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 Congo (DRC), with families fleeing [...] Full text...

International Year of Peace and Trust begins

18 january 2025 - 05:55:37

New York, US (PANA) - Friday marked the opening ceremony of the UN General Assembly-mandated International Year of Peace and Trust, 2025, at UN Headquarters [...] Full text...

Sudan's paramilitary leader concedes loss of town but vows to come back soon

12 january 2025 - 15:30:02

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has played down loss of a major town in the centre [...] Full text...

Millions of Yemenis will bear the brunt of attacks on critical civilian infrastructure

02 january 2025 - 09:28:28

Sana’a, Yemen (PANA) - Some 59 organisations operating in Yemen have voiced concern over escalation of war on civilians.International and national organisations delivering humanitarian aid [...] Full text...

WHO Director-General pleads for peace in 2025

30 december 2024 - 20:11:16

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was in Yemen on a mission to negotiate with the country’s de facto authorities for [...] Full text...

2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

28 december 2024 - 14:07:52

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to an [...] Full text...

2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

28 december 2024 - 14:07:52

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, according to an [...] Full text...

South Africa's former finance minister to head G20 Africa Expert Panel

17 december 2024 - 06:24:34

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed to head the G20 Africa Expert Panel, which will [...] Full text...

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 peacebuilders are demonstrating that a [...] Full text...

Ghanaian political parties to sign peace pact to ensure peaceful election

28 november 2024 - 19:21:34

Accra, Ghana (PANA) -  The National Peace Council (NPC), in collaboration with the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has scheduled to meet here Thursday all [...] Full text...

‘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 Spain, was clear: “we need [...] Full text...

G7 FMs, EU reiterate commitment to support peace in Africa

26 november 2024 - 21:04:54

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and [...] Full text...

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 pushes the country further into [...] Full text...

Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears

06 november 2024 - 05:14:23

New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating instability in the contested region [...] Full text...

War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF

25 october 2024 - 18:26:22

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section hard, plummeting child vaccination national [...] Full text...

Kenya's Deputy President taken ill before taking witness stand in impeachment trial

17 october 2024 - 15:47:36

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was taken ill on Thursday, shortly before taking the witness stand in his defence against his [...] Full text...

Kenya Parliament approves impeachment motion against Deputy President

09 october 2024 - 08:39:55

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached after a daylong session in Parliament which ended with 281 Members of Parliament [...] Full text...

Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President

08 october 2024 - 14:51:57

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office on Tuesday, with the [...] Full text...

UNSMIL meets members of Security Working Group

30 september 2024 - 10:50:02

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Khoury, on Sunday held consultations in Tripoli with [...] Full text...

Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace - Guterres

26 september 2024 - 06:00:30

New York, US (PANA) - In a world where peace is “never automatic”, leadership is essential on the part of the UN Security Council which [...] Full text...

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 it has created, UN agencies [...] Full text...

Guinea-Bissau endorses Proliferation Security Initiative

26 august 2024 - 20:38:22

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed Guinea-Bissau’s endorsement and participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).A media note on Monday by [...] Full text...

Libyan Prime Minister forms committee to secure Tripoli

25 august 2024 - 15:18:43

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has formed a committee headed by the Minister of the Interior to secure the Libyan [...] Full text...

Links between weak governance and unsustainable debt in IMF loan programmes require action

14 august 2024 - 14:52:00

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – A new white paper from Transparency International U.S. (“TI US”) examines links between weak governance and the financial impact [...] Full text...

Minister says South Africans have failed Mandela

01 august 2024 - 07:55:14

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has encouraged citzens to “find the Mandela” in them [...] Full text...

Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet

24 july 2024 - 15:06:45

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort to stall anti-government protests now [...] Full text...

Kenya's Ruto names half-Cabinet amid continuing anti-govt protests

19 july 2024 - 17:58:19

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's embattled President William Ruto named a partial Cabinet on Friday, five weeks after anti-government protests seeking his resignation from power [...] Full text...

Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

13 july 2024 - 05:42:15

New York, US (PANA) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as [...] Full text...

Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital

11 july 2024 - 09:06:18

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported Turkish Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, [...] Full text...

US 'deeply concerned' about minerals supply chains from Rwanda and eastern DRC contributing to ongoing conflict

09 july 2024 - 17:31:49

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US said in Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

Ethiopia rights body reports fresh conflict in Afar, Somali regions

14 june 2024 - 19:18:49

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fresh conflict has erupted in Afar and Somali regions, leading to displacements and the destruction of property, Ethiopia's human right [...] Full text...

UNSMIL begins workshop on code of conduct for military and security institutions

01 june 2024 - 08:17:41

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

Gender equality, youth aspirations keys to sustainable peace, Security Council hears

29 may 2024 - 05:40:56

New York, US (PANA) - Gender equality and the aspirations of young people are crucial for ensuring sustainable peace and security, the UN’s top political [...] Full text...

UN Security Council expresses concern about challenging security situation in West Africa and Sahel

26 may 2024 - 05:34:47

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has adopted a presidential statement acknowledging the challenging security situation in West Africa and the Sahel, [...] Full text...

‘Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power’ Guterres tells Security Council

24 may 2024 - 05:17:20

New York, US (PANA) - Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace globally, [...] Full text...

CSOs in Libya hold workshop on security sector reform

02 may 2024 - 10:41:58

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Representatives of civil society organisations in Libya have concluded a workshop, organised by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

Clarification from the US Embassy in Libya on the training of Libyan armed groups by the American "Amentum

13 april 2024 - 13:36:35

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy has issued a clarification concerning what it described as "false information" circulating to the effect that the US [...] Full text...

EU decries man-made calamity in Sudan one year into conflict

13 april 2024 - 10:03:58

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is appalled by the unprecedented man-made calamity created by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid [...] Full text...

New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance

04 april 2024 - 06:22:22

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on the ethics of responsibility and [...] Full text...

ECA, WFP to boost food security in Madagascar

29 march 2024 - 17:29:27

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have opted to strengthen food security through renewable energy [...] Full text...

Sudan’s 24 million children have a right to live in peace: UNICEF

29 march 2024 - 05:19:49

Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost a year since war broke out in Sudan between rival militias, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that hunger is [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Mauritius appeals for humanitarian support for Gazans

28 march 2024 - 07:50:13

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Government on Thursday called on the population to demonstrate solidarity and humanitarian support to the Gaza population, by contributing [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

24 march 2024 - 18:42:38

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Top US diplomat meets with leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia to secure Gaza ceasefire

22 march 2024 - 05:46:48

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing with his diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for at [...] Full text...

Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call

21 march 2024 - 15:54:23

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres doubled down on his call for a ceasefire in Gaza and peace in Ukraine on Thursday, taking [...] Full text...

Gaza War: US, Saudi FMs discuss need to protect civilians in Gaza, increase humanitarian aid

21 march 2024 - 06:11:47

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud with [...] Full text...

Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council

21 march 2024 - 05:27:10

New York, US (PANA) - Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas likely to experience catastrophic levels of food [...] Full text...

World Bank Gaza war: World Bank calls for urgent action to save lives

19 march 2024 - 18:48:15

Washington DC, USA (PANA) - With more than half the population of Gaza on the brink of famine—including children and the elderly—the World Bank Group [...] Full text...

Surge in South Sudan intercommunal conflict harms civilians

19 march 2024 - 05:08:03

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Civilians are bearing the brunt of a surge in intercommunal conflict in pockets of South Sudan, the UN Mission in [...] Full text...

Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians

18 march 2024 - 13:00:57

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians [...] Full text...