Deadly attacks across Darfur leave nearly 100 wounded in MSF-supported facilities

12 september 2025 - 07:51:35 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Following a series of attacks by Sudan's warring parties – the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) [...] Full text...

Chinese nationals jailed for human trafficking in South Africa

12 september 2025 - 06:59:14 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg court on Thursday convicted seven Chinese nationals on charges of human trafficking.The accused were found guilty on [...] Full text...

Inquest into Steve Biko's death reopened

11 september 2025 - 07:02:30 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Wednesday announced that it will officially reopen the inquest into the death [...] Full text...

Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go

11 september 2025 - 05:44:33 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners warned on Wednesday that nearly one million civilians in Gaza City who have been told [...] Full text...

Nearly 80 million more children benefiting from school meals: WFP

11 september 2025 - 05:30:37 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity”, according to the World Food Programme [...] Full text...

UN reveals besieged city goes without food assistance since beginning of the year

10 september 2025 - 14:09:53 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations has reiterated that for nine months running, humanitarian and UN organisations are unable to deliver food or humanitarian [...] Full text...

Girls as young as 10 kidnapped, raped in eastern DRC

10 september 2025 - 10:08:48 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In North and South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women and girls continue to be victims of [...] Full text...

Islamist armed group executes civilians, burns homes in Niger

10 september 2025 - 09:08:40 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Islamist armed group, Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel), has escalated attacks on civilians in Niger since March [...] Full text...

Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year

10 september 2025 - 07:53:00 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Attacks on schools in conflict zones around the world have increased by a “staggering 44 per cent” over the past [...] Full text...

Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion

10 september 2025 - 07:35:13 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising geopolitical tensions worldwide. “The world is [...] Full text...

Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says

09 september 2025 - 17:27:46 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes committed by all combatants, citing [...] Full text...

IOM resumes operations in Khartoum, over 2 million return amidst Sudan war

09 september 2025 - 15:13:14 MO

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has just relocated its office to Khartoum, central Sudan, has stressed that the area is [...] Full text...

UN migration agency returns to Khartoum

09 september 2025 - 10:44:41 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has become the first UN agency to resume operations in Sudan’s national capital, Khartoum, [...] Full text...

UN peacekeepers in DR Congo continue to protect population against ‘grave danger’

09 september 2025 - 07:24:56 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to be protected against [...] Full text...

Over 35 metric tonnes of WHO medical supplies arrive in Kabul to support earthquake survivors in eastern Afghanistan

08 september 2025 - 20:52:30 WA

Kabul, Afghanistan (PANA) - A new consignment of more than 35 metric tonnes of life-saving medical supplies landed in Kabul Monday to enhance the World [...] Full text...

UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine

08 september 2025 - 18:29:57 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russia’s largest aerial assault on Ukraine since its [...] Full text...

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

08 september 2025 - 13:15:10 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” which is underway, as well [...] Full text...

Window to prevent famine spreading in Gaza is ‘closing fast’, UN warns

08 september 2025 - 06:39:09 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The narrow window to prevent the spread of famine from northern Gaza to other parts of the Strip is closing [...] Full text...

People use bare hands to dig out victims of devastating landslide

07 september 2025 - 13:36:42 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The first international humanitarian organisation to reach the area hit by landslide one week ago says it has found devastating [...] Full text...

Sudan's paramilitary group accused of killing, forcibly drawing blood from civilians fleeing besieged city

07 september 2025 - 07:43:04 MA

El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias are killing, kidnapping, and forcibly drawing blood from civilians trying to flee [...] Full text...

DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

07 september 2025 - 05:33:21 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to [...] Full text...

DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

06 september 2025 - 17:16:11 WA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to [...] Full text...

A fourth generation nuclear survivor’s push for justice

06 september 2025 - 14:12:08 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Standing behind the United Nations rostrum on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Oemwa Johnson, one of the younger members [...] Full text...

Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups

06 september 2025 - 07:15:59 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sanctions imposed by the United States on three prominent and well-respected Palestinian human rights groups are “completely unacceptable and should be [...] Full text...

The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 20:08:10 WA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible to prevent catastrophe in [...] Full text...

Sudan civilians deliberately targeted - UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 18:11:33 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report on Friday, accusing both rival [...] Full text...

Save the Children aid workers travelling on donkeys deliver first emergency assistance to landslide victims

05 september 2025 - 14:30:52 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation, Save the Children, aid workers travelling on a herd of donkeys have delivered the first emergency [...] Full text...

UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank

05 september 2025 - 07:56:51 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli [...] Full text...

Mozambican criminal shot dead in South Africa

05 september 2025 - 07:45:38 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Police Service (SAPS) anti-kidnapping task team has safely reunited an Indian businessman with his family following [...] Full text...

The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 07:23:16 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible to prevent catastrophe in [...] Full text...

UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in South Sudan

05 september 2025 - 07:01:50 MA

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, has condemned an attack by a local armed group which targeted “blue [...] Full text...

Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan

04 september 2025 - 20:48:45 WA

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - War-torn Sudan continues to face “a horrific humanitarian situation” as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide [...] Full text...

IOM: Sudanese returning home despite war challenges

04 september 2025 - 17:54:28 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN International Organization for Migration said here Thursday that, despite the critical situation in the Sudan and the ongoing conflict, [...] Full text...

Funding cuts hampering the work of the Human Rights Council, says President

04 september 2025 - 07:50:39 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Council is set to meet on Monday in Geneva – an opportunity for UN Member States to discuss [...] Full text...

IGAD consoles Sudan following devastating landslide in Darfur

03 september 2025 - 12:35:35 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The East African grouping, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has consoled the Sudanese people and local communities over the recent [...] Full text...

Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters (By UN News)

03 september 2025 - 07:24:27 MA

Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions faced by thousands of children [...] Full text...

Drone strike by Sudanese army kills 13 in North Darfur market

03 september 2025 - 06:54:45 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A drone strike on a crowded market in the North Darfur town of Mellit killed at least 13 people and [...] Full text...

Daily malnutrition deaths continue as Israeli forces push further into Gaza City

03 september 2025 - 06:45:17 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to block aid deliveries amid escalating [...] Full text...

Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF

03 september 2025 - 06:34:17 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, [...] Full text...

Sudan to keep vital crossing border point with Chad open for humanitarian aid

02 september 2025 - 18:16:31 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Government of Sudan on Tuesday said it is extending the opening of a crossing point with Chad for the [...] Full text...

AU sympathises with Sudan on disastrous landslide

02 september 2025 - 14:35:47 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep compassion” following the tragic landslide in North Darfur, Sudan, that wiped away a [...] Full text...

Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'seizes new ground' in besieged city

02 september 2025 - 07:07:40 MA

El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday they have “seized new ground” in El Fasher, the last stronghold [...] Full text...

16 injured in explosion at ammunition depot in Misrata

01 september 2025 - 13:20:47 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 16 people were injured on an explosion at an ammunition depot in the Al-Skirat neighbourhood in Misrata, about [...] Full text...

South African choir records Bohemian Rhapsody in Zulu

01 september 2025 - 09:37:55 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s world famous Ndlovu Youth Choir has recorded a version of Queen’s hit song Bohemian Rhapsody and performed [...] Full text...

UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent

01 september 2025 - 07:05:59 MA

New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...

UN mission warns alarming levels of enforced disappearances in Libya threaten national reconciliation

31 august 2025 - 15:19:28 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Saurday expressed alarm at the pervasive and systematic [...] Full text...

Sudan army drone strikes paramilitary RSF positions in besieged city

31 august 2025 - 14:24:24 MA

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese army drone struck Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in the besieged city of El Fasher on Saturday for [...] Full text...

Sudanese doctors decry rising cases of killing of medical personnel

30 august 2025 - 17:59:14 MO

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network has lamented that an increasing number of medical personnel are being killed in the bloody war [...] Full text...

UNSMIL calls for peaceful dialogue, de-escalation in Tripoli

30 august 2025 - 15:32:32 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern the high levels of tension in Tripoli warning that any [...] Full text...

UN chief warns against ‘playing with fire’ as nuclear test threat looms

30 august 2025 - 07:38:58 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guteres has issued a stark warning on the International Day against Nuclear Tests on Friday, urging world [...] Full text...