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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100 killed as femicide epidemic takes alarming turn in Kenya
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International migrants comprised 4.7 per cent of the labour force in 2022 – an indication of [...] Full text...
EU reaffirms its stand against terrorism and violent extremism, approves conclusions on reinforcing external-internal links
16 december 2024 - 11:53:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday highlighted how the terrorist and violent extremist threat has become increasingly [...] Full text...
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South Africa and Czech Republic strengthen ties
13 december 2024 - 08:39:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau and the Deputy Prime Minister [...] 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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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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World Bank Group announces record $100 billion IDA replenishment
06 december 2024 - 07:09:14Seoul, Korea (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Friday unveiled a record $100 billion replenishment of the International Development [...] Full text...
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‘War on drugs has failed, completely and utterly’: UN human rights chief
06 december 2024 - 05:10:40Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has called on leaders and international stakeholders to radically rethink global [...] Full text...
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European Council, European Commission and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-host Gavi High Level Pledging Summit
05 december 2024 - 13:31:12Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the Gates Foundation, together with the close support of other Gavi donors [...] 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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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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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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Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022 - ILO
29 november 2024 - 04:36:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory [...] Full text...
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Chelsea faces new rival as another European side enters the race for Victor Osimhen's transfer Story by Celine Nyambura
26 november 2024 - 16:45:02Istanbul, Turkuie (PANA) - Victor Osimhen's immediate future remains a topic that continues to present multiple twists with the passing [...] Full text...
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Senior Kenyan govt official apologises to youth who lost money in fraudulent job scams
25 november 2024 - 17:48:26Nairoi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has issued a public apology to youth [...] Full text...
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One woman killed every 10 minutes: The harrowing global reality of femicide
25 november 2024 - 06:49:49New York, US (PANA) - A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime [...] Full text...
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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025
22 november 2024 - 06:44:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] 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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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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New UN relief chief, Tom Fletcher, takes office
18 november 2024 - 20:36:02New York, US (PANA) - Tom Fletcher, UN’s new chief of humanitarian affairs, took office on Monday, pledging to defend [...] Full text...
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COP29: UNHCR amplifies voices of displaced on frontlines of climate change
15 november 2024 - 05:57:50Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday launched the Refugees for Climate Action initiative in a bid to [...] Full text...
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COP29: Multilateral development banks to boost climate finance
13 november 2024 - 08:19:45Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) on Tuesday issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial [...] Full text...
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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
08 november 2024 - 07:22:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...
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Galatasaray chief provides new update on permanent signing of Victor Osimhen
05 november 2024 - 22:22:42Istanbul, Turkyie (PANA) - Nigerian star Victor Osimhen has recently been linked with a permanent transfer to Galatasaray following his [...] Full text...
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Prince William to host 2024 Earthshot Prize in Cape Town
04 november 2024 - 11:06:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – UK's Prince William is due to arrive in Cape Town on Monday ahead of the [...] Full text...
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New scorecard promotes better results with greater transparency and accountability: World Bank Blog By Elena Bourganskaia, Ed Mountfield and Ethiopis Tafara
23 october 2024 - 09:21:05Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - A year ago, at our Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, we announced an ambitious [...] Full text...
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South African delegation departs for Commonwealth meeting in Samoa
21 october 2024 - 10:46:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Thandi Moraka, is leading a South [...] Full text...
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UK, Libyan officials discuss political, economic, security issues in Libya
15 october 2024 - 11:11:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, on Monday discussed political, economic, and security [...] Full text...
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EU urges action to combat desertification for a sustainable future
14 october 2024 - 14:39:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions addressing the urgent challenges posed by desertification, [...] Full text...
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We must place our hope in multilateralism: IMF article By Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
11 october 2024 - 11:13:20London, United Kingdom (PANA) – Only by working together can countries fend off fragmentation and deepening crises “Those who look only [...] Full text...
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Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF
10 october 2024 - 10:56:46New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...
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Five trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work
10 october 2024 - 06:15:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...
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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says WHO
09 october 2024 - 17:03:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa
08 october 2024 - 05:09:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number of people in Africa living with hearing loss could rise to 54 million by [...] Full text...
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Justice must be served for people of African descent who died in police custody: UN rights chief
04 october 2024 - 05:12:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s human rights chief has stressed how important it is for the families of people [...] Full text...
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Working from home is powering productivity: IMF article by Nicholas Bloom
02 october 2024 - 05:39:32Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
01 october 2024 - 06:15:08New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Chief economists point to stabilising outlook but warn on debt and political polarisation
25 september 2024 - 12:01:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Easing inflation and strong global commerce are fuelling cautious optimism for recovery but elevated debt levels [...] Full text...
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AU, EU, UN hold Fifth Trilateral meeting
23 september 2024 - 09:41:12New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU), European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) on Sunday discussed [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency
18 september 2024 - 16:45:07Geneva, 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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Lufthansa launches new flight to South Africa
16 september 2024 - 11:08:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Lufthansa has launched flights between Johannesburg and Munich after a 19-year hiatus.Lufthansa’s CEO, Jens Ritter, [...] Full text...
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How to Awaken Europe's Private Sector and Boost Economic Growth: IMF Blog By Diego Cerdeiro, Gee Hee Hong, and Alfred Kammer
12 september 2024 - 10:09:07Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - In the European Union, income per person, one of the main gauges of living [...] Full text...
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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...
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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency
05 september 2024 - 12:44:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa
05 september 2024 - 05:24:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between [...] Full text...
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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
04 september 2024 - 17:13:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at [...] Full text...
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World Bank appoints new country director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda
03 september 2024 - 08:03:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Bank has appointed Mr. Qimiao Fan as the new Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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Level of unprotected teenage sex ‘worryingly high’, WHO finds
30 august 2024 - 05:30:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex [...] Full text...
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World War III: You’re playing with fire – Russia sends strong message to US
28 august 2024 - 19:05:10Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Russia has warned the United States of America that permitting Ukraine to launch Western missile strikes [...] Full text...
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WHO seeks $135 million to defeat mpox
24 august 2024 - 04:22:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current mpox outbreak “can be controlled and can be stopped”, the head of the World [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops
23 august 2024 - 07:14:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...
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Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries
23 august 2024 - 05:25:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, [...] Full text...
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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO
20 august 2024 - 17:43:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...
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IAEA says safety at Ukraine's nuclear plant is 'deteriorating' by Saskia O'Donoghue
19 august 2024 - 20:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is deteriorating. The plant, [...] Full text...
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Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency
14 august 2024 - 05:14:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council: Africa deserves permanent seat at the table, says Guterres
13 august 2024 - 05:43:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for urgent reform of the Security Council, criticising [...] Full text...
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UN counter-terrorism chief highlights Da’esh surge, calling for global action
09 august 2024 - 07:02:25New York, US (PANA) - Islamic State (ISIL/Da’esh) and its affiliates have expanded their activities and finances in several parts [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 making worrying comeback, WHO warns, amid summertime surge
06 august 2024 - 15:57:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic Games: Morocco, Egypt eye historic men's football final match
05 august 2024 - 08:00:33Paris, France (PANA) - The possibility of an all-African final of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament at the Paris 2024 [...] Full text...
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Moroccan striker Rahimi's rise shakes Olympic Games football (A portrait)
04 august 2024 - 08:46:04Paris, France (PANA) - In the glittering arena of Olympic Games football, a star is rising from the sands of [...] Full text...
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Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares
04 august 2024 - 06:08:11New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...
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“Middle-Income Trap” hinders progress in 108 developing countries: World Development Report
01 august 2024 - 07:58:33EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST, 2024, at 1:30 PM UTCWashington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...
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UNHCR evacuates 119 refugees from Libya to Italy
31 july 2024 - 14:49:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 refugees and asylum seekers have been evacuated from Libya to Italy, the [...] Full text...
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Present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, states French President Macron
30 july 2024 - 17:12:22Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The present and future of the Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, French [...] Full text...
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Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO
30 july 2024 - 06:06:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for urgent action to curb alcohol consumption
26 july 2024 - 07:29:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN Chief
25 july 2024 - 17:58:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions [...] Full text...
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Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF
25 july 2024 - 05:59:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according [...] Full text...
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Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report
24 july 2024 - 17:58:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going [...] Full text...
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Tripoli Migration Forum calls for greater cooperation and solidarity to find global solutions
18 july 2024 - 14:56:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Trans-Mediterranean Migration Form came to an end on Wednesday evening in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development: World Bank Blog By Chris Wellisz
18 july 2024 - 08:13:19Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum
17 july 2024 - 13:02:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, is on Wednesday hosting a Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum (TMMF) aimed at with [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire joins UN treaty on cross-border water management
17 july 2024 - 06:59:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest country to sign on to a UN treaty to improve [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS court orders Ghana to release UN/ECOWAS investigation report in case of enforced disappearance in The Gambia
15 july 2024 - 18:36:18Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has issued a landmark decision [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official, diplomats discuss final document of upcoming Trans-Mediterranean Forum on Migration
15 july 2024 - 12:18:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Director of the European Affairs Department at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International [...] Full text...
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Out of 2.5 million migrants in Libya, almost 80% entered illegally -Interior Minister
11 july 2024 - 15:25:43Tripoli, 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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World Bank opens fiscal year 2025 funding programme with GBP 750 million 7-year benchmark
11 july 2024 - 07:02:02Washington, D.C., United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a 7-year British pound sterling (GBP) benchmark bond due [...] Full text...
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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief
09 july 2024 - 14:15:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...
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Libyan-UN officials discuss cooperation in trans-Mediterranean migration
09 july 2024 - 12:08:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior Libyan and United Nations officoals on Monday discussed issues relating to trans-Mediterranean migration and the [...] Full text...
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Earth’s hottest June on record
08 july 2024 - 20:08:14Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to [...] Full text...
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Libya expresses reservations about the Global Agreement on Safe Migration
04 july 2024 - 10:44:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed Libya's reservations regarding the Global Agreement on Safe, Orderly and [...] Full text...
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Tanzania mine gears up for first graphite concentrate exports
02 july 2024 - 17:04:48Lindi, Southern Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s first-ever shipment of graphite concentrate from the Lindi Jumbo graphite mine, in the southeast [...] Full text...
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More than 300 migrants voluntarily repatriated by IOM from Libya to their home countries
02 july 2024 - 15:32:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 303 illegal migrants from Guinea Bissau, Benin and Bangladesh have been repatriated from [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister discusses preparations for Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Tripoli with European diplomats
27 june 2024 - 12:39:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, and the European Union (EU) ambassadors accredited to Libya [...] Full text...
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Libya attends Second Conference on Protection of Migrant Minors in The Hague
26 june 2024 - 18:39:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of [...] Full text...
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Remittances slowed in 2023, expected to grow faster in 2024: WB report
26 june 2024 - 18:03:31Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- [...] Full text...
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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
26 june 2024 - 13:11:39Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on [...] Full text...
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Ford South Africa celebrates assembly of one million Rangers
26 june 2024 - 10:17:20Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Ford South Africa has celebrated the assembly of the one-millionth Ranger at its Silverton plant [...] Full text...
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EU, member states remain leading ODA global provider
24 june 2024 - 11:44:05Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The EU and its Member States have maintained their position as the largest global provider of [...] Full text...
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'Africa offers attractive investment opportunities for Japanese firms'
23 june 2024 - 06:33:45Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - Dr. Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank's (AfDB's) Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, [...] Full text...
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CAF announces dates of AFCON 2025 and Women’s AFCON 2024
22 june 2024 - 00:59:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confedération African Football (CAF) Executive Committee (EXCO) on Friday announced the dates of Africa’s most [...] Full text...
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EC adopts recommendation to combat vaccine-preventable cancers
21 june 2024 - 14:30:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted a recommendation that aims to combat vaccine-preventable cancers in the EU [...] Full text...
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Import of alcoholic beverages up in Ghana
21 june 2024 - 12:10:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Alcoholic beverages imported into Ghana increased from $56 million in 2019 to $87 million in 2023.Due [...] Full text...
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WBG launches academy to transform knowledge agenda
21 june 2024 - 08:27:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) — A new World Bank Group (WBG) platform – the WBG Academy – launched on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Global survey reveals ‘truly astonishing’ consensus for stronger climate action
21 june 2024 - 07:24:26New York, US (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when [...] Full text...
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Honour the strength, courage of refugees, urges UN chief
20 june 2024 - 06:24:12New York, US (PANA) - Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval have forced more than 120 million people from their homes [...] Full text...
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Energy transition momentum slowing amid rising global volatility, WEF report finds
19 june 2024 - 09:52:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global energy transition to a more equitable, secure and sustainable energy system is still progressing [...] Full text...
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Finland signs funding deal with TradeMark Africa to enhance trade in Africa
14 june 2024 - 19:28:46Naivasha, Kenya (PANA) - To unlock Africa’s economic potential through reducing the time and cost of cross-border trade, the Finnish [...] Full text...
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Global efforts to end female genital mutilation undermined by ‘vacation cutting’
14 june 2024 - 17:32:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global fight to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) is being undermined by the movement of [...] Full text...
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Parity for women remains five generations away but historical election year offers hope
12 june 2024 - 11:58:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has closed 68.5% of the gender gap, according to the Global Gender Gap Report [...] Full text...
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AfDB taking Africa to the World
07 june 2024 - 07:47:50London, UK (PANA) - The 10th Invest Africa Debate opened in London’s prestigious Guildhall on Thursday with the president of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reviews preparations for Conference on combating illegal migration and border security
05 june 2024 - 18:33:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a meeting held in Tripoli on Wednesday, the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR highlights shocking needs, risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
04 june 2024 - 12:47:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of protection services on major routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming and [...] Full text...
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Global economic outlook is brightening but political risks loom large in 2024
29 may 2024 - 13:20:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The latest Chief Economists Outlook released on Wednesday presents a growing sense of cautious optimism about [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s revenue head honored by WHO
29 may 2024 - 11:23:28Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Yankuba Darboe, Commissioner General, Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has been honoured with the prestigious World [...] Full text...
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European States mark 30th anniversary of milestone cooperation pact
28 may 2024 - 17:35:21Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – European States on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the entry into force of the European [...] Full text...
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EUMPM Niger: European Council decides not to extend mandate of the mission
27 may 2024 - 17:23:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday decided to not extend the European Union military partnership mission in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn
22 may 2024 - 16:13:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food [...] Full text...
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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain: WEF report
21 may 2024 - 09:02:36New York, USA (PANA) - International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP are expected [...] Full text...
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Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny
18 may 2024 - 07:10:34Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by [...] Full text...
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Greek coastguard rescues 42 migrants
17 may 2024 - 09:53:09Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek coastguard Thursday rescued 42 migrants off the coast of the island of Crete, while the [...] Full text...
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Libya, EU hold talks to lift the ban on Libyan aircraft from European airspace
16 may 2024 - 10:06:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina-Ioana Vălean, on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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Complementary admissions for refugees reach record highs: UNHCR report
14 may 2024 - 06:33:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report jointly issued by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Organisation for Economic [...] Full text...
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76 migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week, according to IOM
13 may 2024 - 16:57:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 76 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 5-11 May, announced the [...] Full text...
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Trafficking in the Sahel: Cracking down on illicit drugs (Feature by UN News)
06 may 2024 - 05:29:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise [...] Full text...
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UN agencies mourn loss of nearly 50 migrants bound for Canary Islands
02 may 2024 - 05:49:48New York, US (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) and refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday mourned yet another major [...] Full text...
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UN reviews progress and challenges 30 years after landmark population conference
30 april 2024 - 07:35:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Global progress towards sustainable development will continue to stall unless countries do more to bridge the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Antibiotics 'overused' among hospitalised COVID-19 patients - WHO
26 april 2024 - 11:11:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, [...] Full text...
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Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up; WHO urges preventive measures
25 april 2024 - 12:36:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
24 april 2024 - 04:55:59New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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Libyan, European officials discuss fight against illegal immigration
23 april 2024 - 11:29:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Abderrahman Hamada, Director of the Department of European Affairs at the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...
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Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
22 april 2024 - 12:06:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 [...] Full text...
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Drug trafficking undermining stability and development in Sahel region: UN drug agency
21 april 2024 - 05:13:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Drug trafficking in the Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and the Niger – [...] Full text...
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Eswatini looks forward to increased sugar exports from improved cane production
18 april 2024 - 13:07:24Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans
18 april 2024 - 11:32:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals, including humans, is a significant public [...] Full text...
thread Health
Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths
17 april 2024 - 05:31:01New York, US (PANA) - African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications [...] Full text...
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Industrial firm avails environment-friendly solutions for Southern Africa’s mining sector
15 april 2024 - 10:25:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Industrial equipment supplier Atlas Copco Power Technique highlights that its move towards environment-friendly products [...] Full text...
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Africa’s economic activity set to rebound backed by growing consumption, declining inflation
14 april 2024 - 10:42:32Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Economic activity is set to rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa, supported by increased private consumption [...] Full text...
thread Economy
EU provides €1 billion macro-financial assistance to Egypt
12 april 2024 - 11:45:56Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will provide €1 billion of urgent short-term macro-financial assistance to Egypt to [...] Full text...
thread Society
Healthcare and education ‘inaccessible’ for displaced
09 april 2024 - 05:18:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only one in two countries offer guaranteed healthcare and educational access to all migrants, UN migration [...] Full text...
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30 years on, justice for genocide crimes in Rwanda more urgent than ever, says rights group
05 april 2024 - 13:12:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for unity to realise full rights of persons with autism
02 april 2024 - 06:12:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for ensuring an inclusive and accessible world for all in his [...] Full text...
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Libya coast guard rescues 130 illegal migrants
29 march 2024 - 14:15:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan coastal guard has rescued 130 illegal migrants in the north of the western al-Garabolli [...] Full text...
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France "fully mobilised" to work with the new Senegalese authorities, assures the French government
28 march 2024 - 15:27:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French government has declared that it is fully mobilized to work with the new Senegalese [...] Full text...
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France "fully mobilised" to work with the new Senegalese authorities, assures the French government
28 march 2024 - 15:14:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The French government has declared that it is fully mobilized to work with the new Senegalese [...] Full text...
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One body recovered and around forty migrants rescued off the Tunisian coast
27 march 2024 - 16:10:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities Tuesday announced that a body had been fished out and rescued 41 other sub-Saharan [...] Full text...
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Tackle methane emissions now, to slow global warming
21 march 2024 - 05:33:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tackling emissions of methane now, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Criminals reap $236 billion a year from forced labour: ILO
20 march 2024 - 05:28:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour is happening all over the world and it’s earning criminal gangs an astonishing $236 [...] Full text...
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New WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record
19 march 2024 - 14:57:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea [...] Full text...
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Ghana opposition slams govt, communication industry regulator for Internet havoc
19 march 2024 - 06:05:43Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As Ghana continues to reel under a debilitating disruption of Internet services following a massive disruption to [...] Full text...
thread Economy
60 migrants drown near Libyan coast: IOM report
17 march 2024 - 14:02:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 60 people on board a ship carrying migrants from the Libyan coast have drowned, [...] Full text...
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Economic growth and poverty reduction: Is Africa any different? World Bank Blog By Haoyu Wu, Aziz Atamanov, Tom Bundervoet and Pierella Paci
14 march 2024 - 07:36:26Washington, United States (PANA) - The last 10 years have been rough for many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Following [...] Full text...
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UN relaunches political process in Libya with support of the United States
07 march 2024 - 19:03:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment of the American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief
07 march 2024 - 06:46:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] Full text...
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EU Council, Parliament strike deal to improve efficiency of air space management
06 march 2024 - 11:47:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the [...] Full text...
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Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge
06 march 2024 - 07:01:52Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell [...] Full text...
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Deputy chairman of Libyan Council calls for unified strategy to combat illegal migration
05 march 2024 - 16:14:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council, Moussa al-Kouni, has said that in light of the [...] Full text...
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EU legislators strike deal to ban products made with forced labour
05 march 2024 - 11:10:04Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting [...] Full text...
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Celebrated South African artist launches world tour in Cape Town
05 march 2024 - 08:56:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Celebrated South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s finest works are being showcased at an exhibition [...] Full text...
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World records more extreme heat in February
02 march 2024 - 05:43:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) [...] Full text...
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At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO
01 march 2024 - 05:41:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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UN agency: Air traffic operating above pre-COVID levels
29 february 2024 - 05:58:57Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The UN aviation agency on Wednesday announced that air traffic levels are operating at around two per [...] Full text...
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Bartjan Wegter appointed new EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
28 february 2024 - 17:27:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Wednesday announced the appointment of Bartjan Wegter as the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices
24 february 2024 - 10:24:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...
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EU leaders declare solidarity, commitment and resolve to support Ukraine against Russia
23 february 2024 - 17:01:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Today marks a tragic anniversary: that of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in manifest [...] Full text...
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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays
23 february 2024 - 06:12:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for new global order that works for all
16 february 2024 - 15:54:33Munich, Germany (PANA) - Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN envoy leads ‘renewed engagement’ to end fighting
16 february 2024 - 07:05:58New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan is leading a “renewed engagement” by the UN to try [...] Full text...
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AU, EU expand Mutual Cooperation for Global Health
13 february 2024 - 16:55:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union convened a High-level dialogue on strengthening [...] Full text...
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TDB, World Bank accelerate access to sustainable clean energy in Africa
13 february 2024 - 08:18:21Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has extended a facility of close to $300 million to the Eastern [...] Full text...
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A study of 100 inflation shocks since the 1970s provides valuable pointers for policymakers today (IMF Blog By Anil Ari and Lev Ratnovski)
10 february 2024 - 08:40:09Washington, United States (PANA) - In the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil [...] Full text...
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Thirteen Sudanese migrants perish off the Tunisian coast, 27 others missing
08 february 2024 - 17:55:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coastguard Thursday fished out 13 bodies of illegal migrants after their boat sank nine [...] Full text...
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Committee for Libya's Electricity Inter-connection with countries of Southern Europe meets on technical report
08 february 2024 - 15:41:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The advisor to the Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, in charge of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Middle East envoy upholds need for ceasefire
08 february 2024 - 05:44:41New York, US (PANA) - The top UN official in the Middle East underscored the importance of a ceasefire in [...] Full text...
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Despite seasonal tailwinds, gold fails to power its market higher
07 february 2024 - 20:07:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gold failed to power higher in January, despite seasonal tailwinds, after breaching record highs [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries
07 february 2024 - 19:26:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget millions of people caught up in [...] Full text...
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EU delegation, Services responsible for combating illegal migration in Libya meet over border security
07 february 2024 - 14:26:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting between officials of the Libyan Ministry of the Interior of the government of national [...] Full text...
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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security
05 february 2024 - 18:05:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister ends participation in Italy-Africa Summit
30 january 2024 - 18:16:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday ended his [...] Full text...
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Global economy approaches soft landing, but risks remain: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
30 january 2024 - 16:54:52Washington, United States (PANA) - The clouds are beginning to part. The global economy begins the final descent toward a [...] Full text...
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European Council to start talks with Parliament on phasing out mercury in the EU
30 january 2024 - 15:43:35Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted its negotiating mandate for talks with the European Parliament on [...] Full text...
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Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes
29 january 2024 - 20:32:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this [...] Full text...
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EU Council approves global health strategy
29 january 2024 - 11:35:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday approved conclusions on the 'EU Global Health Strategy: Better health for [...] Full text...
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What artificial Intelligence means for economics: Opinion By Daniel Björkegren and Joshua E. Blumenstock
27 january 2024 - 07:59:36Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...
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Red Sea shipping crisis having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns logistics chief
26 january 2024 - 05:27:56New York, US (PANA) - Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and [...] Full text...
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Political impasse in Libya, United States to Bathily's rescue to relaunch intra-Libyan dialogue
25 january 2024 - 19:24:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when the Libyan political process is bogged down in a new impasse, a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres
23 january 2024 - 20:37:03New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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World tourism on course for full recovery by year’s end: UN tourism agency
20 january 2024 - 06:37:07Madrid, Spain (PANA) - International tourism bounced back during 2023 and is expected to make a “full recovery” to pre-COVID [...] Full text...
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119 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya - IOM
19 january 2024 - 16:13:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 7 and 16 January, [...] Full text...
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US commercial real estate remains a risk despite investor hopes for soft landing: IMF Blog By Andrea Deghi, Fabio Natalucci, and Mahvash S. Qureshi
19 january 2024 - 07:18:15Washington, United States (PANA) - The commercial real estate sector has been under intense pressure globally as interest rates have [...] Full text...
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Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO
16 january 2024 - 12:41:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardise progress towards [...] Full text...
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Chief Economists Outlook: More economic uncertainty on the horizon
15 january 2024 - 08:14:31Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – Global economic prospects remain subdued and fraught with uncertainty, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook [...] Full text...
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APPO SG, Libyan Oil Minister discuss creation of African Energy Bank
11 january 2024 - 15:08:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Aoun, and [...] Full text...
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Gold hit new highs in 2023, but inflationary scares likely in 2024: World Gold Council
11 january 2024 - 07:08:08Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Emerging market (EM) demand for gold provided not only a ballast to lacklustre developed [...] Full text...
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Disinformation tops Global Risks 2024 report as environmental threats intensify
10 january 2024 - 11:15:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception data, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks [...] Full text...
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Time for climate justice, urges UN chief
10 january 2024 - 05:58:47Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European climate agency on Tuesday reported that record global heat last year showed an overall [...] Full text...
thread Environment
2023 AFCON: CAF media outlet names top 10 players to watch
06 january 2024 - 12:37:08Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In a few days' time, Africa will be vibrating to the rhythm of the 34th edition [...] Full text...
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2024 is time to pick up the pace in fight against corruption to safeguard democracy: Transparency International
06 january 2024 - 10:26:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the beginning of a new calendar year, it’s all too familiar for people [...] Full text...
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More than 1,200 illegal migrants intercepted and sent back to Libya in one week
05 january 2024 - 12:49:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,234 illegal migrants were intercepted on the sea and returned to Libya during [...] Full text...
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Gambian ex-minister Sonko faces crimes against humanity charges
05 january 2024 - 11:14:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko will open 8 January in Switzerland for [...] Full text...
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UN flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key
05 january 2024 - 05:55:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report for 2024 projects a slowdown in [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Algeria in search of third title
02 january 2024 - 08:08:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Algeria, who will be participating in the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for the 19th time [...] Full text...
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278 illegal migrants rescued by Libyan coastguard
30 december 2023 - 11:27:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 278 illegal migrants of different nationalities were Friday rescued by Libyan coastguards in [...] Full text...
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Greece to deport fugitive wanted on terrorism charges to Morocco
29 december 2023 - 12:37:02Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities are set to deport Mohamed Boudarka, who is wanted in a terrorism case, [...] Full text...
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South African threatre producer Mbongeni Ngema killed in car crash
28 december 2023 - 08:43:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South theatre producer and musician Mbongeni Ngema was killed in a vehicle accident [...] Full text...
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Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO
22 december 2023 - 17:05:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams EU pact on migration and asylum
21 december 2023 - 07:41:35Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reforms agreed by the EU on the Pact on Migration and Asylum will set European asylum [...] Full text...
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UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system
20 december 2023 - 18:53:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday welcomed a key deal by members of the [...] Full text...
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342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia repatriated to their countries from Tripoli in Libya
19 december 2023 - 18:39:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia have been repatriated from Tripoli by [...] Full text...
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2025 Club World Cup: FIFA confirms qualifiers, unveils new Intercontinental Cup competition
19 december 2023 - 08:20:30Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - FIFA says the 2025 Club World Cup will be played across 29 days in June and [...] Full text...
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