Israel-Gaza crisis: UNRWA funding cuts threaten Palestinian lives in Gaza and region, say NGOs

30 january 2024 - 06:11:13
New York, US (PANA) - Dozens of major aid organisations have expressed deep concern and outrage that some of the [...] Full text...

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Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV (Feature by UN News)

06 august 2023 - 07:22:20
New York, US (PANA) - To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their [...] Full text...

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UNHCR alarmed by rising violence against displaced civilians in eastern DR Congo

18 february 2022 - 13:00:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Militia groups across eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are continuing to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: More peacekeepers deployed in wake of deadly camp attack

04 february 2022 - 05:14:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have stepped up their presence in the [...] Full text...

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Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to return home

21 december 2021 - 10:32:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge next Zambian govt to tackle lead poisoning at former mine

28 july 2021 - 07:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) –  Zambia's next government after the 12 August elections should urgently clean up lead pollution that has affected [...] Full text...

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NGOs ask UK not to cut aid to South Sudan as threat of famine looms

11 march 2021 - 10:49:41
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Scores of international and national Non-governmental Organisations working in South Sudan have call on the [...] Full text...

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EU issues 13 billion FCFA for the protection of the most vulnerable migrants in the Sahel

30 october 2020 - 18:37:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of the Interior and Security, Alkache Alhada, on Thursday in Niamey, launched the [...] Full text...

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Germany gives €26 million to Nigeria for humanitarian assistance in Northeast region

08 june 2020 - 19:34:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Germany has announced additional financial support of 26 million euros to Nigeria for humanitarian assistance in [...] Full text...

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Canada donates 290,000 USD to floods victims in northern Congo

14 january 2020 - 22:41:44
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  The Canadian minister of international development, Kirina Gould, Tuesday gave 290,000 USD worth of non-food aid [...] Full text...

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HCR has only 57 pct of 150 million USD needed for this year

14 november 2019 - 00:03:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  - The High commission for Refugees (HCR) has for now only 57 percent of the 150 [...] Full text...

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Congolese president pledges commitment to make immunization major pillar of Universal Health Coverage

22 july 2019 - 22:23:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -   Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday pledged to make immunization a major pillar of the [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi vows to make vaccination key in universal health coverage in DRC

22 july 2019 - 18:48:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, has restated his commitment to make vaccination a major force [...] Full text...

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UN food relief agency airlifts aid to DR Congo province hit by Ebola outbreak

30 august 2018 - 18:13:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Emergency food aid is being delivered to people affected by the Ebola virus in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Catholic priest returns home after surviving Ebola in DR Congo (Feature by WHO)

14 june 2018 - 06:42:02
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Rev. Father Lucien Ambunga, Catholic Priest and Pastor for the remote rural community of Itipo [...] Full text...

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UNHCR announces first evacuation of 162 vulnerable refugees from Libya to Italy

22 december 2017 - 18:07:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on Friday the evacuation of 162 highly vulnerable refugees from [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: People at risk of starvation as South Sudan celebrates 6th independence anniversary

07 july 2017 - 13:11:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Sunday, 9 July, 2017, marks the 6th anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, but the promise [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN Migration kick starts relief operations in DRC's Kasai region

25 april 2017 - 12:15:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Migration Agency Director General, William Lacy Swing, has approved the release of US$ 100,000 [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Catholic charity warns South Sudan conflict 'getting worse'

13 december 2016 - 10:42:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A Catholic charity is warning that the conflict in South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 'South Sudan facing hunger, suffering on 4th independence anniversary'

09 july 2015 - 12:18:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After separating from Sudan four years ago, South Sudan bubbled with great hope for the future, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta joins East African Heads at Burundi crisis Summit

31 may 2015 - 09:51:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta joined East African leaders at an emergency Summit on the political crisis [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Catholic Church to deploy 4,889 observers during Nigerian polls

01 february 2015 - 10:41:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Catholic Church has said it will deploy 4,889 observers to 23 States for the 14 [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Aid agencies warn of famine in South Sudan as upsurge in fighting likely

06 october 2014 - 17:59:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A group of leading aid agencies warned Monday that parts of South Sudan – [...] Full text...

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Global aid organization, Caritas, urges Sudan, South Sudan to avoid war

25 april 2012 - 09:56:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite growing fears of full scale war between Sudan and South Sudan, global aid [...] Full text...

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More than 38,000 IPDs listed in western Cote d'Ivoire

10 february 2011 - 22:39:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – More than 38,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been listed in six comunities in western Cote [...] Full text...

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339 rape victims "rejected" back home in DRC

07 december 2010 - 14:03:27
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Raped and deported from Angola along with thousands of many others, a group of 339 [...] Full text...

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WFP grants food aid to impoverished populations in Senegal

28 september 2010 - 21:12:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The office of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Senegal on Tuesday launched a pilot project [...] Full text...

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Mauritius raises funds to assist Haiti earthquake victims

14 january 2010 - 14:51:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- The Mauritian people have mobilized to raise fund s to help victims of the devastating earthquake [...] Full text...

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UN report says forced displacements continue in DRC

10 january 2010 - 17:05:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations aid agencies operating in the strife- torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have [...] Full text...

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Pressure mounts for good climate deal in Copenhagen

03 december 2009 - 15:37:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copen hagen, Denmark, draws near, pressure is mounting [...] Full text...

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Clinton to boost Kenyaâ?s environment conservation efforts

23 september 2009 - 11:36:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyaâ?s forest conservation efforts received a rare bo ost late Tuesday when former US President Bill [...] Full text...

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Mali-based NGO criticises Sarkozy's immigration policy

03 june 2009 - 17:55:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- An official of Caritas Mali, an NGO, Mamady-Pierre Savané , Wednesday in Paris criticised the policy [...] Full text...

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Millions of dollars go to waste in Africa on rural water projects

20 march 2009 - 14:41:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted on rura l water projects in Africa, threatening [...] Full text...

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Donors to help developing countries adapt to climate change

25 february 2009 - 13:12:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- More than 150 representatives of donor agencies, international non-governmental organisations and research institutes have joined forces [...] Full text...

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