Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change

22 december 2025 - 17:47:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian [...] 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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Humanitarians launch $33 billion appeal for 2026

08 december 2025 - 08:29:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: UN peacekeepers warn of ‘clear violations’ following latest Israeli airstrikes

05 december 2025 - 20:55:58
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Israeli airstrikes took place within the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon’s (UNIFIL) area of operations, the [...] Full text...

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UN sounds alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts

04 december 2025 - 08:13:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The deadly legacy of conflicts, old and new, from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, continues to [...] Full text...

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Iraq: UN mission ends, with pledge of continued support

02 december 2025 - 20:09:54
New York, US (PANA) - The recent parliamentary elections in Iraq mark a fitting end to the work of the [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns repeated incursions by Israeli forces into Syrian territory

29 november 2025 - 10:34:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Security Council must seize ‘moment of renewed hope’ in Gaza

25 november 2025 - 05:45:10
New York, US (PANA) - The ceasefire in Gaza is largely holding but recent violence by Israel and Palestinian militants [...] Full text...

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UN Special Committee warns of Israel’s continued expansionist agenda under the so-called 'Greater Israel' project

19 november 2025 - 09:36:49
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the [...] Full text...

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Intense violence, worsens food insecurity in conflict areas

18 november 2025 - 12:45:35
New York, USA (PANA) - Attacks harming civilians and civilian infrastructure leave fields abandoned, disrupt food ssissupply chains, drive up [...] Full text...

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Millions of lives at risk, warn UN food agencies, as hunger crisis worsens

13 november 2025 - 07:03:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warn of a major [...] Full text...

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Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens

10 november 2025 - 14:44:45
Belem, Brazil (PANA) - At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee [...] Full text...

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‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria

07 november 2025 - 18:37:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 100 people in Syria have been abducted or forcibly disappeared since January, the UN human [...] Full text...

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UN refugees chief calls for greater refugee protection and funding

07 november 2025 - 09:01:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced [...] Full text...

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UN refugees chief calls for greater refugee protection and funding

07 november 2025 - 07:38:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced [...] Full text...

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Syria’s future under threat from acute funding shortages

04 november 2025 - 19:01:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hopes for a peaceful future in post-war Syria are at risk as funding for basic services [...] Full text...

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IAEA warns of fragility of nuclear non-proliferation regime

30 october 2025 - 07:36:42
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the world's nuclear watchdog has citeed Iran, Syria and Ukraine as fronts [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza

16 october 2025 - 07:50:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights [...] Full text...

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IOM facilitates first voluntary humanitarian return flight for Syrian migrants in Libya

10 october 2025 - 05:44:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has facilitated the voluntary return of 152 vulnerable Syrians from [...] Full text...

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IMF Chief speaks on ‘Enhancing GCC Resilience to Global Shocks’

04 october 2025 - 08:10:31
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week addressed the annual Meeting of the Ministers of [...] Full text...

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Morocco PM urges peaceful solutions to conflicts in Middle East, Africa

24 september 2025 - 05:23:22
New York, US (PANA) - Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch has called for peaceful solutions to conflicts in Middle East [...] Full text...

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DRC president warns 'the rhetoric of war is gaining ground'

24 september 2025 - 05:12:51
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, has [...] Full text...

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UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds

19 september 2025 - 04:48:46
New York, US (PANA) - During a year of escalating global turmoil – from widening wars and economic hardship to [...] Full text...

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Fragile progress in Syria, at risk from exclusion and foreign interference, UN warns

18 september 2025 - 20:05:07
New York, US (PANA) - Syria’s tentative steps towards recovery could quickly unravel without inclusive politics, sustained aid and respect [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders should commit to human rights, international justice - HRW

17 september 2025 - 09:19:41
New York, US (PANA) – World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from 22-30 September should commit to protecting [...] Full text...

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IAEA chief urges countries to recommit to nuclear non-proliferation

16 september 2025 - 07:09:48
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in [...] Full text...

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States should uphold ban treaty on cluster munitions

16 september 2025 - 06:22:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Governments should reinforce the global ban on cluster munitions and call upon those still using or [...] Full text...

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UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack’

16 september 2025 - 06:12:19
New York, US (PANA) - “Underfunded, overstretched and under attack,” is how the United Nation’s top humanitarian aid official has [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law

08 september 2025 - 13:15:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” [...] Full text...

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MSF's new international president Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim assumes work

03 september 2025 - 09:11:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has chosen Dr Mohamed Javid Abdelmoneim as its new International [...] Full text...

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UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen

28 august 2025 - 06:27:23
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two years of war in Gaza along with continued violence and settlement expansion in [...] Full text...

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Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

22 august 2025 - 05:51:37
New York, US (PANA) - With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief [...] Full text...

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Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex,’ Security Council hears

21 august 2025 - 06:51:15
New York, US (PANA) - The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL – known more widely in the Middle [...] Full text...

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UN honours fallen aid workers on World Humanitarian Day

19 august 2025 - 20:42:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday honoured fallen colleagues and reminded the world that aid workers should never [...] Full text...

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Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida

06 august 2025 - 20:40:43
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination [...] Full text...

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Libya and Syria discuss reopening of embassy in Tripoli

31 july 2025 - 12:16:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Tripoli-based National Government of [...] Full text...

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Syria: Deadly sectarian violence displaces thousands in Sweida; healthcare attacked

26 july 2025 - 16:31:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As deadly sectarian violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of civilians in Syria’s Sweida Governorate, [...] Full text...

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UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds

23 july 2025 - 19:18:09
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official on Wednesday urged the Security Council to push for an immediate [...] Full text...

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Libya strongly condemns Israeli strikes against Syria

17 july 2025 - 12:20:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has strongly condemned the “brutal attacks” carried [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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Children’s lives ‘turned upside down’ by wars across Middle East, North Africa, warns UNICEF

01 july 2025 - 18:48:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the last two years, more than 12 million children have reportedly been killed, maimed or [...] Full text...

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Refugee resettlement quotas fall despite high needs

26 june 2025 - 06:28:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflicts and protracted crises continue to force millions of people to flee their countries, the [...] Full text...

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‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

25 june 2025 - 19:47:08
New York, US (PANA) - When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three years-old, she woke up [...] Full text...

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UN condemns ‘heinous’ terrorist attack at Damascus church that killed dozens

23 june 2025 - 20:11:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned a suicide bombing on Sunday at a Damascus church that killed [...] Full text...

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Some 122 million people uprooted, in a world where solidarity is threatened

21 june 2025 - 06:04:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 122 million people worldwide uprooted by war, violence, and persecution—a historic high—their access [...] Full text...

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‘We are at a point of no return’: grave violations against children surge for third year

20 june 2025 - 06:10:45
New York, US (PANA) - Last year, 41,370 grave violations against children were documented and verified by the United Nations, [...] Full text...

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Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes

14 june 2025 - 16:34:15
New York, US (PANA) - Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the [...] Full text...

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Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria

12 june 2025 - 20:18:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years including during [...] 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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EU lifts economic sanctions on Syria, enacts recent political agreement

28 may 2025 - 12:01:52
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted legal acts lifting all economic restrictive measures on Syria, with the [...] Full text...

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Sanctions relief for Syria offers ‘powerful message of hope,’ says UN migration agency

27 may 2025 - 21:19:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed recent decisions by the United States, the [...] Full text...

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Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire

18 may 2025 - 05:07:37
Baghdad, Iraq (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the [...] Full text...

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Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine

16 may 2025 - 19:40:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, [...] Full text...

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‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out

16 may 2025 - 17:58:53
New York, US (PANA) - Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken [...] Full text...

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Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters

13 may 2025 - 19:35:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks

03 may 2025 - 18:45:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital, [...] Full text...

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UN refugee chief regrets flouting of international humanitarian law in conflicts

29 april 2025 - 07:54:00
New York, US (PANA) - Thousands of lives have been “destroyed in the pursuit of supremacy”, as international humanitarian law [...] Full text...

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Security Council debates precarious path forward for a new Syria

25 april 2025 - 17:28:56
New York, US (PANA) - Syria is undergoing a rocky transition after years of conflict and authoritarian rule. Despite tentative political [...] 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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Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

17 april 2025 - 16:41:18
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 [...] Full text...

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Syria’s political transition at risk due to Israeli military action, Security Council hears

10 april 2025 - 21:40:10
New York, US (PANA) - Recent military actions by Israel are undermining Syria’s political transition and the chances of a [...] Full text...

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World sees highest recorded executions since 2015: Amnesty International

08 april 2025 - 11:01:11
London, UK (PANA) - Global executions hit their highest figure since 2015, as over 1,500 people were executed across 15 [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral

31 march 2025 - 11:23:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] 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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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela

18 march 2025 - 20:56:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...

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‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

16 march 2025 - 08:56:52
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over [...] 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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Drug traffickers running routes through war zones, top UN official warns

11 march 2025 - 08:07:36
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - A “new black market” for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, [...] 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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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears

05 march 2025 - 19:19:49
New York, US (PANA) - The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

03 march 2025 - 20:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...

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US aid cuts will make world ‘less healthy, less safe and less prosperous’: Guterres

01 march 2025 - 05:29:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

28 february 2025 - 15:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

28 february 2025 - 06:10:14
New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...

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‘Political courage’ needed to end war in the Middle East: Top UN

26 february 2025 - 17:51:13
New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable resolution to the war in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict relies on [...] Full text...

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World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health

24 february 2025 - 19:22:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced the theme of World Health Day 2025, Healthy [...] 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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‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad regime share stories of loss

10 february 2025 - 18:22:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria during the Assad family’s rule, which stretches [...] Full text...

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Why does family planning save lives? (Feature by UNFPA)

09 february 2025 - 08:23:53
New York, US (PANA) - Sakina Sani was forced into marriage at the age of 12, amid war and food [...] Full text...

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Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings

08 february 2025 - 18:14:24
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for urgent life-saving aid amid financial uncertainty

07 february 2025 - 10:54:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With critical funding now uncertain, the UN Refugee Agency says refugee families face the risk of [...] Full text...

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MENA is open to work: Tackling the jobs deficit: World Bank Bog By Ousmane Dione and Roberta Gatti

02 february 2025 - 12:32:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) -  The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about Israeli military activities in Golan buffer zone

01 february 2025 - 06:09:02
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN peacekeeping operations said on Friday he was concerned about the unprecedented [...] Full text...

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UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

30 january 2025 - 17:41:21
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied [...] Full text...

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Israel’s new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect

30 january 2025 - 05:52:16
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into [...] Full text...

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New US Secretary of State stresses need to press Sudanese belligerents to cease hostilities

24 january 2025 - 11:35:48
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The new US Secretary of State has called for exerting pressure on the Sudanese belligerents [...] Full text...

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UN to strengthen cooperation with League of Arab States

24 january 2025 - 05:07:44
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the League of Arab States are deepening their collaboration to tackle [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary-General addresses Security Council on Middle East

20 january 2025 - 17:28:42
New York, US (PANA) - The Middle East is in a period of profound transformation – rife with uncertainty, but [...] Full text...

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‘Lebanon is on the cusp of a more hopeful future’, says UN chief Guterres

19 january 2025 - 07:57:43
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday expressed optimism for Lebanon's future as he wrapped up a [...] Full text...

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Syria emergency: Four children a day killed or injured by leftover explosives

14 january 2025 - 21:37:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Syria’s lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led [...] Full text...

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Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’

13 january 2025 - 14:35:47
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the [...] Full text...

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UN Commission notes renewed sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit

10 january 2025 - 15:33:53
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - A team from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded a first visit to the [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: Election of new president a long-awaited first step, senior UN official says

09 january 2025 - 17:37:56
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has congratulated Joseph Aoun who was on Thursday [...] 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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Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support

08 january 2025 - 05:29:47
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State discusses Middle East developments with Egyptian counterpart

05 january 2025 - 07:35:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Saturday [...] Full text...

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UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon

05 january 2025 - 06:30:21
New York, US (PANA) - Operations by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) north of the UN-monitored Blue Line in southern [...] Full text...

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Recruitment of child soldiers is on the rise, despite global commitments

01 january 2025 - 03:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - 2024 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of a UN commitment to protect children from being recruited [...] Full text...

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2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

28 december 2024 - 14:07:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels [...] 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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Syria faces uncertain future after regime’s collapse amid humanitarian crisis

18 december 2024 - 14:50:56
New York, US (PANA) - At a historic crossroads, just 11 days after the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria [...] Full text...

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EU reaffirms its stand against terrorism and violent extremism, approves conclusions on reinforcing external-internal links

16 december 2024 - 11:53:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday highlighted how the terrorist and violent extremist threat has become increasingly [...] Full text...

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International Rescue Committee: ten percent of people in dire food assistance, globally, reside in Sudan

13 december 2024 - 14:24:29
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international organization has released a shocking report, saying one in each ten people in [...] Full text...

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Syrian crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy

11 december 2024 - 19:08:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Ambassador to Syria still in Damascus

10 december 2024 - 08:07:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ambassador to Syria will remain at his post despite the toppling of [...] Full text...

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EU urges Syrian nation to reject extremism after the Assad regime’s fall

09 december 2024 - 16:34:07
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime marks a historic moment for the Syrian people, who have [...] Full text...

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305 million people need lifesaving help next year, says UN’s top aid official

04 december 2024 - 05:27:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set [...] 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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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR

30 november 2024 - 07:18:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high [...] Full text...

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WFP requires $16.9 billion in 2025 as hunger reaches alarming highs

22 november 2024 - 14:35:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday called for some $16.9 billion to address the escalating [...] Full text...

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COP29: UNHCR amplifies voices of displaced on frontlines of climate change

15 november 2024 - 05:57:50
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday launched the Refugees for Climate Action initiative in a bid to [...] Full text...

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COP29: Climate change is growing threat to people fleeing war, violence and persecution

13 november 2024 - 05:48:12
Baku, Azerbainan (PANA) - In a new report presented at COP29 on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said climate [...] Full text...

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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on

12 november 2024 - 07:38:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] 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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Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

07 november 2024 - 05:49:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as [...] Full text...

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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire

04 november 2024 - 04:52:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...

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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

31 october 2024 - 12:35:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

27 october 2024 - 20:13:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...

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Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years

22 october 2024 - 16:03:45
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has [...] Full text...

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

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

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Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

04 october 2024 - 05:43:00
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] 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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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’

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

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Pact for the Future: World leaders pledge action for peace, sustainable development

23 september 2024 - 05:06:47
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders on Sunday adopted the Pact for the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts condemn explosions of pagers, walkie-talkies in Lebanon, Syria

20 september 2024 - 07:33:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent rights experts on Thursday condemned the “malicious manipulation” of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies [...] Full text...

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New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns

10 september 2024 - 05:16:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this [...] Full text...

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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

05 september 2024 - 12:55:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...

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UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots

31 august 2024 - 07:37:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Friday allocated $100 million from the Organization’s Central Emergency [...] Full text...

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UN counter-terrorism chief highlights Da’esh surge, calling for global action

09 august 2024 - 07:02:25
New York, US (PANA) - Islamic State (ISIL/Da’esh) and its affiliates have expanded their activities and finances in several parts [...] Full text...

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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation

08 august 2024 - 07:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...

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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections

07 august 2024 - 19:47:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...

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WHO boss announces death of Polio Director

07 august 2024 - 19:10:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...

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UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers

24 july 2024 - 05:32:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al [...] Full text...

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UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment

19 july 2024 - 05:30:44
New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development has concluded with nations reiterating the need [...] Full text...

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Former Tunisia World Cup coach, Nabil Maaloul, now coaches USM Alger

18 july 2024 - 05:39:48
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Algerian football club, USM Alger, has named Tunisian Nabil Maaloul as their new head coach on [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: There is no alternative to UNRWA, UN chief declares

13 july 2024 - 05:27:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

10 july 2024 - 06:40:24
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost

24 june 2024 - 13:21:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on [...] Full text...

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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters

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

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UNHCR warns against apathy, inaction amid spike in forced displacement

14 june 2024 - 12:02:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced displacement surged to historic new levels across the globe last year and this, according to [...] Full text...

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UN reports ‘shocking’ rise in violations against children in conflict in 2023

14 june 2024 - 06:44:50
New York, USA (PANA) - Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached “extreme levels” last year, with a “shocking” [...] Full text...

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Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR

13 june 2024 - 06:50:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

05 june 2024 - 06:58:07
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR highlights shocking needs, risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe

04 june 2024 - 12:47:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of protection services on major routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming and [...] Full text...

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‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians

22 may 2024 - 04:48:18
New York, US (PANA) - The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world [...] Full text...

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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

14 may 2024 - 14:21:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Complementary admissions for refugees reach record highs: UNHCR report

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

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Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session

08 may 2024 - 17:57:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) chaired the Arab Discussion Group of the "National Directors' Day" [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on Israel and Hamas to end Gaza war

30 april 2024 - 17:02:12
New York, US (PANA) - With the situation in Gaza “worsening by the day”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: No evidence yet of Israel’s claims against UNWRA: Colonna report

22 april 2024 - 17:06:22
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN [...] Full text...

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Libyans watching tonight for new Shawwal lunar crescent marking end of Ramadan and Eid El-Fitr

09 april 2024 - 15:12:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan citizens are to watch for the appearance of the new lunar crescent in the month [...] Full text...

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WHO announces global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera

06 april 2024 - 07:12:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A massive cholera-busting initiative partnered by the UN is underway, with more than 1.2 million rapid [...] Full text...

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Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests will boost fight against cholera

05 april 2024 - 14:15:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that more than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

24 march 2024 - 18:42:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage [...] Full text...

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Shortage of cholera vaccine, lack of clean water, soap and toilets put millions at risk

21 march 2024 - 11:04:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to [...] Full text...

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Ramadan begins in the Muslim world

11 march 2024 - 12:58:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims in the world, began officially on Monday. While some countries started [...] Full text...

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Bodies of five migrants recovered after their boat capsises

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

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UN relaunches political process in Libya with support of the United States

07 march 2024 - 19:03:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment of the American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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UN chief names American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative for UNSMIL

02 march 2024 - 20:04:49
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Stephanie Koury of the United [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: NGOs urge EU, Member States to sustain funding to UNRWA

02 march 2024 - 09:25:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen aid organisations have expressed deep concern about the current and potential future [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war

29 february 2024 - 19:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the [...] Full text...

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Independent review group on UNRWA may request Gaza visit - Chairperson

23 february 2024 - 06:02:06
New York, US (PANA) - The head of an independent team reviewing the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said [...] Full text...

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UN allocates $100 million for underfunded emergencies

21 february 2024 - 06:50:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Tuesday released $100 million from the Organisation’s core humanitarian emergency [...] Full text...

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Survivors of Sudan's brutal war neglected in Chad

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

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Polio investment in Eastern Mediterranean nets nearly 39-fold return: WHO 

15 february 2024 - 05:49:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every dollar invested in fighting polio in the Eastern Mediterranean region yields a return of nearly [...] Full text...

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

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

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ICRC 'strongly' warns against escalating violence in the Middle East

06 february 2024 - 10:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says it is "deeply concerned" by the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Food convoy in Gaza hit by shelling - UN humanitarians

05 february 2024 - 12:32:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace

01 february 2024 - 05:40:16
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid cuts to UN agency could be felt in weeks

31 january 2024 - 07:13:33
New York, US (PANA) - Donor funding cuts stemming from Israel’s allegations against a dozen staff members at the UN [...] Full text...

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

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

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN chief to meet UNRWA donors as major charities call for continued support

30 january 2024 - 06:12:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet with major donors to the UN agency [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Reconsider decision to suspend contributions to UNRWA: Guterres

28 january 2024 - 13:39:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General has added his voice to calls on countries that have suspended contributions to [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lifesaving programmes in peril, UNRWA chief urges countries to reconsider funding suspension

28 january 2024 - 06:20:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Saturday that some countries’ [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged

25 january 2024 - 07:25:28
New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres

23 january 2024 - 20:37:03
New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war

22 january 2024 - 12:34:02
Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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At Non-Aligned Movement summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages

20 january 2024 - 18:37:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional [...] Full text...

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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released

16 january 2024 - 09:03:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...

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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises

16 january 2024 - 05:06:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Secretary-General ‘gravely concerned’ over further spillover of war in entire region

29 december 2023 - 20:23:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "gravely concerned" over further spillover of the Israel-Gaza war on [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Security Council to meet on situation in Middle East

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

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Greece to deport fugitive wanted on terrorism charges to Morocco

29 december 2023 - 12:37:02
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities are set to deport Mohamed Boudarka, who is wanted in a terrorism case, [...] Full text...

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Sharp increase in journalists killed in conflict zones: UNESCO

19 december 2023 - 18:52:54
Paris, France (PANA) - 2023 has been a particularly deadly year for journalists who work in conflict zones, with killings [...] Full text...

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Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

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

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Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

14 december 2023 - 06:18:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a “crisis of humanity”, UN refugee [...] Full text...

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New UNICEF representative calls on Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs

05 december 2023 - 14:01:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ms Nafisa Binte Shafique, the new UNICEF  Gambia Representative, has presented her credentials to the Minister [...] Full text...

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Middle East conflict risks reshaping the region’s economies: IMF Blog By John Bluedorn and Taline Koranchelian

01 december 2023 - 19:39:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The conflict in Gaza and Israel is causing immense human suffering. In addition to the direct [...] Full text...

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End ‘repugnant’ chemical weapons use once and for all, says UN chief

30 november 2023 - 18:24:40
New York, US (PANA) - Thursday marked the day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare – it was [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly resolution upholds the Olympic Truce

22 november 2023 - 05:18:29
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, the UN General Assembly has urged [...] Full text...

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Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty

21 november 2023 - 08:01:08
New York, US (PANA) - Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Unprecedented and unparalleled' civilian death toll: Guterres

20 november 2023 - 18:53:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief said in Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies warn

10 november 2023 - 17:25:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Unfolding catastrophe’ makes humanitarian ceasefire more urgent

06 november 2023 - 19:30:51
New York, US (PANA) - As the conflict intensifies in Gaza, with risk of spillover to the wider region, UN [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians

01 november 2023 - 06:47:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crsis: ‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access

28 october 2023 - 07:45:20
New York, US (PANA) - With the humanitarian system in Gaza on the verge of "total collapse", UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Libyan Education Minister aims to develop teachers' skills and revise curricula

26 october 2023 - 17:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity, Moussa al-Mageryef, has revealed the [...] Full text...

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Global funding for aid off-track: UN agency

13 october 2023 - 06:06:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarians face a funding shortfall of $37 billion to respond to emergencies which affect millions of [...] Full text...

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Ban smoking, vaping in schools worldwide, urges WHO

26 september 2023 - 15:31:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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