Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian “catastrophe”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.“Children in the world's largest refugee camp are experiencing the worst levels of malnutrition since the massive displacement that [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which hampers the rights of persons with disabilities - particularly women and girls - the Human Rights Council has heard.Recalling the mantra “nothing about us, without us”, which was coined by [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Progress towards gender equality in political leadership remains insufficient as we enter 2025, with men outnumbering women at least three to one in governments and parliaments, according to data released Tuesday by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women. While the percentage of women in national [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Massoud Suleiman, has urged international oil companies wishing to contribute to exploration and drilling in Libya to participate in 22 investment opportunities in the energy sector.These comprise 11 offshore and 11 [...] Full text...
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The US Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency government employees from South Sudan due to continued security threats in South Sudan.A travel advisory posted on the website of the US Embassy in South Sudan warned US citizens not to travel to South Sudan [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — The following are Tuesday's exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia.Currency Buying SellingUS Dollar [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched a tender for a global marketing agency that will commercialise the media, broadcast and sponsorship rights for its national teams competitions.The events include the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and girls with disabilities are at increased risk of abuse, including forced sterilization, sexual exploitation and domestic violence, a United Nations independent expert warned on Monday, calling for the adoption of survivor-focused legal frameworks, reporting mechanisms and support services.Presenting her report to the UN Human [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - As the new session of the Commission on the Status of Women opens, meeting at UN Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March, senior United Nations officials on Monday lamented the slow progress in closing gender gaps.The 69th session of this annual event, [...] Full text...
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - A “new black market” for synthetics and drug trafficking through war zones are fuelling instability around the world, the chief of the UN drugs and crime office said on Monday.“Today, the illicit drug market is becoming more unpredictable, driven by the impact of synthetic drugs,” Ghada Waly, Director-General [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump's offering of citizenship to white South African farmers. And the head of AgriSA has warned that the loss of farmers' duty-free access for some products to the US through the African Growth and Opportunity Act [...] Full text...
Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - Across the globe, I’ve met countless men and women driven by the conviction that when policies work for women, societies move forward. Here is a world tour of policies that are opening the gates to greater economic empowerment of women. For the benefit of all. Give her [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA} – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Tuesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency Buying SellingEuro 2,821.872 2,850.3536British Pound 3,367.4027 3,401.3396Japanese Yen 17.7189 [...] Full text...
