WFP trucks cross into Sudan with humanitarian aid for Zamzam IDP camp
12 november 2024 - 06:57:45New York, US (PANA) - A convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday crossed into war-torn [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - A convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday crossed into war-torn [...] Full text...
Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan
25 october 2024 - 18:14:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
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Staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced facing severe levels of hunger
18 october 2024 - 05:10:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing severe [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP
14 september 2024 - 07:16:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] Full text...
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Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
10 september 2024 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...
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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
06 september 2024 - 05:18:22New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced
13 august 2024 - 16:53:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken urges Sudan's military ruler to participate in ceasefire talks
06 august 2024 - 09:52:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken by phone with the Head of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official
06 august 2024 - 05:53:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration
03 august 2024 - 07:09:05Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people [...] Full text...
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Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan - Report
02 august 2024 - 05:35:15New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...
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Famine conditions prevalent in parts of North Darfur -IPC
01 august 2024 - 18:30:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Thursday concluded that [...] Full text...
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US condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for bloody attack on IDP Camp in DRC
05 may 2024 - 05:53:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and rebel M23 for last [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding
15 april 2024 - 10:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Nigerian govt to urgently address abductions in schools, IDP camps
14 march 2024 - 06:47:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery
20 february 2024 - 14:58:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis escalates in eastern DR Congo due to fresh clashes, flooding
20 february 2024 - 14:47:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached critical levels as [...] Full text...
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How data can inform policy to address challenges faced by internally displaced people in CAR: World Bank Blog (By Harriet Kasidi Mugera, Gervais Chamberlin Yama and Jonathan Lain)
07 february 2024 - 14:00:19Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Decades of division and conflict have left the Central African Republic (CAR) with severe development challenges [...] Full text...
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US urges warring parties to cease spreading war to other areas in Sudan
17 december 2023 - 13:54:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has warned the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against continuing their attack against [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso criticises UN rights officer for 'equating terrorists with subject of international law'
01 december 2023 - 13:15:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has protested against a statement issued by an official of the UN High [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise
17 november 2023 - 20:33:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of another ethnically motivated mass [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army accuses rival paramilitary RSF of committing ethnic cleansing
11 november 2023 - 09:18:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday accused its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso
04 november 2023 - 06:13:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US concerned over increased shelling, civilian casualties in Nyala, Omdurman
19 october 2023 - 07:21:02Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "deeply concerned" by credible reports that Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Keep Sudan borders open, UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths
06 may 2023 - 06:36:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday urged States to keep borders open to people fleeing [...] Full text...
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Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence in DR Congo
06 may 2023 - 06:35:22Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) continue [...] Full text...
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92pct of rural population without access to proper hand washing in Burundi
22 march 2023 - 16:44:36Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In Burundi, 92% of the rural population do not have access to hand washing with soap [...] Full text...
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Financial services gradually resume in Tigray
24 february 2023 - 23:55:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Financial services including banking, telecommunication and energy supply services have gradually resumed in Ethiopia's northern [...] Full text...
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Trust the tale not the teller: A Darfur fact-finding committee makes public findings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 february 2023 - 14:13:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Setting a precedent in decades in Sudan's restive region of Darfur, a fact-finding committee has made [...] Full text...
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Escalating violence leaves hundreds dead, hundreds of thousands on the move in eastern DRC
24 january 2023 - 13:27:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has expressed deep concern at the escalation of brutal attacks on [...] Full text...
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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement
07 january 2023 - 15:17:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...
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UN Condemns communal violence that left dozens killed in Darfur region
27 december 2022 - 17:07:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the recent violence in Darfur that left tens killed and [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly attack on IDP camp in Mali's Gao region
25 november 2022 - 11:33:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday condemned a deadly attack by suspected jihadists on Monday against [...] Full text...
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Project launched to enhance investment climate in 11 refugee hosting African countries
21 july 2022 - 05:43:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Intergovernmental Authority on [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought
28 june 2022 - 12:05:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is appealing for urgent support to help displaced people and local host [...] Full text...
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Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend: UNHCR
16 june 2022 - 05:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past [...] Full text...
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Dire and grim’ drought, impacting more than 7 million in Somalia
02 june 2022 - 05:22:54Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Accompanying Somalia’s newly-appointed drought envoy on his first field visit, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official [...] Full text...
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Violence in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region hits humanitarian response
06 may 2022 - 16:19:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state remains complex requiring an [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian agency deeply concerned about security deterioration in DRC's Uturi province
29 march 2022 - 10:32:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Officials of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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Growing risk of Somalia famine, as drought famine worsens (A UN feature)
29 march 2022 - 05:18:18Mogdishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought since 1981, and a shortfall in aid [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia
18 february 2022 - 19:59:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...
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UNHCR alarmed by rising violence against displaced civilians in eastern DR Congo
18 february 2022 - 13:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Militia groups across eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are continuing to [...] Full text...
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Mali launches campaign to register internally-displaced persons
16 february 2022 - 13:10:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Health and Social Development on Tuesday launched a registration campaign for internally [...] Full text...
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UN rights office warns of risk of further attacks on displaced camps in DR Congo
09 february 2022 - 04:27:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council strongly condemns attacks by militias on IDP camp in DRC
06 february 2022 - 10:21:06New York, US (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council have condemned in the strongest terms the attacks by [...] Full text...
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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2022 - 05:43:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian workers continuing to deliver aid to troubled Ethiopian communities
10 december 2021 - 00:34:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN humanitarian workers are continuing to provide support to communities affected by the war [...] Full text...
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Displacements worsening humanitarian needs in Ethiopia
10 december 2021 - 00:17:07Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The situation in northern Ethiopia continues to be highly fluid and unpredictable, with ongoing fighting [...] Full text...
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Severe drought grips Somalia
19 november 2021 - 23:05:10Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...
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Senior Libyan official stresses importance of IDP return in national reconciliation
15 november 2021 - 19:56:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Monday welcomed the importance of a [...] Full text...
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UN says 11 million Nigerians need humanitarian assistance
07 november 2021 - 12:03:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says about 11 million Nigerians [...] Full text...
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UN report highlights problems of internally displaced persons
30 september 2021 - 04:54:50New York, US (PANA) - Nationally-owned solutions must be found for more than 55 million people displaced within their own [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria begins implementation of new national policy on IDPs
03 september 2021 - 22:18:37Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government Friday announced the implementation of its new national policy on Internally Displaced [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council approves national policy on IDPs
01 september 2021 - 20:29:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved a national policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian group says $27 million urgently needed to provide emergency shelter in Tigray
19 august 2021 - 11:59:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopia Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says US$27 [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor warmly welcomed by marginalised IDPs in Darfur
01 june 2021 - 15:46:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-In an unprecedented visit of its kind, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda, [...] Full text...
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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari
27 april 2021 - 18:27:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for access as CAR displacement soars
12 february 2021 - 11:09:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is appealing for humanitarian access to reach tens of thousands of [...] Full text...
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Breaking News: ICC finds Uganda rebel leader guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity
04 february 2021 - 16:29:51The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Dominic Ongwen, deputy leader of the Ugandan rebel group Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been [...] Full text...
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ICC convicts former Uganda LRA leader Ongwen
04 february 2021 - 13:26:42The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday found a former Uganda rebel Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...
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Violence, insecurity continue to plague South Sudan communities: UN
19 november 2020 - 05:40:42Juba, South Sudan - Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins digital registration of IDPs
11 november 2020 - 18:48:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is set to conduct the digital registration of about three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...
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Achieving peace, security in Sahel remains pertinent issue for The Gambia - FM Tangara
20 october 2020 - 21:04:25Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mamadou Tangara said here Tuesday achieving peace, security and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel
25 september 2020 - 12:38:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...
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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin
04 august 2020 - 20:19:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rights group says overcrowding among Somalia IDPs increases pandemic risk
21 july 2020 - 05:54:57Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Incessant fighting, recurrent droughts and floods, and the worst locust invasion in more than 25 years [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UNAMID deeply concerned about violent incidents in North Darfur
14 july 2020 - 20:53:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN peace-keeping mission in Darfur(UNAMID) said here Tuesday it was deeply concerned about the violent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB’s intervention helps to curb COVID-19 in vulnerable communities
11 june 2020 - 17:03:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With 2.6 million internally-displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under lockdowns, on ‘life-support’, says UN agency
10 june 2020 - 05:25:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Help and funding are needed urgently for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit [...] Full text...
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Nigerian president Buhari says fire at IDP camp killing 14 'extremely horrifying'
17 april 2020 - 11:31:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says that the death of 14 persons and injury to at least [...] Full text...
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Buhari again pledges decisive, proactive measures against Boko Haram/ISWAP
10 april 2020 - 07:32:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has once again pledged to take more "decisive" and "proactive measures" towards [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International, Nigerian military bicker over alleged looting, burning of villages
14 february 2020 - 15:42:51Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International (AI) on Friday accused the Nigerian Army of burning down [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram terrorists kill five in northeast Nigeria
26 january 2020 - 10:23:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Five civilians were killed and several others abducted when Boko Haram terrorists attacked the town of [...] Full text...
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Lives of traumatized, displaced women in Sudan's West Darfur under threat
15 january 2020 - 20:14:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands [...] Full text...
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UN-govt. delegation says people displaced around Genaina need protection, humanitarian assistance
08 january 2020 - 22:33:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A joint United Nations and Sudanese government delegation which paid a visit to West Darfur on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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ICRC distributes household items to civilians affected by recent violence in Darfur
08 january 2020 - 11:26:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says thousands of civilians affected by the recent [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Governor stops Army's evacuation of citizens from two communities
08 january 2020 - 08:28:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Barely 24 hours after accusing Nigerian Army personnel operating along the Maiduguri-Damaturu expressway in the northeast [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian and UN organizations say tens of thousands displaced because of communal clashes in West Darfur state
05 january 2020 - 19:58:48Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) in Sudan and partners estimate that some 40,000 people [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to discontinue free distribution of relief materials to 2.4 million IDP in 2020
31 december 2019 - 06:15:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government said on Monday that it has concluded plans to discontinue free distribution of [...] Full text...
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Nigeria 'concerned' Boko Haram/ISWAP alliance with ISIS risks chemical weapons attack
24 december 2019 - 08:54:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has expressed concerns that the Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) [...] Full text...
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Sudanese government sayd diplaced persons shall be represented in peace talks
20 december 2019 - 22:06:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, Friday stressed the need for [...] Full text...
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Kenya braces for tropical cyclones along Indian Ocean coastline
06 december 2019 - 21:26:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical cyclone, Ambali, which is expected to peak at 185 kilometres per hour, has started weakening [...] Full text...
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UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles, polio campaign
25 november 2019 - 06:05:37Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by the [...] Full text...
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OCHA says 40,000 displaced persons affected by flooding in 2 local councils in Northeast Nigeria
17 november 2019 - 14:29:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that “no fewer than” 40,000 [...] Full text...
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Hamdouk restates need for achieving peace in Darfur
06 november 2019 - 19:43:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdouk, who returned from a rare visit to the restive region of [...] Full text...
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Sudan PM Hamdouk pays rare visit to restive region of Darfur
04 november 2019 - 18:15:17Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, has paid a rare visit to the camps of the internally [...] Full text...
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Buhari gives Economic Advisory Council 10 years to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty
09 october 2019 - 15:26:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with the newly constituted Presidential Economic [...] Full text...
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Ten years of conflict in northeastern Nigeria have caused nearly 22,000 cases of disappearances -ICRC
12 september 2019 - 23:29:43Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported here Thursday nearly 22,000 cases of [...] Full text...
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'Nigeria to deal final blow to bandits killing in God's name' - Buhari
14 august 2019 - 15:37:29Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that armed bandits who are killing and calling in [...] Full text...
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Over 250,000 displaced people need humanitarian assistance in Burkina Faso
01 august 2019 - 15:47:15Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 250,000 people who have fled the areas of terrorism in Burkina Faso now [...] Full text...
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117 people killed in DRC’s Ituri province
28 june 2019 - 15:56:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 117 people were killed in Ituri province, in the northeast of Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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UN condemns ‘wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region
25 june 2019 - 05:06:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor urges action for victims of violence in Sudan
20 june 2019 - 05:53:13New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, has urged the UN Security [...] Full text...
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UN agencies appeal for US$1.3 billion for humanitarian response in Ethiopia
20 may 2019 - 21:35:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A humanitarian crisis is building up in Ethiopia after months of communal violence, drought and [...] Full text...
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Nigerian security team in Niger to enhance joint security along common borders
17 may 2019 - 07:17:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said that a Joint Security Team from its 8 Division based [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army recapture Rann from Boko Haram
16 january 2019 - 09:31:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday recaptured the northeastern town of Rann, which was overrun by Islamic [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram attacks two towns in northeast Nigeria
15 january 2019 - 14:50:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) terrorists on Monday verran the town of Rann in northeast Nigeria [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army: Operation to retake Baga town continuing
30 december 2018 - 20:36:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Sunday said that operations to retake Baga, the headquarters of the 7 [...] Full text...
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Rights group blames UN peacekeepers for CAR massacre
14 december 2018 - 21:52:11Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has asked the United Nations to carry out a thorough investigation [...] Full text...
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'More than 5,000 people sheltering in MSF-supported hospital after violent CAR clashes'
15 november 2018 - 05:15:48Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Fighting between two armed groups in Batangafo, in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR), [...] Full text...
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8 confirmed killed in the Boko Haram attack on IDP camp in Northeast Nigeria
01 november 2018 - 17:32:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Eight persons, including children, were confirmed killed in Wednesday's attack by Boko Haram terrorists on [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army foils Boko Haram attack on IDP camp in Northeast Nigeria
01 november 2018 - 13:29:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army says its troops foiled an attempt by scores of Boko Haram terrorists to [...] Full text...
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UN says Inter-communal tensions still high despite improved security
23 october 2018 - 04:24:37New York, US (PANA) - While security has improved in Darfur, inter-communal tensions in the conflict-plagued region of Sudan are [...] Full text...
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UN police investigating killing of displaced people in CAR
08 september 2018 - 05:01:40Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Perpetrators behind the killing of a number of people displaced by conflict in the Central African [...] Full text...
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Displaced Ethiopians, returnees need continued support - UNHCR
07 september 2018 - 11:09:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging more support for the nearly one million people displaced [...] Full text...
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Libya has ‘lurched from one emergency to another,’ high-level UN official says
06 september 2018 - 05:09:21New York, US (PANA) - The status quo in Libya is “untenable,” Ghassan Salamé, Head of the United Nations Support [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram burn 40 houses in northeast Nigeria
20 august 2018 - 17:23:08Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Police on Monday said that Boko Haram insurgents burnt down 40 houses in a reprisal [...] Full text...
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Militias evict and disperse 1,900 displaced people in Libya
14 august 2018 - 10:06:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Tuesday expressed concern about the forced eviction by militias of [...] Full text...
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IDP gather at the vicinity of the newly established UNAMID base
20 june 2018 - 19:38:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has complained that hundreds of civilians, mostly [...] Full text...
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AU-UN mission in Darfur boosts vigilance in wake of attacks on camps for displaced
25 may 2018 - 15:57:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following a series of armed attacks on camps hosting displaced Sudanese in central Darfur, the joint [...] Full text...
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ECONEC board meets ahead of Abuja int'l conference on use of technology in elections
08 april 2018 - 19:19:45Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) held its second governing board meeting on Saturday, in [...] Full text...
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UN expert urges Niger to swiftly adopt strategy on internal displacement
27 march 2018 - 17:16:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has urged the Government of Niger to prioritise the adoption of [...] Full text...
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EU tasks Nigerian govt to stop scores of killings by herdsmen
13 march 2018 - 16:26:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The European Union (EU) on Monday asked the Federal Government to fish out the killer herdsmen [...] Full text...
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Combined Nigerian, Cameroonian forces kill 15 Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 1,130 hostages
27 february 2018 - 16:29:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that the combined troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and the [...] Full text...
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UN deputy aid chief urges assistance as insecurity deepens in Lake Chad basin
27 february 2018 - 07:36:39Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Amid growing insecurity in Lake Chad, a senior United Nations relief official on Monday said the [...] Full text...
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About 28 million children were living in forced displacement in 2016, but figure could be higher
15 february 2018 - 16:23:10New York, US (PANA) – Gaps in data covering refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and internally displaced populations are endangering the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia gets US$10 million in emergency relief funding
29 january 2018 - 20:09:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding which supports [...] Full text...
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Violation of child rights increases in Horn of Africa region
29 january 2018 - 19:40:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Violations against civilians, including sexual and gender-based violence, remained significant in the Horn of [...] Full text...
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UN concerned at reported destruction of housing for displaced persons in Somalia
03 january 2018 - 06:06:23Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A senior United Nations official in Somalia has expressed deep concern over reports of the unannounced [...] Full text...
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'Refugees pressured to leave Kenya's Dadaab return to insecurity, drought, hunger'
21 december 2017 - 06:38:01Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Thousands of Somali refugees who were pressured into leaving the Dadaab camp in Kenya are now [...] Full text...
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UN report urges Sudan to address plight of millions of IPDs in Darfur
22 november 2017 - 05:10:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights office has called on the Government of Sudan to pursue effective, [...] Full text...
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UNAMID calls for collaborative approach to Darfur weapons collection in IDP camps
04 november 2017 - 15:21:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN African Union Peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has again called on the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Sudan: 5 persons killed, many injured in clashes over Bashir's visit to IDP Camp in Darfur
23 september 2017 - 10:30:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two more persons were killed on Saturday in a displaced persons camp in Darfur which Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Sudan: AU-UN mission in Darfur urges restraint after clashes at camp for displaced persons
22 september 2017 - 15:31:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur on Friday urged “the utmost restraint” by [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Bashir in Kalema IDP camp, pledges to resolve challenges facing them
22 september 2017 - 14:09:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – President Omar Bashir of Sudan on Friday paid visited the largest camp for the internally displaced [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks in northeast Nigeria leave 27 dead, scores wounded
16 august 2017 - 07:27:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The violence by the Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria has continued as suicide bombers on [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief pledges support to displaced civilians in Malakal
04 august 2017 - 11:21:20Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Having witnessed first-hand various security challenges and humanitarian efforts in South Sudan, the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: WFP receives US$1.6 million from Italy for Libyan IDPs
27 july 2017 - 06:07:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$1.6 million donation from Italy but warned that [...] Full text...
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US: UN chief condemns suicide attacks on IDP camps in northeastern Nigeria
25 july 2017 - 19:00:05New York, US (PANA) - Strongly condemning Monday’s suicide attacks on two camps for internally displaced persons in northeastern Nigeria, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 3, injure 17 in two northeast Nigeria IDPs camp
24 july 2017 - 18:20:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Three suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked two internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in northeast Nigeria [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN aid chief says world must 'not let down' millions of people in need
22 july 2017 - 05:46:15Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Wrapping up a four-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UNAMID chief says situation in Darfur remains fragile
10 july 2017 - 20:07:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Jeremiah Mamabolo, has [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Joint UN-Sudan mission visits Sortony IDP site, North Darfur
09 may 2017 - 17:45:10Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) in Sudan, Ms. Marta Ruedas, and the Commissioner [...] Full text...
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Somalia: Germany donates 70m euros to drought-ravaged Somalia
03 may 2017 - 15:33:25Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Germany has donated 70 million euros (US$76 million) to Somalia and plans to at least double [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Suicide bombers kill 4 in northeast Nigeria
19 march 2017 - 13:36:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Three Boko Haram suicide bombers have attacked Ummarari Village in Jere Local Government of Borno State, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Army rescue 455 hostages held by Boko Haram
14 march 2017 - 15:17:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army Tuesday said its troops, under Operation Lafiya Dole in Northeast Nigeria, have destroyed [...] Full text...
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Somalia: World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in Somalia – UN
07 march 2017 - 06:03:22Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As a severe drought deepens in Somalia, the risk of famine is looming in the long-troubled [...] Full text...
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Sudan: "Save the Children" condemns looting of its compound, warehouse in S. Sudan
28 february 2017 - 14:15:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International charity organization, Save the Children, said its food and supply stores in a South [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IOM introduces drought resistant potato in Somalia
24 february 2017 - 13:58:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- In a bid to mitigate the impact of persistent drought, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: IOM provides health, shelter aid in volatile areas of South Sudan
24 february 2017 - 12:21:52Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Friday it is providing emergency health [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN human rights expert calls for improved human rights situation in Sudan
22 february 2017 - 18:59:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite positive developments in the situation of human rights in Sudan since April last year, there [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Mistaken Nigeria Air Force bombing of IPD camp killed at least 236 people
24 january 2017 - 12:05:11Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 236 people were killed after a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet mistakenly bombed an [...] Full text...
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US: Seven million people in Lake Chad basin ‘living on the edge’ – UN relief official
24 january 2017 - 07:44:21New York, US (PANA) - Spotlighting the desperate plight of millions in Africa’s Lake Chad basin, the top United Nations [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 10 security officials, others held for alleged rape in IDP camps
06 december 2016 - 18:15:21Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday announced that 10 people have been arrested for [...] Full text...
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UN: LRA commander's trial begins at ICC headquarters
06 december 2016 - 15:18:18New York, US (PANA) - The trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is facing 70 [...] Full text...
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UN: LRA commander faces 70 war crimes charges - ICC
29 november 2016 - 16:02:08New York, US (PANA) - The trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is facing 70 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Boko Haram suicide bomber killed close to IDP camp in Maiduguri
19 november 2016 - 11:07:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian security operatives on Saturday intercepted another Boko Haram suicide bomber who attempted to penetrate a [...] Full text...
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CAR: Rights group says EU donors must prioritise accountability
11 november 2016 - 15:02:36Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - European Union (EU) member states and all donors attending the Brussels Conference for the [...] Full text...
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US: UN allocates US$12 million in humanitarian funding to support CAR
11 november 2016 - 05:37:18New York, US (PANA) – A senior United Nations relief official has announced the release of US$12 million from the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: WHO, partners support measles vaccination in Nigeria's Borno State
10 november 2016 - 10:34:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and health partners have helped to vaccinate more than 10,000 [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Twin suicide bombs explode in Maiduguri, North Eastern Nigeria
29 october 2016 - 12:30:14Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Boko Haram suspected suicide bombers Saturday detonated coordinated bombs at two different locations in Maiduguri, the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN says 18 people killed, 60 injured in north-central Somalia
24 october 2016 - 18:45:11New York, US (PANA) - Some 18 people have been killed and 60 injured in the ongoing fighting in Gaalkacyo, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU official says tense, unpredictable situation persists in Darfur
15 september 2016 - 13:26:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The security situation in the restive region of Darfur in western Sudan remains "tense and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Wild Polio Virus reported in Boko Haram ravaged northeastern Nigeria
05 september 2016 - 19:26:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The relapse of polio in Nigeria is increasing as a two-year-old boy with no vaccination history [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: IDP camps get humanitarian supplies in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon
01 september 2016 - 19:32:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said it has increased the supply of humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN rapporteur calls for protection of thousands of IDPs in northeastern Nigeria
29 august 2016 - 19:01:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IPDs) has called on Nigerian authorities and [...] Full text...
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US: US special envoy visits Sudan conflict zones
29 august 2016 - 13:55:28New York, US (PANA) - The US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Ambassador Donald Booth, is visiting Sudan [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari pledges quick reintegration of displaced persons in northeastern Nigeria
18 august 2016 - 19:44:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged to restore confidence in internally displaced persons (IDPs) by [...] Full text...
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Sudan: US gravely concerned over detention of Darfuris who met US Special Envoy to Sudan
13 august 2016 - 10:14:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has expressed concern over the detention of up to 15 Darfuris who had [...] Full text...
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Libya: Libyan communities struggle to host IDPs
01 august 2016 - 17:02:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations and its partners continue to monitor the latest movements of internally displaced persons [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army rescues 57 civilians, kill 2 Boko Haram terrorists
14 june 2016 - 20:53:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Tuesday rescued 57 civilians who escaped from Boko Haram captivity and also [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria Army kills 10 Boko Haram terrorists
11 june 2016 - 15:10:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that its troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists while two [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC to commence Ugandan rebel leader's trial on 6 December
30 may 2016 - 18:10:46New York, US (PANA) - Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will on 6 December open the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN, AU chiefs condemn deadly violence at IDP camp in North Darfur
12 may 2016 - 21:06:38New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN says 6 displaced civilians, including 2 children, killed in Darfur
10 may 2016 - 11:57:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday said six displaced civilians, including two children, have been shot dead [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC constitutes new trial chambers for Malian, Uganda's LRA rebels
04 may 2016 - 15:12:07New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has constituted Trial Chamber VIII and IX for the trial [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Govt agencies compiling data on IDPs in Nigeria
21 april 2016 - 19:51:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria has started compiling a comprehensive database on all internally displaced persons (IDPs) with a [...] Full text...
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UN: UNHCR urges parties to ensure rights of IDPs in eastern DRC
14 april 2016 - 16:54:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern over the welfare of tens [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Bashir accuses Darfur rebels of working as mercenaries in Libya
01 april 2016 - 15:07:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has stated that the people of Darfur are free to vote for [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: US spends over US$240m on IDPs in northeastern Nigeria
23 march 2016 - 20:26:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States of America has spent over $240 million on health, education and sanitation needs [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC confirms charges against LRA rebel leader, commits him to trial
23 march 2016 - 15:00:06New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed 70 charges [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN refugee agency calls on Nigeria to heed wishes of IDPs
24 february 2016 - 05:54:54Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities should heed the concerns of internally displaced people (IDP) in the north-east of [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Displaced people need opportunity to rebuild their lives - Ban
24 february 2016 - 05:43:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hasreiterated his call for support from Member States to resolve [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN Secretary-General to visit South Sudan
20 february 2016 - 12:59:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will pay a short visit to South Sudan, at [...] Full text...
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UN: Nigeria urged to make areas freed from Boko Haram 'truly safe' for returnees
16 february 2016 - 07:48:06New York, US (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts have urged the Nigerian Government to ensure that the areas [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban deplores twin suicide bomb attack on IDP camp in Nigeria
12 february 2016 - 05:46:07New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the recent double suicide attack carried out [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN experts call for reintegration of women, children liberated from Boko Haram
23 january 2016 - 08:40:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Three United Nations human rights experts on Friday called on the Government of Nigeria to assist [...] Full text...
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The Netherlands: ICC opens confirmation of charges hearing against LRA's Ongwen
21 january 2016 - 11:25:41The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The confirmation of charges hearing Dominic Ongwen, a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...
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Sudan: 14 killed in recent regional clash in West Darfur, situation now under control
16 january 2016 - 08:47:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 14 people were killed and 19 others, including 6 policemen, were injured in Genaina, [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Fresh allegations of sexual abuse made against UN peacekeepers in CAR'
06 january 2016 - 14:04:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN is investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse and other misconduct by [...] Full text...
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CAR: Fresh sexual abuse allegations emerge against blue berets in CAR
06 january 2016 - 09:19:17Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations is investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse and other [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari greets Nigerian Christians at Christmas
25 december 2015 - 10:28:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Nigerians, especially his Christian compatriots, as they celebrate their [...] Full text...
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UN: UN relief coordinator condemns attacks on IDP sites in CAR
17 november 2015 - 17:01:06New York, US (PANA) - UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Central African Republic (CAR), Aurelien Agbenonci, on Tuesday condemned repeated and deadly [...] Full text...
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UN: UN refugee agency condemns attack IDP camp in CAR
12 november 2015 - 01:24:43New York, US (PANA) - Following the killing and revenge attack on a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in [...] Full text...
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UN: UN moves to tackle gender-based violence in Somalia
05 november 2015 - 21:42:16New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed toll free hotline has been launched for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Somalia [...] Full text...
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UN: UN relief chief urges greater efforts to protect civilians in CAR
23 october 2015 - 19:17:21New York, US (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien has called for greater and more sustained international commitment [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Nineteen children separated by civil war in South Sudan reunited with families
23 october 2015 - 12:57:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A total of nineteen children, who were separated from their parents for almost 2 years, have [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rights expert condemns attack on Nigeria IDPs' camp
17 september 2015 - 12:58:27New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Chaloka Beyani, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of Internally Displaced Persons [...] Full text...
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(UPDATE) Nigeria: 7 killed in Nigeria IDP camp blast
11 september 2015 - 16:40:59Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Friday's explosion at the Malkohi camp of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Yola, Nigeria's North-east [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Many feared dead in Nigeria IDP blast
11 september 2015 - 14:24:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Many people, including children, are feared to have died following an explosion that hit an Internally [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic: Clashes in CAR force thousands to seek refuge at MINUSCA base
27 august 2015 - 19:19:18Bangui, CAR (PANA) – Clashes between rival militias in the past few days have forced several thousand people to flee [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy in South Sudan welcomes peace deal signing scheduled for Wednesday
25 august 2015 - 19:28:37New York, US (PANA) - The Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ms. Ellen Margrethe Loj, on [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official warns Boko Haram to cause more displacement in Lake Chad region
06 august 2015 - 20:47:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday reported further population displacement in the Lake Chad region owing to [...] Full text...
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UN: UN envoy says security in CAR improves, but situation remains fragile
05 august 2015 - 17:57:08New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission, in Central African Republic (MINUSCA), [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Children in South Sudan's war zone demand their right to education
04 august 2015 - 18:42:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Hundreds of children and parents in war-ravaged South Sudan want to continue with education, despite being [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Rights body fingers Sudan for 'war crimes' in Kordofan
04 august 2015 - 14:17:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Government forces in Sudan have committed war crimes against the civilian population of South Kordofan, Amnesty [...] Full text...
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UN: UN mission in South Sudan deplores killing of civilian at its protection site
07 july 2015 - 18:44:39New York,US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned the fatal shooting of an internally displaced [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief deplores deadly attack on UN protection site in South Sudan
02 july 2015 - 20:31:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a deadly attack against a UN protection-of-civilians (PoC) site [...] Full text...
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