Two billion women without access to social protection
15 october 2024 - 16:16:55New York, US (PANA) - A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions [...] Full text...
UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict
14 october 2024 - 16:56:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa
08 october 2024 - 05:09:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by [...] Full text...
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Working from home is powering productivity: IMF article by Nicholas Bloom
02 october 2024 - 05:39:32Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown [...] Full text...
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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
16 september 2024 - 05:42:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...
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A journey to empowering women in Africa's energy sector: World Bank Blog By Fowzia Hassan, Meskerem Mulatu Legesse, Marie-Paule Ngaleu and Osman Bin Masood
27 august 2024 - 08:31:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - This year, we witnessed the birth of a movement in Kigali, Rwanda: the Women in Energy [...] Full text...
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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
20 august 2024 - 06:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...
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Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns
15 august 2024 - 06:15:01New York, US (PANA) - One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least [...] Full text...
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Gambia, MRCG at LSHTM achieved longitudinal population study
14 august 2024 - 13:40:39Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Medical Research Council Unit the Gambia at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [...] Full text...
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Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF
25 july 2024 - 05:59:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according [...] Full text...
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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief
10 july 2024 - 14:47:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...
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New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food
25 june 2024 - 13:03:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one [...] Full text...
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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies
22 june 2024 - 00:38:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies
21 june 2024 - 17:59:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for unity after tightly contested polls
15 june 2024 - 07:14:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa in the early hours of Saturday called on South Africans to [...] Full text...
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Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people
05 june 2024 - 19:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people are facing serious health complications due to climate [...] Full text...
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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly
01 june 2024 - 11:25:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...
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WHA approves first-ever resolution on social participation for primary health care
30 may 2024 - 12:31:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed on a resolution on social participation [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank
13 may 2024 - 14:34:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has [...] Full text...
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Peace or war, midwives keep delivering, says UNFPA
05 may 2024 - 16:28:05New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet [...] Full text...
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African leaders unveil bold transformation agenda at summit, backed by powerful new coalition
29 april 2024 - 13:43:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) — In a historic show of unity, 19 African Heads of State on Monday assembled at a major [...] Full text...
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Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths
17 april 2024 - 05:31:01New York, US (PANA) - African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications [...] Full text...
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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems
12 april 2024 - 11:27:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...
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Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
09 april 2024 - 13:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for [...] Full text...
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Healthcare and education ‘inaccessible’ for displaced
09 april 2024 - 05:18:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only one in two countries offer guaranteed healthcare and educational access to all migrants, UN migration [...] Full text...
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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)
07 april 2024 - 16:53:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital
02 april 2024 - 12:44:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’
26 march 2024 - 18:09:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
26 march 2024 - 18:03:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
19 march 2024 - 13:10:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] 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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‘The patriarchy may be pushing back, but so are we’, says UN chief
13 march 2024 - 16:34:30New York, US (PANA) - Around the world women’s rights are under attack, and governments must act to reverse that [...] Full text...
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South African child repatriated from Senegal
13 march 2024 - 09:13:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities have repatriated a two-year-old baby from a prison in Dakar, Senegal. The [...] Full text...
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‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
13 march 2024 - 05:40:38New York, US (PANA) - The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone, the UN announced on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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South Africa approaches World Court over Israel again
07 march 2024 - 09:17:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask [...] Full text...
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Kenyan doctor cited for professional misconduct for favouring boy over girl during birth
06 march 2024 - 12:22:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan doctor who stated that he favoured a boy-child over the girl-child during an operation [...] Full text...
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US urges Mali's transitional govt to honour pledge for free, fair elections
01 march 2024 - 05:33:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has called on Mali’s transition government to honor its commitments to its citizens [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA warns of lack of functioning health centres in Gaza
25 february 2024 - 05:23:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said just seven of its 23 health centres [...] Full text...
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Celebrate both: the road already travelled and the one ahead to empower women and girls in Togo: World Bank Blog By Miriam Muller and Jozefien Van Damme
22 february 2024 - 12:03:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - It’s important to celebrate – there are reasons to celebrate. We should take this positive energy [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Lifesaving medical care collapsing under assault in Gaza: WHO
17 february 2024 - 05:41:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The largest remaining hospital in southern Gaza is “barely functional”, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation
06 february 2024 - 06:05:47New York, US (PANA) - Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)
22 january 2024 - 10:03:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...
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Gaza-Palestine crisis: Babies being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages
19 january 2024 - 15:31:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Babies are being “delivered into hell” in Gaza with many others likely dying as a result [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNICEF warns against 'triple threat stalking' children in Gaza
13 january 2024 - 08:01:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition [...] Full text...
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More than 234,000 Burundian refugees repatriated by the end of December 2023
12 january 2024 - 14:10:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 234,000 Burundian refugees, almost half of the total supposedly living in exile abroad, returned [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa takes aim at Israel at The Hague
12 january 2024 - 09:52:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu wearing a Palestinian scarf was erected in Cape [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’
06 january 2024 - 05:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s relief chief on Friday warned that “Gaza has simply become uninhabitable” and demanded Israeli forces [...] Full text...
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Israel/Gaza crisis: Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitarians
02 january 2024 - 15:05:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza. This [...] Full text...
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Billions of Christians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2023 - 06:00:40Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians are on Monday celebrating Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, who they believe [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHO
21 december 2023 - 15:18:25Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery [...] 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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Experts call for new focus on long-term health challenges due to childbirth
08 december 2023 - 06:40:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused [...] Full text...
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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
21 november 2023 - 15:48:36Geneva/New York (PANA) -- Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new, updated recommendations on treatment of mental, neurological and substance use conditions
20 november 2023 - 21:02:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Mondayy published the third edition of the Mental Health Gap Action [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief
18 november 2023 - 06:03:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: AKWABA, official song for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, goes live
01 november 2023 - 11:34:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - As preparations for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 gather momentum, [...] Full text...
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Closing childcare policy gaps offers high return on investment: ILO
27 october 2023 - 05:42:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Providing continuous childcare to parents from the birth of their child to the start of mandatory [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel
25 october 2023 - 12:49:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in Gaza risked grinding to a halt on Wednesday due to the ongoing fuel [...] 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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Middle East crisis: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza
13 october 2023 - 06:16:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN [...] Full text...
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Liberian communities deliver better health, sexual education for empowered adolescent girls (World Bank Blog (By Amaka Momah-Haruna, Girl and Women’s Empowerment)
11 october 2023 - 15:23:08Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A few months ago, during a trip to Liberia, I had the opportunity to meet a [...] Full text...
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Some 24,000 women in Libya's disaster zones need humanitarian aid, says UNFPA
06 october 2023 - 11:50:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 24,000 women and girls in flood-affected areas of eastern Libya are in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...
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1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn
06 october 2023 - 05:47:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from [...] Full text...
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‘Magnificent diversity’ of humanity is a treasure, not a threat, Guterres says
02 october 2023 - 05:13:50New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating Monday’s International Day of Non-Violence, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all nations to “unite [...] Full text...
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African leaders urged to pursue ambitious action at Africa Climate Summit
02 september 2023 - 10:38:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African leaders convening in Nairobi for the African Climate week and inaugural Climate Summit must pursue [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn
15 august 2023 - 18:44:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be [...] Full text...
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‘Let’s make breastfeeding at work, work’, urge UN agencies
01 august 2023 - 18:13:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, emphasising the need for greater breastfeeding [...] Full text...
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Women outnumber men in Mauritius
24 july 2023 - 08:57:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that in 2022, the population of Mauritius comprised 638,462 women compared [...] Full text...
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Mali's transitional government promulgates new constitution
23 july 2023 - 13:45:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government on Saturday promulgated the country's new Constitution, which is seen as a key step [...] 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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UNFPA launches State of World Population Report 2023
11 july 2023 - 12:18:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday launched the state of World Population Report 2023, [...] 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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‘Inclusion is strength’ stresses UN, marking Albinism Awareness Day
14 june 2023 - 06:02:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider inclusion of persons with albinism can go a long way towards ensuring they live free [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians
04 june 2023 - 11:25:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the crisis in Sudan rages without an end in sight, UN agencies and partners have [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for protection of children on the move from violence
25 may 2023 - 05:20:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top advocate on ending violence against children joined UN agencies on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism
24 may 2023 - 15:27:55New York, US (PANA) - New ideas must open fresh pathways towards finally ending the era of colonialism and to [...] Full text...
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Progress on human health ‘in peril’, warns UN chief
21 may 2023 - 18:07:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy has grown by 50 per cent since the birth of the UN World [...] Full text...
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Burundi aims to become centre of excellence, regional reference centre in ICT by 2025
12 may 2023 - 18:51:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has the ambition to achieve universal access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) "to accelerate [...] Full text...
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Premature births claim a million lives yearly: Report
10 may 2023 - 05:59:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted [...] Full text...
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One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report
09 may 2023 - 05:27:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for [...] 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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LEAD: Sudan conflict: Army says it has 'neutralised' half of fighting capabilities of RSF militia
01 may 2023 - 12:46:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Monday said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) amassed over [...] Full text...
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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)
30 april 2023 - 16:35:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...
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Toy gun accidents land 400 in Tripoli Eye Hospital
24 april 2023 - 20:04:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 400 cases of eye injuries, mainly to children, which occurred during the Eid-al-Adha [...] Full text...
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Sudan Crisis: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
21 april 2023 - 06:03:03New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Thursday appealed to the warring parties in Sudan to observe [...] Full text...
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End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognise women’s rights: UNFPA
20 april 2023 - 05:53:40New York, US (PANA) - Women’s bodies must not be held captive to government policies or “alarmist narratives” concerning population [...] Full text...
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US State Department aware of detention of American in Tripoli, Libya
13 april 2023 - 13:35:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US State Department has said it is aware of reports of an American being held [...] Full text...
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Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022 (A UNFP feature)
11 april 2023 - 04:52:43Kigoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Last year, 6,235 women and girls gave birth at Nyarugusu refugee camp. And not one of [...] Full text...
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UNICEF, Government of The Gambia and Education Above All Foundation launch project to support 66,765 out of school children
16 march 2023 - 15:43:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, the Office of the First Lady of The Gambia, [...] Full text...
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Pope appeals to South Sudan’s leaders to halt bloodshed
03 february 2023 - 17:30:30Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has called for peace in South Sudan and reminded those in power that [...] Full text...
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Mauritius extends the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 years
01 february 2023 - 16:23:29Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has from 1 January this year extended the paediatric age limit from 12 to 16 [...] Full text...
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UN experts to intervene in Zambia lead pollution case
20 january 2023 - 05:17:20Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A South African court has allowed a group of UN-appointed experts to intervene in a [...] Full text...
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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA
13 january 2023 - 06:51:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left [...] Full text...
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UN report calls for re-thinking social protection as the world ages
13 january 2023 - 06:12:59New York, US (PANA) - With the number of people aged 65 and over projected to more than double by [...] Full text...
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Preparatory Forum for National Reconciliation Conference in Libya ends
12 january 2023 - 20:14:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preparatory forum of the National Reconciliation Conference concluded its work on Thursday evening in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
06 january 2023 - 12:04:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report (EMBARGOED until 00.01 GMT 10 January 2023 )
05 january 2023 - 14:20:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and [...] Full text...
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Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Kenya's Turkana County
28 december 2022 - 05:22:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas
25 december 2022 - 05:38:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians across the world are on Sunday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of [...] Full text...
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26th edition of Democratic Interrogation Space opens in Bamako
10 december 2022 - 16:44:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 26th edition of the Democratic Interrogation Space (EID) opened here Saturday within the framework of [...] Full text...
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Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report
01 december 2022 - 14:21:11Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is [...] 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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WHO urges immediate skin to skin contact for babies born prematurely
16 november 2022 - 05:53:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Premature babies should be given skin to skin contact immediately after birth to improve their survival [...] Full text...
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‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth
15 november 2022 - 19:51:04New York, US (PANA) - The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022
02 november 2022 - 07:37:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective [...] Full text...
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Libyans begin festivities to commemorate Maouloud, birthday of the Prophet Mohamed
07 october 2022 - 20:03:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The festivities commemorating Maouloud, the birthday of the Prophet of Islam, Mohamed (pbuh), started on Friday [...] Full text...
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Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support
27 september 2022 - 14:38:14Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: As global economic crises ‘pile up’, Ghanaian leader says it's time for urgent attention
22 september 2022 - 06:20:01New York, US (PANA) - It was doubtful that any generation of Earth’s inhabitants has ever witnessed “such a perfect [...] Full text...
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77th UN General Assembly: Macky Sall calls for fairer global governance
21 september 2022 - 19:20:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, said on Tuesday, before the 77th General Assembly of the United [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson pleads at the UN for Africa's place in G20
21 september 2022 - 18:25:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall reiterated on Tuesday at the United Nations Assembly the request of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Patient Identification Wristband project
17 september 2022 - 08:59:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Friday launched a pilot Patient Identification Wristband that will provide the name, [...] Full text...
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Secretary-General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie visits Mauritius
08 september 2022 - 07:59:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Mrs Louise Mushikiwabo, arrived in Mauritius Wednesday for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius sees decline in birth rate, says Health Minister
06 september 2022 - 09:47:52Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness of Mauritius, Kailesh Jagutpal, has observed that the birth rate [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: UNHCR’s chief urges more backing for solutions as the country continues to host refugees
28 august 2022 - 05:21:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a visit to the [...] Full text...
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WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola
20 august 2022 - 05:26:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to gradually increase percentage of breastfeeding to 50%
10 august 2022 - 08:20:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, has said that an action plan has been [...] Full text...
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Gambian President urges the public to register for biometric birth certificate, health insurance
04 august 2022 - 11:08:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on members of the public to register for the newly [...] Full text...
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More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C: WHO
29 july 2022 - 10:29:08Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - More than 91 million Africans live with Hepatitis B or C, which are the deadliest strains of the virus, according to a World Health [...] Full text...
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Heart disease and diabetes mellitus, leading causes of deaths in Mauritius
22 july 2022 - 09:59:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday that diabetes mellitus and heart disease were respectively responsible for 20.7% [...] Full text...
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Women outnumber men by 14,054 in Mauritius
20 july 2022 - 09:05:46Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius comprised of 640,057 women compared to 626,003 men in 2021, Statistics Mauritius [...] Full text...
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New UN resilience project paves ‘pathway to peace and sustainable development’ in Nigeria
15 july 2022 - 05:41:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be given “a lifeline,” thanks to a new [...] Full text...
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World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows
11 july 2022 - 19:42:38New York, US (PANA) - The global population will reach eight billion on 15 November, the UN’s "World Population Prospects [...] Full text...
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‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief
06 july 2022 - 05:27:13New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a third of all women in developing countries, start having children at the age [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire welcomes families home, as refugee status formally ends
21 june 2022 - 05:13:24Abidjan, Core d'Ivoire (PANA) - The resolution of a civil conflict fuelled-displacement crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, that at its height [...] Full text...
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Libyans condemn latest armed clashes in Tripoli
11 june 2022 - 20:16:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The gun battles between two armed groups in Tripoli on Friday night, which reiterated the persistence [...] Full text...
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First year of COVID-19 pandemic led to 4.5 million excess deaths - WHO
20 may 2022 - 18:20:52-Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated in its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges UN Security Council to renew arms embargo on South Sudan
19 may 2022 - 06:04:47Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty Internationl, has urged the United Nations Security Council to renew its [...] Full text...
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EU gives Burundi 9.3 million euro to strengthen resilience of rural communities
17 may 2022 - 12:23:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has given Burundi 9.3 million euro to strengthen the resilience of rural [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan
26 april 2022 - 09:30:12Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, [...] Full text...
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UN health agency launches bid to stop new global pandemic
01 april 2022 - 06:13:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion [...] Full text...
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WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth
30 march 2022 - 14:53:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR and partners seek US$1.2 billion to address Africa’s largest refugee crisis
18 march 2022 - 12:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), together with 102 humanitarian and development partners is appealing [...] Full text...
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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)
15 march 2022 - 15:07:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...
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Benin to showcase its royal treasures returned by France
18 february 2022 - 21:13:20Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The royal treasures of Benin, recently repatriated from France, will be put on exhibition from Sunday [...] Full text...
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Children, long-term refugees among population at risk of statelessness in Horn of Africa
03 february 2022 - 13:14:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) say children and long-term refugees are among populations a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP paints bleak picture of humanitarian situation
28 january 2022 - 17:51:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering [...] Full text...
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Ghanaians celebrate Christmas with calls for strict observance of COVID-19 protocols
25 december 2021 - 08:03:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Saturday celebrating Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirrus: Africa focused governance thinktank points out roadmap to pandemic recovery
08 december 2021 - 12:47:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A chronic shortfall in reliable health data is affecting better health policymaking in Africa with only [...] Full text...
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UNHCR recommends end of refugee status for Ivorians by June next year
08 october 2021 - 05:54:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) recommended [...] Full text...
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Libyan women urged to actively participate in upcoming elections
06 october 2021 - 18:02:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has called on Libyan women to actively [...] Full text...
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UN World Data Forum meets at ‘critical time’ with COVID battle ongoing
02 october 2021 - 06:36:12Bern, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius launches Digital Vaccination Pass
01 october 2021 - 08:03:30Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Friday launched the Digital COVID-19 Vaccination Pass that will be used to have access [...] Full text...
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WHO: Abuse allegations amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’
29 september 2021 - 05:50:08Gene,a Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN [...] Full text...
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UN expert cites South Sudanese elite for looting oil revenue
23 september 2021 - 14:41:24Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders are undermining human rights and endangering security, the Commission on Human Rights in [...] Full text...
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Egypt-based African Businessmen Association holds Senegalese Business Day
10 september 2021 - 10:42:38Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) - The Cairo-based Egyptian-African Businessmen Association (EABA) has held a "Senegalese Business Day" that brought together leading [...] Full text...
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Healthcare practitioners battle to restore maternal services after drastic disruption
31 august 2021 - 22:06:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare professionals across the African continent have been investing in the restoration of maternal healthcare services [...] Full text...
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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF
28 august 2021 - 05:48:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 110 illegal migrants
05 august 2021 - 11:46:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 110 illegal migrants of various nationalities, who were heading for European shores in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce national action plan on breastfeeding
05 august 2021 - 06:54:53Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jaguptal, said that a national action plan [...] Full text...
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25 years on, world remembers Nigeria’s Atlanta’96 Olympics heroes
03 august 2021 - 17:09:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - August 3, 1996, would be etched forever in the memory of African football custodian and even [...] Full text...
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Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: WHO, UNICEF chiefs
03 august 2021 - 05:56:03New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Zuma's daughter slams Naomi Campbell
02 august 2021 - 13:17:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Jabu Zuma, has slammed British super model Naomi Campbell for penning an open letter [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for elimination of hepatitis by 2030
29 july 2021 - 05:15:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency pointed out on Wednesday, World Hepatitis Day, that every 30 seconds a person [...] Full text...
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Mauritian women have higher life expectancy than men
22 july 2021 - 08:12:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live some 6.8 years longer than men, Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday in its [...] Full text...
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Rights experts condemn ‘dramatic rise’ in attacks on so-called slaves in Mali
19 july 2021 - 15:46:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more to [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence
06 july 2021 - 21:13:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of [...] Full text...
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Gambia registers progress in improving access to education for girls
16 june 2021 - 16:03:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has made considerable progress in improving access to education, especially for girls, the UN Children's [...] Full text...
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WB supports access to early childhood development services in Morocco
06 june 2021 - 11:42:20Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$450 million loan to support Morocco’s long-term strategy to strengthen [...] Full text...
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Malian woman gives birth to nine children by C-section in Morocco
05 may 2021 - 15:29:47Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian woman, Halima Cissé, has given birth to nine babies by cesarean section instead of [...] Full text...
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UNFPA chief urges more international support for stability in Sudan
21 march 2021 - 14:43:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Keeping mothers and babies together could save more than 125,000 lives - WHO
16 march 2021 - 15:34:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' population inched up by 0.04% in 2020, says Statistics Mauritius
16 march 2021 - 07:09:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The population of Mauritius in 2020 stood at 1,266,030, comprising 626,156 males and 639,874 females, as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: About 1.4 million unintended pregnancies as pandemic disrupts contraception services
12 march 2021 - 06:03:46New York, US (PANA) - One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said [...] Full text...
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Profile: Joselpho Barnes - Walking in his father’s footsteps with Ghana
04 march 2021 - 20:38:18Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Striker Joselpho Barnes hopes he can be the next Ghanaian star to come out of the [...] Full text...
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Malian police arrest members of counterfeiting network in Bamako
03 march 2021 - 12:32:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian police have arrested three individuals accused of setting up a personal business specialising in the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to improve maternal, new-born and child health
25 february 2021 - 07:02:45Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian health authorities on Wednesday launched a Maternal and Child Health Handbook, aiming at empowering women [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior minister denounces corruption plaguing state institutions in Libya
09 february 2021 - 21:22:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, Tuesday denounced the corruption plaguing [...] Full text...
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American missionary jailed 15 years for sexually abusing orphaned children in Kenya
05 february 2021 - 10:25:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An American missionary and philanthropist who set up an orphanage in Kenya has been sent to [...] Full text...
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WHO chief calls for ‘less politicking’ over health
06 january 2021 - 07:29:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN [...] Full text...
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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN
04 january 2021 - 08:21:09New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...
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Christians celebrate Christmas despite COVID-19
25 december 2020 - 06:37:12Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Billions of Christians in the world are on Friday celebrating Christmas to mark birth of Jesus [...] Full text...
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DR Congo registers new birth of gorilla in Virunga Park
23 december 2020 - 21:23:51"Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Virunga National Park (PNVi) announced Wednesday the birth of a new gorilla in the [...] Full text...
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Kenya grants citizenship to stateless Zimbabweans at Independence Day fete
13 december 2020 - 12:16:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has taken an extraordinary step of granting citizenship to 1,600 stateless Zimbabweans from the Shona [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN concern mounts over shortages, child welfare in Tigray region
09 december 2020 - 05:55:43New York, US (PANA) - The dire shortage of food, water, fuel and cash in the Tigray region in northern [...] Full text...
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More than 600 minors became mothers in northwestern Bénin in first half of year
08 december 2020 - 21:11:06Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - A total of 655 minors became mothers from January to June in the department of Donga, [...] Full text...
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South African lottery makes history
02 december 2020 - 17:10:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African national lottery has recorded a world first by announcing the winning [...] Full text...
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New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa
18 november 2020 - 05:51:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 10,000 health workers are to be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through [...] Full text...
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UNHCR gives Congo 2,000 birth certificate registers
13 november 2020 - 12:06:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given the Congolese government [...] Full text...
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WHO chief says it is time for the world to heal
09 november 2020 - 17:48:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told Member States on Monday that efforts to tackle [...] Full text...
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Mauritius registers negative population growth of -0.04 % in 2019
07 november 2020 - 10:02:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius registered a negative population growth rate of -0.04 percent in 2019, for the first time [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Crisis born from caricatures of Prophet of Islam highlighted in the news
31 october 2020 - 17:13:12Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press published in Mauritania this week devoted most of its comments to the global crisis [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian govt. condemns terrorist attack on Notre-Dame church in Nice
30 october 2020 - 17:52:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement released on Friday, the Mauritanian government has condemned Thursday's terrorist attack on the [...] Full text...
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UN’s mission ‘more important than ever’, Secretary-General says at UN Day ceremony
27 october 2020 - 05:42:48New York, US (PANA) - Seventy-five years after world leaders united to promote global peace and progress through cooperation, representatives [...] Full text...
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National Assembly moves to stop #EndSARS protests across Nigeria
20 october 2020 - 17:17:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Assembly have taken the lead in moves to stop the ongoing #EndSARS protests and [...] Full text...
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Accelerating learning, earnings of adolescent girls, young women in the Sahel
17 october 2020 - 09:42:52Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A significant scale-up of activities for the Sahel Women Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project [...] Full text...
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WHO concerned with failing stock of four vaccines for children in Libya
17 october 2020 - 00:07:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Friday that four vaccines for children were being withdrawn while [...] Full text...
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Stillbirths: An unnecessary, unspeakable tragedy – UN report
08 october 2020 - 16:08:44New York, US (PANA) - A stillborn baby is delivered every 16 seconds, which translates into nearly two million infants [...] Full text...
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Babies now vaccinated against hepatitis B from birth in Benin
06 october 2020 - 18:13:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Babies born in Benin will now be vaccinated against hepatitis B within 24 hours of birth, [...] Full text...
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Flooding, surging inflation threaten humanitarian assistance in Sudan
02 october 2020 - 16:41:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the [...] Full text...
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First appearance in court of hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' movie dominates headlines in Rwanda
26 september 2020 - 17:07:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan media headlines were dominated this week by the the first appearance in court of the [...] Full text...
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Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women, children’s health
26 september 2020 - 09:35:15New York, US (PANA) - Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened [...] Full text...
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Pregnant women join ‘Women’s Lives Matter’ protest in The Gambia
23 september 2020 - 22:09:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – A large number of pregnant women Wednesday joined other women in a protest tagged ‘Women’s Lives [...] Full text...
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How Africa’s health systems gain from polio eradication experience
23 september 2020 - 10:38:57Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The polio response has brought many skilled technicians into Africa’s health systems as the Global Polio [...] Full text...
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Mauritania embarks on strategy to benefit from the AfCFTA
18 september 2020 - 00:10:49Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The ministry of Trade and Tourism Thursday brought together several dozen stakeholders to present and validate [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Physical and Sports Education (PSE) teachers set up union
17 september 2020 - 17:11:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Physical and Sports Education (PSE) teachers now have a union, called SEEPSS. Set up on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, UN agencies warn
09 september 2020 - 16:35:54New York, US (PANA) - The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ICRC blames epidemic for respiratory infections, diarrhea spike in Somalia
26 august 2020 - 22:11:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian organization Wednesday raised the alarm on a spike in respiratory infections in Somalia due [...] Full text...
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New study: Living at higher altitudes associated with higher levels of child stunting
25 august 2020 - 07:13:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residing at higher altitude is associated with greater rates of stunting, even for children living [...] Full text...
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Tension mounts in Libya with persistence of electricity supply crisis (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)
13 august 2020 - 23:10:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The problem of electricity in Libya is a recurring issue, particularly during the summer period when [...] Full text...
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Rwanda to switch to new East Africa E-Passport
13 august 2020 - 13:22:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration on Thursday announced that all ordinary passports will be [...] Full text...
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