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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Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike

17 december 2024 - 05:13:09
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Ongoing hostilities making it 'extremely difficult' for trauma patients to get critical care

13 december 2024 - 05:56:34
New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip are making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for [...] Full text...

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Female circumcision remains deeply rooted in Kenyan culture

11 december 2024 - 12:01:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) –  The circumcision of women remains a common traditional and religious practice in Kenya and continues to [...] Full text...

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Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

06 december 2024 - 15:00:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over [...] Full text...

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Children of Sudan show ‘a strength that deserves recognition’

05 december 2024 - 19:29:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah visited Sudan this week, meeting children [...] Full text...

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Shelter needs have doubled around the world in five years, says international charity

03 december 2024 - 12:23:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The number of crises-affected people in need of a home globally has more than doubled [...] Full text...

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MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan

18 november 2024 - 17:43:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in [...] Full text...

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Torture is never justified, insists UN rights chief, as key accord turns 40

15 november 2024 - 06:06:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s been 40 years since countries adopted the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or [...] Full text...

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Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

14 november 2024 - 05:36:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] 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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Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north

15 october 2024 - 04:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] 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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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’

12 october 2024 - 06:59:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...

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Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF

10 october 2024 - 10:56:46
New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...

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Five trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work

10 october 2024 - 06:15:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...

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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says WHO

09 october 2024 - 17:03:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting [...] Full text...

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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies

08 october 2024 - 05:29:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone safely moves Ebola samples to secure central biobank

04 october 2024 - 10:00:15
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA)  – With the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and international and national partners, Sierra [...] 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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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO

13 september 2024 - 05:59:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...

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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class

10 september 2024 - 05:23:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

31 august 2024 - 19:00:06
Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...

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The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former Sierra Leone child soldier

27 august 2024 - 05:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of [...] Full text...

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Attack on Sudan city kills at least five, injures more: UNICEF

16 august 2024 - 05:30:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief calls for protection of civilians, civilian infrastructure

13 august 2024 - 05:57:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, upheld the need to protect civilians, civilian [...] 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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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people (A feature by UN News)

07 august 2024 - 12:48:21
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’

02 august 2024 - 05:35:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls [...] Full text...

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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings

01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted  the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response

26 july 2024 - 06:54:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence against Sudanese refugees 'chronically under-reported'

25 july 2024 - 05:50:16
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Following disturbing reports of conflict-related sexual violence in the Eastern provinces of Chad, the UN Special [...] Full text...

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Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October

17 july 2024 - 18:33:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Ghana to release UN/ECOWAS investigation report in case of enforced disappearance in The Gambia

15 july 2024 - 18:36:18
 Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice  has issued a landmark decision [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi

14 july 2024 - 05:51:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s [...] Full text...

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Conflict escalation in DR Congo linked to deadly Mpox threat

13 july 2024 - 05:58:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City

11 july 2024 - 06:04:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for [...] Full text...

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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

09 july 2024 - 15:37:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...

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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies

22 june 2024 - 00:38:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies

21 june 2024 - 17:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Israel/Gaza war: WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank

15 june 2024 - 08:12:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) remains concerned about the escalating health crisis in the occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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WHO encourages African populations to donate blood

14 june 2024 - 12:47:58
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Blood transfusion plays a critical role in the provision of lifesaving health care. Vulnerable people, such [...] Full text...

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UNICEF raises awareness of the importance of International Play Day for children in Burundi

11 june 2024 - 19:00:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Decided by the United Nations General Assembly, International Play Day is being celebrated for the first [...] Full text...

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Play makes a better world: UNICEF

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

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Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says

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

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Sudan’s children trapped in critical malnutrition crisis, warn UN agencies

31 may 2024 - 09:22:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three United Nations agencies have issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant [...] Full text...

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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO

30 may 2024 - 05:31:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Situation deteriorating in Sudan's El Fasher - UN

26 may 2024 - 05:42:30
New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in [...] Full text...

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US, Zambia sign partnership to prevent trafficking in persons

19 may 2024 - 05:20:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The US and Zambia have signed a new multi-year initiative to combat trafficking in persons in Zambia. The US–Zambia [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN chief reiterates call for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'

12 may 2024 - 12:18:24
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to give 'favourable consideration' to full Palestinian membership

10 may 2024 - 17:42:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Friday convened again in New York for an emergency special [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow

10 may 2024 - 11:09:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack

01 may 2024 - 05:55:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on [...] Full text...

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UNRWA report: UN chief stands with agency, backs findings of probe into 7 October attacks in Israel

22 april 2024 - 17:34:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN experts decry ‘systemic obliteration’ of education system

19 april 2024 - 05:25:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised alarm over the “systematic destruction” of the Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank launched

17 april 2024 - 20:53:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics

05 april 2024 - 18:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid [...] Full text...

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ICC pursues slavery crimes

19 march 2024 - 15:34:25
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Forced marriages, human trafficking, conscription of child soldiers and forced labour will form part of [...] Full text...

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WHO head calls for signing of Pandemic Treaty

19 march 2024 - 05:13:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency issued an appeal on Monday to the international community [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire in Gaza, urges UN chief, on first day of Ramadan

11 march 2024 - 15:34:24
New York, US (PANA) - A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes

08 march 2024 - 17:13:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza

29 february 2024 - 05:51:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating a hospital in a war zone [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies

28 february 2024 - 05:42:17
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital

27 february 2024 - 15:26:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access [...] Full text...

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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group

31 january 2024 - 23:33:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...

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World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor

30 january 2024 - 06:23:48
New York, US (PANA) - The international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative

25 january 2024 - 18:05:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The raging war in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at [...] Full text...

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Gaza-Israel crisis: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians

25 january 2024 - 11:44:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Attacks on buildings in Gaza where terrified civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent and must stop immediately”, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: More than a dozen leading human rights groups call for halt to arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups

25 january 2024 - 08:29:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than a dozen leading humanitarian and human rights organisations have called on all States to [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza

24 january 2024 - 06:00:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict: UN Women

20 january 2024 - 06:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war [...] Full text...

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

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

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fewer than 1 in 4 aid missions given green light, says OCHA

16 january 2024 - 15:28:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Israeli authorities have continued to block lifesaving aid from reaching northern Gaza 102 days since [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNICEF warns against 'triple threat stalking' children in Gaza

13 january 2024 - 08:01:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF,  has warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court

12 january 2024 - 13:47:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

11 january 2024 - 17:14:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO

08 january 2024 - 12:57:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 93 of the war in Gaza, amid reports of relentless and heavy Israeli bombardment, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe ‘bloodbath’ in overflowing emergency department

17 december 2023 - 06:51:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December have [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches $9.3 billion emergency funding appeal

13 december 2023 - 09:07:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $9.3 billion emergency funding appeal in response [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

12 december 2023 - 14:50:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds 'breakdown' of society

08 december 2023 - 17:11:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza and fighting with Palestinian armed groups continued to impede aid [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres urges Security Council to act

06 december 2023 - 19:15:53
New York, US (PANA) - Invoking a rarely used article of the UN Charter, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Desperation intensifies in Gaza amid uncertainty of ‘safe zones’

05 december 2023 - 14:28:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN health agency WHO said [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes

01 december 2023 - 13:55:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of his deep regret about the resumption of military operations in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need: UN humanitarians

24 november 2023 - 15:26:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Trucks with relief supplies continued to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt on Friday [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital

19 november 2023 - 06:58:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday. This was as the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’

31 october 2023 - 16:19:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel

25 october 2023 - 12:49:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in Gaza risked grinding to a halt on Wednesday due to the ongoing fuel [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza buckles under fuel shortage, healthcare in crisis

24 october 2023 - 11:45:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday pleaded for desperately needed fuel [...] Full text...

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Nearly 4,000 killed and civilian property destroyed during raging Darfur conflict

17 october 2023 - 16:51:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict in Sudan's Darfur region has had a devastating toll on civilians, UN humanitarians warned on [...] Full text...

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Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis

16 october 2023 - 06:58:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza

15 october 2023 - 07:39:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...

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Widespread concerns over regressive calls to repeal law against FGM in Gambia

13 october 2023 - 18:42:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- A joint statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the African Committee [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Survivors grapple with trauma

22 september 2023 - 05:30:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Nearly one year after ceasefire, UN experts warn of ongoing atrocities

18 september 2023 - 15:04:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes [...] Full text...

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Libya Floods: WHO health supplies arrive in Libya as part of intensified response to devastating floods

16 september 2023 - 19:45:53
Tripoli, Libya  (PANA) – On Saturday, 29 metric tonnes of health supplies arrived in Benghazi, Libya, from the WHO Global [...] Full text...

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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO

15 september 2023 - 16:13:57
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...

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Morocco and Libya disasters: UN scales up support for relief

15 september 2023 - 14:01:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN relief chief Martin Griffiths on Friday called for solidarity with the people of Morocco and [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Medicines, food, household items, body bags to be distributed to residents

14 september 2023 - 14:36:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Medicines, food, body bags, first aid kits and household items from the International Committee of the [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

13 september 2023 - 05:38:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child, warns UNICEF

10 september 2023 - 06:50:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a [...] Full text...

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Gold Fields commits to improving workplace culture as review uncovers ‘deeply concerning’ findings

30 august 2023 - 17:53:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world’s seventh-largest gold miner by production, Gold Fields, has said it is committed to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease - UN humanitarians

25 august 2023 - 14:42:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO DG says number of reported cases, deaths declining globally

09 august 2023 - 20:39:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Diretor General Dr. Tedros  Adhanom Ghebreyesus Thursday said despite a decline in COVID-19 cases worlwide, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO

28 july 2023 - 06:03:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Children as young as 12 raped, some targeted for their ethnicity

08 july 2023 - 10:20:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN report based on findings of  international and local organisations has revealed tragic accounts about [...] Full text...

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Torture as a weapon of war must cease, rights experts demand

27 june 2023 - 07:30:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday, by reiterating [...] Full text...

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DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO

25 june 2023 - 07:02:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: WHO requires US$ 145 million to respond to health emergency

20 june 2023 - 05:01:31
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new funding appeal requesting US$145 million to meet [...] Full text...

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Human rights for all, still ‘work in progress’ warns UN rights chief

07 june 2023 - 06:16:42
Vienna Austria (PANA) - The full realisation of human rights for all is a “work in progress”, and the world [...] Full text...

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Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears

31 may 2023 - 05:48:23
New York, US (PANA) - Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General [...] Full text...

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At least 15 dead, 40 injured in Ghana road accident

30 may 2023 - 10:30:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least 15 people are reported killed  and some 40 others are injured in a road [...] Full text...

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Burundi health authorities step up sensitization on obstetric fistula

19 may 2023 - 16:33:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's medical authorities are stepping up their sensitization of communities on obstetric fistula, for which patients [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN continues to scale up aid, as security allows

17 may 2023 - 05:58:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners continue to scale up the aid response for the millions in [...] Full text...

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WHO trains emergency workers in eastern Libya in psychological first aid

10 may 2023 - 13:34:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with the Libyan Department of Mental Health Emergency Department [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Guterres condemns looting of main WFP compound in Khartoum

09 may 2023 - 05:17:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the looting of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) main offices [...] Full text...

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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say

06 may 2023 - 06:36:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions

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

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President Ruto of Kenya commends Sudanese rivals

21 april 2023 - 15:18:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President William Ruto of Kenya has expressed his appreciation for the observance of cessation of hostilities [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire in Sudan

19 april 2023 - 09:20:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Sudan, as death toll mounts

18 april 2023 - 07:44:06
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Monday urged rival military factions in Sudan to protect civilians and [...] Full text...

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New WHO guide aims to boost use of life-saving helmets for motorcycle riders

06 april 2023 - 13:43:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization has launched a new manual for authorities to increase the use [...] Full text...

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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief

30 march 2023 - 05:16:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...

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Dismantling racism today starts by understanding slavery’s ‘horrific’ past - Guterres

28 march 2023 - 05:28:30
New York, US (PANA) - Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy [...] Full text...

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Footballers at increased risk of developing dementia, study finds

17 march 2023 - 08:14:03
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - A study conducted by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and other research centres, says footballers run [...] Full text...

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Too many nations failing to investigate torture cases, UN expert says

15 march 2023 - 06:04:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - States must be “primary responders” in torture cases, to end impunity and bring justice on behalf [...] Full text...

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Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears

08 march 2023 - 06:08:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Police arrest 4 suspects as thugs burn 2 people alive

27 february 2023 - 19:16:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Political thugs have burnt alive two persons in the wave of violence that hit the ancient [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Senior UN rights official calls on authorities to stop ‘appalling’ violence

24 february 2023 - 05:31:05
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A top UN human rights official has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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EU unveils strategy to transform Great Lakes region

20 february 2023 - 15:20:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved conclusions setting out the renewed long-term EU engagement in the [...] Full text...

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Violence, threats by armed groups continue to displace refugees, civilians in Mali: UNHCR

24 january 2023 - 13:18:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for enhanced support for those recently displaced in Mali, [...] Full text...

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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )

06 january 2023 - 12:04:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...

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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )

05 january 2023 - 14:20:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...

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US, Cote d’Ivoire sign Child Protection Compact (CPC) partnership

08 december 2022 - 06:15:06
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US and Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesdy signed a Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership, a non-binding multi-year [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence

28 november 2022 - 19:41:18
London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...

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Rights experts call for greater global action to end child sexual exploitation and abuse

19 november 2022 - 05:28:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse, six [...] Full text...

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Russia offers 50 scholarships to Burundian students

04 november 2022 - 15:03:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Russia has offered 50 scholarships to Burundian students who wish to enrol in Master and PhD [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO

28 october 2022 - 18:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO)  expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...

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

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

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Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north

04 october 2022 - 06:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls

22 september 2022 - 23:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...

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Burundi Journalists attend awareness-raising workshop on fight against obstetric fistula

02 september 2022 - 14:34:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with the United [...] Full text...

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'Make sure that victims of terrorism are never forgotten’: UN chief

22 august 2022 - 05:15:28
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António on Sunday paid tribute to victims of terrorism, marking the international day [...] Full text...

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UN expert urges UK to halt transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda

19 june 2022 - 05:15:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has urged the United Kingdom to halt its controversial policy of transferring [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorises populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’ - Guterres

17 june 2022 - 19:37:38
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorises populations, destroys [...] Full text...

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DRC, UNHCR concerned about levels of insecurity in the east

20 april 2022 - 11:06:50
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Office of the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the UN [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Ethiopians affected by conflict

13 april 2022 - 22:30:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$300 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the [...] Full text...

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DRC military court sends 13 activists to prison : Amnesty International

01 april 2022 - 22:36:38
Beni, DRC (PANA) - A military Court has sentenced 13 activists arrested during a peaceful protest in Beni, in the [...] Full text...

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WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth

30 march 2022 - 14:53:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and [...] Full text...

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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground

20 march 2022 - 05:55:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR alarmed by rising violence against displaced civilians in eastern DR Congo

18 february 2022 - 13:00:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Militia groups across eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are continuing to [...] Full text...

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New report finds over half of children in central Sahel feel unsafe at school

17 february 2022 - 11:33:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Relentless attacks and threats against schools in the central Sahel are driving alarming levels of stress [...] Full text...

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New ‘headwinds’ could threaten Soutth Sudan's peace accord

16 december 2021 - 05:26:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative in South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, issued a warning to the Security Council on Wednesday that new “headwinds” could threaten the country’s fragile peace [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian charity steps up emergency response

10 december 2021 - 05:16:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) -  An international humanitarian organisation operating in Ethiopia has warned against what it described as “overwhelming humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Rights group says escalating attacks targeting children in Nigeria endanger right to education

03 december 2021 - 04:59:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false

03 november 2021 - 10:31:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...

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WHO kicks off Decade of Action for Road Safety

28 october 2021 - 15:04:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Thursday kicked off the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 here with the [...] Full text...

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Justice for 2009 massacre in Guinea must be at heart of political transition: UN official

29 september 2021 - 06:09:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots

20 september 2021 - 05:34:25
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says  the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray

14 september 2021 - 04:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...

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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

13 september 2021 - 18:57:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns

11 september 2021 - 05:22:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Suicide prevention must be prioritised after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana to end state of public emergency

26 august 2021 - 19:45:00
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has announced intentions to uplift the current State of Public Emergency (SoPE), an instrument government [...] Full text...

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Another boat tragedy off North Africa’s Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys: UN agencies

19 august 2021 - 07:31:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), say the deaths of 47 [...] Full text...

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‘Widespread and systematic’ violence in DRC linked to clashes over gold

14 august 2021 - 06:17:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks [...] Full text...

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UN experts call for end to police brutality worldwide

13 august 2021 - 15:41:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have expressed alarm at “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide” and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan facing increasingly difficult conditions - ICRC

09 august 2021 - 13:40:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees in camps in South-East Sudan are facing dire living conditions as fighting continues in [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help after DRC volcano

01 june 2021 - 10:01:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is continuing to assist thousands of people affected [...] Full text...

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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts

18 may 2021 - 06:44:50
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...

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Terrorist attack in Burkina Faso leaves 2,224 people internally displaced

30 april 2021 - 10:14:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 2,224 people, including 438 women and 1,302 children, have fled their villages [...] Full text...

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Nearly 370,000 children now internally displaced in CAR amidst ongoing violence

28 april 2021 - 06:34:37
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – An estimated 738,000 people, half of whom are children, are now internally displaced across the Central African [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army protests "insensitive and reprehensible” sharing of gory pictures of “Killed-in Action” soldiers on Social Media

27 april 2021 - 18:31:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest term possible, the indiscriminate sharing on social [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique

01 april 2021 - 10:33:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International bemoans Boko Haram brutality against women and girls in Nigeria

24 march 2021 - 07:35:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new research by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has revealed that Boko Haram fighters targeted women [...] Full text...

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Child rights agency says children 'brutally murdered' in Mozambique

16 march 2021 - 07:44:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Children as young as 11 are being beheaded in the Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region

26 february 2021 - 08:38:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic ‘very volatile’, despite important progress – UN peacekeeping chief

25 february 2021 - 05:23:58
New York, US (PANA) - Despite a successful presidential election and other noteworthy progress, the Central African Republic (CAR) continues [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains pound southern Africa after Tropical Cyclone Eloise weakens

25 january 2021 - 07:21:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Since its landfall, the Tropical Cyclone Eloise weather system has weakened into an overland depression and [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic pre-election violence ‘must stop’ – UN envoy

24 december 2020 - 19:09:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Days before Sunday’s election, armed clashes in the Central African Republic (CAR) have prompted the [...] Full text...

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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique

22 december 2020 - 18:08:16
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow

24 november 2020 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to pursue its claim for Chagos archipelago - PM Jugnauth

04 november 2020 - 14:07:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday said Mauritius is determined to pursue its fight [...] Full text...

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Buhari to Nigerians: 'Desist from divisive statements'

28 october 2020 - 18:41:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged Nigerians to desist from making divisive statements that can threaten [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe High Court orders immediate release of incarcerated MDC Youth leader, Joana Mamombe

07 october 2020 - 17:51:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Judge, Esther Muremba, has ordered the immediate release of the Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anger grows over detention of one of three female opposition members sexually assaulted in May

26 september 2020 - 00:12:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Civil society groups, women’s rights organizations, opposition parties, and diplomats Friday expressed their anger over the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan slums get new hospitals amid coronavirus spread

10 august 2020 - 20:56:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The construction of new hospitals and health centres offering treatment for injuries, maternity care and other [...] Full text...

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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)

10 august 2020 - 17:03:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Growing demand for testing in Burundi

08 august 2020 - 14:23:31
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) -  A systematic, voluntary and free coronavirus (COVID-19) screening campaign launched 6 July has attracted 17,026 candidates [...] Full text...

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Hundreds injured by burns, sharp objects in Tripoli and Misrata during Eid al-Adha

02 august 2020 - 13:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 639 people were admitted during the first and second days of the celebration of [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nigerian group sues Chinese govt, 7 other institutions, claiming US$200 billion damages for hardships, deaths and disruption of life

06 july 2020 - 15:13:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Twenty-five top Nigerian citizens, including a traditional/royal father, on Monday, July 6, 2020, instituted a court [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNFPA calls for urgent, accelerated action to stop FGM, child marriage

30 june 2020 - 16:55:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights [...] Full text...

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Harmful practices rob women, girls of ‘right to reach their full potential’ - UNFPA

30 june 2020 - 06:17:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent, and accelerated action is needed to end female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other “harmful [...] Full text...

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