UNICEF report projects challenging future for children in 2050
MA New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice
MA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to help execute arrest warrants [...] Full text...
ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities intensify and food shortages spike, [...] Full text...
South Africa: Leading Interpol fugitive arrested in Johannesburg
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday said it had intercepted an unidentified German national who has been [...] Full text...
New European wealth gauge kelps policymakers address inequality: IMF Blog By Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, and Jorrit Zwijnenburg
AR Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. Wider wealth gaps may also [...] Full text...
Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large convoy of humanitarian aid was [...] Full text...
MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan
MO Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in the Sudan are children, under [...] Full text...
EU appoints João Cravinho as new Special Representative for Sahel region
AR Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday appointed João Cravinho as European Union (EU) Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel region.The new EUSR [...] Full text...
EC tops up support to Rwanda Defence Force deployment in Cabo Delgado
AR Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council adopted on Monday a €20 million top-up to an existing assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to [...] Full text...
Invincible, severe death toll in Sudan war
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - During the first 14 months of the Sudan conflict, there have been more violent deaths in Khartoum State alone than [...] Full text...
Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia
WA Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian deaths, reports Al-Jazeera.Omar Hassan Warsame [...] Full text...
Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique
MA Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to take a strong stand against [...] Full text...
Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’
MA Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organised Crime on Friday, the [...] Full text...
Torture is never justified, insists UN rights chief, as key accord turns 40
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s been 40 years since countries adopted the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, but [...] Full text...
Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to deliver lifesaving aid to besieged [...] Full text...
UN welcomes Sudan's decision to keep crossing point open for aid supplies
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday welcomed a decision by the government of Sudan to keep open a border crossing point [...] Full text...
Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict
MA Paris, France (PANA) - French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being used on the battlefield in [...] Full text...
Sierra Leone authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws - Rights group
MA Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its 75 year history, Commissioner-General Philippe [...] Full text...
Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic daily staples now “barely exist”, [...] Full text...
Sudan to allow continuation of relief flow through Chad crossing point
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese government on Wednesday extended the opening of Adre Border Crossing, an inlet linking Sudan and Chad, to allow for [...] Full text...
US sanctions Sudanese militia leader for perpetuating civil war
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the sanctioning of a leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for [...] Full text...
33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected [...] Full text...
Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
MA New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries pushes the country further into [...] Full text...
Activists from Africa, diaspora urge European govts to provide reparations
MA Berlin, Germany (PANA) - People from civil society, academia and the arts from the African continent and its global diasporas, are gathering in Berlin, Germany, [...] Full text...
The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker
AR Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business growth, and create conditions conductive [...] Full text...
How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen
AR Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth goals this decade. The cost [...] Full text...
FLEX 2024: African ministers, education stakeholders gather in Kigali to track progress in addressing learning crisis
AR Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, are gathering in Kigali, Rwanda, [...] Full text...
U.S. official to discuss human trafficking in Madagascar, South Africa
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer will travel to Madagascar and South Africa to discuss [...] Full text...
South Africa satisfied with World Urban Forum outcome
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has expressed satisfaction with the significant progress her delegation made at the [...] Full text...
WFP trucks cross into Sudan with humanitarian aid for Zamzam IDP camp
MA New York, US (PANA) - A convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday crossed into war-torn Sudan from Chad through the [...] Full text...
'Tragedy in the making in central Sudan'
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in Sudan's Darfur region is exposing [...] Full text...
Harvard to host South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai’s will be honoured at the Harvard University Centre for African Studies in Boston on [...] Full text...
Libyan military, security officials agree to enhance coordination of Code of Conduct
MA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A workshop organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tunis concluded last week with recommendations aimed at activating [...] Full text...
Libyan youth say support for disability rights should expand beyond those affected by conflict
MA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Enabling independent accessibility and mobility are key to ensuring persons with disabilities are actively involved in society, said a group of [...] Full text...
Rights group accuses Sudan's paramilitary forces of targeting civilians
MA Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has “killed, injured, and unlawfully detained” scores of civilians and raped women and girls [...] Full text...
NGOs warn against increasing use of explosive weapons in populated civilian areas in Sudan
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) operating in the Sudan have warned against the increased use of explosive weapons which have claimed [...] Full text...
Rights group denounces Libya govt's measures to entrench discrimination against women
MA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has denounced the Libyan government's announcement of measures against women and girls in the name of “morality” saying they [...] Full text...
‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, food security experts said on [...] Full text...
Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora
MA New York, US (PANA) - Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of Black people worldwide, racism and [...] Full text...
World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action
MA Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of the Cairo Call to Action, [...] Full text...
US 'gravely concerned' by ceasefire violations in eastern DR Congo
MA Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is “gravely concerned” by the ceasefire violations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 20 October by the Rwandan-backed, U.S.- [...] Full text...
Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.Nineteen [...] Full text...
Sudanese paramilitary forces accused of working to invite foreign intervention in bloody war
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday claimed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is working to prompt international [...] Full text...
Sudan rejects US envoy's accusations on relief delivery
MO Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected accusations of the US Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, that the authorities are obstructing delivery of emergency [...] Full text...
‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence
MA Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark event in Bogotá, Colombia.Among the [...] Full text...
Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced [...] Full text...
Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo
MA Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - One of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for a discussion on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
DR Congo: At least 34 killed in recent violent clashes
MA New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians are sounding the alarm over the continued violence and deteriorating security conditions in North Kivu province in the eastern [...] Full text...
UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school
MA Paris, France (PANA) - Nearly one in three students worldwide says they have been physically attacked at least once during the year, the UN educational [...] Full text...