Unsustainable fashion, textiles focus on International Day of Zero Waste 2025

28 march 2025 - 11:04:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across [...] Full text...

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Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use

04 march 2025 - 07:43:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry [...] Full text...

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WHO marks 20 years of its lifesaving tobacco control treaty.

25 february 2025 - 20:24:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN treaty that addresses the global tobacco epidemic has saved millions of lives over the [...] Full text...

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UN environment agency calls for urgent action on ‘triple planetary crisis’

18 february 2025 - 18:06:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity [...] Full text...

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Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum annual meeting 2025

14 january 2025 - 16:06:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic [...] Full text...

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More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

09 january 2025 - 15:13:33
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to [...] Full text...

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The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025 (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

30 december 2024 - 08:18:06
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the [...] Full text...

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Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams

21 december 2024 - 07:48:19
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation

20 december 2024 - 17:50:21
Beirut, Leanon (PANA) - Thousands of civilians require reconstructive surgeries and physical rehabilitation. All but one hospital are gradually reopening, [...] Full text...

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‘No life without land’ says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting

06 december 2024 - 15:13:22
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive”, according to an [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution treaty negotiations to resume next year

02 december 2024 - 05:32:40
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Countries negotiating a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution concluded their fifth session in the [...] Full text...

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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution

25 november 2024 - 17:40:19
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...

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Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights

22 november 2024 - 06:54:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty must [...] Full text...

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COP 16: People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres

31 october 2024 - 04:55:45
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for [...] Full text...

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COP16: Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’

30 october 2024 - 06:32:52
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning [...] Full text...

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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN

18 october 2024 - 05:02:33
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] 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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UN agencies and local government ministry collaborate to reduce plastic waste in Libya

30 august 2024 - 11:11:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UNOPS, UN-Habitat and Libya’s Ministry of Local Government are working together to promote plastic waste reduction [...] 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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Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says

04 june 2024 - 06:16:52
New York, USA (PANA) - The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and [...] Full text...

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Ottawa negotiations bring global plastics treaty one step closer - UNEP

01 may 2024 - 05:46:35
Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported significant progress in talks this week in Ottawa to draw [...] Full text...

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Fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution

23 april 2024 - 13:36:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee tasked with drawing up an international legally binding [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges global community to 'stand as one' to end plastic pollution

31 march 2024 - 13:56:15
New York, US  (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the global community to "stand as one" and work towards [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war (Feature by UN News)

20 march 2024 - 05:29:43
Deir Al-Balah camp, Gaza (PANA) - Clusters of tents are cobbled together with any available fabric, plastic and wood, as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches recycling plant

19 march 2024 - 08:01:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the PIM Recycling Ltd In the context of the Global Recycling Day, aiming [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique

02 march 2024 - 05:36:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the [...] Full text...

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Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly

29 february 2024 - 19:35:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate [...] Full text...

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World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’

27 february 2024 - 05:45:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Israeli advance on Rafah would have ‘dire humanitarian consequences’

20 february 2024 - 05:39:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - An extension of Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where over a million internally displaced Palestinians have [...] Full text...

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UK food giant sets sights on Africa

19 february 2024 - 10:16:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – UK food giant Pret, a Manger, is heading to Africa and its first store [...] Full text...

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Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan (A UN feature)

18 february 2024 - 05:55:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in [...] Full text...

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Survivors of Sudan's brutal war neglected in Chad

15 february 2024 - 19:05:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad, the Norwegian [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Survivors of brutal war have been forgotten - says humanitarian charity

14 february 2024 - 09:18:16
N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘anxious and living in fear’ of Israeli assault on Rafah, warns top UN aid official

13 february 2024 - 18:37:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As international efforts continue to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, the head of UNRWA, the UN [...] Full text...

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First-ever UN report reveals complex threats to migratory species

13 february 2024 - 05:56:56
New York, US (PANA) - Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 [...] Full text...

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Local govt ministry launches capacity-building project for plastic waste management in Greater Tripoli

01 february 2024 - 14:30:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Local Government has launched a project to build capacity in plastic waste [...] Full text...

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World Bank’s new outcome bond helps communities remove, recycle plastic waste

25 january 2024 - 13:08:39
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Displacement misery continues for Gazans, UN humanitarians warn

24 january 2024 - 14:11:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council will hold a second day of debate on Wednesday in search [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum portrays initiatives to balance drivers of growth, productivity

19 january 2024 - 16:49:05
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Participants of the World Economic Forum 2024 made the case that a new growth model is [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief

18 january 2024 - 16:17:47
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Medicines for Israeli hostages were reportedly allowed into Gaza for the first time on Thursday along [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call

18 january 2024 - 07:23:07
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...

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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet

30 december 2023 - 07:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health workers pushed to the limit amid airstrike ‘carnage’

26 december 2023 - 19:18:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overwhelmed medics in Gaza on Tuesday continued to try to save victims of missile strikes including [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns

20 december 2023 - 14:55:53
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Security Council was slated to meet for a third consecutive day on [...] Full text...

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Libya attends "Manama Health" international conference in Bahrain

08 december 2023 - 14:40:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and acting Health Minister, Ramadan Boujnah, is taking part in the [...] Full text...

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World Toilet Day: Flush with innovations for safer sanitation

19 november 2023 - 07:07:08
New York, US (PANA) - Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the [...] Full text...

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Hopes rising of historic treaty to curb plastic pollution

18 november 2023 - 06:07:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world needs a “strong, ambitious and just” treaty to cut down on the mass-produced plastics [...] Full text...

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New round of talks on global plastic pollution treaty underway in Nairobi

14 november 2023 - 07:29:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Negotiators from around the world gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday for fresh talks over a [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: UN agencies delivering aid, support to victims, says UN Mission

18 september 2023 - 11:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Teams from nine UN agencies have been on the ground delivering aid and support to those [...] Full text...

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Angola: Unlocking the potential of creative industries (UNCTAD Feature)

15 september 2023 - 18:30:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Angola's  nascent creative industries hold vast potential to help diversify its oil-dependent economy. To do so, [...] Full text...

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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa

03 august 2023 - 09:55:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans

08 june 2023 - 05:33:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to [...] Full text...

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World Environment Day: Global movement seeks solutions to plastic pollution

05 june 2023 - 10:16:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - More than 150 countries are expected to participate in this year’s World Environment Day [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire hosts 2023 World Environment Day

05 june 2023 - 06:47:21
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Focusing on solutions to plastic pollution, Côte d'Ivoire is on Monday hosting World Environment Day [...] Full text...

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World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres

05 june 2023 - 06:06:13
New York, US (PANA) - As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic [...] Full text...

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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk

02 june 2023 - 05:57:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two [...] Full text...

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Africa Investment Forum showcases $1.475 billion in green, renewable energy deals

24 may 2023 - 06:01:20
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum has presented four renewable energy and sustainability projects worth nearly [...] Full text...

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Nigeria tops Benin's list of clients within the ECOWAS region

17 may 2023 - 16:41:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Nigeria is Benin's best customer in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the [...] Full text...

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New UN ‘roadmap’ shows how to drastically slash plastic pollution

17 may 2023 - 06:09:00
New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Global Plastic Treaty should address role of fossil fuels in plastic production

15 may 2023 - 13:15:50
Paris, France (PANA) – A Global Plastics Treaty should ensure that it addresses the role of fossil fuels in plastic [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes resumption of work at Ras Lanuf petrochemical complex

13 may 2023 - 12:59:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said the return to operation, after a 12-year hiatus, of [...] Full text...

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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD

09 may 2023 - 07:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution

02 may 2023 - 05:42:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to [...] Full text...

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Narrow escape of civilian from death in Khartoum exemplifies ordeal of Sudanese in ongoing fight (A feature story by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent in Sudan)

24 april 2023 - 12:33:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For three long days, Salih Idris Ali (not his real name), 32, was trapped behind the [...] Full text...

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Libyans prepare to celebrate Eid al-Fitr despite rising cost of living

18 april 2023 - 17:06:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Throughout the last two weeks, the atmosphere of Ramadan has become more nocturnal in Tripoli and [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to become a plastic free country

11 april 2023 - 10:36:19
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, said [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to join “High Ambition Coalition" to end plastic pollution”

08 april 2023 - 08:01:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday announced,  following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, that it would join the [...] Full text...

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Burundi: President Ndayishimiye inaugurates first cooing salt factory

01 april 2023 - 16:02:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Friday inaugurated the first national factory for processing cooking salt, Jessy [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister opens Ramadan cultural season in Medina

27 march 2023 - 14:56:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba kicked off activities of the [...] Full text...

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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres

24 january 2023 - 06:05:19
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says UN chief ahead of Ocean Summit (A UN feature)

22 january 2023 - 05:44:32
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory [...] Full text...

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More than 400 researchers, creators, arts professionals expected at 19th edition of Niger Festival

18 january 2023 - 16:26:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Researchers, creators, art professionals and decision-makers from 30 countries in Africa and the rest of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends by two years the banning of certain non-biodegradable plastic single use products

13 january 2023 - 17:24:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) -  The Mauritius Government announced Friday that the Environment Protection (Control of Single Use Plastic Products) [...] Full text...

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Plastics are piling up in soil across the world warns UN environment agency

18 october 2022 - 05:37:17
New York, US (PANA) - Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CNT approves loan agreement to Guinea for purchase of medical products

11 august 2022 - 14:18:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Transitional Council (CNT), which has been acting as the National Assembly since the September [...] Full text...

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Nigerian businessman urges Africa to embrace digital economy to fit in new world order

18 july 2022 - 11:09:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Nigerian businessman has called on Africans to embrace digital economy and crypto-currencies as dictated by [...] Full text...

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Convergence of conflicts, COVID and climate crises, jeopardise global goals - UN report

08 july 2022 - 04:55:32
New York, US (PANA) - Intersecting global crises are threatening the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and impacting food supplies, [...] Full text...

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Youth are the generation that will help save our ocean and our future, says Guterres

27 june 2022 - 05:11:55
New York, US (PANA) - The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Mauritian minister warns plastic waste ends in landfill or in nature

24 june 2022 - 07:28:01
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister Kavy Ramano, highlighted on Thursday that out [...] Full text...

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Make tobacco industry accountable for environmental damage: WHO

31 may 2022 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The tobacco industry damages both the environment and human health, and needs to be more accountable [...] Full text...

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Tunis and Nouakchott sign executive programme of cultural cooperation

22 may 2022 - 13:21:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, in charge of relations with the Parliament, Khattar [...] Full text...

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35 asylum seekers released by UNHCR from a detention centre south of Tripoli

27 april 2022 - 16:35:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 35 asylum-seekers, including eight women and 20 children, were released on Monday from [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day

23 april 2022 - 06:59:47
New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid, on Friday called for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns of dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms

29 march 2022 - 12:36:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday  that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is [...] Full text...

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Turning waste to wealth (A feature by UNEP)

05 march 2022 - 14:58:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Nzambi Matee beams brightly, thrusting a brick forth to coincide with the click of the [...] Full text...

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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution

03 march 2022 - 05:15:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at [...] Full text...

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UN Environment Assembly discusses ending plastic pollution

01 march 2022 - 05:55:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Delegates at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly under way in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, [...] Full text...

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World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres

12 february 2022 - 07:28:52
Brest, France (PANA) - The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Prime Minister to attend 'One Ocean' summit in France

11 february 2022 - 12:08:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, left Tunis on Friday for Brest, France, at the head [...] Full text...

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UN partnership to combat microplastics in cigarettes

03 february 2022 - 05:22:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year

12 january 2022 - 07:00:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Initially scheduled for 15 January 2022, the moratorium for banning of non-biodegradable single use plastic [...] Full text...

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Plastics in soil threaten food security, health, and environment: FAO

08 december 2021 - 09:00:38
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, posing a threat to food security, people’s health, [...] Full text...

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UN says intense fighting in Northern Ethiopia halts humanitarian supplies

01 november 2021 - 21:24:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fighting and hostilities in the northern Ethiopia towns of Dessie and Kombolcha in Amhara has [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030

22 october 2021 - 06:00:58
New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gov't striving to build a plastic-free country

19 october 2021 - 10:37:31
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate against Saied in Tunis

10 october 2021 - 19:53:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Several thousand demonstrators took part Sunday here in a demonstration against the exceptional measures taken by [...] Full text...

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Togolese government grants subsidy of 300 million CFAF to cultural actors

07 september 2021 - 20:36:18
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese government has released a sum of 300 million CFA francs for the benefit of [...] Full text...

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Botswana’s Coca-Cola unveils $22 million effluent plant

06 september 2021 - 20:29:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana (CCBB) has unveiled a $22 million investment of a new effluent plant to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission launches project against plastic pollution

11 july 2021 - 09:59:29
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on Saturday launched a five-year the Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition (ExPLOI) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Illegal possession, importation of firearms to attract 3-year jail term

30 june 2021 - 22:46:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that imposes a three-year jail term or 3 million Naira [...] Full text...

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Libya earned US$1.322 billion in oil revenues in May

28 june 2021 - 09:50:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of US$1.322 billion in oil revenues and US$53 million in gas and condensate sales [...] Full text...

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'Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: WHO

16 june 2021 - 05:05:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing [...] Full text...

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Ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day

09 june 2021 - 05:59:25
New York, US (PANA) - Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges humanity to make ‘peace with the planet’

22 may 2021 - 06:46:19
New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, [...] Full text...

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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique

07 may 2021 - 05:27:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...

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Ocean benefits increasingly undermined by human activity, UN assessment reveals

22 april 2021 - 06:28:48
New York, US (PANA) - Greater understanding of the ocean is essential if the world is to recover better from [...] Full text...

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13 killed, more than 21,000 people displaced by community attacks in DRC's Greater Kasai region

16 april 2021 - 15:47:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday said it was alarmed by the upsurge in [...] Full text...

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New projects to help 30 developing countries tackle marine litter scourge

09 april 2021 - 06:10:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A UN-backed initiative aims to turn the tide on marine litter, in line with the global [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalised groups, UN environment report finds

31 march 2021 - 06:57:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is [...] Full text...

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African vigilance sought to guard against medical waste dumping amid COVID-19 pandemic

19 march 2021 - 09:46:36
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - African countries should to increase vigilance to protect the Continent from illegal dumping of medical and [...] Full text...

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Flipflopi recycled plastic dhow embarks on its second voyage in Africa

12 march 2021 - 10:32:24
Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - The Flipflopi, a dhow made from recycled plastic, has set sail on its second voyage, taking [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all

06 march 2021 - 04:42:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the [...] Full text...

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Benin hosts world petanque championships in 2022

19 february 2021 - 16:31:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will host the 50th edition of the World Pétanque Championships in 2022, PANA learned from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to phase out post-consumer plastic bottles

12 february 2021 - 08:27:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Thursday said that [...] Full text...

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Industrial production in Tunisia drops by 5.3 pct

30 december 2020 - 23:34:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Industrial production in Tunisia dropped by 5.3 per cent during the first ten months of this [...] Full text...

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UNDP launches project to fight use of plastic bags in Tripoli

28 december 2020 - 10:35:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Libya announced on Sunday that it has launched [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams South Sudan authorities for inaction on appalling abuses

15 december 2020 - 06:12:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says South Sudanese authorities have failed to stem or investigate the appalling abuses by [...] Full text...

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PETCO, country gov't launch waste collection, segregation facility

11 december 2020 - 20:13:28
Kajiado, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya PET recycling company (PETCO), in partnership with the County Government of Kajiado and the National [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: More than 43,000 displaced persons and host families assisted by UNHCR in Grand Kasai

08 december 2020 - 20:56:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has finalized a distribution [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists more than 43,000 IDPs, host families in DRC's Grand Kasai

08 december 2020 - 18:01:57
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has finalised a distribution of cash assistance for more than [...] Full text...

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Kenya taps marine fisheries, maritime resources to achieve economic transformation

04 december 2020 - 11:23:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has prioritised the sustainable utilization of its ocean and blue economy resources as an enabler [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan

30 november 2020 - 19:13:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM Abiy meets AU Mediation team

27 november 2020 - 20:40:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday reiterated the federal government’s commitment to the protection and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan

27 november 2020 - 18:51:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited refugee camp near the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as more Ethiopian refugees arrive

27 november 2020 - 12:49:51
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is visiting Khartoum as the country receives a growing [...] Full text...

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Tunisian NGO condemns medical waste dumped in Sousse by Italians

25 november 2020 - 16:56:18
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights has expressed concern about the alleged presence at [...] Full text...

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Mauritania/Morocco border closure highlighted in the media this week

07 november 2020 - 18:31:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the [...] Full text...

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35 persons wounded while celebrating Maulud with fireworks and firecrackers

29 october 2020 - 18:59:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 35 persons who celebrated the Eid-el-Maulud with fireworks and firecrackers were admitted in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Battling the pandemic in communities: The Ugandan example (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)

25 october 2020 - 07:43:29
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – In a low-income suburb of Makindye, in the Ugandan capital, Hakim Kiggundu has gathered a group of [...] Full text...

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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution

16 october 2020 - 12:41:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to become plastic-free country

15 october 2020 - 13:27:20
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius launched on Thursday a sensitisation campaign on two new regulations the Environment Protection Act [...] Full text...

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South African Police seize heroin destined to Mauritius

12 october 2020 - 14:10:59
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The South African Police Service (SAPS) last Wednesday seized one kilogram of heroin worth Rs [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Revenue Authority seizes synthetic drugs from France

02 october 2020 - 13:23:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) on Friday seized 50.88 grams of synthetic drugs 'cannabinoid', worth Rs 763,200 [...] Full text...

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African youth civil society climate urge rapid solution to climate change, coronavirus

24 september 2020 - 15:02:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Youth climate strikers under the banner of Fridays for Future Thursday called for a Global Day [...] Full text...

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U.S. airlift emergency assistance for flood victims in Sudan

22 september 2020 - 21:16:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday airlifted urgently needed relief supplies to assist [...] Full text...

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Six African artists benefit from fund to work on Germany colonial past in Africa

07 september 2020 - 20:46:01
Paris, France (PANA) - Artists from six African countries have won this year’s edition of The Burden of Memory Project [...] Full text...

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Sudan declares state of emergency as it fails to handle flood situation

05 september 2020 - 13:50:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s highest security body has declared a three- month state of emergency in the country to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 2 West African Science and Tech institutions driving local solutions to COVID-19 pandemic

04 september 2020 - 16:03:19
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Bank-funded institutes in Nigeria and Burkina Faso are domestically producing much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Fight against plastic pollution being hit by 'extraordinary increase' in disposable masks: UN

30 july 2020 - 05:02:12
New York, US (PANA) - The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use [...] Full text...

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'Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast'

29 july 2020 - 19:36:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of refugees and migrants in east and west Africa, are dying while others face harrowing [...] Full text...

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Rwandan media highlight COVID-19 response and economic recovery plan

25 july 2020 - 16:44:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the country's response to COVID-19 and the new [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bans single-use plastic products from 15 January 2021

22 july 2020 - 12:50:37
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment ministry has on Wednesday issued a new regulation to control use of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius constructs civic amenity centres for waste disposal

08 july 2020 - 11:47:31
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, told Parliament [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt. encourages production and use of organic compost

03 july 2020 - 16:42:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment Minister, Kavi Ramano, on Friday distributed compost bins and tools to members of Non-Governmental [...] Full text...

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Gambian Police arrest, detain online TV cameraman covering drivers' demonstration

22 june 2020 - 18:47:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Paramilitary Police Unit (PIU) on Monday arrested and detained online TV Gambia Talent Promotion [...] Full text...

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''OIC Gambia-acquired equipment will enhance police public order management capacity', says Police IG

22 june 2020 - 18:40:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat (Oicgambia) on Monday facilitated the presentation of 900 pieces of security gadgets [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 slows down Rwanda's economic growth significantly in Q1, 2020

20 june 2020 - 09:57:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda registered a 3.6% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the First Quarter of 2020, a [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture

12 june 2020 - 18:32:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Athletics publishes Covid-19 prevention guidelines at track events

11 june 2020 - 16:38:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Thursday published a set of health and safety guidelines to assist competition organizers [...] Full text...

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Mauritius invests in plans for combating climate change

09 june 2020 - 12:40:42
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, has said the government [...] Full text...

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Intercommunal fight re-displaces thousands of South Sudanese refugees

18 may 2020 - 18:37:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN refugees agency has issued a statement, condemning what it termed the “senseless” attack on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congolese Foundation for Medical Research manufactures plastic face masks

06 may 2020 - 17:30:12
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, headed by Prof. Francine Ntoumi, announced on Wednesday in Brazzaville, [...] Full text...

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HCR takes assistance to flood victims in eastern DRC

21 april 2020 - 22:14:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  The UN Hight Commission for Refugees (HCR) Tuesday presented assorted emergency items to flood victims [...] Full text...

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Botswana-based ecotourism firm reduces water bottle use on its operations

20 april 2020 - 14:32:03
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) -Wilderness Safaris, Africa’s leading ecotourism company based in Botswana, has reduced bottled water usage by 86% on [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe orders corporate entities to bank US dollars in nostro accounts

31 march 2020 - 11:44:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered any corporate entity receiving foreign currency following the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghanaians unite in action against COVID-19

30 march 2020 - 22:20:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The first day of the lockdown in Ghana passed off successfully as most residents in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia takes part in Luxor African film festival in Egypt

29 february 2020 - 16:20:55
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is taking part in the 9th edition of the African Film Festival, scheduled for 6-12 [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS ministers for hydrocarbons take measures for environmental protection

10 february 2020 - 14:33:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ministers in charge of Hydrocarbons, Environment, Energy and Mines in the ECOWAS Member States as [...] Full text...

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Airtime scratch cards to be converted into mobile money in Rwanda

05 february 2020 - 12:47:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Customers who own unused airtime scratch cards for Rwanda's main mobile operator, MTN-Rwanda, will be entitled [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of Tunisian migrants detained in Spain in ‘’inhuman conditions’’, says NGO

27 january 2020 - 18:54:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – More than 800 Tunisian irregular migrants, including women and children, were detained for more than five [...] Full text...

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Two Air Mauritius ramp attendants arrested attempting to remove drugs from airport

10 january 2020 - 14:11:03
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) - Two ramp attendants of Air Mauritius were arrested on Thursday by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Section (CANS) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria begins implementation of visa-on-arrival policy for Africans

05 january 2020 - 19:40:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian federal government, brushing aside objections and reservations by the Nigerian Senate and other stakeholders, [...] Full text...

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113,429 people assisted by Red Cross in Diffa region of Niger

01 january 2020 - 16:05:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A total of 113,429 victims of insecurity and floods in Diffa region of eastern Niger have [...] Full text...

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December 2019, acrimonious anniversary for Sudanese revolutionaries

24 december 2019 - 19:57:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister of Defense Lt Gen. Awad Bin Aouf on 11 April 2019 announced the ouster [...] Full text...

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Benin to build classrooms with plastic waste bricks

19 december 2019 - 19:48:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  - The government of Benin says it plans to build classrooms with bricks made from plastic waste, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius envisages new National Environmental Strategy for 2020-2030

18 december 2019 - 12:53:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A two-day conference on the environment ended on Tuesday in Mauritius with the government saying [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 11.9% in Q3 of 2019

12 december 2019 - 16:18:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's GDP expanded 11.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to about 2,358 billion [...] Full text...

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EU Council stresses climate change is existential threat to life in seas globally

19 november 2019 - 13:21:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union on Tuesday adopted conclusions on oceans and seas, stressing that [...] Full text...

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85 wounded at Maouloud celebrations in Libya, says Ministry of Health

12 november 2019 - 17:51:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eighty-five wounded persons were hospitalised last Friday and Saturday because of the use of firecrackers and [...] Full text...

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WHO offers 6 tonnes of medical materials to support Burundi’s preparation against Ebola, malaria

10 november 2019 - 18:03:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The World Health Organisation (WHO) Sunday donated assorted medical equipment and supplies to Burundi to effectively [...] Full text...

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UNEP says microplastics, microbeads, single-use plastics poisoning sea life

04 november 2019 - 13:04:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, World Wide Fund for Nature sign deal to reduce plastic use

28 october 2019 - 12:49:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -  Tunisia's Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment and the World Wide Fund for Nature on Monday [...] Full text...

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Climate change a major threat- EU Ambassador

05 october 2019 - 19:10:14
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Botswana and the Southern African Development Community, Jan Sadek, has [...] Full text...

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Congo: More than 160 kg of waste collected on the Pointe-Noire beach

02 october 2019 - 19:16:13
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Under a beach-cleaning exercise, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Congo on Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams Mali detainee restraint methods

02 october 2019 - 08:44:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A human rights watchdog said on Wednesday that some Malian military units are using a method [...] Full text...

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Botswana fails to implement ban on plastics

01 october 2019 - 23:42:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)  -  The Botswana ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism has failed to implement its ban [...] Full text...

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EU organizes clean-up campaign in Cotonou

20 september 2019 - 21:56:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -  The Delegation of the European Union in Benin and the association of  Commitment and Social Action [...] Full text...

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The Gambia joins global action against waste

19 september 2019 - 15:19:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia will participate in world clean-up day on Saturday, and millions of people in over [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's GDP grows 12.2 pct in Q2, 2019

16 september 2019 - 20:55:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 12.2 percent year on year in the second quarter of [...] Full text...

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Kenya bans foreigners adopting children in move to curb human trafficking

12 september 2019 - 16:05:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has announced a blanket ban on the adoption of children in the country by foreign [...] Full text...

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Kenya urges Africa to invest in sustainable Blue Economy

31 august 2019 - 16:40:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries have been urged to  invest in sustainable Blue Economy which has been recognized as [...] Full text...

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Microplastic pollution 'not necessarily' a risk to human health

22 august 2019 - 05:26:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tiny plastic particles known as microplastics are “everywhere – including in our drinking-water”, but they are [...] Full text...

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Swiss hospital ship calls at Dakar port to offer free medical care

14 august 2019 - 15:59:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A Swiss hospital ship Africa Mercy docked at Dakar port on Wednesday for a 10-month stay [...] Full text...

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Medical charity looking for 'place of safety' for 356 vulnerable people rescued in Mediterranean

14 august 2019 - 10:15:31
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says after four consecutive days of lifesaving search and rescue [...] Full text...

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Medical charity says needs in northeast Nigeria remain dire after decade of conflict

13 august 2019 - 10:05:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ten years after an insurgency began in northeast Nigeria, with armed opposition groups fighting the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches action plan for sustainable tourism

08 august 2019 - 13:54:57
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched an action Plan for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation 2020–2030, drawn [...] Full text...

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Operation 'Zero plastic waste' launched in Congo

08 august 2019 - 11:22:39
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – A Congolese NGO, Healthy Environment Association, on Wednesday launched a "Zero Plastic Waste" operation in Brazzaville [...] Full text...

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Uganda police hold six men for pelting magistrate with plastic bottle

02 august 2019 - 21:08:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The police in Kampala are holding six men on allegations of hitting a magistrate with a [...] Full text...

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Ivorian factory to turn plastic waste into bricks

29 july 2019 - 12:28:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Colombian social enterprise, Conceptos Plásticos, [...] Full text...

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2 kilogrammes of cocaine seized at Mali international airport

16 july 2019 - 18:34:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Members of the Air and land brigade of Modibo Kéita Bamako Segou international airport of Bamako [...] Full text...

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Developing countries should not be liable for emissions ‘accumulated throughout history’, key UN development forum hears

13 july 2019 - 08:34:35
New York, US (PANA) - Citing climate change as being caused by “emissions accumulated throughout history”, the head of China’s [...] Full text...

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Two dead and dozens injured in Sunday’s protest demonstrations

30 june 2019 - 20:41:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)  -   Two demonstrators were killed and scores injured during the one million man- march called by the [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to consider importance of blue economy for development

26 june 2019 - 22:50:14
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)   -   Participants at the second edition of the Forum on blue economy in Africa here Wednesday agreed [...] Full text...

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Floods displace 2,500 in southwest Libyan city of Ghat

08 june 2019 - 14:01:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Relief loaded trucks arrived in the flood devastated southwestern Libyan city of Ghat on Friday, almost [...] Full text...

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Wilderness Safaris wages war on waste

05 june 2019 - 09:22:45
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Wilderness Safaris, Africa's largest safari company with operations in east and southern Africa, is stepping up its [...] Full text...

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Ban on plastic bags in Tanzania comes into force Saturday

31 may 2019 - 20:49:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, (PANA) – A total ban on plastic bags and carriers in Tanzania takes effect from Saturday, [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts the 2nd Forum on the Blue Economy in Africa in June

29 may 2019 - 18:16:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will host the second edition of the Forum on the Blue Economy in Africa on [...] Full text...

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RESTORE Medical Organization to provide repair surgery services to 100 patients in Gabon

28 may 2019 - 22:05:56
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   A US-based non-profit medical organization, Restoring Emotional Stability Through Outstanding Reconstructive Efforts (RESTORE), will provide [...] Full text...

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EU adopts ban on single-use plastics

21 may 2019 - 10:16:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Cracking down on plastic pollution, the European Council on Tuesday adopted a directive which introduces new [...] Full text...

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