing regional crisis

24 january 2023 - 05:33:31
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amid worsening security, economic, and humanitarian crises, the third Lake Chad Basin High Level Conference has [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council worried stalemate in Libya could undermine country's unity and stability

21 december 2022 - 14:21:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern over the continuing political stalemate in Libya and [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ deaths of two peacekeepers in ‘heinous attack’

17 december 2022 - 16:15:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns” an attack against a UN police patrol in northern [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for end to ‘senseless violence’ in Upper Nile state

15 december 2022 - 07:49:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Perpetrators behind deadly violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state must be brought to justice, the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya identifies strategic priorities in their cooperation

14 december 2022 - 12:58:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn again of record hunger next year in West and Central Africa

09 december 2022 - 05:23:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of [...] Full text...

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'Stronger action required to address changing dynamics of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea'

23 november 2022 - 06:05:23
New York, US (PANA) - Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of [...] Full text...

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UN official calls on Security Council to support a ‘secure, peaceful and prosperous Sahel’

17 november 2022 - 05:54:46
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in the Sahel continues to deteriorate, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening conflict, displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action

16 november 2022 - 12:38:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya reaffirms importance of the south for stability

15 november 2022 - 18:32:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said that the stability and security [...] Full text...

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Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives: UNICEF

08 november 2022 - 04:39:56
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in [...] Full text...

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Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned

21 october 2022 - 05:53:18
New York, US (PANA) - Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, [...] Full text...

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US,Togo to implement "Strategy for Conflict Prevention and Stability Promotion".

19 october 2022 - 18:47:00
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and the United States have expressed their willingness to implement the "Strategy for Conflict Prevention [...] Full text...

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African states on the front line of climate crisis - UN official

13 october 2022 - 05:46:46
New York, US (PANA) - African States are on the front line of the climate crisis, a senior UN official [...] Full text...

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On International Day of Older Persons, UN chief highlights their ‘remarkable resilience’

01 october 2022 - 18:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres drew attention on Saturday, the International Day of Older Persons, to [...] Full text...

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The current cost-of-living crisis across the world is a wake-up call- President Barrow

22 september 2022 - 18:16:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Thursday emphasized that the current cost-of-living crisis across the world was a wake-up [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Africa is doing its part but must do more, says Rwandan President Kagame

22 september 2022 - 06:30:24
New York, US (PANA) - Referring to a world in a state of turbulence, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns Tripoli clashes

02 september 2022 - 15:45:14
New York, US (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council have condemned the violent clashes perpetrated by armed groups [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to hold informal session on Libya

30 august 2022 - 12:35:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold an informal consultative session on Tuesday On developments in Libya [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for recommitment to 'dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust'

23 august 2022 - 05:30:23
New York, US (PANA) - Recommit to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust”, Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN [...] Full text...

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Security Council examines capacity building for sustaining peace in Africa

09 august 2022 - 05:49:30
New York, US (PANA) - Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Omnipresence of armed groups in Libya puts solution of crisis into perspective

28 july 2022 - 21:42:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest armed clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli and Misrata, particularly the deadly one [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives US$100 million for critical emergency cash, food assistance in Sudan

27 july 2022 - 11:44:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received US$ 100 million from the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to hold another session on the situation in Libya on Monday

25 july 2022 - 12:52:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council is holding another session on Monday to discuss the latest developments [...] Full text...

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UN publishes new guidance on curbing child abduction and other ‘grave violations' in war

19 july 2022 - 05:31:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top official advocating for children caught up in armed conflict issued new guidance on [...] Full text...

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Reliable information ‘a matter of life and death - UN chief tells Security Council

12 july 2022 - 17:03:00
New York, US (PANA) - Access to information is a human right, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...

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From fighting to farming: Supporting peacebuilding in Mozambique (A UN feature)

10 july 2022 - 07:49:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts [...] Full text...

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UN plan calls for real progress towards ending internal displacement crisis

25 june 2022 - 09:29:05
New York, US (PANA) - With record numbers of people uprooted within their homelands due to conflict, disasters, the climate [...] Full text...

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‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarising Libya - UN official

27 may 2022 - 05:11:24
New York, US (PANA) - Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council meets on the situation in Libya on Thursday

26 may 2022 - 23:37:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will meet this Thursday to discuss developments in Libya, which will be [...] Full text...

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Sudan refuses to renew residency permit of senior UN official

24 may 2022 - 11:02:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has expressed disappointment over the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’: UN

24 may 2022 - 04:15:58
New York, US (PANA) - While digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official regrets Mali’s withdrawal from G5 Sahel, Joint Force

19 may 2022 - 14:53:47
New York, US (PANA) - Mali’s decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to discuss developments in Libya in late May

05 may 2022 - 13:01:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a session on 26 May on developments in several countries, [...] Full text...

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Sustaining peace, more important, but ‘more complex’ than ever, as wars rage

28 april 2022 - 05:59:38
New York, US (PANA) - Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of [...] Full text...

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UN chief lauds East African leaders' steps for peace, stability in DRC

24 april 2022 - 04:52:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, has welcomed the efforts of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, [...] Full text...

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WFP assistance relieved thousands as hunger levels rose in Sierra Leone in 2021

21 april 2022 - 05:23:13
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached 540,000 people in Sierra Leone with lifesaving [...] Full text...

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Can the growing US interest in Libya help overcome the current political impasse?

07 april 2022 - 17:26:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a ten-year strategy to prevent conflict [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council or other alternative to get Libya out of impasse and reach elections

17 march 2022 - 19:56:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first signs of blockages in the initiative of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary [...] Full text...

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Political impasse threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel govts, warns UN official

17 march 2022 - 04:56:04
New York, US (PANA ) - Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year

16 march 2022 - 11:18:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister honoured by US with International Women of Courage Award 2022

10 march 2022 - 04:51:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, has been honoured by the US [...] Full text...

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Libyan women's pioneering role lauded on International Women's Day

08 march 2022 - 17:19:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan officials as well as regional and international organisations on on Tuesday paid tribute to Libyan women [...] Full text...

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UN Department of Political Affairs Under-Secretary for Africa in Bamako

24 february 2022 - 14:07:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Under-Secretary-General for Africa in the Department of Political Affairs, Peacebuilding and Peace Operations of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 Immunization campaign targets mobile communities along Gambia-Senegal border

18 february 2022 - 21:05:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - COVID-19 Immunization campaign, targeting  mobile communities along Gambia-Senegal border, has vaccinated over 1,500 persons, according to [...] Full text...

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Members of the Libyan Joint Military Commission, West, call for early elections

15 february 2022 - 20:29:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Western Regional delegation of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission has called on "all local and [...] Full text...

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Unified Libya will come only via ballot box, ‘not the gun’, Security Council hears

25 january 2022 - 10:57:59
New York, US (PANA) - Libya is at a “delicate and fragile juncture in its path to unity and stability”, the [...] Full text...

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UN chief names Bruno Lemarquis of France Deputy Special Representative, UN Mission in DRC

19 january 2022 - 05:40:11
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  on Tuesday announced the appointment of Bruno Lemarquis of France [...] Full text...

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UN SG reaffirms commitment to support Libyans' choice to end their crisis

09 january 2022 - 17:37:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has reaffirmed his "interest and concern to support the Libyan choice to [...] Full text...

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Authorities urged to protect women, children following violence in Sudan

24 december 2021 - 07:41:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN [...] Full text...

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Launch of international peacebuilding programme in post-conflict Libya

09 december 2021 - 12:47:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government, in cooperation with the European Union, United Nations and the World Bank, on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State again pushes for ceasefire

11 november 2021 - 06:03:34
Washington, DC US (PANA) - With the warring factions in Ethiopia not heeding appeals to cease fire despite diplomatic efforts, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: We are ready to work with friends to address situation: PM Abiy

09 november 2021 - 11:47:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says "the democratically-elected sovereign government" is ready to work constructively with [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Top US diplomat continues search for end of hostilities

09 november 2021 - 07:17:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Special Envoy Jeffrey Feltman returned to Ethiopia on Monday as he continues to search [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: Future of Tigray and Horn of Africa ‘in grave uncertainty', says top UN official

09 november 2021 - 05:19:53
New York, US (PANA) - A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached “disastrous proportions”, the UN [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief 'extremely concerned' as Ethiopia crisis escalates

03 november 2021 - 06:19:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed extreme concern at the escalation of violence in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Libya calls for simultaneous presidential, parliamentary elections

31 october 2021 - 12:17:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the eve of the upcoming session of Libya's parliament as efforts continue to finalise the [...] Full text...

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Top UN official lauds ‘warming’ relations between Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei

28 october 2021 - 06:26:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was  encouraged by a thaw in relations [...] Full text...

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Women in leadership ‘must be the norm’, Security Council hears

22 october 2021 - 07:07:23
New York, US (PANA)  We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses with UN Deputy Secretary-General need for Military Commission Plan

18 october 2021 - 18:31:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the UN Under-Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Diversity is a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council

13 october 2021 - 06:15:52
New York, US (PANA) - Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IGAD host special session on displacements in Sudan, South Sudan

05 october 2021 - 12:54:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The sub-regional trade grouping, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on [...] Full text...

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Guterres: Window to avert devastating climate impacts ‘rapidly closing’

24 september 2021 - 06:00:11
New York, US (PANA) - No region is immune to climate disasters. the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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76th General Assembly gets under way at UN Headquarters in New York

15 september 2021 - 05:09:07
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War, said [...] Full text...

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IOM Director General calls for enhanced support for northern Mozambique

18 august 2021 - 11:22:04
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General António Vitorino is calling for more humanitarian support for hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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EU sets up a military training mission to help address crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province

12 july 2021 - 13:12:15
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday adopted a decision setting up an EU military training mission in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told

03 july 2021 - 06:39:12
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday  for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...

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WBG calls for South Sudanese Government, donor investment to support jobs, peace-building

29 june 2021 - 15:01:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report urges South Sudan to adjust public policies to support [...] Full text...

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IOM launches information system to track population mobility in The Gambia

15 june 2021 - 13:01:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Collaborating with  the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched [...] Full text...

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International agencies reach hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan cut off for a decade

13 june 2021 - 18:25:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian agencies on Sunday said that they have reached hundreds of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...

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We won’t allow corruption to continue unchecked: UN Assembly president

03 june 2021 - 06:24:11
New York, US (PANA) - The effects of corruption are “detrimental to all of society”, the President of the UN [...] Full text...

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Economic Working Group on Libya stresses access to basic services as priority

12 may 2021 - 12:12:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The co-chairs of the Economic Working Group of the International Monitoring Committee on Libya (IMC) have [...] Full text...

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Somali leaders urged to prioritise national interest as political stalemate continues

12 april 2021 - 08:07:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN and international  partners working to support a lasting peace and democratic election process [...] Full text...

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UN chief names Mauritanian diplomat Wane as head of Mali peacekeeping mission

16 march 2021 - 08:02:11
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday announced the appointment of El-Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as [...] Full text...

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Guterres says COVID-19 has exposed endemic gender inequality

16 march 2021 - 05:54:33
Ne York, US (PAA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on women and girls, and the fallout [...] Full text...

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UN urges accountability for key figures supporting militias in South Sudan’s Greater Jonglei region

15 march 2021 - 13:42:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN issued a report on Monday calling on the South Sudanese authorities to hold accountable [...] Full text...

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NGOs ask UK not to cut aid to South Sudan as threat of famine looms

11 march 2021 - 10:49:41
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Scores of international and national Non-governmental Organisations working in South Sudan have call on the [...] Full text...

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‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO

17 february 2021 - 18:07:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poor rainfall, flooding and desert locusts are contributing to extreme food insecurity in Somalia, threatening 2.6 [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support for Burundi refugees

17 february 2021 - 06:20:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An urgent appeal for $222.6 million was made on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New strains ‘poised to unleash’ more severe infections

26 january 2021 - 06:03:25
New York, US (PANA) - Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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UN chief commits to continued support for Guine-Bissau as peacebuilding office closes

01 january 2021 - 06:50:14
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to the people of Guinea-Bissau on [...] Full text...

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Keep focus on South Sudan, UN mission chief tells Security Council

16 december 2020 - 05:12:49
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has appealed for the international [...] Full text...

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AU mini-Summit on ending conflict calls for deepening peace amid pandemic

11 december 2020 - 13:56:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, [...] Full text...

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AU to hold mini-Summit on African peace and stability

10 december 2020 - 12:41:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union's Peace and Security Council is holding its 11th High Level Retreat on [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges UN Security Council to extend mandate of peacekeeping force in Darfur

09 december 2020 - 07:52:01
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) -  With weeks left to the end of the mandate of the peacekeeping mission in Darfur [...] Full text...

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UNFPA says 54 million women, youth face staggering humanitarian challenges

08 december 2020 - 05:47:07
New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact women and girls hit by multiple humanitarian crises, the [...] Full text...

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348,000 Libyan children in need of humanitarian aid - UNICEF

21 november 2020 - 13:00:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million [...] Full text...

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Violence, insecurity continue to plague South Sudan communities: UN

19 november 2020 - 05:40:42
Juba, South Sudan - Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months [...] Full text...

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Top UN peacekeeper warns many challenges remain for Sahel Joint Force

17 november 2020 - 04:42:09
New York, US (PANA) - It will take a variety of different actors to confront and deal with the “daunting [...] Full text...

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UN Police ‘vital’ across spectrum of peacekeeping, Security Council hears

05 november 2020 - 06:53:36
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Wednesday was briefed on the “vital role” UN Police play across [...] Full text...

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Achieving peace, security in Sahel remains pertinent issue for The Gambia - FM Tangara

20 october 2020 - 21:04:25
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mamadou Tangara said here Tuesday achieving peace, security and [...] Full text...

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Progress on Sudan political transition, but challenges remain, Security Council hears

26 september 2020 - 09:21:32
New York, US (PANA) - Political developments in Sudan continue to move along a positive trajectory, while planning for a [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief outlines reforms needed to keep operations fit-for-purpose

15 september 2020 - 04:58:53
New York, US (PANA) - Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new [...] Full text...

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'Distrust of public institutions, health inequities could push more countries into conflict'

10 september 2020 - 04:35:02
New York, US (PANA) - The erosion of trust in public institutions, unequal access to health care and tensions around [...] Full text...

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Paris pleads for int'l support for new authorities in Guinea-Bissau

12 august 2020 - 16:08:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Mrs. Nadia Fanton, advisor to the French permanent representative at the United Nations Security Council, on [...] Full text...

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UN Representative in Guinea Bissau urges political leaders to enact reforms

11 august 2020 - 06:10:34
New York, US (PANA) - Entrenched political divisions in Guinea-Bissau pose a serious threat to stability in the West African country, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM, WHO support quarantine centers with covid-19 on the rise in Gambia

10 august 2020 - 20:57:48
  Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Gambia in recent weeks is taking a heavy toll [...] Full text...

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Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project

30 june 2020 - 05:39:02
New York, US (PANA) - The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, [...] Full text...

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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter

27 june 2020 - 06:38:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told [...] Full text...

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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter 26June

26 june 2020 - 20:43:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL reiterates its call for accountability for crimes targeting women in Libya

26 june 2020 - 14:16:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building [...] Full text...

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Commonwealth launches webinar series to counter violent extremism

22 june 2020 - 13:57:00
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A webinar series has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, to [...] Full text...

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Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change, security crises - UN report

09 june 2020 - 14:11:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council votes to establish new political mission in Sudan

05 june 2020 - 16:38:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Security Council has unanimously voted for the establishment of a mission, dubbed the Integrated Transition [...] Full text...

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Security Council extends peacekeeping mission in Darfur, forges new presence in Sudan

05 june 2020 - 05:40:38
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Thursday extended the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Efforts to forge a global ceasefire a "catastrophic failure", says Oxfam

13 may 2020 - 18:15:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been a catastrophic failure by the international community to forge a global ceasefire in [...] Full text...

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UN ‘fully mobilised’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears

25 april 2020 - 05:23:13
New York, US (PANA) - The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as [...] Full text...

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Rights group warns UN/AU report on Darfur fails to protect vulnerable groups

17 march 2020 - 06:06:03
New York, US (PANA) – The proposal by the United Nations and the African Union to limit the UN’s protection [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL hails achievements of Libyan women despite the inequalities they face

08 march 2020 - 12:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has paid tribute to Libyan women on the [...] Full text...

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Niger sets up national early warning and security risk response mechanism

07 march 2020 - 18:50:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien government decided on Friday to create a national early warning and security risk response [...] Full text...

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Italian Deputy FM commits 1.3 m Euros to peacebuilding efforts in Sudan

06 march 2020 - 13:04:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emmanuela Claudia Del Re, on Thursday renewed her country's [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council reflects on CAR peace deal anniversary

21 february 2020 - 07:45:14
New York, US (PANA) - One year after the signing of a peace deal in the Central African Republic (CAR), State authority is [...] Full text...

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UN official says swearing-in of new Guinea Bissau president unlikely to bring stability

15 february 2020 - 07:57:47
New York, US (PANA) - Political discord in Guinea-Bissau could hamper the first-ever peaceful transfer of power to a democratically [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on all to 'do more’ to protect children in armed conflict

13 february 2020 - 11:19:15
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...

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Sudan says extension of sanctions assessing panel was not worrying

12 february 2020 - 16:47:41
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has decided to extend the mandate of experts’ Panel on Sudan [...] Full text...

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AU Summit: Sudanese prime minister confers with UN Secretary General

09 february 2020 - 19:20:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdouk on the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Violence in Sudan’s Darfur forces thousands to flee

28 january 2020 - 18:04:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations High commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said tens of thousands of Sudanese crossed into [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou discusses peace and development issues with UN official

17 january 2020 - 00:29:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, Ms. Rosemary A. Di Carlo, met here [...] Full text...

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Sudan and UN sign US$20 million deal on peace building in Darfur

21 december 2019 - 18:30:35
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –  Sudan and the UN on Saturday signed an agreement on a US$ 20 million programme that [...] Full text...

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French Embassy in Nigeria launches new strategy to help CSOs on peace initiatives

17 december 2019 - 12:30:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Embassy of France in Abuja on Tuesday announced the launch of a new strategy, it [...] Full text...

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Congo: UN expresses satisfaction with approach taken by CND to organize national dialogue in near future

11 november 2019 - 23:49:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Special Representative for Central Africa and head of the United Nations Regional Office, François Louncény [...] Full text...

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