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Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters

13 may 2025 - 19:35:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by [...] Full text...

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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

12 may 2025 - 12:05:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious [...] Full text...

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UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem

10 may 2025 - 06:32:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security [...] Full text...

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URNWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem

08 may 2025 - 19:53:43
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli [...] Full text...

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Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

30 april 2025 - 07:14:44
New York, US (PANA) - Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

23 april 2025 - 05:11:55
New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...

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Migration and Refugee Policies - When destination countries tighten migration and refugee policies, it has economic ripple effects elsewhere: IMF Blog By Paula Beltran Saavedra, Nicolas Fernandez-Arias, Samuel Mann and Carolina Osorio-Buitron

19 april 2025 - 11:32:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Migration has always been an integral part of humanity’s history and success. As of last year, [...] Full text...

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Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

18 april 2025 - 19:59:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water, or medical care three weeks after deadly [...] Full text...

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Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

17 april 2025 - 05:35:53
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN [...] Full text...

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UN: Families fleeing attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam camp arrive injured, traumatized, with nothing to eat

16 april 2025 - 16:08:26
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -Thousands of families have arrived injured, traumatized and with no food or water in the town [...] Full text...

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IMF, Malagasy officials reach staff-level deal on reviews of ECF and RSF plans

16 april 2025 - 10:10:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Malagasy authorities and the International Monetary Fund staff have reached a staff-level agreement on policies to [...] Full text...

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External flow of weapons into Sudan must end: Guterres

16 april 2025 - 07:09:55
New York, US (PANA) - Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected [...] Full text...

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Looking beyond GDP to reach the Sustainable Development Goals

31 march 2025 - 06:53:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries should consider looking beyond Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, as the key measure of economic [...] Full text...

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New World Bank financing set to revamp Dodoma’s urban mobility, generate more than 10,000 Jobs

27 march 2025 - 08:33:24
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic [...] Full text...

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Fostering community resilience: A lifeline for the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Laurent Corroyer

26 march 2025 - 08:27:56
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - When devastating floods swept through the Central Africa Republic (CAR) in August 2024, thousands [...] Full text...

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UN Chief urges all countries to invest in climate early warning systems

23 march 2025 - 10:31:28
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all countries to invest in climate early warning systems, [...] Full text...

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World Bank enhances commitment to human capital development in Morocco

20 march 2025 - 07:32:03
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) — The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $600 million financing package for the third [...] Full text...

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Foot and mouth disease outbreaks have not hindered South Africa’s beef exports

18 march 2025 - 11:48:24
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has impacted South Africa since 2021 continues [...] Full text...

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Making fiscal policy more pro-poor in Africa: World Bank Blog By Abebe Adugna; Gabriela Inchauste and Hassan Zaman

17 march 2025 - 08:48:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Governments can do more to level the playing field through fair fiscal policies in Africa. In many [...] Full text...

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UN chief affirms solidarity with Bangladesh amid political transition

16 march 2025 - 13:12:04
Dhaka, Bangladesh (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the pivotal moment the country is facing as it navigates a [...] Full text...

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In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom

14 march 2025 - 18:08:53
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, [...] Full text...

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Climate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising

06 march 2025 - 17:13:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be [...] Full text...

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UNICEF and Japan will scale up mental health and psychosocial support services for refugee children in Armenia

27 february 2025 - 18:55:31
Yerevan, Armenia (PANA) - UNICEF, the Government of Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a new partnership [...] Full text...

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Sudan: MSF says forced to halt activities as violence engulfs Zamzam camp in North Darfur

25 february 2025 - 08:06:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says the current escalation of attacks and [...] Full text...

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Guterres urges Caribbean leaders to keep pushing for peace, climate action

20 february 2025 - 07:33:09
Bridgetown, Barbados (PANA) – Addressing Caribbean leaders meeting in Barbados on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a potential plan [...] Full text...

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SADC ministers for ICT and meteorology convene in Harare

19 february 2025 - 12:19:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Cluster Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Transport, ICT, [...] Full text...

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World Resources Institute, World Bank present landmark assessment of nature-based solutions in Africa

19 february 2025 - 11:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the [...] Full text...

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HRW reports dire humanitarian situation in Eastern DR Congo

17 february 2025 - 16:33:11
Bukavu, DR Congo) – On Sunday, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels announced the capture of the city of Bukavu, in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Strike on Chernobyl: ‘No room for complacency’ says atomic energy watchdog

14 february 2025 - 20:17:13
Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - Ukrainian authorities said on Friday a Russian drone strike with a high explosive warhead struck the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Over 120 civilians killed, injured in attack on Khartoum market

01 february 2025 - 15:29:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Medical charity, Sudan Doctors Network (SDN), has said scores of civilians were killed and injured [...] Full text...

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Cameroon gains some recovery as economic growth remains subdued

31 january 2025 - 11:35:46
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroonian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the seventh [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 18 dead as severe weather hits Durban

07 january 2025 - 12:49:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is experiencing severe weather conditions and disaster management teams have [...] Full text...

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‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council

07 january 2025 - 06:55:05
New 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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Sudan conflict: ‘There cannot be a military solution to this war’

30 december 2024 - 16:14:54
Port 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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100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya

19 december 2024 - 17:16:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Femicide, the murder of women, because they are women, has continued to rise with at least [...] Full text...

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Heavy rainfall associated with Cyclone Chido forecast in southern Africa

18 december 2024 - 07:48:11
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - According to estimates shared by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre [...] Full text...

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Mozambique readies for intense tropical cyclone this weekend

13 december 2024 - 18:50:45
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Pemba (Cabo Delgado) province of Mozambique early [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says ‘major milestone’ chalked in addressing internal displacement

05 december 2024 - 05:05:42
New York, US (PANA) - There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves US$250 million program to strengthen Morocco's municipal solid waste management

28 november 2024 - 08:08:49
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved the US$250 million Morocco Municipal Solid [...] Full text...

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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution

25 november 2024 - 17:40:19
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...

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COP29: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

21 november 2024 - 14:09:58
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion [...] 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 - 08:36:22
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Climate change is an urgent human crisis. Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...

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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year

13 november 2024 - 05:26:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks [...] Full text...

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Climate action essential to Senegal’s upper-middle-income country aspiration, says new report

06 november 2024 - 09:07:30
Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report highlights the significant economic and social benefits of climate action [...] Full text...

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Angola hosts inaugural national climate outlook forum

29 october 2024 - 13:17:08
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Climate Services Centre in collaboration with the National Institute of [...] Full text...

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Climate and Environment: Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns

25 october 2024 - 06:09:26
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to [...] Full text...

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More than 6 million people starving in southern Africa because of 'historic drought'

16 october 2024 - 04:32:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nearly six-and-a-half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an “historic drought” linked to [...] Full text...

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UN chief stresses role of education in protecting, empowering youth for disaster-free future

13 october 2024 - 06:19:13
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Sunday, UN Secretary-General Antonio [...] Full text...

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IMF and WBG announce Tanzania is second beneficiary of Enhanced Cooperation Framework for Climate Action

11 october 2024 - 18:03:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced Tanzania [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group unveils strategy to drive inclusive growth, resilience in Zimbabwe

09 october 2024 - 07:04:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the new Country Engagement Note (CEN) for [...] Full text...

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

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

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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo

03 october 2024 - 07:50:28
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...

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

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

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Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change

27 september 2024 - 09:44:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 80 health and climate change experts, partners and civil society representatives on Thursday agreed [...] Full text...

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Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President

26 september 2024 - 05:54:04
New York, US (PANA) - With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, [...] Full text...

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WHO in Africa, Red Cross bolster partnership for enhanced public health emergency response

24 september 2024 - 14:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Federation of Red [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief urges leaders to increase innovation amid global crises

20 september 2024 - 06:17:56
New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders gather at the UN for the Summit of the Future and the [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency

18 september 2024 - 16:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid renewed warnings from leading climate scientists that global warming could reach 3C above pre-industrial levels [...] Full text...

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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

18 september 2024 - 04:30:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...

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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA

16 september 2024 - 16:57:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...

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UN commemorates first anniversary of Storm Derna in eastern Libya

10 september 2024 - 11:35:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One year after Storm Daniel and the devastating floods that struck the city of Derna and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Strengthening fiscal resilience in small states: World Bank Blog By Sam Hill and Jeetendra Khadan

04 september 2024 - 12:05:32
Washington DC, United states (PANA) - Small states, those with a population of 1.5 million or less, face significant fiscal [...] Full text...

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Rising sea level is an 'urgent and escalating threat': UN

27 august 2024 - 07:08:16
New York, US (PANA) - The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating [...] Full text...

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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

23 august 2024 - 05:38:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...

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

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

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Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

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

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One Health Approach: Unleashing Sudan's potential for better human, animal, and environmental health outcomes: World Bank Blog By Dora N. Cudjoe and Nada Khalil Hashim Amin

02 august 2024 - 07:27:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The adoption of a One Health approach in Sudan has the potential to create more resilient [...] Full text...

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Kenyan climate scientists discover groundbreaking Turkana Jet influencing drought patterns

29 july 2024 - 17:19:23
By Kennedy AbwaoNairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Climate scientists from the University of Nairobi (UoN) have discovered a new climate pattern [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response

26 july 2024 - 06:54:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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Malawi Economic Monitor calls for urgent, sustained reforms for faster, more inclusive growth

25 july 2024 - 07:40:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address [...] Full text...

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At least 157 people killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia

24 july 2024 - 10:52:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 157 people have reportedly died and more than 14,000 affected by landslides on [...] Full text...

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

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

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ECOWAS gives Benin more than 390 million CFA for 2022 flood victims

17 july 2024 - 13:06:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) has released 392.357 million CFA francs to help [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV consultation with Libya

12 july 2024 - 12:03:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya remains a fragile state trapped in political uncertainty, but the episodes of active conflict have [...] Full text...

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Out of 2.5 million migrants in Libya, almost 80% entered illegally -Interior Minister

11 july 2024 - 15:25:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Out of some 2.5 million foreigners in Libya, 70-80% of them entered the country without a [...] Full text...

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Seeking new pathways to green growth in Malawi: World Bank By Qursum Qasim and Efrem Chilima

10 july 2024 - 11:36:35
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - With the recent declaration of a drought in 23 of its 28 districts, Malawi once again [...] Full text...

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Winter storms cause chaos in South Africa

08 july 2024 - 11:56:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 4 000 people have been left homeless and about 1,000 homes were destroyed [...] Full text...

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IMF Board approves US$ 149.4 million budget support for Tanzania

21 june 2024 - 10:17:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of the Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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WBG launches academy to transform knowledge agenda

21 june 2024 - 08:27:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) — A new World Bank Group (WBG) platform – the WBG Academy – launched on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Somalia expects 3.1 percent GDP growth, rebounding from drought and commodity price shocks

20 june 2024 - 17:41:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy is expected to grow at 3.1 per cent in 2023 up from 2.4 per [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza

20 june 2024 - 12:06:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Kenya reach staff-level deal on reviews of EFF, ECF arrangements

12 june 2024 - 10:21:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s economic growth recovered in 2023 with real GDP growing by 5.6 percent, supported by a [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

05 june 2024 - 06:58:07
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...

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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO

30 may 2024 - 05:31:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...

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UN agencies flag menstrual health education as world marks menstrual hygiene day

29 may 2024 - 05:36:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Menstrual Hygiene Day was marked on Tuesday, a joint report from the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Malawi moves to fight antibiotics resistance

24 may 2024 - 15:40:01
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – The Malawi Ministry of Health, bioMérieux, and Pfizer will collaborate to advance Malawi’s efforts to fight [...] Full text...

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Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa

23 may 2024 - 05:11:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food [...] Full text...

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Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss

22 may 2024 - 04:59:02
New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University [...] Full text...

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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)

20 may 2024 - 13:46:45
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Tanzania on RSF, third review of ECF

18 may 2024 - 08:47:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on a [...] Full text...

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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement

14 may 2024 - 14:21:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound

11 may 2024 - 06:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its [...] Full text...

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Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war

10 may 2024 - 15:53:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the situation in Rafah “on a knife’s edge”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed again on [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur

09 may 2024 - 09:48:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...

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Peace or war, midwives keep delivering, says UNFPA

05 may 2024 - 16:28:05
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet [...] Full text...

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Health charity warns of catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Sudan's Zamzam camp

02 may 2024 - 06:56:56
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says in response to the escalating fighting in North [...] Full text...

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UN, humanitarian partners support East Africa flood victims

02 may 2024 - 05:37:08
New York, US (PANA) -The UN and humanitarian partners have provided emergency support for over 124,000 people in Kenya, where [...] Full text...

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World Bank provides additional support to food crisis response in Malawi

27 april 2024 - 13:46:15
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The World Bank is providing immediate support for millions of Malawians severely affected by the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria: World Bank Blog By Philipp Petermann and Ghizlane Aqariden

25 april 2024 - 09:01:50
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - On 10 October 1980 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the town of El Asnam (known today [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch

24 april 2024 - 04:55:59
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia

17 april 2024 - 05:12:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ethiopia’s international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian donors meet amid concern over dwindling humanitarian support

16 april 2024 - 15:19:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – International financiers are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, to pledge funding for humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...

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UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture

16 april 2024 - 06:13:40
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war (Feature by UN News)

14 april 2024 - 07:07:30
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...

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Over 200,000 need humanitarian aid following Madagascar cyclone

10 april 2024 - 05:47:15
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - About 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of Tuesday’s tropical cyclone [...] Full text...

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At least 38 migrants perish in boat disaster off Djibouti coast

10 april 2024 - 05:42:36
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - At least 38 migrants, including women and children, died when their overcrowded boat capsized off [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa expresses remorse over Mozambican boat tragedy

09 april 2024 - 15:44:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Mozambique [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics

05 april 2024 - 18:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid [...] Full text...

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Seychelles, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on second reviews under EFF and RSF

04 april 2024 - 10:10:46
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The Seychellois economy continued to recover in 2023 and is moving closer to pre-pandemic norms despite [...] Full text...

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Malawi drought threatens millions as WFP appeals for funding

03 april 2024 - 06:02:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Aid teams in Malawi are appealing for an additional $70 million to those affected by serious [...] Full text...

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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

28 march 2024 - 05:28:11
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza

24 march 2024 - 18:42:38
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage [...] Full text...

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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record

19 march 2024 - 14:57:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International deplores lack of investigation into Libya's Derna floods

13 march 2024 - 14:32:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan authorities have failed to investigate the responsibility of powerful military and political actors in [...] Full text...

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UN an ‘unsinkable compass’ for humanity, says top EU official

13 march 2024 - 06:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - A top European Union (EU) official on Tuesday emphasised the crucial role of the United [...] Full text...

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5 ways to accelerate women’s economic empowerment (A UN feature)

08 march 2024 - 07:40:44
New York, US (PANA) - At the current rate of investment, more than 340 million women and girls will still [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa coastline braces for marine disaster after sinking of UK-flagged ship

07 march 2024 - 14:27:59
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The Eastern Africa region is likely to suffer from a protracted environmental pollution whose effects could [...] Full text...

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Climate Action in Ethiopia: Acting now to build resilience and leverage opportunities

29 february 2024 - 13:05:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies

28 february 2024 - 05:42:17
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...

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With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

26 february 2024 - 14:13:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the [...] Full text...

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Israel/Gaza crisis: UNRWA at ‘breaking point’ warns agency chief

23 february 2024 - 05:47:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency serving Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has reached breaking point due to Israeli calls [...] Full text...

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Rising hunger: UN chief identifies wars, climate chaos as aggravating factors

13 february 2024 - 18:36:24
New York, US (PANA) - Countries must act now to break the deadly links between conflict, climate and food insecurity, [...] Full text...

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AfDB to scale up financing to South Sudan in 2024

11 february 2024 - 11:36:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - African Development Bank (AFDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods

08 february 2024 - 05:32:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarian officials have voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in DR Congo, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Medical charity calls for urgent response amid high death rates, malnutrition crisis in North Darfur

05 february 2024 - 16:17:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is calling for the mass mobilization of the international community [...] Full text...

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A team of British experts arrives in Zliten, east of Tripoli, to investigate rise in groundwater levels

02 february 2024 - 19:16:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A team from the British Consulting Office arrived in Zliten (170 km from Tripoli) on Friday [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes all international efforts to deal with flooding in Derna

01 february 2024 - 16:54:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Thursday welcomed all [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities meet on action to counter rising groundwater levels in Zliten, east of Tripoli

31 january 2024 - 17:51:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Tuesday met the [...] Full text...

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UN, partners launch 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia

31 january 2024 - 06:09:50
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN and partners launched the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan for Somalia on Tuesday, calling for [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Mali edge past Burkina Faso 2-1 to reach quarter-finals

30 january 2024 - 19:04:25
Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Mali reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$183.4 million for Cameroon to mitigate climate change impact

30 january 2024 - 08:02:34
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon, highly vulnerable to climate change, with risks from recurrent droughts, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, [...] Full text...

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Libya and UNDP discuss development efforts at meeting

27 january 2024 - 07:21:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Planning in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Youssef Al-Zaidani, Thursday discussed [...] Full text...

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Joint World Bank, EU, UN report assesses damages caused by catastrophic flooding in Libya

25 january 2024 - 08:32:25
Washington, United States (PANA) - Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged

25 january 2024 - 07:25:28
New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...

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US announces $45 million for security of coastal West Africa

23 january 2024 - 17:20:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The US on Tuesday announced the provision of $45 million in new funding through the [...] Full text...

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Libya and Turkey sign cooperation agreement on family and social services

23 january 2024 - 15:35:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Wafa Aboubaker al-Kilani, and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Back two-State solution ‘once and for all’, urges UN chief

17 january 2024 - 13:27:16
Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The unremitting conflict in Gaza has already sparked regional insecurity and is clear evidence that the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid relief is arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHO

09 january 2024 - 14:44:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in fighting across Gaza, the UN health agency pleaded on Tuesday for better [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs finally honours invitation to EFCC headquarters over N37.1bn alleged ‘fraud’

08 january 2024 - 15:05:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has finally submitted herself [...] Full text...

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World Economic Forum announces 2024 Crystal Award winners

08 january 2024 - 12:32:07
Geneva, Switzerland, (PANA) - Architect and educator Diébédo Francis Kéré, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’

06 january 2024 - 05:12:46
Geneva, 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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UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December

01 january 2024 - 08:24:06
New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Death toll in Gaza soars to 21,110

29 december 2023 - 05:59:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, the latest death toll as of midnight on Thursday stood at 21,110 according to [...] Full text...

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‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day

27 december 2023 - 15:56:41
New York, US (PANA) - The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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World Bank increases support for human capital programme in Morocco

20 december 2023 - 08:56:19
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a new US$500 million loan aimed at improving [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council to meet on the situation in Libya

18 december 2023 - 12:23:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Libyan Parliament hails Turkey's support for Libya in Derna disaster

14 december 2023 - 15:10:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, Wednesday praised Turkey's stance and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians

14 december 2023 - 12:56:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Heavy rains created new misery in Gaza as UN humanitarians repeated deep concerns on Thursday over [...] Full text...

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New study suggests ways to boost Algeria’s disaster resilience

13 december 2023 - 08:22:00
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - More frequent forest fires, floods, and earthquakes have caused substantial human and economic losses in Algeria, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza Crisis: World Bank supports emergency relief to Gaza

13 december 2023 - 07:30:59
Washington DC, USA (PANA) — As part of an overall $35 million package of support, the World Bank has announced [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

12 december 2023 - 14:50:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World [...] Full text...

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Israel/Gaza crisis: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza: UN humanitarians

10 december 2023 - 05:41:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians in war-ravaged Gaza are “hanging on by our fingertips” with civil society on the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’

09 december 2023 - 06:28:22
New York, US (PANA) - The US on Friday vetoed a resolution tabled at the UN Security Council calling for [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian disaster heralds 'breakdown' of society

08 december 2023 - 17:11:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As intense Israeli bombardment of Gaza and fighting with Palestinian armed groups continued to impede aid [...] Full text...

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Five ways to leverage women and girls’ potential in Mozambique: World Bank Blog By Hiska Reyes and Stephanie Kuttner

08 december 2023 - 10:20:13
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique has made significant progress towards gender equality, but critical challenges remain. It has strong laws in [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent investigations into catastrophic Derna floods

06 december 2023 - 09:00:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An independent inquiry is needed to review failings in Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Desperation intensifies in Gaza amid uncertainty of ‘safe zones’

05 december 2023 - 14:28:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN health agency WHO said [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Army Chief visits scene of drone attack that killed dozens of civilians

05 december 2023 - 14:12:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday visited Tudun Biri community in [...] Full text...

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COP28: UN cites ‘alarming surge’ in climate change over the past decade as COP28 pushes for global emissions cuts

05 december 2023 - 10:46:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that [...] Full text...

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COP28: Methane pledge by ‘giants behind the climate crisis’ falls short, says Guterres

03 december 2023 - 13:46:08
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: [...] Full text...

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COP28: 'Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action'

02 december 2023 - 05:56:44
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two [...] Full text...

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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia

01 december 2023 - 07:08:14
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people in several areas of [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan, UN officials discuss reconstruction of storm-damaged Derna

30 november 2023 - 13:01:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior UN and Libyan officials on Wednesday discussed efforts of the Tripoli-based government in the recovery and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament holds plenary session devoted to the presentation by the government based in the east on actions in the disaster areas

28 november 2023 - 18:53:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) held its official session on Monday at its headquarters in [...] Full text...

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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children

21 november 2023 - 15:48:36
Geneva/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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Gambia receives $60M to boost sustainable growth and climate resilience

21 november 2023 - 13:44:04
Banjul, to helpGambia (PANA)- The World Bank board has approved $60 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) [...] Full text...

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Libya strives to modernise its fiscal, monetary policy frameworks with IMF support

21 november 2023 - 09:33:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visiting Libya has expressed the Fund’s deepest condolences to the [...] Full text...

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Climate action key to Kenya’s upper-middle-income country aspirations

17 november 2023 - 17:53:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA - Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significant economic risk. Without adaptation measures, the impact [...] Full text...

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Benin customs officer questioned after fatal blunder

17 november 2023 - 13:57:01
Cotonou, Bénin (PANA) - A customs officer alleged to have killed a mother in the commune of Sèmè Kpodji, in [...] Full text...

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How a small African island is fighting climate change impacts: World Blog By Maria Vizeu-Pinheiro

16 november 2023 - 07:22:52
São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe (PANA) - Tucked away in the Gulf of Guinea lies São Tomé e Príncipe [...] Full text...

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Repercussions of flood disaster in eastern Libya on agenda of 2nd meeting between the BCL and IMF

14 november 2023 - 17:00:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The preliminary meetings for the Article 4 consultations for the year 2024 continued Tuesday between the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reiterates to Head of UNSMIL government's vision of organizing fair elections in Libya

14 november 2023 - 16:43:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the government of national unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has reiterated to [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza

14 november 2023 - 07:14:10
Cairo, Egypt, US (PANA) - Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a [...] Full text...

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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report

10 november 2023 - 12:09:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...

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Libya's Education Minister highlights efforts to build human resources through access to learning

09 november 2023 - 13:00:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education, Moussa al-Magaryef, has emphasised the relentless efforts to build human resources [...] Full text...

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Committees formed to draw up roadmap for reconstruction of Derna disaster-stricken areas

04 november 2023 - 15:09:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Participants in the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Derna and the areas affected by the [...] Full text...

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Libya launches remedial courses for pupils in Derna following flooding

01 november 2023 - 18:17:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity, Moussa al-Magaryef, has announced the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders disbursement of financial aid to families in disaster-stricken areas of eastern Libya

31 october 2023 - 17:37:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has instructed the [...] Full text...

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IMF mission completes arrangement for Mauritania’s Resilience and Sustainability Facility

28 october 2023 - 11:45:53
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Mauritanian authorities have reached a preliminary agreement on completion of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Education Minister aims to develop teachers' skills and revise curricula

26 october 2023 - 17:42:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Education in the Government of National Unity, Moussa al-Mageryef, has revealed the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Gaza crisis: Deadlock deepens as Security Council rejects competing resolutions by US and Russia

25 october 2023 - 21:47:02
New York, US (PANA) - China and Russia on Wednesday vetoed a draft resolution sponsored by the United States, while [...] Full text...

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Turkey, Libya to consolidate cooperation in military training

21 october 2023 - 18:31:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, and the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have agreed [...] Full text...

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Climate change ‘a matter of life and death’ for people with albinism

20 october 2023 - 06:24:03
Geneva, Swiyzerland (PANA) - The impact of climate change on skin cancer in people with albinism are both deadly and [...] Full text...

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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’

19 october 2023 - 16:55:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms support for elections based on fair and inclusive laws

19 october 2023 - 15:20:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his government's support for the holding of [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’

17 october 2023 - 05:38:45
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians delivering aid in the wake of Libya’s “unprecedented” flood disaster centred on the coastal [...] Full text...

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Abdoulaye Bathily welcomes progress on electoral laws despite persistent political problems

16 october 2023 - 21:05:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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FIFA chief condemns 'horrendous violence' in Israel and Palestine

16 october 2023 - 07:10:48
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for the 'immediate end of hostilities' between Israelis and Palestinians [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Civilians still being killed and displaced after six months of fighting

15 october 2023 - 07:16:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As the escalation in the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary [...] Full text...

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Cutting disaster risk will boost equality, improve resilience: UN chief

14 october 2023 - 08:06:51
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on Friday, UN chief António Guterres called [...] Full text...

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Libyan floods: PM urges accelerated action to help residents in disaster-stricken areas

13 october 2023 - 10:50:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to accelerate the pace of [...] Full text...

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UN office calls for protection of persons with disabilities during natural disasters

13 october 2023 - 05:56:30
New York, US (PANA) - The world must act on “unacceptable failures” to protect persons with disabilities from the damaging [...] Full text...

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Global stocktake of water resources needed - World weather agency warns

12 october 2023 - 16:56:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human [...] Full text...

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WHO works to strengthen mental health services in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel

10 october 2023 - 19:29:08
Tripoli, Libya PANA) - Following the devastation wrought by Storm Daniel, hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Libya are [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM stresses importance of dealing with psychological effects on people living in disaster areas

10 october 2023 - 15:06:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has affirmed that his [...] Full text...

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New WB report identifies reforms to address fiscal challenges to inclusive growth in Comoros

08 october 2023 - 13:59:02
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The World Bank says that, for Comoros to have a fiscal policy that achieves inclusive growth, [...] Full text...

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Some 24,000 women in Libya's disaster zones need humanitarian aid, says UNFPA

06 october 2023 - 11:50:48
Tripoli, 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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Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years: UNICEF

06 october 2023 - 05:54:41
New York, US (PANA) - Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past [...] Full text...

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Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war

04 october 2023 - 05:34:26
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in [...] Full text...

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