World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns

22 november 2024 - 10:29:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization has lamented that although Sudan is currently witnessing the “world’s worst [...] Full text...

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Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity

22 november 2024 - 07:02:54
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...

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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025

22 november 2024 - 06:44:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] Full text...

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant

21 november 2024 - 14:54:03
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...

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Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies

21 november 2024 - 13:59:34
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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US vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council

21 november 2024 - 05:11:02
New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an [...] Full text...

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ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen

19 november 2024 - 16:14:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities [...] Full text...

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Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief

19 november 2024 - 05:45:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

14 november 2024 - 17:13:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes Sudan's decision to keep crossing point open for aid supplies

14 november 2024 - 09:24:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday welcomed a decision by the government of Sudan to keep [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations

14 november 2024 - 05:43:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its [...] Full text...

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Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

14 november 2024 - 05:36:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] Full text...

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Sudan to allow continuation of relief flow through Chad crossing point

13 november 2024 - 15:12:53
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-  The Sudanese government on Wednesday extended the opening of Adre Border Crossing, an inlet linking Sudan [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on

12 november 2024 - 07:38:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] Full text...

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WFP trucks cross into Sudan with humanitarian aid for Zamzam IDP camp

12 november 2024 - 06:57:45
New York, US (PANA) - A convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday crossed into war-torn [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State discusses Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan with Saudi, UAE foreign ministers

09 november 2024 - 07:20:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

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Sudan rejects US envoy's accusations on relief delivery

08 november 2024 - 10:06:22
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected accusations of the US Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, that the authorities [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’

08 november 2024 - 06:16:42
New York, UN (PANA) - The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: At least 34 killed in recent violent clashes

07 november 2024 - 05:38:24
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians are sounding the alarm over the continued violence and deteriorating security conditions in North [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State speaks with Egyptian Foreign Minister on Middle East crisis, Sudan

05 november 2024 - 06:36:37
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north

05 november 2024 - 05:21:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating [...] Full text...

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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'

05 november 2024 - 05:12:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...

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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan

04 november 2024 - 12:47:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...

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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire

04 november 2024 - 04:52:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...

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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge

02 november 2024 - 06:47:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'strongly condemns' attacks by Sudan's paramilitary RSF in Aj Jazirah State

01 november 2024 - 17:38:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has “strongly” condemned the recent attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...

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More than 250 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports

01 november 2024 - 06:35:25
Paris, France (PANA) - Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth [...] Full text...

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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

31 october 2024 - 12:35:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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UNRWA is 'indispensable' in delivering urgent, life-saving assistance: UNICEF

31 october 2024 - 11:17:56
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has criticised last Monday's vote by the Israeli Knesset banning [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings

30 october 2024 - 06:10:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...

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South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State

29 october 2024 - 11:17:00
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s health ministry on Monday announced a cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State [...] Full text...

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Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council

29 october 2024 - 10:02:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...

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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering

29 october 2024 - 09:44:41
New York, US (PANA) - Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

27 october 2024 - 20:13:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...

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US Administration decides continuation of sanctions against Sudan

26 october 2024 - 16:52:58
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden has announced Continuation of the National Emergency with respect to [...] Full text...

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US commends Egyptian role in Sudan

26 october 2024 - 10:03:19
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and  Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty have underlined the [...] Full text...

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How to advance women’s roles in peace and security

24 october 2024 - 11:26:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...

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USA-Saudi Arabia stress the need to build on Jeddah declaration for resolving conflict in Sudan

24 october 2024 - 05:50:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north

24 october 2024 - 05:45:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] Full text...

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WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso

23 october 2024 - 06:36:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Families start eating grass to survive as famine hits hard

22 october 2024 - 18:10:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that famine has now hit half of Sudan’s states [...] Full text...

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Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years

22 october 2024 - 16:03:45
New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has [...] Full text...

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‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says

22 october 2024 - 15:49:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in [...] Full text...

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Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza

22 october 2024 - 05:25:35
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life [...] Full text...

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UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza

21 october 2024 - 17:40:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed growing alarm over Israel’s military operations in northern [...] Full text...

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Sudanese govt lists 6 airports, 7 land crossing points for delivery of relief items

19 october 2024 - 14:52:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday said it has opened five Sudanese airports, in addition to Port [...] Full text...

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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now

19 october 2024 - 06:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to [...] Full text...

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West Bank Palestinians facing deadly ‘war-like tactics’, warns OCHA

19 october 2024 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Palestinians continue to face “war-like tactics” used against them by Israeli forces and settlers in the [...] Full text...

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Staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced facing severe levels of hunger

18 october 2024 - 05:10:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing severe [...] Full text...

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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN

18 october 2024 - 05:02:33
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Aid supplies are there, but not access to those in need

17 october 2024 - 05:27:16
New York, US (PANA) - There are currently 100,000 metric tonnes of food waiting to be imported into Gaza by [...] Full text...

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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan

17 october 2024 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...

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Sudan welcomes AU Statement on Developments in the Country

15 october 2024 - 14:19:58
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan on Tuesday welcomed a statement by the African Union on developments in the [...] Full text...

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Korea contributes US$2.5 million to assist displaced populations in Sudan

15 october 2024 - 11:00:28
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-  The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said it has received a contribution of US$2.5 million [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: Security Council offers ‘unanimous support’ to UNIFIL peacekeepers

15 october 2024 - 05:00:29
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north

15 october 2024 - 04:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] Full text...

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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA

14 october 2024 - 11:49:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...

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Poorest economies face toughest conditions in two decades

14 october 2024 - 07:49:01
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live [...] Full text...

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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’

12 october 2024 - 06:59:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...

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Five trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work

10 october 2024 - 06:15:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...

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New law by Israel blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns

09 october 2024 - 05:28:57
New York, US (PANA) - Two bills before the Israeli Parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of [...] Full text...

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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies

08 october 2024 - 05:29:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...

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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city

08 october 2024 - 05:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa

08 october 2024 - 05:09:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by [...] Full text...

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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace

07 october 2024 - 16:25:30
New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...

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Gaza after a year of conflict

07 october 2024 - 13:14:44
Gaza City, Palestine (PANA) – Monday, 7 October, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel that killed [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools

05 october 2024 - 05:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...

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Nearly 70 million across East Africa need humanitarian aid - UN

03 october 2024 - 05:31:52
New York, US (PANA) - New estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that nearly 67 million people in the [...] Full text...

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US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN

01 october 2024 - 06:30:50
New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...

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Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools hit this month, nearly 100 dead

28 september 2024 - 06:57:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so [...] Full text...

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‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers

27 september 2024 - 06:29:54
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says WFP

24 september 2024 - 16:11:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and uproot the country’s people who global [...] Full text...

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UN calls for end of hostilities, protection of civilians, and unimpeded access

24 september 2024 - 12:58:12
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At the time Sudan’s military leader Gen Abdul Fatah Al Burhan left the country for [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'alarmed' at full-scale assault on Sudan's El Fasher city

21 september 2024 - 18:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by reports of a full-scale assault on El Fasher [...] Full text...

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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report

20 september 2024 - 06:35:28
New York, US (PANA) - In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening [...] Full text...

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Economic diversification: Crafting a multi-sectoral strategy for economic stabilisation for Malawi: World Bank Blog By Tatenda Chiuye

19 september 2024 - 09:13:55
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Have you ever owned a favourite pen that you found indispensable? I certainly had, every day [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

18 september 2024 - 20:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s economy registers strong growth in early 2024 despite persistent challenges

18 september 2024 - 08:21:54
Kigali,  Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's real GDP grew by 9.7% in the first quarter of 2024, exceeding the previous year's [...] Full text...

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Sudan, South Sudan agree on plan to resume pumping oil from South Sudan

17 september 2024 - 07:32:37
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and South Sudan on Monday agreed on developing an operational plan to resume pumping [...] Full text...

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More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

17 september 2024 - 06:50:29
New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP

14 september 2024 - 07:16:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] Full text...

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Investing in healthy longevity could save 150 million lives: WB report

13 september 2024 - 09:24:35
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold [...] Full text...

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Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO

13 september 2024 - 05:59:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...

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UNHCR launches $21.4 million appeal to support refugees in African countries to fight mpox

11 september 2024 - 18:50:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

11 september 2024 - 05:42:26
New York, US (PANA) - The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York, with [...] Full text...

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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO chief

09 september 2024 - 05:28:44
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country [...] Full text...

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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza

07 september 2024 - 05:36:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...

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Violence and insecurity closes 14,300 schools in West and Central Africa

06 september 2024 - 05:06:05
Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - More than 14,000 schools have had to close across West and Central Africa due to violence [...] Full text...

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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen

05 september 2024 - 20:23:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...

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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

05 september 2024 - 12:55:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success

05 september 2024 - 06:04:22
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...

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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians

05 september 2024 - 05:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities warn starvation crisis in Sudan has reached 'historic proportions'

03 september 2024 - 11:51:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Three humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan, on Tuesday urgently called on the international community to [...] Full text...

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US slaps visa sanctions on people impeding sustainable peace in South Sudan

01 september 2024 - 04:29:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on individuals responsible for, or complicit [...] Full text...

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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya

01 september 2024 - 04:26:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

31 august 2024 - 19:00:06
Geneva - 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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UN provides emergency cash injection for global crisis hotspots

31 august 2024 - 07:37:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official on Friday allocated $100 million from the Organization’s Central Emergency [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa

31 august 2024 - 07:30:21
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations

31 august 2024 - 07:20:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Crisis in Gaza: UN Security Council briefed on latest humanitarian situation

30 august 2024 - 06:16:06
New York, United States (PANA) – The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on the continuing [...] Full text...

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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza

30 august 2024 - 05:47:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...

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West Bank crisis: UN chief calls for immediate halt to Israeli strikes

29 august 2024 - 13:01:37
New York, US (PANA) - As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in [...] Full text...

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UN food agency halts operations in Gaza after team attacked

29 august 2024 - 06:09:44
New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its [...] Full text...

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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

28 august 2024 - 14:04:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine

28 august 2024 - 05:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered [...] Full text...

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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured

28 august 2024 - 04:58:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the [...] Full text...

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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again

27 august 2024 - 13:03:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...

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The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former Sierra Leone child soldier

27 august 2024 - 05:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of [...] Full text...

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US welcomes resumption of humanitarian assistance across Chadian border into Sudan

27 august 2024 - 04:39:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the resumption of humanitarian assistance deliveries through the Adré border [...] Full text...

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Top UN aid official deplores latest wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine

26 august 2024 - 17:14:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian missile and drone strikes that began [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave

23 august 2024 - 14:54:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the [...] Full text...

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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

23 august 2024 - 14:54:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes

22 august 2024 - 16:00:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...

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Chinese hospital ship docks in Cape Town

22 august 2024 - 07:36:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Chinese hospital ship, Peace Ark, on Thursday docked in Cape Town at the [...] Full text...

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'Israeli settler violence in West Bank triggers largest forcible transfer since October 2023'

22 august 2024 - 05:25:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian [...] Full text...

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UN announces Sudan aid breakthrough

21 august 2024 - 20:03:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline

21 august 2024 - 19:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire talks continue

20 august 2024 - 06:06:55
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence - UN

20 august 2024 - 05:40:54
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN authorities in Sudan on Monday confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been [...] Full text...

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US again urges Sudanese Armed Forces to attend peace talks in Geneva

19 august 2024 - 05:46:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - UN Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underscored the need for the Sudanese Armed Forces [...] Full text...

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UN, partners call for end of violence against aid workers

19 august 2024 - 05:23:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the [...] Full text...

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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan

18 august 2024 - 14:37:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery

18 august 2024 - 05:27:43
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the decision by the Sudanese authorities to reopen a [...] Full text...

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UN airlifts ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need

17 august 2024 - 06:43:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for [...] Full text...

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Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access

16 august 2024 - 17:01:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing

16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...

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Most of Gaza 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief

15 august 2024 - 15:07:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights [...] Full text...

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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 [...] Full text...

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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

14 august 2024 - 12:48:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

14 august 2024 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

13 august 2024 - 16:53:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school

13 august 2024 - 05:53:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams

12 august 2024 - 15:58:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...

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Evacuation orders this week affect thousands in north and south Gaza - UN

10 august 2024 - 05:41:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 60,000 Palestinians have moved towards western Khan Younis in Gaza in the past 72 [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death

09 august 2024 - 16:40:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Foreign Minister calls for clear focus on shared goals of peace, and justice in Palestine

09 august 2024 - 14:28:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Gambians Abroad, has urged that the 15th Session [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order

09 august 2024 - 07:12:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

08 august 2024 - 07:42:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid

08 august 2024 - 07:07:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) With famine confirmed in the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, there are growing concerns that [...] Full text...

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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people (A feature by UN News)

07 august 2024 - 12:48:21
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan

07 august 2024 - 05:36:12
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken urges Sudan's military ruler to participate in ceasefire talks

06 august 2024 - 09:52:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken by phone with the Head of the [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation

06 august 2024 - 07:08:33
Deir al-Balah, Palestine (PANA) - It is a massive challenge to balance operational necessity and aid workers’ personal safety in [...] Full text...

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Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official

06 august 2024 - 05:53:20
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive [...] Full text...

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World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp: Humanitarians

05 august 2024 - 08:08:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A man-made famine has taken hold of one of Darfur's largest displacement sites, Zamzam camp near [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

03 august 2024 - 07:25:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration

03 august 2024 - 07:09:05
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians' efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war

02 august 2024 - 05:47:56
New York, US (PANA) (PANA) - Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’

02 august 2024 - 05:35:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls [...] Full text...

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Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan - Report

02 august 2024 - 05:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...

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Famine conditions prevalent in parts of North Darfur -IPC

01 august 2024 - 18:30:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Thursday concluded that [...] Full text...

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Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report

01 august 2024 - 05:31:03
New York, US (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a [...] Full text...

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UN supports Sudanese refugees in Libya 

31 july 2024 - 05:14:49
New York, US (PANA) - A $5.3 million allocation from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will support some [...] Full text...

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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies

30 july 2024 - 14:02:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...

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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages

30 july 2024 - 06:31:44
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave’s displaced

30 july 2024 - 06:20:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New forced displacements have continued in Gaza as regional tensions escalate after a deadly strike in [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital

29 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Nairobi, 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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Why working with traditional and religious leaders changes the dynamic for community-led development in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Issa Bitang A Tiati and Odilia R. Hebga

27 july 2024 - 09:53:21
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Chad, Nigeria, and Lake Chad, has been beleaguered by [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Evacuation orders displace thousands, disrupt aid operations

27 july 2024 - 06:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and [...] Full text...

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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council

27 july 2024 - 05:47:01
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...

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Libya warns against foreign interference in Sudan crisis

26 july 2024 - 11:27:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Minister of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Al-Taher Al-Baour, has [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers

25 july 2024 - 12:18:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources

24 july 2024 - 18:41:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'

24 july 2024 - 18:27:19
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...

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UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi

24 july 2024 - 05:46:58
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges

24 july 2024 - 05:17:06
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...

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Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA

22 july 2024 - 16:16:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while [...] Full text...

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Sudan aid obstacles impact lifesaving relief effort

21 july 2024 - 06:50:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Boost for UNRWA as UK decides to restore funding

20 july 2024 - 07:27:19
London, UK (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) welcomed the decision by the United [...] Full text...

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Top UN court says Israel's continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is "unlawful"

19 july 2024 - 15:57:00
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA)  - In a landmark opinion, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday said Israel’s continued [...] Full text...

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Morocco's economy proves resilient but private sector faces challenges

19 july 2024 - 07:41:58
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Despite various obstacles, including a slowdown in the global economy, an inflation shock, and the Al [...] Full text...

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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza

19 july 2024 - 05:41:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...

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‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies

18 july 2024 - 18:39:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African rail authority secures US$1 billion loan

18 july 2024 - 17:48:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday confirmed that it had approved a US$1 billion [...] Full text...

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Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development: World Bank Blog By Chris Wellisz

18 july 2024 - 08:13:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary [...] Full text...

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Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated

17 july 2024 - 18:18:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis in [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting

17 july 2024 - 07:26:12
New York, US (PANA) - Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from [...] Full text...

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Sudan displacement hits ‘grim milestone’

17 july 2024 - 06:40:37
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million people in Sudan have been displaced since war erupted last April, [...] Full text...

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AfDB's sovereign portfolio retains top spot in 2024 Aid Transparency Index

17 july 2024 - 06:32:34
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The global campaign for aid and development transparency has again named the African Development Bank’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: More than 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher with supplies running out, warns WHO

16 july 2024 - 13:05:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies

15 july 2024 - 13:27:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians [...] Full text...

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Conflict escalation in DR Congo linked to deadly Mpox threat

13 july 2024 - 05:58:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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UN assists around 600,000 in Mali in first quarter of 2024

13 july 2024 - 05:49:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners are continuing to support Malian Government-led aid efforts, reaching an [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Concern mounts over fate of besieged El Fasher city

12 july 2024 - 05:27:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City

11 july 2024 - 06:04:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for [...] Full text...

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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief

10 july 2024 - 14:47:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...

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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

09 july 2024 - 15:37:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Another UN school suffers Israeli as war passes ninth month

08 july 2024 - 15:15:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage [...] Full text...

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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

05 july 2024 - 07:22:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people [...] Full text...

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Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts

04 july 2024 - 05:48:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of [...] Full text...

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Alarming drop in global funding to people in war and crisis: Humanitarian charity

03 july 2024 - 12:20:52
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - Halfway into 2024, only 18 percent of the funding needed for humanitarian assistance globally has been [...] Full text...

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Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’

03 july 2024 - 05:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo

03 july 2024 - 05:49:32
Kinshasa, 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 - 05:38:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to [...] Full text...

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