Combatting child sexual abuse in EU member countries
13 december 2024 - 12:39:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal [...] Full text...
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal [...] Full text...
Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo
10 december 2024 - 05:38:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security [...] Full text...
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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR
30 november 2024 - 07:18:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high [...] Full text...
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UN: Number of Sudanese people at risk of GBV tripled
27 november 2024 - 14:13:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN representative to the Sudan has underlined that the UN and its partners stand [...] Full text...
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One in three women experiences gender-based violence
16 november 2024 - 07:01:36New York, US (PANA) - Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN [...] Full text...
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Rights group denounces Libya govt's measures to entrench discrimination against women
09 november 2024 - 13:22:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has denounced the Libyan government's announcement of measures against women and girls in the [...] Full text...
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‘Turning the tide’ on childhood violence
08 november 2024 - 06:21:42Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - More than 100 governments made historic commitments to end childhood violence on Thursday at a landmark [...] Full text...
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COP 16: People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
31 october 2024 - 04:55:45Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for [...] Full text...
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Gambia commemorates International Day of the Girl
11 october 2024 - 13:03:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Friday joined the the world in celebrating International Day of the Girl which is [...] Full text...
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Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF
10 october 2024 - 10:56:46New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...
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Justice must be served for people of African descent who died in police custody: UN rights chief
04 october 2024 - 05:12:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s human rights chief has stressed how important it is for the families of people [...] Full text...
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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC
30 september 2024 - 10:18:09Amsterdam, 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 - 06:52:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...
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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
10 september 2024 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services
31 august 2024 - 19:00:06Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...
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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief
27 august 2024 - 04:48:28Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...
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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
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Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO
30 july 2024 - 06:06:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital
29 july 2024 - 05:47:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...
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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise
12 july 2024 - 12:01:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...
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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
06 july 2024 - 09:06:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...
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Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo
03 july 2024 - 05:49:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s cocktail of war and flooding leaves people trapped, unable to flee
03 july 2024 - 05:38:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls time on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
29 june 2024 - 05:43:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Friday declared that it’s time to eliminate laws [...] Full text...
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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
26 june 2024 - 13:11:39Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on [...] Full text...
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Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use
26 june 2024 - 05:42:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new [...] Full text...
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Special Rapporteur urges global action to recognise and combat prostitution as a system of violence against women and girls
22 june 2024 - 06:36:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur [...] Full text...
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Independent rights expert calls for an end to ‘normalisation’ of prostitution
22 june 2024 - 00:16:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s independent human rights expert countering violence against women and girls called on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for concrete action to halt atrocities in Sudan
21 june 2024 - 08:09:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) should work with the United Nations to deploy a civilian protection mission [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Independent rights probe highlights Israeli ‘destruction and dislocation’ tactics
20 june 2024 - 06:54:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - High-level independent human rights investigators reiterated serious concerns on Wednesday about the legality of the Israeli [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges African governments to accelerate free education for all
16 june 2024 - 06:36:02Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – African governments should accelerate plans to guarantee free quality education from preschool through secondary education before [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges global response to neglected humanitarian crisis in the Sahel
07 june 2024 - 11:56:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fast-growing humanitarian crisis in the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict
05 june 2024 - 06:58:07New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR highlights shocking needs, risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
04 june 2024 - 12:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of protection services on major routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming and [...] Full text...
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New African Doping Control Officers in first-ever Regional Workshop
30 may 2024 - 12:55:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday kicked off the first regional workshop for the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
28 may 2024 - 12:41:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organisations have expressed deep [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa criticised for 'campaign' address to the nation
27 may 2024 - 11:30:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has been heavily criticised for using a national television [...] Full text...
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Long, dangerous journeys on the rise
21 may 2024 - 18:55:31New York, US (PANA) - Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up; WHO urges preventive measures
25 april 2024 - 12:36:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's Army massacre more than 220 villagers
25 april 2024 - 10:39:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages [...] Full text...
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At least 38 migrants perish in boat disaster off Djibouti coast
10 april 2024 - 05:42:36Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - At least 38 migrants, including women and children, died when their overcrowded boat capsized off [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel
05 april 2024 - 12:31:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions
04 april 2024 - 20:10:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on [...] Full text...
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Older women and those with disabilities at ‘particular risk’ of abuse - WHO
28 march 2024 - 05:10:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for greater attention to violence against women with disabilities, older women
27 march 2024 - 11:38:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Older women and women with disabilities face particular risk of abuse, yet their situation is largely [...] Full text...
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UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by staff reported in 2023
27 march 2024 - 05:46:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, [...] Full text...
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Violent clashes in DRC cause new misery North Kivu
27 march 2024 - 05:36:15Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have now uprooted 5.7 million [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Minister to report violations by officials at border crossing with Tunisia
22 march 2024 - 14:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Minister of the Interior, General Imad Mustafa Trabelsi, has stated that the attacks on [...] Full text...
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Southern Madagascar - where girls are sold into marriage before they are born: UN News
16 march 2024 - 12:43:39Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice [...] Full text...
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Breaking the Cycle: Ending Gender Based Violence and Empowering Women in Sierra Leone: World Bank Blog
11 march 2024 - 13:01:09Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) --In Sierra Leone, women and girls experience a lifecycle of Gender Based Violence (GBV). From childhood [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
05 march 2024 - 20:35:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa, 10 others, three entities for corruption
05 march 2024 - 06:42:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday sanctioned 11 Zimbabweans, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities, under [...] Full text...
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EU says "extremely concerned by escalation of violence in eastern DR Congo"
04 march 2024 - 17:33:37Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - There is no military solution to the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the [...] Full text...
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Bridging the educational divide in Lesotho to improve learner outcomes: World Bank Blog By Victoria Kwakwa
27 february 2024 - 11:30:34Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - At Morapeli High School in Lesotho, the atmosphere was buoyant as young adults in smart uniforms [...] Full text...
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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch
22 february 2024 - 07:00:06New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...
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UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo
20 february 2024 - 16:59:41New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis escalates in eastern DR Congo due to fresh clashes, flooding
20 february 2024 - 14:47:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached critical levels as [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability
19 february 2024 - 14:31:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis
14 february 2024 - 06:07:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay
13 february 2024 - 14:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...
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Dakar prefect bans protest march against postponement of presidential election
13 february 2024 - 12:56:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression
13 february 2024 - 07:24:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...
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AI boom facilitates child abuse via the Internet, warns rights expert
06 february 2024 - 06:06:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned [...] Full text...
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Only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education in Burundi
24 january 2024 - 17:57:33Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At present, only 46.4% of six-year-olds have access to basic education, and half of them complete [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberia's presidential inauguration suspended after Boakai falls ill at podium (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 15:28:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The swearing in ceremony of Liberia's new President Joseph Boakai came to an abrupt end after [...] Full text...
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UN launches plan to save migrant lives, promote legal pathways
12 january 2024 - 05:20:45N’Djamena Chad (PANA) - A lack of safe and legal pathways for migrants has left many vulnerable to abuse and [...] Full text...
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Gambian President says Peace Award reminder quest for peace a never-ending venture
10 january 2024 - 11:35:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow the 2024 African Prize for Peace that has been awarded him may [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)
10 january 2024 - 10:25:40Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...
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14 Libyan officials jailed after investigation into Derna floods
03 january 2024 - 16:01:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Al-Seddik Al-Sour, says 14 Libyan officials have been remanded in custody [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for safe migration governance
18 december 2023 - 07:44:14New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday highlighted the urgent need for safe migration governance rooted [...] Full text...
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Draw inspiration from human rights advocates worldwide, urges Guterres
16 december 2023 - 06:42:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday called on citizens everywhere to draw inspiration from the work [...] Full text...
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UNICEF launches $9.3 billion emergency funding appeal
13 december 2023 - 09:07:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $9.3 billion emergency funding appeal in response [...] Full text...
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A woman has to earn everything in life - Unveiling the challenges faced by Luanda's young women: World Bank Blog By Ana Luiza Machado, Miriam Muller and Liliana Sousa
11 december 2023 - 06:44:18Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A statement by a young woman in Luanda, Angola echoes an experience faced by countless others: [...] Full text...
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Countries uphold commitment to UN Peacekeeping at 2023 Ministerial in Ghana
07 december 2023 - 05:38:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More than 90 countries underlined their commitment to UN Peacekeeping during a two-day conference in Accra [...] Full text...
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EU resolves to combat gender-based discrimination in sports
25 november 2023 - 07:48:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Friday approved conclusions on women and equality in the field of sports, [...] Full text...
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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks
24 november 2023 - 17:29:22Kinshasa, Dr Congo (PANA) - Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent
09 november 2023 - 09:11:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its [...] Full text...
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International support critical to forge lasting peace in Central African Republic
26 october 2023 - 17:53:38New York, US (PANA) - Progress has been made in advancing a 2019 peace agreement in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year
21 october 2023 - 06:45:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan’s women, girls endure six months of conflict with no end in sight (A UNFPA feature)
16 october 2023 - 07:17:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in DR Congo suspended over serious misconduct charges
12 october 2023 - 18:48:58Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, has suspended some of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 African migrants to border with Algeria in September - HRW
11 october 2023 - 05:59:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian National Guard expelled over 100 migrants from multiple African countries to the border with Algeria between [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mental health affects each and every one of us - Health Minister
10 october 2023 - 14:06:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Kumar Jagutpal said Tuesday the objective of celebrating World Mental [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Rwandan authorities of using violence to silence criticism
10 october 2023 - 10:27:38New York, US (PANA) – Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council authorises ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti
03 october 2023 - 09:08:15New York, US (PANA) - In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday [...] Full text...
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WHO, WADA sign MOU to collaborate on clean, drug-free sport
02 october 2023 - 19:30:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a four-year memorandum [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean ‘becoming a cemetery for children and their futures’
01 october 2023 - 06:34:08New York, US (PANA) - More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this [...] Full text...
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Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse
16 september 2023 - 09:12:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out [...] Full text...
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Insecurity forces closure of 13,000 schools for upcoming school year in Central and West Africa
14 september 2023 - 10:35:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Over the past four years, the number of school closures due to insecurity has almost [...] Full text...
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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses
12 september 2023 - 07:40:28Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia
06 september 2023 - 11:02:37New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...
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People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square: UN
06 september 2023 - 07:06:54Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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US to impose visa restriction on people who undermined Sierra Leone's elections
01 september 2023 - 06:38:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced a new visa restriction policy for [...] Full text...
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UN Women welcomes FIFA action against Spanish football federation chief
31 august 2023 - 07:16:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency championing gender equality has underlined its strong stance against abuse or harassment [...] Full text...
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Malawi: Truck drivers learn about risks of human trafficking (A UN feature)
27 august 2023 - 05:52:56Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: Time to give strategic diplomacy a chance (By Paul Ejime)
21 august 2023 - 19:00:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As expected, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the "unreasonable" three-year political [...] Full text...
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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years
14 august 2023 - 05:41:18Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing for a decade to hold [...] Full text...
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Meeting of Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs opens in Mauritius
10 august 2023 - 13:08:54Pte-aux-Piments, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday highlighted the importance of regional cooperation to the effective response [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches campaign against drug dealers
09 august 2023 - 07:58:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched a National Campaign Against Drugs with the objectives [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for impartial investigation, prosecution of grave police abuse against activists
07 august 2023 - 06:34:15Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the government of Angola to ensure urgent, impartial, and [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: Zambian Manager accused of 'rubbing player's breasts'
05 august 2023 - 11:50:53Hamilton, New Zealand (PANA) - FIFA has launched an investigation after a complaint was made about Zambia's Coach, Brunce Mwape, [...] Full text...
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Rights group reports new attacks in Sudan's Darfur region
04 august 2023 - 05:59:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan's West Darfur state, in [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for more investment to detect human trafficking
30 july 2023 - 07:03:37New York, US (PANA) - As World Day against Trafficking in Persons is marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence
28 july 2023 - 17:14:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring [...] Full text...
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UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality
20 july 2023 - 06:01:59Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - UN Women and world football governing body, FIFA, have come together, as the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...
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Male guardianship rules hamper travel, other movements in North Africa, Middle East
18 july 2023 - 06:39:39Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Many Middle East and North African countries still prevent women from moving freely in their own country [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali
13 july 2023 - 06:09:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...
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End of FIFA ban rekindles Zimbabwe's World Cup hopes
12 july 2023 - 06:25:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Tuesday welcomed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the country's football association which has [...] Full text...
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Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare
12 july 2023 - 05:28:51New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Children as young as 12 raped, some targeted for their ethnicity
08 july 2023 - 10:20:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN report based on findings of international and local organisations has revealed tragic accounts about [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Tunisian govt to halt 'unconscionable' collective expulsions of Black African migrants
07 july 2023 - 06:02:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Tunisian government to halt the collective expulsions of Black [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court of Justice rules in favor of victim of enforced disappearance against Gambian Government
06 july 2023 - 14:56:14Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice Wednesday issued a landmark decision in [...] Full text...
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WHO outlines system-wide collaboration for addressing sexual misconduct
04 july 2023 - 14:29:16Gneva, Switzerkand (PANA) - The prevention and response to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment – referred to by WHO as [...] Full text...
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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa
27 june 2023 - 06:05:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...
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DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO
25 june 2023 - 07:02:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...
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World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement
20 june 2023 - 16:46:54New York, US (PANA) - Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That’s a reminder from UN [...] Full text...
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AI used to track, identify ‘abusive,’ ‘discriminatory’ World Cup fans
20 june 2023 - 12:02:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A project using artificial intelligence (AI) to track social media abuses aimed at players at the [...] Full text...
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FIFA chief wants referees to stop football games when racism occurs
16 june 2023 - 11:21:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A zero tolerance approach must be taken over racism in football and referees at all levels [...] Full text...
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CAF wants Member Associations to appoint 2 Safeguarding Focal Point Officers each
16 june 2023 - 11:16:33Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In line with the vision of creating a safe and healthy environment for football across the [...] Full text...
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Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: Guterres
14 june 2023 - 05:33:12New York, US (PANA) - A “cascade of crises” is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights of persons with [...] Full text...
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Rights group criticises new EU asylum agreement
11 june 2023 - 07:20:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A June 8 agreement among European Union countries on asylum procedures and migration management is a [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian peacekeepers to be repatriated from CAR following abuse allegations
10 june 2023 - 04:33:18New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday announced that following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, an [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Human rights abuse cases pile up as war continues
06 june 2023 - 14:26:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's war enters the 8th week without showing signs of abating, more and more horror [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for end to abusive policing of protests in Kenya
31 may 2023 - 08:16:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, the Kenyan authorities have failed to take [...] Full text...
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Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears
31 may 2023 - 05:48:23New York, US (PANA) - Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General [...] Full text...
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty (A UNFPA feature)
29 may 2023 - 05:58:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old, malfunctioning wheelchair takes up to two hours during rainy season [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished
23 may 2023 - 05:53:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, [...] Full text...
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Jordan reaffirms support for Libya to reach a solution to crisis
22 may 2023 - 15:22:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Jordan has reaffirmed its position of standing by Libya, its people, national interests, and reaching a permanent [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to set up Regional Drug Observatory
19 may 2023 - 16:37:31Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to set up a Regional Drug Observatory which would collect drug related data from [...] Full text...
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UNICEF raises alarm over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
18 may 2023 - 19:01:04Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for an urgent increase in funding to help tackle an [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor announces new arrest warrants for Libya war crimes
11 may 2023 - 18:26:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, says the court has issued new [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence
07 may 2023 - 06:19:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives [...] Full text...
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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say
06 may 2023 - 06:36:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...
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Press Freedom Day: EU underlines support to global press freedom
02 may 2023 - 11:55:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - While the preservation of free, independent and pluralistic media is vital for resilient and healthy democracies, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese fleeing Khartoum: wrath abroad, warmth at home (news analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent in Sudan)
27 april 2023 - 18:56:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) –A Sudanese senior diplomat in Egypt has advised his countrymen to stop heading for Egypt and opt, [...] Full text...
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Mauritian PM calls for neighbourhood watch on illegal activities Western Indian Ocean region
27 april 2023 - 09:24:48Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday called for the setting up of a neighbourhood watch [...] Full text...
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Benin launches crusade against economic exploitation of children
19 april 2023 - 16:39:14Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has launched a crusade against the economic exploitation of children, through the campaign "Zero tolerance [...] Full text...
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FIFA delegation visits Zimbabwe officials over international ban
17 april 2023 - 08:43:28Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean football officials are excited at the prospect of the country's ban being lifted by FIFA [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Opposition party slams Dalai Lama's "child abuse"
11 april 2023 - 11:25:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African political party on Tuesday called on Indian authorities to arrest and [...] Full text...
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Mental illnesses affect 10-15% of the population in Burundi
07 april 2023 - 18:29:04Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Depression, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, mania and autism are among the main mental illnesses that affect [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria lifts state of emergency on electricity
05 april 2023 - 13:13:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Wednesday terminated the State of Disaster it implemented just [...] Full text...
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South Africa lifts state of disaster on electricity
05 april 2023 - 12:55:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Wednesday terminated the State of Disaster it implemented just [...] Full text...
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WB approves $900 million to support critical governance reforms, girls’ empowerment in DRC
30 march 2023 - 14:15:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - As part of the World Bank’s deepened engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east
30 march 2023 - 05:04:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Libya: Crimes against humanity committed since 2016 – Rights probe
27 march 2023 - 17:13:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN-appointed independent human rights investigators on Monday said there were grounds to believe that Libyan authorities and [...] Full text...
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UN upholds fight for fairer world on anti-racism day
22 march 2023 - 06:05:08New York, US (PANA) - With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the [...] Full text...
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Flagship UN gender event closes with ‘blueprint’ for greater role of women in tech
19 march 2023 - 05:14:38New York, US (PANA) - The 2023 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67), the largest UN gathering on [...] Full text...
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Top Zimbabwean sports official scoffs at FIFA ban
17 march 2023 - 08:09:51Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman, Gerald Mlotshwa, says he is unfazed by the extension [...] Full text...
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'Half of women in Gambia are unemployed'
09 march 2023 - 11:35:00Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousainu Darboe, leader of Gambia's opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), has said that about half of [...] Full text...
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Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears
08 march 2023 - 06:08:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which [...] Full text...
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‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
08 march 2023 - 05:25:35New York, US (PANA) - New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is [...] Full text...
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Sudan: New effort needed to restore civilian rule, transition to democracy
06 march 2023 - 13:54:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed his support on Friday for the “restoration [...] Full text...
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EU unveils strategy to transform Great Lakes region
20 february 2023 - 15:20:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved conclusions setting out the renewed long-term EU engagement in the [...] Full text...
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US to return nearly $1 million embezzled money to Nigeria
17 february 2023 - 11:07:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it is to repatriate approximately $954,807 to [...] Full text...
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UN launches $1.3 billion appeal to stop ‘ticking time bomb’ of child malnutrition in Nigeria
17 february 2023 - 06:07:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN launched a $1.3 billion appeal on Thursday to help six million people severely affected [...] Full text...
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More investment in school health, nutrition, will realize childhood potential
09 february 2023 - 05:28:45New York, US (PANA) - Although investing in school health and nutrition has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers
08 february 2023 - 05:33:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, [...] Full text...
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Facebook owners competent to stand trial in Kenyan labour court
07 february 2023 - 19:41:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Meta, which owns social media platform, Facebook, is suitable to face trial before a Kenyan Court [...] Full text...
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US pledges to 'stand' with survivors of FGM
07 february 2023 - 06:27:37Washington, DC, (PANA) - The United States says it stands with the more than 200 million survivors of female genital [...] Full text...
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Ghana urged to address inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions
07 february 2023 - 06:17:48Geneva, Ghana (PANA) – United Nations member countries have urged the Ghana government to address the shackling and inhumane treatment of people [...] Full text...
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Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year: Report
02 february 2023 - 05:43:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed [...] Full text...
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Pope lauds work of charities in DR Congo, Africa
01 february 2023 - 19:31:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the work of charities in DR Congo and the African continent [...] Full text...
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Prolonged power outages in South Africa raise serious concerns about food safety
28 january 2023 - 15:14:08Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Loadshedding, a planned rolling out of power based on a rotating schedule during periods of [...] Full text...
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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse
25 january 2023 - 14:32:20Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture
22 january 2023 - 05:20:16London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...
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Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022: UNESCO
17 january 2023 - 15:26:42Paris, France (PANA) - The number of journalists killed worldwide significantly increased in 2022, following a decline over the previous [...] Full text...
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Two million children will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 in Zimbabwe (UNICEF)
13 january 2023 - 15:55:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Due to the impact of food and nutrition crises caused by natural hazards such as [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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Investigation into 28 killed in Burkina Faso must be transparent: UN rights chief
08 january 2023 - 04:45:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on the transitional authorities in [...] Full text...
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2022 Year in Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights
30 december 2022 - 05:49:04New York, US (PANA) - UN News on Friday highlighted the work of activists helping to protect women’s rights, which [...] Full text...
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Peace needed now, ‘more than ever’: Guterres says in New Year message
29 december 2022 - 05:10:25New York, US (PANA) - After a year of brutal warfare from Afghanistan to Ukraine, forcing record numbers to flee [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert urges Libyan authorities to take urgent action to protect women from abuse
25 december 2022 - 15:29:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has called on the Libyan authorities to take urgent steps to [...] Full text...
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Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF
23 december 2022 - 05:46:30Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma ordered to withdraw criminal prosecution of Ramaphosa
22 december 2022 - 09:17:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Thursday said the certificate former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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Child trafficking, forced labour push thousands to work on tobacco farms in Malawi
22 december 2022 - 05:22:25Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi are missing school, 13 UN-appointed independent human [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate accuses armed group of Haftar's sin of war crimes
19 december 2022 - 13:31:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says "an unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya" has enabled fighters [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa orders Zuma to withdraw criminal case
18 december 2022 - 11:38:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has served former President Jacob Zuma with legal papers, [...] Full text...
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International Migrants Day: 280 million people leave home for better life’ - UN chief
18 december 2022 - 07:24:44New York, US (PANA) - More than 280 million people have left their countries to pursue “opportunity, dignity, freedom, and [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma launches criminal case against President Ramaphosa
16 december 2022 - 05:08:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday night launched a private criminal prosecution against President [...] Full text...
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US welcomes ICC judgement affirming conviction of Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen
16 december 2022 - 04:56:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) judgment on Thursday affirming the [...] Full text...
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US Treasury Department sanctions ousted Guinea President Conde for human rights abuses
14 december 2022 - 14:19:12Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has designated Alpha Conde, [...] Full text...
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US sanctions four Zimbabweans, including president's son; removes 17 from sanctions list
13 december 2022 - 06:55:09Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday imposed sanctions on [...] Full text...
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EU border agency slammed for using aerial surveillance in favour of Libyan Coast Guard in Mediterranean
12 december 2022 - 08:39:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The use by the EU's border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to enable the Libyan Coast Guard [...] Full text...
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President Barrow gives sermon at African Ulama and religious affairs ministers ending
08 december 2022 - 15:55:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that Islam provides a package for a complete lifestyle and propagates [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate says domestic violence law not protecting women in Tunisia
08 december 2022 - 12:37:07Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities are failing to protect women from domestic violence despite enacting a strong law in [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL urges authorities to adopt legislation protecting women from online violence
03 december 2022 - 13:36:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has encouraged decision-makers to enact laws that protect [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily supports campaign to end violence against women
26 november 2022 - 13:50:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in [...] Full text...
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Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief
24 november 2022 - 05:50:40New York, US (PANA) = Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family [...] Full text...
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More than 4,000 children deprived of families placed in care centres in 2021 in Burkina Faso
20 november 2022 - 13:55:04Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Burkina Faso the number of children deprived of families placed in reception centres and [...] Full text...
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Rights experts call for greater global action to end child sexual exploitation and abuse
19 november 2022 - 05:28:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up efforts to combat the global emergency of child exploitation and abuse, six [...] Full text...
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UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa
17 november 2022 - 06:35:54New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is [...] Full text...
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Libyan High State Council chairman says they were prevented from holding meeting
14 november 2022 - 18:52:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the High State Council, Khaled Al-Mechri, has protested against members of his Council [...] Full text...
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Liberia: Put people before profit, experts on human rights and business urge
12 november 2022 - 05:32:48Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Authorities in Liberia, as well as businesses operating there, must prioritise people over profits and ensure [...] Full text...
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UN agencies appeal for urgent disembarkation of stranded refugees, migrants in central Mediterranean
08 november 2022 - 09:34:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are urging [...] Full text...
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Intimidated, jailed, abused: Threats against journalists harm us all, warns UN chief
02 november 2022 - 18:41:41New York, US (PANA) - Governments and the international community must take action to protect the people who bring us [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council boosts commitment to fight digital terror
30 october 2022 - 05:35:22New York, US (PANA) - A two-day meeting of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee in India has ended with [...] Full text...
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