Benin: An African pioneer – IMF Country Focus
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Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its [...] Full text...
‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth
02 february 2025 - 17:50:33Port au Prince, Haiti (PANA) - Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of [...] Full text...
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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda
02 february 2025 - 15:42:18Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Uganda Ministry of Health on 30 January 2025, declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease [...] Full text...
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MENA is open to work: Tackling the jobs deficit: World Bank Bog By Ousmane Dione and Roberta Gatti
02 february 2025 - 12:32:06Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with South Africa
02 february 2025 - 08:26:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa’s economy has continued to face challenges in recent years, the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with South Africa
02 february 2025 - 07:01:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa’s economy has continued to face challenges in recent years, the International Monetary Fund [...] Full text...
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UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and rights situation in eastern DR Congo
31 january 2025 - 20:33:28New York, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern [...] Full text...
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'Improved resilience to weather shocks can boost Zimbabwe’s recovery'
31 january 2025 - 08:38:20Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economic outlook is positive, with recovery from the 2019/20 COVID-19 recession and the 2024 El [...] Full text...
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Malawi needs urgent action on macroeconomic reforms and transformative potential of mining: WB report
31 january 2025 - 08:28:24Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s economic recovery remains fragile due to lagging implementation of macroeconomic reforms and a series of [...] Full text...
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African schools gear up for the AI revolution (Feature by By Conor Lennon, UN News)
31 january 2025 - 05:17:41New York, US (PANA) - The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting [...] Full text...
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Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows
30 january 2025 - 06:07:56Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the [...] Full text...
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UNAIDS welcomes US decision to keep funding life-saving HIV treatment
29 january 2025 - 19:53:50New York, US (PANA) - UNAIDS has welcomed Wednesday’s emergency waiver from the United States Secretary of State that will [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns WHO
29 january 2025 - 19:46:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...
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War in Sudan: Nearly one million people forcibly displaced to Chad
29 january 2025 - 10:59:50Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - More than twenty international charity organisations have again flagged the appalling conditions in which about [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian govt shuts down key rights groups
29 january 2025 - 08:57:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian authorities have shit down two more prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks as [...] Full text...
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How to close Africa's energy access gap: World Bank Blog By Anna Bjerde, World Bank Managing Director of Operations
29 january 2025 - 07:29:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - What will it take to bring electricity to 300 million people in Africa who [...] Full text...
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Heads of State commit to concrete plans to transform Africa’s energy sector, with strong backing of global partners
29 january 2025 - 07:27:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Thirty African Heads of State and governments have committed to concrete reforms and actions [...] Full text...
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US is 'deeply troubled' by eastern DRC fighting - Rubio
29 january 2025 - 06:01:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said his country is “deeply troubled” by escalation [...] Full text...
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Children killed in Darfur hospital attack - UNICEF
29 january 2025 - 05:48:25New York, US (PANA) - At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an [...] Full text...
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DR Congo emergency: Next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies
28 january 2025 - 17:52:28Kinshasa, DR C (PANA) - The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls on US to exempt development and humanitarian funds from aid ‘pause’
28 january 2025 - 04:45:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on the US Government to consider “additional exemptions” to [...] Full text...
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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa
27 january 2025 - 22:15:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...
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South Sudan natural resources can promote inclusive economic growth: WB report
27 january 2025 - 13:01:56Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new South Sudan Natural Resource Review (NRR) report released on Monday by the World [...] Full text...
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Joint military technical team for Libya discusses border security
26 january 2025 - 15:37:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The joint technical coordination team composed of the Eastern and Western military and security institutions in [...] Full text...
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Libyan youth call for sustainability of ceasefire agreement and inclusion in state building
26 january 2025 - 15:24:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Twenty-five young men and women joined UN Support MIssion in Libya's team in Tripoli in a [...] Full text...
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UN chief expresses concern about escalation of Sudan war
26 january 2025 - 05:19:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed great concern about the recent escalation of fighting [...] Full text...
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UN relocates non-critical staff from DRC's North Kivu
26 january 2025 - 05:13:58Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity
25 january 2025 - 07:43:48New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic [...] Full text...
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DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
24 january 2025 - 21:44:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have [...] Full text...
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‘We must be there for them now,’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of Gaza’s children
24 january 2025 - 05:17:09New York, US (PANA) - In a rare moment of cautious optimism, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher addressed the [...] Full text...
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Major oil refinery knocked down in central Sudan
23 january 2025 - 16:05:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of blowing up [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation
23 january 2025 - 14:25:45Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
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UN and Partners step un aid to Gaza
23 january 2025 - 05:05:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are “seizing every opportunity” provided by the ceasefire in the Gaza [...] Full text...
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Guterres slams backsliding on climate commitments
22 january 2025 - 12:31:34Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from [...] Full text...
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Aid surging into Gaza ‘at scale’ but massive needs remain: OCHA, WHO
22 january 2025 - 05:59:52Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General addresses Security Council on Middle East
20 january 2025 - 17:28:42New York, US (PANA) - The Middle East is in a period of profound transformation – rife with uncertainty, but [...] Full text...
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UNRWA chief: Ceasefire is the start, not the solution
18 january 2025 - 05:39:28Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Friday welcomed the [...] Full text...
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As heat records fall, experts call for reductions in this often-overlooked greenhouse gas
17 january 2025 - 08:30:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Last week, several prominent scientific organisations confirmed what had been predicted for months: 2024 was the [...] Full text...
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Global economy stabilises, but developing economies face tougher slog EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025, AT 1:00 PM ET, WHICH IS 6:00 PM UTC.
16 january 2025 - 18:42:16Washington DC, US (PANA) - Developing economies -which fuel 60 per cent of global growth - are projected to finish [...] Full text...
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Gaza ceasefire must lead to lasting truce, trigger massive aid expansion - NRC
16 january 2025 - 09:00:23London, UK (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel must end [...] Full text...
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UNICEF: Sudanese children bear brunt of war, famine
16 january 2025 - 08:25:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that in Sudan it is children who [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights ‘hope through action’ for 2025, amid continuing turmoil
15 january 2025 - 20:26:07New York, US (PANA) - The world continues to grapple with unprecedented challenges but there are reasons for cautious optimism [...] Full text...
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Guterres hails Gaza ceasefire deal as ‘critical first step’
15 january 2025 - 20:17:21New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has welcomed Wednesday’s announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and [...] Full text...
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Ambitious climate action to reap large dividends for Cape Verde
15 january 2025 - 12:44:16Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Building resilience and accelerating a low-carbon transition are central to Cape Verde’s sustainable development strategy, [...] Full text...
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Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum annual meeting 2025
14 january 2025 - 16:06:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic [...] Full text...
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‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk
14 january 2025 - 05:55:53London, UK (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights [...] Full text...
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Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City
13 january 2025 - 14:40:35Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end [...] Full text...
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Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’
13 january 2025 - 14:35:47Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the [...] Full text...
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New era of crisis for children, as global conflicts intensify and inequality worsens
13 january 2025 - 06:28:38New York, US (PANA) - The world is entering a new era of crisis for children. Climate change, inequality and [...] Full text...
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It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
12 january 2025 - 06:49:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and there is a responsibility [...] Full text...
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UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California Santa Monica Pier in California, USA.
10 january 2025 - 16:06:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the [...] Full text...
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Medical charity suspends work in Khartoum hospital following attacks by militia
10 january 2025 - 13:47:54Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Friday strongly condemned ongoing violent attacks on patients and [...] Full text...
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Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns
10 january 2025 - 06:57:55New York, US (PANA) - Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from [...] Full text...
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Namibia: New WBG strategy to boost job creation, access to quality services
09 january 2025 - 09:55:29Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Namibia, [...] Full text...
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Rights group appeals to DRC president to halt plans to execute some 170 people
08 january 2025 - 14:30:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has appealed to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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UN expert lauds CAR's law to protect rights defenders
08 january 2025 - 05:00:49The recent adoption of a law increasing protections for human rights defenders in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been [...] Full text...
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Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO
07 january 2025 - 18:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN [...] Full text...
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Global Cooperation at a crossroads: Possibility amid rising geopolitical uncertainty
07 january 2025 - 16:02:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum’s Global Cooperation Barometer offers a critical assessment of the state of global [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers flag communal violence in South Sudan
07 january 2025 - 07:10:10Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in South Sudan and continues to exact [...] Full text...
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‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council
07 january 2025 - 06:55:05New York, US (PANA) - Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced [...] Full text...
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Head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underlines need for ceasefire in Gaza
02 january 2025 - 19:55:07New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Tickets go on sale for historic new FIFA Club World Cup
02 january 2025 - 08:24:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fans of the four African clubs that will compete in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup [...] Full text...
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UNESCO, Foundation L’Oréal Honour two Ghanaian women scientists
01 january 2025 - 17:26:35Paris, France (PANA) - The Foundation L’Oréal and UNESCO have named two Ghanaian women scientists among 30 winners of the [...] Full text...
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CAF sees exciting year ahead for African football in 2025
01 january 2025 - 13:55:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The year 2025 promises to be a thrilling period for African football as CAF organizes a [...] Full text...
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WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19
01 january 2025 - 03:08:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing efforts to understand the [...] Full text...
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Recruitment of child soldiers is on the rise, despite global commitments
01 january 2025 - 03:02:38New York, US (PANA) - 2024 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of a UN commitment to protect children from being recruited [...] Full text...
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2024 is set to be the warmest year on record-WMO
30 december 2024 - 19:17:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’
30 december 2024 - 16:14:54Port Suda, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s civil war, which began in April 2023, continues to inflict misery on the country’s [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’ in New Year Message
30 december 2024 - 14:13:02New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 “a new beginning” in his message for [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State eulogises former President Jimmy Carter
30 december 2024 - 09:49:15Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has eulogised former President Jimmy Carter calling him a [...] Full text...
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The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025 (By Conor Lennon, UN News)
30 december 2024 - 08:18:06Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the [...] Full text...
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Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following Friday's raid and repeated attacks since
28 december 2024 - 18:39:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO says it is appalled by Friday’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which put the last [...] Full text...
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2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’
28 december 2024 - 14:07:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns escalation in Yemen as airstrikes hit Sana’a Airport, key infrastructure
27 december 2024 - 17:04:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday condemned the deadly escalation between Yemen and Israel, following Israeli airstrikes [...] Full text...
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Cultivating resilience: How Malawi can transform social protection and end poverty: World Bank Blog By Cleverton Mbizi
26 december 2024 - 10:01:47Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - As Malawi confronts escalating vulnerabilities from climate change, economic instability, and persistent poverty, the government must [...] Full text...
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Making the digital and physical world safer: Why the Convention against Cybercrime matters
25 december 2024 - 06:09:03New York, US (PANA) - Billions of people worldwide are set to benefit from enhanced safety online and in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s worsening conflict puts millions at risk as starvation spreads
25 december 2024 - 05:59:32New York, US (PANA) - Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and mass [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly adopts milestone cybercrime treaty
25 december 2024 - 05:50:20New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global [...] Full text...
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UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza By Louise Wateridge
24 december 2024 - 15:48:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As we near the end of another year of war and humanitarian crisis, UN News is [...] Full text...
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UN mission, agencies in Libya visit Kufra to address Sudanese refugee situation
21 december 2024 - 11:23:05Kufra, Libya (PANA) - A high-level United Nations delegation visited Kufra in southeastern Libya on Wednesday to assess the ongoing [...] Full text...
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Can Angola, the second largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, transform itself from a food insecure country to a regional food hub? World Bank Blog By Izabela Leao and Nelson Eduardo
21 december 2024 - 11:22:40Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Walking around Luanda, the capital of Angola, it's easy to marvel at the large, modern buildings, [...] Full text...
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Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams
21 december 2024 - 07:48:19Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies
21 december 2024 - 06:55:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee [...] Full text...
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Rights investigators hear harrowing testimonies from Sudanese refugees in Uganda
20 december 2024 - 05:27:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudanese refugees in Uganda have shared distressing accounts of the ongoing conflict in Sudan with the UN [...] Full text...
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Humanity’s fate can't be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council
20 december 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international [...] Full text...
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Displaced women struggle to access land in Far North region of Cameroon
19 december 2024 - 10:18:19Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – A decade of violence in the Lake Chad basin has resulted in half a million displaced [...] Full text...
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Libya's economy set for sustainable growth, increased productivity
18 december 2024 - 11:05:54Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Libya’s economy is expected to stabilise following an agreement ending the leadership crisis at the [...] Full text...
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Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says WHO
18 december 2024 - 05:31:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General calls for support for WHO Academy
17 december 2024 - 21:22:51Lyon, France (PANA) - The WHO Director-General Tuesday called for partnerships and collaboration for the WHO Academy to enable it [...] Full text...
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Migrant workers ‘indispensable’ to global economic growth: ILO
17 december 2024 - 05:19:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International migrants comprised 4.7 per cent of the labour force in 2022 – an indication of [...] Full text...
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Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike
17 december 2024 - 05:13:09Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...
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UN announces plan to address political impasse, overdue elections in Libya
17 december 2024 - 04:47:07New York, US (PANA) - A new UN plan for Libya aims to overcome political deadlock, put the country back [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences
16 december 2024 - 05:06:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...
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Kate Scott, Jalal Bouzrara to present 2024 CAF Awards
15 december 2024 - 12:32:43Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The 2024 CAF Awards will be a celebration of the best of African football with a [...] Full text...
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FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Penalty drama ends Al Ahly's Cup dream
15 december 2024 - 12:17:41Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Al Ahly's hopes of reaching the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final were dashed after a heartbreaking 6-5 [...] Full text...
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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa
14 december 2024 - 12:42:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death [...] Full text...
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Drowning deaths decline globally but the most vulnerable remain at risk
13 december 2024 - 17:35:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a [...] Full text...
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International Rescue Committee: ten percent of people in dire food assistance, globally, reside in Sudan
13 december 2024 - 14:24:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international organization has released a shocking report, saying one in each ten people in [...] Full text...
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Gold Outlook 2025 navigates a fine line influenced by rates, risk and growth
13 december 2024 - 12:41:19London, UK (PANA) - Gold is poised for its best annual performance in more than a decade – up 28% [...] Full text...
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Combatting child sexual abuse in EU member countries
13 december 2024 - 12:39:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal [...] Full text...
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Quality, affordable health services for 1.5 billion people: A vision for healthier, more resilient world: World Bank Blog By Juan Pablo Uribe and Monique Vledder
13 december 2024 - 07:47:44Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The scale of the global health challenge is staggering. Global megatrends—such as decreasing investments in [...] Full text...
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For poorest economies, next 25 years could prove decisive: World Bank
13 december 2024 - 07:26:40Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The next 25 years could prove decisive in determining whether the world’s 26 poorest countries [...] Full text...
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New WHO report reveals governments deprioritizing health spending
12 december 2024 - 14:33:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Global Heath Expenditure Report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the average [...] Full text...
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Without course correction, 20 of 26 countries would remain poor through 2050 – World Bank study
12 december 2024 - 07:10:54EMBARGOED: UNTIL THURSDAY, 12 DECEMBER, 2024, AT 2:00 PM UTC.Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The next 25 years could prove [...] Full text...
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Syrian crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
11 december 2024 - 19:08:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced [...] Full text...
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Housing Africa’s growing population: IMF Blog By Kecia Rust, Executive Director of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa
11 december 2024 - 11:04:15Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets.Informality dominates [...] Full text...
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Poverty, vulnerability remain endemic in South Sudan: World Bank report
11 december 2024 - 07:14:20Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Poverty is endemic, and vulnerability is almost universal in South Sudan following a decade of [...] Full text...
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Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies
11 december 2024 - 05:05:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund [...] Full text...
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UNHCR flags surge in number of displaced people fleeing Sudan to South Sudan
11 december 2024 - 04:46:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of [...] Full text...
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South Sudan electoral body settles for Dec 2026 election date
10 december 2024 - 21:29:23Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudanese electoral body has set December 2026 as the date for holding the [...] Full text...
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UN backed drive to produce electric vehicle batteries kicks off in Zambia
10 december 2024 - 20:42:19Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A project to increase the production of batteries to power electric vehicles has been launched in [...] Full text...
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Reforms needed to stem slow-down in Kenya’s economic growth
10 december 2024 - 07:52:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s GDP is projected to grow at 4.7% in 2024, slower when compared to 5.6% in [...] Full text...
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EU reaffirms its commitment to human rights
09 december 2024 - 16:40:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of [...] Full text...
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Holding the front line against desertification
09 december 2024 - 07:15:59Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they [...] Full text...
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African Continental Free Trade Area -- an opportunity to recharge investment, growth and jobs: World Bank Blog By Priyanka Kher, Xavier. Forneris, Eloïse Obadia, Madelynne Grace Wager
07 december 2024 - 08:56:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers a promising opportunity to revive stagnant investment [...] Full text...
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‘No life without land’ says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting
06 december 2024 - 15:13:22Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive”, according to an [...] Full text...
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Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
06 december 2024 - 15:00:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over [...] Full text...
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2025 FIFA Club World Cup: African coaches react to tough groups
06 december 2024 - 13:28:55Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Some African coaches have reacted to the tough groups handed to them at the draws for [...] Full text...
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How Kenya’s school meals programme feed minds and build resilience: World Bank Blog By Sergio Venegas Marin and Ruth Charo
06 december 2024 - 09:45:08Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Pupils at Mwariki Primary School in Nakuru County of Kenya enjoy fortified porridge provided to target [...] Full text...
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ICAO, ‘a powerful example of multilateralism in action,’ says UN chief
06 december 2024 - 05:21:41New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marked the 80th anniversary of the signing of the convention that [...] Full text...
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Children of Sudan show ‘a strength that deserves recognition’
05 december 2024 - 19:29:33Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah visited Sudan this week, meeting children [...] Full text...
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WHO approves ‘groundbreaking’ TB test
05 december 2024 - 17:27:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A potentially “groundbreaking” new test for tuberculosis (TB) has been endorsed by the UN World Health [...] Full text...
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Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation
05 december 2024 - 17:21:41Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) -The private sector has been urged to make the sustainable management of land a key part [...] Full text...
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African countries count on mineral boom to bolster large scale investment
05 december 2024 - 13:36:34Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - African countries are relying on the mineral potential in the continent to attract large-scale investment into [...] Full text...
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South Africa, Angola to hold high-level trade talks
05 december 2024 - 08:49:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Opportunities to enhance trade and investment relations between South Africa and Angola will be [...] Full text...
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Housing’s unique role in lives and economies demands greater understanding: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt
05 december 2024 - 08:43:42Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Wherever I go these days, the conversation inevitably focuses on the rising cost of housing. [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic designs fiscal instruments for sustainable forestry, economic growth
05 december 2024 - 08:42:15Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The Central African economy has remained stagnant, with GDP growth estimated to register 0.7% in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Libyan youth discuss prevention of hate speech, path to elections
05 december 2024 - 05:35:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 28 young men and women from the western and southern regions of Libya [...] Full text...
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Top UN official says ‘major milestone’ chalked in addressing internal displacement
05 december 2024 - 05:05:42New York, US (PANA) - There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action [...] Full text...
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Broader access to jobs and public services key to addressing inequality, reducing poverty in Africa, says new report
04 december 2024 - 17:17:48Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Unequal and limited access to jobs, finance, and public services such as education and healthcare [...] Full text...
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International organization warns against “alarming gap in humanitarian assistance” worldwide
04 december 2024 - 14:28:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian agency has strongly warned against what it described as an alarming gap” [...] Full text...
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305 million people need lifesaving help next year, says UN’s top aid official
04 december 2024 - 05:27:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set [...] Full text...
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Global financial reform addresses challenges facing developing nations: UN deputy chief
04 december 2024 - 05:12:48New York, US (PANA) - Decisive action is needed to address the financial challenges facing developing nations, UN Deputy Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Droughts: The ‘slow onset, silent killer’
03 december 2024 - 15:22:03Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to [...] Full text...
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Shelter needs have doubled around the world in five years, says international charity
03 december 2024 - 12:23:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The number of crises-affected people in need of a home globally has more than doubled [...] Full text...
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Persistent fall in private borrowing brings global debt down: IMF Blog By Vitor Gaspar, Carlos Gonçalves, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro
03 december 2024 - 11:17:39Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – Global debt decreased about one percentage point to 237 percent GDP in 2023. Empirical [...] Full text...
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Developing countries paid record $1.4 trillion on foreign debt in 2023
03 december 2024 - 07:43:36EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL 3 DECEMBER, 2024, AT 2:30 PM UTCWashington, DC, United States (PANA) - [...] Full text...
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World Court Considers Climate Change
03 december 2024 - 07:41:31The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Over the next two weeks, over 100 countries and international organisations will participate in hearings [...] Full text...
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Croatia strengthens support for global development, increases pledge to IDA21 by 115%
03 december 2024 - 07:14:44Zagreb, Croatia (PANA) - Croatia on Monday announced a significant increase in its financial commitment to the International Development Association [...] Full text...
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Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation
02 december 2024 - 15:54:11Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land [...] Full text...
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Unlocking the development potential of economic corridors: Lobito Corridor and its impact on local communities: World Bank Blog By Juan Carlos, Alvarez Mila Malavoloneque and Sunita Varada
02 december 2024 - 08:54:23Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A multi-sectoral team from the World Bank was on tracks of the Benguela railway and visited [...] Full text...
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World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’ by 2030
02 december 2024 - 05:26:02New York, US (PANA) - Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if [...] Full text...
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Experts hopeful devastating trend of desertification can be reversed (Feature by UN News)
01 december 2024 - 05:18:42Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land [...] Full text...
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New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes
29 november 2024 - 20:34:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and [...] Full text...
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International Bar Association President addresses East Africa Law Society Conference
29 november 2024 - 10:53:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The President of the International Bar Association (IBA), Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama, says [...] Full text...
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Choosing our future: Country lessons on unlocking education for action: World Bank Blog By Luis Benveniste and Sergio Venegas Marin
29 november 2024 - 07:00:42Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - At the just-ended COP29 in Baku, education took center stage as leaders and youth advocates gathered [...] Full text...
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‘We need peace’: UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum concludes with hope
28 november 2024 - 05:27:14Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of [...] Full text...
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UN Mission urges electoral preparations in South Sudan
28 november 2024 - 05:06:44Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom, has called on [...] Full text...
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Premier League giants gain edge in Osimhen race After Galatasaray's major setback
27 november 2024 - 19:09:23Istanbul, Turkuie (PANA) - Galatasaray’s financial situation has seemingly ruled the Turkish giants out of the bid to sign Victor [...] Full text...
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UN: Number of Sudanese people at risk of GBV tripled
27 november 2024 - 14:13:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN representative to the Sudan has underlined that the UN and its partners stand [...] Full text...
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South Africa mulls bidding for 2036 Olympic Games
27 november 2024 - 09:57:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Sport, Arts and Culture Minister returned to South Africa on Wednesday after meeting with [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
27 november 2024 - 06:16:44New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.In a [...] Full text...
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G7 'deeply concerned' by crisis in Great Lakes region
26 november 2024 - 21:15:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 is deeply concerned by the ongoing crisis in the Great Lakes region, marked [...] Full text...
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Trump ups the ante on tariffs, vowing massive taxes on goods from Mexico, Canada and China David Goldman, CNN
26 november 2024 - 14:34:35Washington DC, US (PANA) - President-elect Donald Trump on Monday promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, [...] Full text...
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Currencies and inflation across Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024: Divergent experiences: World Bank Blog By Megumi Kubota and Cesar Calderon
26 november 2024 - 07:30:51Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - While inflation pressures seemed mostly synchronised in 2022 and the first half of 2023, they are [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya reaffirms support to end violence against women, girls
26 november 2024 - 05:29:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reaffirms its “unwavering support” to Libyans in [...] Full text...
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‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women
26 november 2024 - 05:19:29New York, US (PANA) - On the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, [...] Full text...
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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
25 november 2024 - 17:40:19Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...
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Libyan youth call for end to hate speech
25 november 2024 - 07:13:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of Libyan youth have called for the end of hate speech warning that it [...] Full text...
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Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles Story by Abul Taher
24 november 2024 - 07:41:31Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of a new hypersonic missile he fired against Ukraine last [...] Full text...
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COP29: Climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge
24 november 2024 - 06:51:10Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate [...] Full text...
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US, Mauritania hold energy security dialogue
23 november 2024 - 13:33:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The governments of the United States of America and Mauritania last Thursday held their second [...] Full text...
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COP29: Draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance
23 november 2024 - 05:07:03Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - A new draft finance deal delivered to harried negotiators in Baku on Friday – the final [...] Full text...
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More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza
22 november 2024 - 20:53:59Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – [...] Full text...
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WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan
22 november 2024 - 20:23:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, [...] Full text...
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World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns
22 november 2024 - 10:29:13Port 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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World Bank study calls for investing in the success of adolescent girls in Africa
21 november 2024 - 17:55:17Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Amid growing calls to invest in human capital and expand job opportunities for Africa’s [...] Full text...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant
21 november 2024 - 14:54:03The 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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COP29: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in spotlight at conference
21 november 2024 - 05:33:02Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are [...] Full text...
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UNICEF report projects challenging future for children in 2050
21 november 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to [...] Full text...
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UN, Brazil launch new initiative to counter climate disinformation
20 november 2024 - 05:20:07Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice
20 november 2024 - 04:58:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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Global airlines chief urges continental carriers to exploit Africa's growth potential
19 november 2024 - 14:00:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African airlines should take advantage of the existence of a massive population within the continent to [...] Full text...
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New European wealth gauge kelps policymakers address inequality: IMF Blog By Henning Ahnert, Francien Berry, Darja Milic, and Jorrit Zwijnenburg
19 november 2024 - 07:11:17Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Economists monitor income disparities because they can harden into more structural wealth inequalities that concern policymakers. [...] Full text...
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Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief
19 november 2024 - 05:45:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large [...] Full text...
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MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan
18 november 2024 - 17:43:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in [...] Full text...
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COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
18 november 2024 - 14:03:49Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators [...] Full text...
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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele
18 november 2024 - 08:36:22Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Climate change is an urgent human crisis. Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...
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Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, UN chief urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges
18 november 2024 - 05:33:12Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to [...] Full text...
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Antimicrobial Resistance conference closes with adoption of global pledges to tackle problem
17 november 2024 - 05:03:25Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) wrapped up on Saturday with [...] Full text...
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COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key
17 november 2024 - 04:51:12Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging [...] Full text...
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Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO chief stresses
16 november 2024 - 07:25:08Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The top UN health official gave a sobering reality check as the Fourth Global High-Level [...] Full text...
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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
16 november 2024 - 07:14:56Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...
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One in three women experiences gender-based violence
16 november 2024 - 07:01:36New York, US (PANA) - Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN [...] Full text...
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Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia
15 november 2024 - 17:06:17Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...
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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023
15 november 2024 - 13:30:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...
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IMF Country Focus: Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is diverging By Saad Quayyum, Nikola Spatafora, Sanghamitra Mukherjee, and Hamza Mighri
15 november 2024 - 07:49:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Stagnating incomes in the region's resource-intensive economies necessitate more effective fiscal management and broad-based [...] Full text...
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Transnational organised crime: ‘It’s time we pull together to push back’
15 november 2024 - 06:37:32Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Marking the inaugural International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes Sudan's decision to keep crossing point open for aid supplies
14 november 2024 - 09:24:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday welcomed a decision by the government of Sudan to keep [...] Full text...
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New report outlines pathways to sustainable growth in Rwanda
14 november 2024 - 07:22:54Kigali, Rwanda – The Government of Rwanda and the World Bank on Wednesday launched the Rwanda Country Economic Memorandum (CEM), [...] Full text...
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South African delegation participates in COP29
13 november 2024 - 08:59:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation is attending COP29 which is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan [...] Full text...
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COP29: World Bank expands lifeline to small States hit by disasters
13 november 2024 - 08:16:53Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The World Bank Group has expanded its lifeline to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, allowing [...] Full text...
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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year
13 november 2024 - 05:26:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
12 november 2024 - 18:29:44New 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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COP29: ‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns climate summit
12 november 2024 - 12:48:27Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action [...] Full text...
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The clock is ticking on sub-Saharan Africa's urgent job creation challenge: IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Faten Saliba, Can Sever, and Luc Tucker
12 november 2024 - 08:41:34Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - To employ a growing population, the region needs to transform informal jobs, reduce barriers to business [...] Full text...
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How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen
12 november 2024 - 08:15:09Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth [...] Full text...
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FLEX 2024: African ministers, education stakeholders gather in Kigali to track progress in addressing learning crisis
12 november 2024 - 07:48:07Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over 500 education leaders, including 28 ministers of education and ministerial representatives from 39 African countries, [...] Full text...
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African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article
12 november 2024 - 07:10:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...
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COP29: Push for agreement on new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’
11 november 2024 - 13:13:55Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell [...] Full text...
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