Investing in clean air can saves lives and combat climate change - Guterres

07 september 2024 - 14:35:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is marking ‘Clean Air Day’ with a call for global investment in [...] Full text...

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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption

14 june 2024 - 09:42:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the European Council on Friday [...] Full text...

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Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief

25 january 2024 - 07:09:28
New York, US (PANA) - In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily supports campaign to end violence against women

26 november 2022 - 13:50:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in [...] Full text...

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Libyan NGOs urge authorities to do more to protect press freedom

04 may 2022 - 13:50:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-one Libyan human rights organisations have urged the Libyan authorities to take more measures to protect [...] Full text...

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Total calm on fighting fronts in Libya, sign in prelude to storm or ceasefire opportunity? (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 august 2020 - 22:51:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fighting fronts in Libya, particularly the central region of Sirte and al-Jafra, are marked in [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM announces new evidence of deployment of Russian material via Wagner group

24 july 2020 - 21:16:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US military commandment for Africa (AFRICOM) announced here Friday it had new evidence that Russia, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Athletics launch fund to support athletes during pandemic

28 april 2020 - 13:18:48
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Tuesday launched a $500,000 fund to support [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: More than 1,400 prisoners pardoned in Mali

08 april 2020 - 13:44:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has pardoned more than 1,400 prisoners to ease congestion in jails [...] Full text...

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Environment ministers meet in Nairobi for Green Summit on tackling pollution

11 march 2019 - 08:50:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world's Ministers of Environment and global leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, are due to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius combats money laundering and financing of terrorism

06 february 2019 - 15:21:36
Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Financial Services and Good Governance minister Dharmendar Sesungkur on Wednesday expressed the government’s determination and [...] Full text...

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Stopping Avian Influenza in Togo (A feature by FAO)

06 may 2018 - 03:55:12
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Imagine an outbreak of a disease that wipes out your livestock and livelihood in a matter [...] Full text...

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'Family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases'

28 november 2017 - 21:32:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Almost half of identified child trafficking cases has begun with a family member’s involvement, new data [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN expert finds attacks on persons with albinism dropping in Tanzania

28 july 2017 - 16:48:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – People with albinism living in rural Tanzania continue to live in fear amid widespread [...] Full text...

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UN: UN highlights importance of public spaces for all

05 october 2015 - 16:27:56
New York, US (PANA) - Marking World Habitat Day, which is observed every year on the first Monday of October, UN [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: IOM combats food insecurity in Mauritania

22 september 2015 - 13:36:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tuesday announced the launch of a project, funded by the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ivory detection dogs ready to combat wildlife trafficking in Kenya, Tanzania

24 july 2015 - 16:28:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A corps of ivory detection dogs graduated Friday from African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)'s Conservation [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council approves new CAR peacekeeping force

05 december 2013 - 21:34:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously authorized an African-led and French-backed peacekeeping force to [...] Full text...

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Ban reports UN's work in 2013, outlines new challenges

04 september 2013 - 18:00:58
New York, US (PANA) – The UN on Wednesday released the Secretary-General's report to the UN General Assembly on the [...] Full text...

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2009 Goldman Environment Prize goes to Gabonese cripple

20 april 2009 - 16:59:00
Libreville- Gabon (PANA) -- Marc Ona Essangui, a Gabonese cripple, has been award ed the Goldman Environment Prize, an international [...] Full text...

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Ivorian electoral body seeks UN assistance in population census

12 april 2009 - 19:07:00
Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The President of Cote D'Ivoire Independent Elect oral Commission (CEI) Robert Mambé Beugré Friday sought [...] Full text...

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Niger to present candidate for IFAD leadership

09 february 2009 - 17:49:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The Niger government has set up an inter-ministerial comm ittee, chaired by Prime Minister Seïni Oumarou, [...] Full text...

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