South Sudan’s leaders must avert another deadly crisis and uphold peace agreement, urges UN Commission

08 march 2025 - 16:04:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The surge in violence in Upper Nile State, escalating political tensions in Juba, and other [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN reports 'widespread' abuse of detainees in conflict

07 march 2025 - 11:32:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new United Nations report released on Thursday highlights a "widespread pattern" of arbitrary detention, torture [...] Full text...

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DRC: Human rights defenders threatened, UN expert warns

06 march 2025 - 08:53:20
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - An independent UN expert said on Wednesday she was extremely concerned about the safety of human [...] Full text...

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

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

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DRC: Almost 80,000 flee amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR

04 march 2025 - 15:09:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Insecurity and horrific sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have left tens [...] Full text...

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

04 march 2025 - 07:30:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...

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

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

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‘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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Ukrainians continue to flee frontline, as war stretches into fourth year

02 march 2025 - 14:52:43
New York, US (PANA) - Communities on the frontline of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are being killed, injured and [...] Full text...

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Children already dying in Sudan’s stricken Zamzam camp: WFP

01 march 2025 - 05:27:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Unified Arab position will ‘help guide the way forward’

01 march 2025 - 05:18:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Unified Arab position will ‘help guide the way forward’

28 february 2025 - 16:44:20
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday stressed that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza must hold, [...] Full text...

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Sudan is a powder keg with growing risk of war crimes, UN warns

28 february 2025 - 06:18:34
Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - Sudan is a flashpoint, with a growing risk of atrocity crimes and mass starvation deaths, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza

27 february 2025 - 21:24:29
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “abhorrent, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: WHO tracks deadly mysterious illness

27 february 2025 - 20:10:09
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are carrying [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Reports of serious violations against children in DRC have tripled in one month

27 february 2025 - 06:21:19
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of reports of grave violations against children in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Cholera cases soar in Sudan as fighting intensifies

27 february 2025 - 06:12:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As hostilities, insecurity and attacks on health facilities in Sudan continue to increase the risk [...] Full text...

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Somalia faces escalating crisis amid drought, conflict and price hikes

27 february 2025 - 06:05:20
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions [...] Full text...

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Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears

26 february 2025 - 19:20:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military plane crashes in Omdurman, killing crew, civilians on ground

26 february 2025 - 17:58:04
Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese military aircraft on Tuesday evening crashed in Omdurman, north of Khartoum, the twin city [...] Full text...

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‘We’re afraid to return home’: Uprooted again, Congolese civilians face hunger and more insecurity (Feature by UN News)

26 february 2025 - 07:48:47
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Around 700,000 people were forced to leave Goma, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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DRC fighting has claimed more lives, forced families from their homes

26 february 2025 - 07:26:50
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and [...] Full text...

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Sudan: MSF says forced to halt activities as violence engulfs Zamzam camp in North Darfur

25 february 2025 - 08:06:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -  Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says the current escalation of attacks and [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN concerned by worsening cholera epidemic in Goma

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

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Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future

24 february 2025 - 16:51:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Today, 24 February 2025, marks the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Army ends RSF’s two-year siege of El Obeid in North Kordofan

24 february 2025 - 10:11:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese army said on Sunday that it had broken a nearly two-year siege imposed by [...] Full text...

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Niger's military junta extends transition, consolidates power

24 february 2025 - 05:45:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's military junta has extended the transition to democratic rule as it rewrites the rules and [...] Full text...

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MSF mourns worker killed in DRC

23 february 2025 - 07:26:19
Goma, DRC (PANA (PANA) - A worker of humanitarian and medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has died from gunshot [...] Full text...

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CAR: Challenges multiply as elections approach, says senior UN official

23 february 2025 - 07:11:17
New York, US (PANA) - The recent attack on a United Nations patrol in the Central African Republic (CAR), in [...] Full text...

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US, Kenya call for immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC war

23 february 2025 - 06:53:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US and Kenya have called for an immediate ceasefire in the war in eastern [...] Full text...

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UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best

22 february 2025 - 16:26:36
New York, US (PANA) - As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Occupation blocks UN mission from protecting civilians

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

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Parties to DR Congo conflict must treat dead bodies with dignity – UN experts

21 february 2025 - 10:00:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must ensure bodies of the [...] Full text...

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Thousands of people flee from eastern DR Congo into Burundi.

21 february 2025 - 06:30:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people [...] Full text...

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DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency

20 february 2025 - 18:15:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about armed clashes in South Sudan

19 february 2025 - 07:43:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in [...] Full text...

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DRC: Children reportedly killed in summary executions by M23 fighters

18 february 2025 - 16:29:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply with serious [...] Full text...

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UN rights office warns of ‘dangerous tipping point’ as abuses surge in Sudan

18 february 2025 - 15:43:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in [...] Full text...

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

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

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HRW reports dire humanitarian situation in Eastern DR Congo

17 february 2025 - 16:33:11
Bukavu, DR Congo) – On Sunday, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels announced the capture of the city of Bukavu, in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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

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

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AU Summit: DRC, Sudan at the heart of discussions in Addis Ababa

15 february 2025 - 19:16:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At the start of the 38th annual summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis [...] Full text...

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Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’ (By UN News)

15 february 2025 - 05:53:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access

15 february 2025 - 05:34:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as [...] Full text...

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Guterres: World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis

15 february 2025 - 05:26:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding [...] Full text...

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AU urged to 'act now' on eastern DR Congo crisis

14 february 2025 - 06:10:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reaches a critical juncture, [...] Full text...

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Incoming AU leadership must prioritise, stand up for human rights - Amnesty International

14 february 2025 - 05:44:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African heads of state and government prepare to elect and appoint the new leadership [...] Full text...

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‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite

14 february 2025 - 05:29:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental [...] Full text...

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Peacekeeping, relief efforts, continue to face challenges in DR Congo

13 february 2025 - 05:38:30
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday called on the M23 armed group to allow the unimpeded [...] Full text...

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Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance

12 february 2025 - 05:14:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo

12 february 2025 - 05:07:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Despite significant challenges, humanitarians “plan to stay and deliver” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again

11 february 2025 - 18:18:07
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes Tanzania summit on eastern DR Congo crisis

11 february 2025 - 06:41:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has welcomed last Saturday's meeting of African leaders to address the crisis in [...] Full text...

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UN Rights Council launches inquiry into atrocities in eastern DR Congo

09 february 2025 - 17:51:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Thousands flee clashes in South Kivu

07 february 2025 - 22:10:48
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

07 february 2025 - 15:32:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation [...] Full text...

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UN chief appeals for mediation to end crisis in eastern DR Congo

07 february 2025 - 05:12:47
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Top aid official warns against escalating violence in two states

06 february 2025 - 21:40:46
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -South Kordofan and Blue Nile states in Sudan are on the brink of catastrophe as violence [...] Full text...

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UN calls for protection of civilians in Nuba mountains

06 february 2025 - 21:27:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has stressed the need for protecting civilians trapped in crisis in South [...] Full text...

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

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

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UNICEF: At least 40 children killed in three days as violence escalates in Sudan

06 february 2025 - 04:57:46
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A surge in violence across Sudan has reportedly killed at least 40 children in just [...] Full text...

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What the UN is doing in DR Congo

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

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Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire

05 february 2025 - 18:05:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns reported executions in Sudan as starvation risks rise

04 february 2025 - 07:41:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General expressed deep alarm on Monday over reports of summary executions of civilians [...] Full text...

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Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns

03 february 2025 - 19:34:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many [...] Full text...

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Summary executions, sexual violence reported in eastern DRC war

01 february 2025 - 05:59:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the humanitarian situation "rapidly deteriorates" in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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

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

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WFP denounces 'arbitrary restrictions' on food aid in Sudan

31 january 2025 - 12:11:59
Geneva, Switezrland (PANA) - As famine spreads in Sudan, ravaged by civil war for nearly two years, the World Food [...] Full text...

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

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

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South Africa slams Rwanda over DRC carnage

30 january 2025 - 05:56:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwanda has accused South Africa of siding with genocidal forces in the DRC after [...] Full text...

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AU warns DRC, Rwanda to quell military tension in Eastern DRC

29 january 2025 - 20:31:06
  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed “grave  concern” over the increased tensions [...] Full text...

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

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

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AU warns DRC, Rwanda to quell military tension in eastern DRC

29 january 2025 - 18:15:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed “grave concern” over the increased tensions [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN chief appoints Brazilian General De Mesquita Gomes as commander of MONUSCO

29 january 2025 - 11:30:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Ulisses De [...] Full text...

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US is 'deeply troubled' by eastern DRC fighting - Rubio

29 january 2025 - 06:01:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) -  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said his country is “deeply troubled” by escalation [...] Full text...

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Children killed in Darfur hospital attack - UNICEF

29 january 2025 - 05:48:25
New York, US (PANA) - At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an [...] Full text...

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ICRC: Attacks on critical civilian infrastructure surge amid escalating fighting

28 january 2025 - 19:01:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it is “deeply alarmed by [...] Full text...

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DR Congo emergency: Next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies

28 january 2025 - 17:52:28
Kinshasa, DR C (PANA) - The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN [...] Full text...

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

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

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DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds

28 january 2025 - 04:40:38
New York, US (PANA) - As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of [...] Full text...

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Kenya ignites diplomatic moves to halt fighting in Eastern DRC

27 january 2025 - 21:17:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian coordinator in DR Congo raises fresh concerns

27 january 2025 - 19:17:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Humanitarian Coordinator in DR Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, has expressed his profound concern regarding the intensification [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN Security Council urged to 'act now' to protect civilians

27 january 2025 - 09:21:58
New York, US (PANA) - Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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South African soldiers killed in Goma battle

27 january 2025 - 06:40:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that nine soldiers had been killed [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Civilians at risk as M23 approaches Goma, says rights group

26 january 2025 - 05:23:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses concern about escalation of Sudan war

26 january 2025 - 05:19:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed great concern about the recent escalation of fighting [...] Full text...

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UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in West Bank

26 january 2025 - 05:16:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin [...] Full text...

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UN relocates non-critical staff from DRC's North Kivu

26 january 2025 - 05:13:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Drone attack leaves dozens dead inside Fashir hospital, Saturday

25 january 2025 - 16:53:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Dozens of patients were killed as drone attack rocked the only remaining functioning hospital in the [...] Full text...

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More UN staffers detained in Yemen, all official movements in Houthi areas of Yemen suspended

25 january 2025 - 16:45:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN has suspended all official movements by its teams into and out of Houthi-held areas [...] Full text...

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UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

24 january 2025 - 19:48:06
Geneva, Switzerland( PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the [...] Full text...

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Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo

24 january 2025 - 05:02:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in [...] Full text...

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Civilians in peril ahead of ‘likely imminent attack’ by Sudan's RSF militia

23 january 2025 - 04:59:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN rights office, OHCHR, expressed deep concern on Wednesday over a likely offensive against the [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire takes hold after delay, raising hopes of ending the war and freeing hostages

19 january 2025 - 18:04:46
Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (PANA) - A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire takes hold after delay, raising hopes of ending the war and freeing hostages

19 january 2025 - 15:18:56
Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (PANA) - A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Escalating Violence in eastern DR Congo displaces hundreds of thousands

18 january 2025 - 05:45:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and UN aid coordination office, OCHA, have expressed grave concerns over the [...] Full text...

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Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise - UN rights chief

18 january 2025 - 05:30:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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Gaza ceasefire to bring 'glimmer of relief' to Palestinians victims of Israel’s genocide

16 january 2025 - 06:26:54
London, UK (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the news of a ceasefire deal between [...] Full text...

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South Africa hails Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

16 january 2025 - 06:07:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has welcomed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, saying it a “crucial first [...] Full text...

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Guterres to conduct solidarity visit to Lebanon

14 january 2025 - 19:24:04
New York (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Lebanon later this week for a solidarity visit with [...] Full text...

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

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

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

11 january 2025 - 09:29:08
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including [...] Full text...

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Famine spreads in Sudan, say UN agencies

11 january 2025 - 09:20:58
New York, US (PANA) - Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military leader leaves for Mali, expected to visit Burkina Faso and Niger

11 january 2025 - 09:14:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Head of the Sudanese  Transitional Sovereign Council, the collective Presidency, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, left [...] Full text...

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Medical charity suspends work in Khartoum hospital following attacks by militia

10 january 2025 - 13:47:54
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -  Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Friday strongly condemned ongoing violent attacks on patients and [...] Full text...

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Displacement of Sudanese increases as war intensifies

06 january 2025 - 11:21:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The displacement of civilians is on the increase as the fighting in the Sudan continues [...] 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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UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

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

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UN chief says situation in Gaza 'appalling and apocalyptic'

31 december 2024 - 17:10:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The United Nations chief said Monday the situation in war-torn Gaza was “appalling and apocalyptic”, warning [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’ in New Year Message

30 december 2024 - 14:13:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 “a new beginning” in his message for [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Ongoing civilian casualties amid aid challenges

27 december 2024 - 06:22:40
New York, US (PANA) - Civilian casualties and injuries continue to be reported across Gaza due to the ongoing hostilities, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies

21 december 2024 - 06:55:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee [...] Full text...

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Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’

20 december 2024 - 05:12:31
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Chido: Around 90,000 children impacted in Mozambique

18 december 2024 - 05:26:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that [...] Full text...

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WFP delivers aid to over 800,000 in Sudan

17 december 2024 - 17:43:55
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified its emergency response in Sudan, delivering food assistance [...] Full text...

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EC adds four persons to EU sanctions list for threatening peace, stability and security of Sudan

16 december 2024 - 12:56:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved additional restrictive measures against four individuals, in view of the [...] 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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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences

16 december 2024 - 05:06:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...

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Gaza: ‘Sickening normalization’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys

14 december 2024 - 07:20:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza continue to cause devastation for civilians trying to [...] 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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Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies

11 december 2024 - 05:05:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund [...] Full text...

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UNHCR flags surge in number of displaced people fleeing Sudan to South Sudan

11 december 2024 - 04:46:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of [...] Full text...

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Ghana Polls: NDC supporters break into spontaneous celebration of electoral victory

08 december 2024 - 14:31:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members and supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sunday broke into widespread spontaneous and [...] Full text...

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Sudan: US condemns 'in the strongest terms' RSF's attacks on Zamzam IDP camp

06 december 2024 - 05:02:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned “in the strongest terms” this week's attacks by Sudan's paramilitary [...] 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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Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts

04 december 2024 - 05:39:38
New York, US (PANA) - Peace is in peril worldwide and avenues for diplomatic dialogue are shrinking, but young women [...] Full text...

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World Court Considers Climate Change

03 december 2024 - 07:41:31
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Over the next two weeks, over 100 countries and international organisations will participate in hearings [...] Full text...

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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections

02 december 2024 - 07:02:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...

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‘We need peace’: UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum concludes with hope

28 november 2024 - 05:27:14
Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian aid reaches children in Blue Nile first time in almost two years

27 november 2024 - 18:45:23
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in nearly two years of bitter fighting in Sudan, a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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General Assembly President urges collective action on Sudan as crisis deepens

27 november 2024 - 06:25:25
New York, US (PANA) - The President Philémon Yang  on Tuesday called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian [...] Full text...

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G7 FMs, EU urge parties to Sudan conflict to engage in 'serious negotiations'

26 november 2024 - 20:23:11
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the [...] Full text...

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WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan

22 november 2024 - 20:23:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity

22 november 2024 - 07:02:54
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant

21 november 2024 - 14:54:03
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...

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

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

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ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen

19 november 2024 - 16:14:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities [...] Full text...

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U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Sudan, Djibouti, Italy

18 november 2024 - 20:45:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello travelled to Port Sudan on Monday for a [...] 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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Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

15 november 2024 - 17:06:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...

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Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict

14 november 2024 - 07:23:13
Paris, France (PANA) - French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears

12 november 2024 - 18:29:44
New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries [...] Full text...

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'Tragedy in the making in central Sudan'

11 november 2024 - 16:41:20
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in [...] Full text...

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Sudan accuses Chad of supporting rival paramilitary forces

10 november 2024 - 13:44:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Tension is rising between Sudan and its western neighbour, Chad, as Sudan steps up allegations [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State discusses Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan with Saudi, UAE foreign ministers

09 november 2024 - 07:20:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’

08 november 2024 - 17:47:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, [...] Full text...

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Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

08 november 2024 - 06:32:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, [...] Full text...

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

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

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes Trump after election victory

07 november 2024 - 09:10:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in [...] Full text...

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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative

06 november 2024 - 05:42:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 [...] Full text...

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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'

05 november 2024 - 05:12:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...

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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan

04 november 2024 - 12:47:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military leader reshuffles cabinet

04 november 2024 - 08:26:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military leader has reshuffled his cabinet, dropping the ministers of Foreign Affairs; Culture and [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 13:24:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 05:28:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$248.5 million for Sierra Leone

01 november 2024 - 07:33:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded the 2024 Article [...] Full text...

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South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State

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

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Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council

29 october 2024 - 10:02:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] 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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US Administration decides continuation of sanctions against Sudan

26 october 2024 - 16:52:58
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden has announced Continuation of the National Emergency with respect to [...] Full text...

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US Treasury Sanctions Sudanese Senior Armed Forces Weapons Procurement Director

24 october 2024 - 16:56:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Thursday sanctioned a senior Sudanese government army official, saying he was behind the purchase [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Families start eating grass to survive as famine hits hard

22 october 2024 - 18:10:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that famine has now hit half of Sudan’s states [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Army Announces Surrender of Senior RSF commander

20 october 2024 - 14:42:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army on Sunday announced the surrender of a senior commander from the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now

19 october 2024 - 06:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to [...] Full text...

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Staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced facing severe levels of hunger

18 october 2024 - 05:10:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing severe [...] Full text...

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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN

18 october 2024 - 05:02:33
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...

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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan

17 october 2024 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...

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Presidency congratulates national team over moving to next stage of African football competition

15 october 2024 - 21:16:27
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese top military leader and president of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah [...] Full text...

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Sudan, AU initiate moves to restore ties

15 october 2024 - 13:05:08
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union seems to be moving to assert its expected role in finding a [...] Full text...

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Nearly two million severely malnourished children at risk of death due to funding shortages for therapeutic food

15 october 2024 - 11:56:33
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting, also known as severe acute malnutrition, are [...] 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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UN Rights Council shows 'strong support' for ongoing Sudan probe

14 october 2024 - 12:41:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to [...] 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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Sudan refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement

12 october 2024 - 11:22:22
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN [...] Full text...

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RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops

10 october 2024 - 08:16:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...

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Sudan: EU sanctions regime prolonged for a further year

08 october 2024 - 09:15:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday decided to prolong the restrictive measures targeting those responsible for undermining [...] 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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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city

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

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Stadium updgade planned for UFC world title fight in South Africa

07 october 2024 - 12:42:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Cape Town Stadium which was constructed to host the 2020 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge

04 october 2024 - 05:36:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and [...] Full text...

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AU PSC delegation arrives in Port Sudan, US envoy tours the region

03 october 2024 - 17:37:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council  (PSC) arrived in [...] Full text...

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Sudan, UAE govts in diplomatic row over embassy bombing

02 october 2024 - 16:46:08
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and the United Arab Emirates governments are presently engaged in hectic tit-for-tat accusations over [...] Full text...

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Kenya begins Lebanon evacuations amid Israeli bombardments

01 october 2024 - 22:29:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Foreign ministry has started evacuating citizens caught up in the conflict in Lebanon, where Kenyan [...] Full text...

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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem

01 october 2024 - 20:25:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...

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IMF, Seychellois authorities reach Staff-Level Agreement on Third Reviews

01 october 2024 - 14:24:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Todd Schneider, conducted discussions with the [...] Full text...

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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

01 october 2024 - 06:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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

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

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Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict

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

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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern

26 september 2024 - 19:57:24
Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media,   internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action

26 september 2024 - 05:46:56
New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges world leaders to 'stay committed' to UN development goals

25 september 2024 - 05:53:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says WFP

24 september 2024 - 16:11:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and uproot the country’s people who global [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone, IMF reach staff-level deal on new ECF arrangement

21 september 2024 - 09:27:33
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sierra Leonean authorities have reached a staff-level [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher

19 september 2024 - 05:51:06
New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...

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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies

16 september 2024 - 05:42:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...

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

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

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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

13 september 2024 - 19:24:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine [...] 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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