Millions of desperate Sudanese return home amid dire conditions as war rages

21 april 2026 - 15:42:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to [...] Full text...

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Emergency aid needed as thousands of DRC refugees return from Burundi

25 march 2026 - 07:23:01
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Since the reopening of the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on [...] Full text...

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‘Toxic rain’ warning from oil depot strikes amid ongoing Middle East war

10 march 2026 - 17:43:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Toxic “black rain” linked to strikes on oil depots, mass displacement and continuing disruption to aid [...] Full text...

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On day seven of Middle East war, no let-up in suffering

06 march 2026 - 17:33:14
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and [...] Full text...

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Forgotten conflict in South Sudan at ‘a dangerous point’, Türk warns

27 february 2026 - 20:06:15
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for urgent action in Chad to combat impunity for trafficking in persons, especially children

27 february 2026 - 08:23:30
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, has [...] Full text...

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Funding gaps threaten nearly 2 million displaced people in South Sudan

26 february 2026 - 07:15:09
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Funding shortfalls are putting the lives of more than 1.9 million displaced people in South [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief visits South Sudan

21 february 2026 - 05:41:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator arrived in South Sudan on Friday to visit one of [...] Full text...

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Four years of war in Ukraine: Childhood has ‘moved underground’, displacement continues – UN humanitarians

17 february 2026 - 18:02:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilian suffering shows no sign of letting up in Ukraine as the four-year-mark of Russia’s full-scale [...] Full text...

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As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return

16 february 2026 - 19:41:42
Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - As Ukraine prepares to enter the fifth year of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February, [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN scales up evacuations and education support

12 february 2026 - 07:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - UN teams in Gaza supported the medical evacuation of 18 patients and 26 companions through [...] Full text...

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Millions of people depend on humanitarian aid in Central African Republic and Chad

06 february 2026 - 05:46:52
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Conflicts, epidemics, and climate disasters: the shocks are piling up for the Central African [...] Full text...

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Gaza: 20,000 people awaiting urgent medical care, warns the UN

05 february 2026 - 09:22:48
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - While Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip reportedly killed 17 people on Wednesday, approximately 20,000 [...] Full text...

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Rafah reopening offers lifeline for patients, but aid flow still far from enough

03 february 2026 - 19:16:40
New York, US (PANA) - The partial reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has allowed a small [...] Full text...

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More than three million people have returned to their areas of origin in war-ravaged Sudan - IOM

30 january 2026 - 08:24:20
Khartoum. Sudan (PANA) - More than three million people have returned to their areas of origin in Sudan, where the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR responds to mounting crises despite funding shortfalls

20 january 2026 - 07:57:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite severe funding shortfalls, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, responded to a surge of complex emergencies [...] Full text...

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Burundi: The massive influx of Congolese refugees is putting unsustainable pressure on health services

07 january 2026 - 08:42:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since 5 December, more than 100,000 DR Congo refugees and Burundian returnees have sought refuge in [...] Full text...

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UN agency rolls out three-year plan to safeguard Ukraine’s bread basket

06 january 2026 - 18:42:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ukraine’s agricultural sector remains under intense pressure as the war continues to disrupt food production and [...] Full text...

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EU supports UN to help millions of people in West and Central Africa

31 december 2025 - 06:50:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In response to the worsening food crisis in West and Central Africa, the World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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100,000 refugees from DRC flow into Burundi in nearly a month

30 december 2025 - 08:19:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - While massive and continuous population displacements are reported within the Congolese province of South Kivu, Burundi, [...] Full text...

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In Baghdad, Guterres hails ‘new chapter’ in Iraq as UN mission draws to a close

14 december 2025 - 07:49:04
Baghdad, Iraq (PANA) - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is ending operations this month but support for [...] Full text...

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UN mission’s exit marks milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict transition

12 december 2025 - 19:17:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against [...] Full text...

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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 17:47:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 15:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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EC clinches deal on EU law about returns of illegally staying third-country nationals

08 december 2025 - 13:25:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday finalised its position on an EU law to speed up and [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity urges donor countries to support displaced people in DRC

29 october 2025 - 18:51:48
Paris, France (PANA) - Ahead of Thursday's Great Lakes Conference in Paris, a humaniitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), [...] Full text...

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Over one million return to Sudan's capital amid fragile recovery

22 october 2025 - 07:36:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than a million people have returned to Sudan’s war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, [...] Full text...

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AfDB and IOM sign MoU to harness migration for peace, development

05 october 2025 - 06:53:11
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The sixth Africa Resilience Forum concluded in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, with the signing of a [...] Full text...

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Insecurity in northern Mozambique continues to force thousands to flee

01 october 2025 - 07:32:56
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - More than 20,000 people, including 10,000 children, have been displaced by escalating conflict and violence in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan: Khartoum returnees face shelter crisis, warns IOM

27 september 2025 - 06:32:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The ongoing war between rival militaries in Sudan has left vast areas devastated and people returning [...] Full text...

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Why digitalisation for displaced people and host communities can’t wait (World Bank Blog by Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Global Practice Manager, Digital Economy & Society, Digital Vice Presidency; Johan Bjurman Bergman, Digital Development Specialist and Anne Schuchardt, Consultant, World Bank Digital Vice Presidency)

23 september 2025 - 08:49:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...

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IOM chief calls for stronger cooperation on migration at UN General Assembly

23 september 2025 - 07:56:32
New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders convene in New York for the High-Level Week of the 80th Session [...] Full text...

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IOM resumes operations in Khartoum, over 2 million return amidst Sudan war

09 september 2025 - 15:13:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has just relocated its office to Khartoum, central Sudan, has [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency returns to Khartoum

09 september 2025 - 10:44:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has become the first UN agency to resume operations [...] Full text...

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IOM: Sudanese returning home despite war challenges

04 september 2025 - 17:54:28
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN International Organization for Migration said here Thursday that, despite the critical situation in the [...] Full text...

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Cholera epidemic spreads in Sudanese refugee camps in Chad

26 august 2025 - 06:06:26
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Cholera, which is raging in Sudan, is spreading to Chad. As large numbers of Sudanese from [...] Full text...

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A two-way street: Reversing brain drain in Somalia (By By Naima Sawaya, UN News)

16 august 2025 - 06:04:14
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - For many countries in crisis, brain drain can feel like an unbreakable loop. Armed conflict, climate [...] Full text...

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MSF: War fuels cholera outbreak across Sudan

14 august 2025 - 12:05:03
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - International medical and charity organisation, Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), says that war has fuelled cholera [...] Full text...

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1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery

25 july 2025 - 17:11:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people — including one [...] Full text...

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CAR innovates with nature-based solutions, reaffirms commitment to urban climate resilience

23 july 2025 - 07:12:31
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional grant financing of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 [...] Full text...

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Children miss out on vaccines as diseases spread in Sudan

17 july 2025 - 18:54:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warn that childhood immunization rates in Sudan have plummeted to their lowest level in [...] Full text...

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Iran crisis: UN stays and delivers

01 july 2025 - 20:31:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month [...] Full text...

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UN fast-tracks support for displaced people, host communities in Chad

25 june 2025 - 11:48:10
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says US$8 million has been allocated from [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad

24 june 2025 - 05:11:53
N'Djamema, Chad (PANA) - Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced [...] Full text...

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Displacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns UNHCR

12 june 2025 - 07:14:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to [...] Full text...

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Fighting escalates in Sudan’s Kordofan region

11 june 2025 - 12:50:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Alarmed by intensifying violence in the greater Kordofan region of Sudan and the growing humanitarian impact [...] Full text...

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Funding shortfalls, cholera spread, conflict compound relief work in South Sudan and Sudan

06 june 2025 - 06:46:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is concerned about the impact of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: More than 40,000 refugees have flocked to Chad in one month - UNHCR

15 may 2025 - 09:57:43
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 40,000 Sudanese, the majority of them women and children, have fled the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...

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Sudan drone attacks raise fears for civilian safety and aid efforts

05 may 2025 - 21:30:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near [...] Full text...

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Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official

21 april 2025 - 21:48:09
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country [...] Full text...

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Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

15 april 2025 - 20:09:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian organisations flag starvation and global failure in Sudan's bloody war

12 april 2025 - 05:21:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several humanitarian organisations have again flagged the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Sudan as the bloody [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink

10 april 2025 - 07:46:59
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Hunger in South Sudan’s northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million [...] Full text...

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Suffering, destruction in Sudan continue as bloody war nears second year mark

09 april 2025 - 09:35:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's bloody war between two military groups reaches its second anniversary, a humanitarian charity [...] Full text...

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UN chief says rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan demands urgent action

29 march 2025 - 05:20:52
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, and [...] Full text...

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Survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic affected by funding cuts (Feature by UN News)

26 march 2025 - 10:22:20
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) has said that US funding [...] Full text...

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Up to 1mln Syrians living in camps, displacement sites intend to return home

08 march 2025 - 09:04:31
7 March 2025 Migrants and RefugeesDamascus, Syria (PANA) - Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement [...] Full text...

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UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic

05 march 2025 - 20:44:25
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians

22 february 2025 - 09:12:21
New York, US (PANA) - The continued occupation of North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief

07 february 2025 - 22:23:33
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underscored its commitment to assist a population [...] Full text...

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War in Sudan: Nearly one million people forcibly displaced to Chad

29 january 2025 - 10:59:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - More than twenty international charity organisations have again flagged the appalling conditions in which about [...] 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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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025

22 november 2024 - 06:44:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] Full text...

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Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies

21 november 2024 - 13:59:34
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

08 november 2024 - 07:22:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’

08 november 2024 - 06:16:42
New York, UN (PANA) - The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited [...] Full text...

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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge

02 november 2024 - 06:47:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State

29 october 2024 - 11:17:00
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s health ministry on Monday announced a cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State [...] Full text...

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WHO supports South Sudan amid severe flooding

22 october 2024 - 05:00:47
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with authorities and partners in South Sudan as [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations

08 september 2024 - 18:32:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...

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US announces additional humanitarian assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa

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

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No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections, UN Security Council told

15 august 2024 - 06:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...

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War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike

31 july 2024 - 05:34:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges

24 july 2024 - 05:17:06
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

15 july 2024 - 18:58:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of thousands struggling with severe impacts of floods in East Africa, Great Lakes region

29 june 2024 - 06:10:19
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling with the severe impacts of devastating floods [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: 7 million may face high levels of food insecurity

15 may 2024 - 06:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - More than seven million people in South Sudan risk experiencing high levels of food insecurity [...] Full text...

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Ongoing war in Sudan stalls progress in disputed Abyei region

08 may 2024 - 06:39:06
New York, US (PANA) - The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response

01 march 2024 - 23:46:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...

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Brazil donates food, water purifiers to refugees in Ethiopian region

19 february 2024 - 07:39:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Brazil has donated food assistance and water purifiers to support refugees and host communities residing [...] Full text...

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

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

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More than 234,000 Burundian refugees repatriated by the end of December 2023

12 january 2024 - 14:10:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 234,000 Burundian refugees, almost half of the total supposedly living in exile abroad, returned [...] Full text...

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Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch

11 january 2024 - 05:14:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...

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

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

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WFP issues South Sudan malnutrition alert

06 november 2023 - 17:42:58
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Children in flood-affected areas in South Sudan are at risk of extreme malnutrition in the [...] Full text...

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Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war

04 october 2023 - 05:34:26
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US sanctions one individual, two entities for undermining peace, security

29 september 2023 - 08:06:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is taking action against two entities and one individual for their roles [...] Full text...

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Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’ in South Sudan: UN envoy

16 september 2023 - 09:05:40
New York, US (PANA) - As South Sudan prepares to hold its first-ever elections in December, resolving critical outstanding issues [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN says Sudanese Army, paramilitary forces 'responsible for abhorrent rights violations'

14 september 2023 - 06:15:57
New York, US (PANA) - Both Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

14 september 2023 - 05:35:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US calls for end to 'brutal conflict' as 'indiscriminate' air, artillery strikes kill dozens

14 september 2023 - 05:26:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it s alarmed by the recent increase of indiscriminate air and [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agencies in South Sudan reduce aid amidst funding crisis

08 september 2023 - 08:07:17
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Dwindling resources amidst growing needs have forced humanitarian agencies to prioritise the delivery of vital [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

04 september 2023 - 18:03:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organizations on Monday appealed [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

30 august 2023 - 05:22:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid the deepening crisis driven by warring militaries in Sudan, the UN announced on Tuesday an [...] Full text...

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Time running out on election timeline for South Sudan, UN official warns

03 august 2023 - 05:23:38
Juba, South Sudan (PAA) - Action is needed now to pave the way for timely and credible elections in South [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict displaces nearly four million: UN migration agency

02 august 2023 - 17:49:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflict in Sudan has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes in a little [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: WFP scales up response on Chad-Sudan border to support surge of fleeing people

11 july 2023 - 12:33:40
Adré, Chad (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rapidly scaling up its response on the Chad-Sudan [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN chief condemns bloody air strike in Omdurman

09 july 2023 - 11:12:37
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Saturday's air strike in Omdurman, Sudan, which reportedly killed [...] Full text...

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Fears of Sudan slipping into civil war grow with new tribal killings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent )

07 july 2023 - 06:34:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A bomb shell was thrown at the already boiling Sudanese war scene as a group of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says

21 june 2023 - 06:14:12
New York, US (PANA) - The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action [...] Full text...

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At least 405 civilians killed in communal violence in South Sudan

16 june 2023 - 18:16:15
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At least 405 people have been killed in persistent violence against civilians across South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official urges international community not to forget South Sudan's refugee crisis

08 june 2023 - 11:20:26
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou, has urged the international [...] Full text...

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Senior UNHCR official calls for strong international support for Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries

23 may 2023 - 12:58:54
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – The Assistant High Commissioner for Operations of the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR), Raouf Mazou, has urged [...] Full text...

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Refugees fleeing Sudan war flock to Ethiopia

19 may 2023 - 20:18:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 22,600 people from 64 different nationalities have arrived in Ethiopia after fleeing the war [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN launches record country appeal for 18 million people in need

17 may 2023 - 16:47:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  The United Nations on Wednesday launched an appeal for $3 billion to help bring badly needed [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: War forces Ethiopian refugees to flee back across border

16 may 2023 - 12:19:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Over 20,400 people, mostly Ethiopian returnees fleeing the war in Sudan, have crossed Ethiopia’s Metema [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Violence likely to spark record levels of hunger - UN humanitarians

10 may 2023 - 14:57:12
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the [...] 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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Sudan conflict: Over 100,000 have now fled says UNHCR

03 may 2023 - 05:35:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than 100,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighbouring countries in search of safety, the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions

25 april 2023 - 20:45:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 107 Stranded Nigerians evacuated from Libya

19 april 2023 - 10:44:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – One hundred and seven stranded Nigerians have been evacuated from Tripoli, Libya, the National Emergency Management [...] Full text...

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WFP moves to restore full food rations to 56,000 Congolese refugees in Burundi

02 april 2023 - 17:32:14
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Over the next six months, US$7.1 million will be needed "urgently" to restore full food rations [...] Full text...

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Assistance rushed to 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia

08 march 2023 - 06:25:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are scaling up in Ethiopia’s Somali region to support [...] Full text...

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AfDB, UNHCR officials visit CAR to assess needs of refugees, IPDs

01 march 2023 - 11:51:20
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Representatives of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have conducted [...] Full text...

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Trust the tale not the teller: A Darfur fact-finding committee makes public findings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

17 february 2023 - 14:13:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Setting a precedent in decades in Sudan's restive region of Darfur, a fact-finding committee has made [...] Full text...

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WFP delivers nutrition assistance to people cut off by conflict in eastern DRC

11 february 2023 - 08:20:03
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has for the first time in four months delivered [...] 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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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement

07 january 2023 - 15:17:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya calls on Govt to support vulnerable in Tawergha

30 december 2022 - 12:28:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has called on the [...] Full text...

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UN Condemns communal violence that left dozens killed in Darfur region

27 december 2022 - 17:07:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the recent violence in Darfur that left tens killed and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR ramps up assistance to refugees, displaced families in northern Ethiopia

12 december 2022 - 05:52:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it has stepped up assistance to conflict-affected populations in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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230 irregular migrants deported by land from Libya

26 november 2022 - 17:00:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -A total of 230 illegal migrants, including Egyptians, Sudanese and Chadians, have been repatriated by land to [...] Full text...

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UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya

11 october 2022 - 14:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support

27 september 2022 - 14:38:14
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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UN, Ethiopian agencies appeal for funding to continue feeding over 750,000 refugees

09 august 2022 - 13:27:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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IOM says migrants heading home as world rebounds from COVID-19

29 july 2022 - 05:33:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said in a report published on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries

21 july 2022 - 05:43:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...

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Japan partners with WFP to strengthen food security in Cameroon

09 july 2022 - 05:32:30
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$1.2 million contribution from the Government [...] Full text...

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Another batch of 178 Nigerians evacuated from Libya

23 june 2022 - 08:22:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday received 178 stranded Nigerians from Libya at  the Murtala [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire welcomes families home, as refugee status formally ends

21 june 2022 - 05:13:24
Abidjan, Core d'Ivoire (PANA) - The resolution of a civil conflict fuelled-displacement crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, that at its height [...] Full text...

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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

01 june 2022 - 05:24:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...

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WFP, Japan to provide lifesaving assistance to crisis-affected families in Chad

19 may 2022 - 15:08:43
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$5 million from the Government of Japan [...] Full text...

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UNHCR supports peaceful end to conflict between herders, farmers in South Sudan

20 april 2022 - 10:51:09
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Semi-nomadic cattle herders blamed for a spate of deadly clashes with settled farmers in South [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought

12 march 2022 - 05:26:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought [...] Full text...

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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict

04 march 2022 - 12:01:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million people in need of humanitarian assistance in Burundi

01 march 2022 - 14:12:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Tuesday projected that 1.8 million people in Burundi [...] Full text...

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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia

18 february 2022 - 19:59:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...

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Thousands of Eritrean refugees displaced in clashes in Ethiopia’s Afar region - UNHCR

18 february 2022 - 12:33:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to [...] Full text...

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UNHCR welcomes pledges by Burundi under Global Compact on Refugees

09 february 2022 - 11:42:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the pledges made by the Government of Burundi [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: UNHCR rushing aid to 20,000 refugees fleeing clashes

05 february 2022 - 08:42:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and partners are rushing life-saving aid to more than 20,000 refugees [...] Full text...

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Sudan: top military leaders move to Darfur to re-impose stability

03 february 2022 - 15:00:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following weeks of unrest and inter-communal fighting in the Darfur region, the Khartoum government has massively [...] Full text...

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EU gives 4 million euros to Burundi for reintegration of former refugees

01 february 2022 - 12:38:08
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has given 4 million euros to support the local office of the [...] Full text...

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UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’

11 january 2022 - 05:48:14
New York, US (PANA) - After a recent wave of attempts and coups d'état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, the UN Special [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp

07 january 2022 - 04:36:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday that refugees are not and [...] Full text...

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Three tons of explosives and war remnants destroyed in western Libya

08 december 2021 - 12:04:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three tons of explosives and remnants of war were destroyed Tuesday in the area of al-Agrabiya, [...] Full text...

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Clashes displace thousands in Darfur; 6.2 million will need assistance next year

07 december 2021 - 18:05:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will [...] Full text...

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IOM flies 95 stranded Nigerians home from Libya

17 november 2021 - 16:17:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has flown 95 Nigerians stranded in Libya back home. They arrived on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 162 stranded Nigerians in Libya return, received at Lagos international airport

03 november 2021 - 15:48:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A total of 162 Nigerians comprising 98 women, 28 men, 24 children and 12 infants, who [...] Full text...

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EU-IOM joint initiative supports return of 127 Gambians from Libya; assists 151 returnees

25 october 2021 - 18:57:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The  International Organization for Migration  (IOM) has assisted the return of 127 Gambian migrants stranded in [...] 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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Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record: UN

17 september 2021 - 06:53:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW

16 september 2021 - 07:27:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR

11 september 2021 - 05:43:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...

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50 Malians repatriated from Angola on Friday

04 september 2021 - 12:02:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Minister of Malians living abroad and African Integration, Alhamdou Ag Ilyene, welcomed on Friday 50 [...] Full text...

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‘Solutions must be found’ for millions displaced from Sudan and South Sudan: UNHCR chief

26 august 2021 - 05:11:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi records 330 new infections in 24 hours

11 august 2021 - 11:01:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has reported, in the last 24 hours, 330 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the [...] 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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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs

23 may 2021 - 07:58:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus : Ghana records four more deaths to push fatalities to 783

12 may 2021 - 21:49:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has recorded four more coronavirus (COVID-19)deaths to bring the total fatality toll to 783, the [...] Full text...

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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown

05 may 2021 - 05:13:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...

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800,000 South Sudanese may face reduced access to fife-saving primary health care soon, IOM warns

04 may 2021 - 14:27:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) -  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that more than 800,000 people in South Sudan [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief urges more support for Burundians returning home

30 april 2021 - 05:55:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised progress made towards helping refugees find [...] Full text...

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More than 200,000 Zimbabweans return home as COVID-19 impacts regional economies

20 april 2021 - 13:25:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – More than 200,000 Zimbabweans have returned home over the past year due to the economic fallout from [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta calls for concerted efforts to end renewed conflicts in Africa

19 april 2021 - 22:58:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday decried the growing number of conflicts in Africa and called for [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies

07 april 2021 - 05:25:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record [...] Full text...

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Salah back as El Badry recalls 28 Pharaohs for Kenya and Comoros ties

22 march 2021 - 21:18:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Liverpool superstar, Mohamed Salah, will have his first game in Egypt shirt in almost two years, [...] Full text...

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5,000 Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon

10 march 2021 - 16:05:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was joy on Wednesday as 5,000 Nigerians who fled to Cameroon due to the Boko [...] Full text...

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Italy repatriates 26 Tunisian illegal migrants

03 march 2021 - 08:45:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An Italian plane has landed at Nfedha international airport in Hamammet, Tunisia, with 26 Tunisian illegal [...] Full text...

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127 Burundian refugee households repatriated from neighboring Tanzania

24 february 2021 - 16:57:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 127 Burundian refugee households returned home on Tuesday from neighboring Tanzania where they had taken [...] Full text...

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UNDP, Libyan minister discuss humanitarian challenges Libya

15 february 2021 - 11:30:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of State for Displaced and Exiled Affairs of the Government of National Accord [...] Full text...

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Gambia signs agreement to protect rights of citizens in Switzerland

20 january 2021 - 20:22:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia announced here Wednesday it signed a Cooperation Agreement on Tuesday 12 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria military repels, kills “scores” of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Marti Army Camp

17 january 2021 - 16:42:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said it has “successfully” repelled “a Boko Haram/ Islamic [...] Full text...

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Switzerland, Gambia sign agreement on migration, civil aviation

13 january 2021 - 11:35:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Switzerland and The Gambia have signed cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation to open up [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies deliver lifeline food assistance to 25,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray region

28 december 2020 - 11:31:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a month’s worth of food [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, partners review employment and migration issues

19 december 2020 - 13:50:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Employment, migration and development issues are the main focus of Tunisia's bilateral and multilateral cooperation and [...] Full text...

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UN 'gravely concerned' for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack

16 december 2020 - 05:38:17
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns Boko Haram attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people

15 december 2020 - 11:57:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in [...] 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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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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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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Displaced persons want to return home: Deputy UN chief

11 november 2020 - 10:18:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, who is on a trip to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...

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German funding helps Ethiopia enhance immigration, border management controls

23 october 2020 - 15:11:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  – Immigration and border management controls in Ethiopia are being improved to help secure the country’s [...] Full text...

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12 African migrants dead, others missing off Horn of Africa

17 october 2020 - 14:55:30
Obock, Djibouti (PANA) - Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU donates generator to national health lab in The Gambia

12 october 2020 - 15:43:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The European Union has donated a generator and fuel to enhance power supply at the National Public [...] Full text...

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Black African returnees at crossroads over Gambian citizenship (Feature)

11 october 2020 - 19:57:53
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The journey to acquiring Gambian citizenship for Black African returnees suffered a setback after parliament rejected the [...] Full text...

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Eight African migrants dead, several injured off Horn of Africa

06 october 2020 - 11:06:44
Obock, Djibouti,(PANA) -  Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday assisted Djiboutian authorities as they attended to [...] Full text...

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43,829 Burundian refugees from 2015 electoral crisis repatriated over past three months

01 october 2020 - 21:46:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 43,829 refugees and asylum seekers were repatriated during the past three months of the new [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian migrants abandoned, abused in Saudi Arabian prisons, says rights body

28 september 2020 - 22:33:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says it has carried out an investigation which has exposed details about [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe teachers release survey report justifying continued closure of schools

25 september 2020 - 23:22:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Teachers in Zimbabwe Friday called on government to desist from opening schools this coming Monday until [...] Full text...

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287 Burundian refugees repatriated this Wednesday from DR Congo

23 september 2020 - 15:45:13
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 287 Burundian refugees were repatriated Wednesday from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNHCR, WFP jointly tackle food rising needs in Libya

22 september 2020 - 12:58:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are expanding their [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya gets US$2 million aid from US for pandemic fight

14 september 2020 - 14:45:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. government, through the Office of Humanitarian Assistance, has provided an additional US$2 million in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM says enhanced solidarity critical as virus spreads in world’s most vulnerable communities

14 september 2020 - 04:44:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Eight months from the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 140 Burundians, stranded for months in Rwanda, return home

10 september 2020 - 17:50:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One hundred and forty Burundians stranded, in Rwanda following the Coronavirus pandemic since last April, were [...] Full text...

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125 Tunisians stranded in Libya repatriated

30 july 2020 - 20:57:29
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Some 125 Tunisians stranded in Libya arrived Thursday at the border post of "Dhahabia-Ouazzan" between Tunisia [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 180 Congolese stranded by pandemic in South Africa and Morocco repatriated

25 july 2020 - 11:43:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - After more than five months stranded in South Africa and Morocco because of the coronavirus pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US$20 million provided to curb the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and their hosts in the Sahel

23 july 2020 - 19:58:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Public health, the wellbeing of refugees and the host communities in the Sahel are the [...] Full text...

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