Libya, Saudi company sign two MOUs on water and basic infrastructure

12 december 2025 - 15:58:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan Ministry of Housing and Construction of the Government of National Unity signed two Memoranda of [...] Full text...

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UN warns of ‘regional conflagration’ as DR Congo violence uproots 500,000

12 december 2025 - 07:58:39
New York, US (PANA) - More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns

11 december 2025 - 18:45:21
Geneva, Switzerland ( PANA) - Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday.This [...] Full text...

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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

11 december 2025 - 07:32:55
Kinshasa, DEC (PANA) - Intensifying fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than 70 civilian [...] Full text...

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DRC facing most devastating cholera epidemic in 25 years

09 december 2025 - 07:45:23
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The cholera epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had devastating effects in 2025, the [...] Full text...

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South Africa represented at global Water Regulators Forum

08 december 2025 - 08:20:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cabinet Minister Sello Seitlholo is leading South Africa’s delegation at the 10th International Water [...] Full text...

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Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 dead

05 december 2025 - 20:26:03
New York, US (PANA) - From Sri Lanka’s central highlands to Indonesia’s flood-swollen river basins, a wave of climate-fuelled cyclones [...] Full text...

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Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, WHO–World Bank report finds

05 december 2025 - 19:32:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – ​​​​​​​Since 2000, most countries—across all income levels and regions—have made concurrent progress in expanding health service [...] Full text...

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Air strikes and shelling continue in Gaza

04 december 2025 - 13:21:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has called for an investigation into the recent “horrific” killing by Israeli forces [...] Full text...

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UN scales up life-saving aid for 120,000 displaced in Mozambique

04 december 2025 - 07:48:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has increased life-saving assistance for 120,000 people displaced by escalating violence in Mozambique’s [...] Full text...

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Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion

30 november 2025 - 15:31:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA)  - A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why [...] Full text...

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African Water Facility Governing Council adopts new five-year strategy to boost water security efforts

30 november 2025 - 08:43:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Governing Council of the African Water Facility has adopted the organisation’s new five-year strategy, marking [...] Full text...

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One in five children living in poverty in developing countries

20 november 2025 - 16:24:56
New York, US (PANA) - At least 417 million children — more than one in five — living in low- [...] Full text...

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South Africa represented at World Toilet Summit

19 november 2025 - 07:30:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo is leading a government [...] Full text...

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Gaza: War has made children violent, sad and bereft

13 november 2025 - 17:22:45
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than nine in 10 children in Gaza are displaying signs of aggressive behaviour linked [...] Full text...

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Egypt becomes seventh country in eastern Mediterranean region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

12 november 2025 - 14:08:00
Cairo, Egypt, (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO )Wednesday announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public [...] Full text...

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IOM Chief warns of imminent catastrophe as displacement surges in North Darfur

11 november 2025 - 15:27:17
Port Sudan,Sudan (PANA)- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope has warned that extreme insecurity and appalling [...] Full text...

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Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds

11 november 2025 - 07:44:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis in North Darfur worsens as violence spreads - OCHA

11 november 2025 - 07:01:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that the crisis in Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres

05 november 2025 - 14:51:28
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Any transition in Gaza must uphold unity with the West Bank and a two-State solution between [...] Full text...

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Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere

04 november 2025 - 17:49:57
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict [...] Full text...

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Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa

31 october 2025 - 19:09:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Caribbean reels from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, UN humanitarian agencies are stepping [...] Full text...

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UN launches appeal for solidarity in face of Great Lakes tragedy

31 october 2025 - 07:33:33
Paris, France (PANA) - The international community gathered in the French capital on Thursday to try to raise funds for [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

30 october 2025 - 07:20:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the killing of civilians, including children, in Israeli airstrikes [...] 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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African leaders converge to 'unlock' trillion-dollar infrastructure investments at Luanda finance summit

29 october 2025 - 10:20:42
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - African leaders, global investors, and development partners have gathered in the Angolan capital, Luanda, for the [...] Full text...

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ADF approves additional $8.6 million grant for Burundi clean water supply

26 october 2025 - 04:26:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), through its Climate Action Window, has approved an $8.6 million [...] Full text...

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UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages

25 october 2025 - 05:57:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and its partners are accelerating deliveries of life-saving aid across Gaza, but relief [...] Full text...

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Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability hits people’s livelihoods

13 october 2025 - 20:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hostages released, aid scale-up has begun, say aid agencies

13 october 2025 - 12:11:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Spending smarter to boost growth (IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen She)

09 october 2025 - 10:03:26
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Rwanda achieved remarkable progress. Nearly every household now has [...] Full text...

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South Africa moves to step up vulture conservation

07 october 2025 - 07:41:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  In the lead up to the Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP9) [...] Full text...

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UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur

04 october 2025 - 06:17:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, [...] Full text...

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Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries

03 october 2025 - 06:47:35
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – [...] Full text...

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Global food insecurity remains well above 2015 levels

27 september 2025 - 06:14:34
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food insecurity has gradually declined since 2021 but remains well above 2015 levels, a United [...] Full text...

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UNICEF delivers vaccines, life-saving support as Ebola outbreak hits DRC's Kasai region

25 september 2025 - 11:21:59
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Nearly 45,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine are on their way to Kasai province as the [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Congo sign MOU for hosting of 2026 Annual Meetings

21 september 2025 - 04:37:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Republic of Congo have signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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Attacks on Gaza City are destroying health and protection services for pregnant women and survivors of violence

17 september 2025 - 05:29:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Intensified bombardment and ground operations in Gaza City are forcing families to flee yet again, [...] Full text...

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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

17 september 2025 - 05:04:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites [...] Full text...

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‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan

13 september 2025 - 05:54:49
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, [...] Full text...

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Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda

12 september 2025 - 09:59:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...

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WHO intensifies DRC Ebola outbreak response

12 september 2025 - 08:44:01
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Following the declaration of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s [...] Full text...

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The night the mountains shook: A doctor on the front lines of Afghanistan’s earthquake (A UN Feature)

06 september 2025 - 20:33:50
Jalalabad, Afghanistan (PANA) - The first jolt threw Dr. Abdul Mateen Sahak out of bed. The second sent him to [...] Full text...

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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted - UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 18:11:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 15:04:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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Protecting nature boosts growth and jobs, shows new report

04 september 2025 - 10:05:38
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Ninety percent of the world lives with either degraded land, unhealthy air, or water stress, [...] Full text...

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Adesina completes mission at AfDB

01 september 2025 - 14:25:03
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - After a decade at the helm of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina is stepping [...] Full text...

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Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO

27 august 2025 - 16:33:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Mauritania of years of migration control abuses

27 august 2025 - 06:56:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and [...] Full text...

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One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation

26 august 2025 - 17:54:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite progress over the past decade, billions worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: After ten months of blockade, a UNICEF convoy reaches South Kordofan

26 august 2025 - 06:15:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For nearly a year, the people of Sudan's South Kordofan region have been isolated, besieged [...] 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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Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight

25 august 2025 - 18:54:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to [...] Full text...

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Disease spreads in Somalia as funding cuts leave 300,000 without safe water

20 august 2025 - 11:59:07
Mogadisu, Somalia (PANA) - More than 300,000 people – mostly displaced families living in overcrowded settlements and rural communities across [...] Full text...

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Cholera cases spreading around the world: WHO

16 august 2025 - 05:48:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The preventable but often deadly waterborne disease – cholera – continues to spread around the world, [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions

15 august 2025 - 16:44:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, [...] Full text...

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Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip

14 august 2025 - 20:01:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and [...] 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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Sudan’s civilians continue to face attacks, starvation

12 august 2025 - 05:41:36
New York, US (PANA) - Across war-torn Sudan, civilians continue to face ongoing attacks, starvation and cholera outbreaks. The Director of [...] Full text...

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You can run – but we will find you, militias tell terrified civilians

08 august 2025 - 15:09:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN [...] Full text...

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UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan

08 august 2025 - 07:44:17
New York, US (PANA) - Hungry civilians are reportedly eating animal feed as women and girls face a “gender emergency” [...] Full text...

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Mounting civilian casualties in Sudan as fighting intensifies

05 august 2025 - 05:55:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As conflict intensifies between rival militaries in Sudan, the UN humanitarian wing (OCHA) expressed alarm [...] Full text...

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Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns

03 august 2025 - 20:00:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and [...] Full text...

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AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

01 august 2025 - 12:59:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They [...] Full text...

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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food

01 august 2025 - 05:13:32
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...

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Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for children

31 july 2025 - 04:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central [...] Full text...

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In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation

29 july 2025 - 12:56:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN scales up response plan as humanitarian needs rise in Tawila

23 july 2025 - 05:56:19
New York, US (PANA) - As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan, the UN and partners have revised and scaled [...] Full text...

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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies

22 july 2025 - 06:41:45
New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Crisis worsens as cholera and floods drive needs higher

22 july 2025 - 05:41:26
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as cholera spreads, flooding displaces communities, and [...] Full text...

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From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones

17 july 2025 - 16:20:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the [...] Full text...

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‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track

14 july 2025 - 20:13:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since [...] Full text...

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High-level South African delegation attends Chinese expo

14 july 2025 - 09:36:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South Afria's Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Monday departed for Beijing to participate in [...] Full text...

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Building trust through effective service delivery in Africa – WB Report

10 july 2025 - 14:22:15
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, [...] Full text...

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UN warns of deepening health crisis in Gaza amid mass casualty incidents

10 july 2025 - 05:58:52
New York, US (PANA) - As scores of people – including medical staff and their families – have reportedly been [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s longest cholera outbreak enters critical stage

08 july 2025 - 22:22:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan – the world’s youngest [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate

08 july 2025 - 05:49:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Monday sounded the alarm over the worsening conditions in Sudan, as violence [...] Full text...

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EU gives Tunisia 100 million euros to rehabilitate working-class districts

05 july 2025 - 16:57:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) has made 100 million euros available to Tunisia for the rehabilitation of working-class [...] Full text...

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33 million lives at risk in Sudan's cholera epidemic

04 july 2025 - 09:50:34
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting rages in Sudan, another threat is spreading through the country's stagnant waters and [...] Full text...

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Every dollar invested in a girl's education generates three times more for the economy

29 june 2025 - 07:13:24
Seville, Spain (PANA) - The equation is simple, the results compelling. Investing one dollar in a girl's education generates nearly [...] Full text...

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Hospital attack kills dozens in Sudan’s West Kordofan state

25 june 2025 - 11:53:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that it was gravely [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos

23 june 2025 - 05:50:40
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has issued a stark warning [...] Full text...

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UN trade agency said global investment plunged last year

20 june 2025 - 05:45:57
New York, US (PANA) - Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s [...] Full text...

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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

19 june 2025 - 16:53:37
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM promises compensation for municipality in Tripoli damaged by recent fighting

18 june 2025 - 12:57:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to speed up the work [...] Full text...

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UNHCR forced to make deep cuts, despite rising needs worldwide

16 june 2025 - 23:24:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by [...] Full text...

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Societies grappling with a ‘silent but growing’ 'prison crisis'

15 june 2025 - 05:35:22
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian chief flags ‘indifference and impunity’ in Sudan

13 june 2025 - 07:35:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With over half of the Sudanese population in need of aid and lean season rapidly approaching, [...] Full text...

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An oral cholera vaccination campaign aims to reach more than 2.6 million people in Sudan’s Khartoum State

12 june 2025 - 17:31:23
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - vaccination campaign, launched on 10 June in 5 localities in Sudan’s Khartoum State, aims to [...] Full text...

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Thousands of people displaced by violence in Burkina Faso

11 june 2025 - 05:48:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Violence by jihadist groups has displaced nearly 230,000 people in Burkina Faso since the beginning [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line

09 june 2025 - 21:57:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis

08 june 2025 - 11:28:40
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become [...] Full text...

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UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis

29 may 2025 - 21:37:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN’s urban development agency estimates that an astonishing 2.8 billion people worldwide lack access to [...] Full text...

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Over a million children at risk as cholera spreads in Sudan’s Khartoum State

28 may 2025 - 16:11:17
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children Fund (UNICEF) has claimed that more than 7,700 cholera cases - including over [...] Full text...

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Gaza war leaves less than 5% of agricultural land usable, says FAO

27 may 2025 - 13:00:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Less than 5 percent of Gaza's agricultural land is now cultivable and/or accessible, further exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes

26 may 2025 - 16:15:14
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis

25 may 2025 - 09:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent [...] Full text...

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Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP

24 may 2025 - 07:23:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned [...] Full text...

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UN Relief Chief calls for action to protect civilians, recommit to international humanitarian law

23 may 2025 - 10:53:22
New York, United States (PANA) – UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has told the [...] Full text...

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As limited supplies enter Gaza, UN stresses need for more aid

22 may 2025 - 12:17:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that on Wednesday and Thursday, [...] Full text...

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WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

19 may 2025 - 22:20:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health [...] Full text...

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‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO

15 may 2025 - 18:58:00
New York, US (PANA) - In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years [...] Full text...

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UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem

10 may 2025 - 06:32:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security [...] Full text...

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URNWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem

08 may 2025 - 19:53:43
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli [...] Full text...

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Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive

05 may 2025 - 20:16:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is alarmed by reports of Israeli plans to expand ground operations and [...] Full text...

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WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’

02 may 2025 - 08:12:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling [...] Full text...

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UN warns Sudan’s humanitarian crisis deepening

29 april 2025 - 07:23:57
New York,US (PANA) - Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is deepening as escalating violence blocks aid deliveries and forces thousands more civilians [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi

25 april 2025 - 15:23:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and [...] Full text...

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Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

18 april 2025 - 19:59:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water, or medical care three weeks after deadly [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

15 april 2025 - 06:04:23
New York, US (PANA) - The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the [...] Full text...

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‘Persistent violence’ driving displacement and disease outbreaks in DR Congo

10 april 2025 - 07:36:43
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The displacement of people and the outbreak of disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable

09 april 2025 - 17:21:57
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to [...] Full text...

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Children die while walking long distances in South Sudan to seek medical treatment for cholera

09 april 2025 - 11:16:04
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey [...] Full text...

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Guinea to increase access to water, sanitation with WBG support

07 april 2025 - 08:15:22
 Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a $200 million credit from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

03 april 2025 - 17:14:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent [...] Full text...

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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP

30 march 2025 - 06:41:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid [...] Full text...

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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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Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns

25 march 2025 - 16:00:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record [...] Full text...

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Connecting 300 million people to electricity and building a resilient future in Africa, World Bank Blog By Celine Ramstein and Stéphane Hallegatte

22 march 2025 - 09:50:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was [...] Full text...

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Mass displacement in DRC: Country and neighbours are on verge of humanitarian catastrophe

22 march 2025 - 07:36:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Faced with massive displacement caused by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the [...] Full text...

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DRC, Rwanda commit to 'immediate and unconditional ceasefire' after Qatar talks

19 march 2025 - 09:16:34
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have reaffirmed their commitment to [...] Full text...

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Fresh fighting in eastern DRC displaces tens of thousands of families

15 march 2025 - 07:20:42
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced tens of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Conflict, hunger, poverty impede children's early development: Rights chief

14 march 2025 - 08:27:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and [...] Full text...

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Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts

11 march 2025 - 20:01:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk [...] Full text...

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DRC: UNICEF, partners provide clean water to 700,000 people a day in Goma

04 march 2025 - 07:14:20
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Packed with promise: Wisam’s journey back to school in Sudan

27 february 2025 - 19:45:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Wisam sits in her classroom, absorbed in her work, her fingers gripping a blue-coloured pencil, [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN concerned by worsening cholera epidemic in Goma

25 february 2025 - 06:51:19
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - While the security situation in the city of Goma remains worrying and a "precarious calm" is [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Interpol partner to combat financial crime, strengthen anti-corruption efforts in Africa

23 february 2025 - 06:56:55
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group has taken a major step forward in its fight against [...] Full text...

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Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip

19 february 2025 - 17:01:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign [...] Full text...

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Thousands arrive in Burundi within days, fleeing rising tension and violence in eastern DRC: UNHCR

19 february 2025 - 09:45:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi over the last few days, fleeing escalating [...] Full text...

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UN launches $6 billion Sudan appeal, as famine takes hold

17 february 2025 - 18:52:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in two people in war-torn Sudan have too little to eat, famine “is [...] Full text...

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Uganda gets new border market protected from extreme flooding near border with South Sudan

17 february 2025 - 18:10:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, northern Uganda, with financial support [...] Full text...

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UN urges global action to protect and support civilians devastated by Sudan’s war

17 february 2025 - 08:58:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly two years of conflict have fuelled a catastrophic protection crisis and displaced a staggering 12 [...] Full text...

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Security Council hears of persistent and evolving Da’esh threat

11 february 2025 - 06:53:10
New York, US (PANA) - The terrorist group Da’esh, also known as ISIL, remains a serious global security threat despite [...] Full text...

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After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker

08 february 2025 - 16:11:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During the turbulent early years of Timor-Leste’s independence, the UN was a constant presence, helping to [...] Full text...

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Transforming girls’ education in Northern Nigeria: the role of traditional leaders: World Bank Blog By Aisha Garba Mohammed, Senior Education Specialist

07 february 2025 - 07:23:05
Kano, Nigeria (PANA) - In northern Nigeria, where traditional customs have long shaped societal structures, a quiet revolution is unfolding [...] Full text...

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UN mission in DRC offers protection to ‘vulnerable populations’, despite huge challenges

06 february 2025 - 05:29:32
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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What the UN is doing in DR Congo

05 february 2025 - 19:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens

04 february 2025 - 18:58:22
Geneva, Switszerland (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...

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Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief

01 february 2025 - 05:31:08
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Peace Operations has underscored the need for continued diplomatic efforts to [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and rights situation in eastern DR Congo

31 january 2025 - 20:33:28
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern [...] Full text...

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DRC: Hospitals overwhelmed, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

31 january 2025 - 05:09:12
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns WHO

29 january 2025 - 19:46:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges warring parties in eastern DR Congo to prioritise civilian protection and humanitarian access

28 january 2025 - 07:53:48
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's regional and international partners must exert pressure on all parties [...] Full text...

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UN aid teams launch humanitarian response plan for northeast Nigeria

25 january 2025 - 07:46:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN aid teams have launched a humanitarian appeal which again focuses on the northeastern states of [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation

23 january 2025 - 14:25:45
Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...

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UN and Partners step un aid to Gaza

23 january 2025 - 05:05:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are “seizing every opportunity” provided by the ceasefire in the Gaza [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services

15 january 2025 - 08:26:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza

14 january 2025 - 06:02:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for [...] Full text...

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$82 million committed to Sudan’s crippled health system

14 january 2025 - 05:49:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have [...] Full text...

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Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services

11 january 2025 - 09:29:08
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including [...] 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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Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah

08 january 2025 - 05:35:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN teams in Gaza have carried out a rapid needs assessment in two makeshift sites [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

01 january 2025 - 03:15:02
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, issued a fresh call [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges greater support for people fleeing post-election violence in Mozambique

31 december 2024 - 20:51:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is deeply alarmed by the ongoing situation in Mozambique, where post-election unrest [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped

31 december 2024 - 07:55:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Essential services that sustain life - healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access - are being systematically [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s worsening conflict puts millions at risk as starvation spreads

25 december 2024 - 05:59:32
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and mass [...] Full text...

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Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis

23 december 2024 - 18:29:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 [...] 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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UPDATE: OCHA concerned about impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique

17 december 2024 - 12:51:52
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCfHA) said on Tuesday it was concerned by [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Chido: Humanitarians rush aid to affected areas

17 december 2024 - 05:06:25
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - After Cyclone Chido made landfall in the French island territory of Mayotte at the weekend, leaving [...] Full text...

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

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

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African countries count on mineral boom to bolster large scale investment

05 december 2024 - 13:36:34
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - African countries are relying on the mineral potential in the continent to attract large-scale investment into [...] Full text...

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UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

04 december 2024 - 04:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as [...] Full text...

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Children in Gaza need life-saving support-UNICEF

30 november 2024 - 18:41:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The war in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. At least14,000 children have [...] Full text...

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New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes

29 november 2024 - 20:34:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and [...] Full text...

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Norway announces early pledge to IDA21 during G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro

19 november 2024 - 07:09:14
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - In a significant move to bolster global development efforts, Norway has announced its early [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

14 november 2024 - 17:13:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...

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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year

13 november 2024 - 05:26:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks [...] Full text...

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

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

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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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War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF

25 october 2024 - 18:26:22
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section [...] Full text...

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Mega South Africa/Lesotho tunnel project in progress

24 october 2024 - 10:34:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government says the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel maintenance operations [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north

24 october 2024 - 05:45:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] 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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Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings

18 october 2024 - 04:55:56
New York, US (PANA) - More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are [...] Full text...

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South Africa represented at 9th Africa Water Week

16 october 2024 - 09:04:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, is participating in the 9th Africa [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA

14 october 2024 - 11:49:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...

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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city

08 october 2024 - 05:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...

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Building roads to build peace: Our experience in the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Papa Modou Ndiaye, Francis Ovanda Mbele and Abdoulaye Sylla

03 october 2024 - 08:14:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of [...] Full text...

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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo

03 october 2024 - 07:50:28
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...

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South Africa, Lesotho repair massive water tunnel

02 october 2024 - 06:49:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African and Lesotho Governments on Monday closed the massive Lesotho Highlands Water [...] Full text...

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

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

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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC

30 september 2024 - 10:18:09
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory

28 september 2024 - 08:00:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...

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Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict

28 september 2024 - 06:52:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Global solid waste congress underway in Cape Town

18 september 2024 - 08:20:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress which is underway in Cape Town marks [...] Full text...

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More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

17 september 2024 - 06:50:29
New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...

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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA

16 september 2024 - 16:57:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...

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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality

14 september 2024 - 07:10:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...

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UNHCR launches $21.4 million appeal to support refugees in African countries to fight mpox

11 september 2024 - 18:50:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit

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

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

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

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Data show increasing cases of global deaths from cholera - WHO

04 september 2024 - 15:50:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target

03 september 2024 - 16:43:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...

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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen

30 august 2024 - 12:25:05
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...

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Partnership in the water and sanitation sector brings hope to DR Congo: World Bank Blog By Saroj Kumar Jha, Nancy Eslick and David Tshilumba Mutombo

29 august 2024 - 11:11:22
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) many people have to walk to  rivers to [...] Full text...

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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF

26 august 2024 - 18:40:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of [...] Full text...

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