Gaza: Ongoing hostilities making it 'extremely difficult' for trauma patients to get critical care

13 december 2024 - 05:56:34
New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip are making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for [...] Full text...

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At least 68 journalist killings in 2024, UNESCO reports

13 december 2024 - 05:48:18
Paris, France (PANA) - For the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with [...] Full text...

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Syrian crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy

11 december 2024 - 19:08:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced [...] Full text...

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EU reaffirms its commitment to human rights

09 december 2024 - 16:40:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) –  The European Union has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of [...] Full text...

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Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO

06 december 2024 - 18:03:50
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several [...] Full text...

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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'

04 december 2024 - 11:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...

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305 million people need lifesaving help next year, says UN’s top aid official

04 december 2024 - 05:27:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set [...] Full text...

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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections

02 december 2024 - 07:02:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...

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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR

30 november 2024 - 07:18:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high [...] Full text...

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‘We need peace’: UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum concludes with hope

28 november 2024 - 05:27:14
Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of [...] Full text...

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General Assembly President urges collective action on Sudan as crisis deepens

27 november 2024 - 06:25:25
New York, US (PANA) - The President Philémon Yang  on Tuesday called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity

22 november 2024 - 07:02:54
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...

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UN, Brazil launch new initiative to counter climate disinformation

20 november 2024 - 05:20:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - As the dangers posed by climate change become increasingly evident worldwide, the need for [...] Full text...

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One in three women experiences gender-based violence

16 november 2024 - 07:01:36
New York, US (PANA) - Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN [...] Full text...

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33 million people could face hunger in Nigeria next year

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

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WFP trucks cross into Sudan with humanitarian aid for Zamzam IDP camp

12 november 2024 - 06:57:45
New 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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Dozens of journalists killed or injured since outbreak of war in Sudan

02 november 2024 - 13:37:36
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has lamented the killing, injury, harassment and placement of obstacles before [...] Full text...

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85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished - UNESCO

02 november 2024 - 06:58:01
Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Mozambican authorities to end post-election assault on protests

31 october 2024 - 10:35:27
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International on Thursday asked Mozambique’s authorities to “immediately halt” their escalating assault [...] Full text...

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Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023, warns UN weather agency

28 october 2024 - 12:45:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) New data released by the UN on Monday indicating that greenhouse gases have hit a record high [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

27 october 2024 - 20:13:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

26 october 2024 - 07:56:40
New York, United States (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that [...] Full text...

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Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza

22 october 2024 - 05:25:35
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life [...] Full text...

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UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza

21 october 2024 - 17:40:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed growing alarm over Israel’s military operations in northern [...] Full text...

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Gambian President urged to drop defamation charges against journalists

21 october 2024 - 11:25:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) — Veteran Gambian journalist Alagi Yorro Jallow has appealed to President Adama Barrow to drop charges of [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Zambian authorities to immediately release arrested journalist

19 october 2024 - 12:43:41
Lusakam Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Zambian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally' release Thomas Allan Zgambo, a [...] Full text...

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Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says

19 october 2024 - 06:18:05
New York, US (PANA) - No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Aid supplies are there, but not access to those in need

17 october 2024 - 05:27:16
New York, US (PANA) - There are currently 100,000 metric tonnes of food waiting to be imported into Gaza by [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for ‘fundamental freedoms’ to be upheld in Tunisia

16 october 2024 - 04:38:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on Tunisian authorities to protect the democratic process [...] Full text...

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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies

08 october 2024 - 05:29:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...

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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city

08 october 2024 - 05:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools

05 october 2024 - 05:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...

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US, Gabon commit to enhance cooperation

04 october 2024 - 07:11:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States of America and Gabon have expressed their commitment to enhance cooperation as they [...] Full text...

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US sanctions four Uganda senior police officers for 'gross violations' of human rights

02 october 2024 - 17:33:10
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday announced sanctions against four members of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says WFP

24 september 2024 - 16:11:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and uproot the country’s people who global [...] Full text...

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Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa

20 september 2024 - 14:38:39
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to [...] Full text...

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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of game changer Summit

19 september 2024 - 06:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Countries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and [...] Full text...

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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

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

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Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO

13 september 2024 - 05:59:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff, 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe

13 september 2024 - 05:34:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...

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Summit of the Future aims to make the UN more effective

12 september 2024 - 05:32:13
New York, US (PANA) - Negotiations continue ahead of the Summit of the Future at UN Headquarters this month, where [...] Full text...

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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza

07 september 2024 - 05:36:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...

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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit

06 september 2024 - 05:18:22
New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...

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UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

05 september 2024 - 20:28:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...

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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency

05 september 2024 - 12:44:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...

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Public debt bubble balloons to historic $97 trillion

05 september 2024 - 05:35:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global public debt has nearly doubled since 2010, reaching a historic $97 trillion in 2023, according to [...] Full text...

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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO

04 september 2024 - 17:13:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at [...] Full text...

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UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank

04 september 2024 - 05:17:33
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with [...] Full text...

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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again

27 august 2024 - 13:03:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...

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Disinformation still rampant in DR Congo’s North Kivu, stoking violence: UN

21 august 2024 - 05:18:22
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) MONUSCO said on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO

20 august 2024 - 17:43:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mpox is “not the ‘new COVID” and European governments need to show strong political commitment to [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access

16 august 2024 - 17:01:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

13 august 2024 - 16:53:01
Port 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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UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school

13 august 2024 - 05:53:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...

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Cameroon elections: Upcoming vote marks ‘key opportunity’ to commit to human rights: UN human rights chief

09 august 2024 - 06:56:10
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their [...] Full text...

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UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza

07 august 2024 - 05:47:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 making worrying comeback, WHO warns, amid summertime surge

06 august 2024 - 15:57:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline [...] Full text...

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Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel

05 august 2024 - 18:53:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians' efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war

02 august 2024 - 05:47:56
New York, US (PANA) (PANA) - Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the [...] Full text...

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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

31 july 2024 - 12:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...

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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies

30 july 2024 - 14:02:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...

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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages

30 july 2024 - 06:31:44
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...

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Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency

26 july 2024 - 14:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of [...] Full text...

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'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups

25 july 2024 - 06:51:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges

24 july 2024 - 05:17:06
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...

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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

19 july 2024 - 16:04:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...

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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza

19 july 2024 - 05:41:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...

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Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October

17 july 2024 - 18:33:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting

17 july 2024 - 07:26:12
New York, US (PANA) - Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief visits West Africa to review SDG challenges

17 july 2024 - 06:52:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed arrived in Senegal on Tuesday, the first stop on a mission [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: More than 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher with supplies running out, warns WHO

16 july 2024 - 13:05:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in [...] Full text...

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Outcry in Libya after arrest of journalist in Tripoli

14 july 2024 - 15:25:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan journalist Ahmed al-Senoussi has been detained for the fourth consecutive day since his arrest last Thursday [...] Full text...

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Conflict escalation in DR Congo linked to deadly Mpox threat

13 july 2024 - 05:58:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency

11 july 2024 - 06:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...

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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

09 july 2024 - 15:37:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...

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UN Police summit to showcase role of law enforcement for peace

27 june 2024 - 05:35:47
New York, US (PANA) - Government leaders and Chiefs of Police are gathering at UN Headquarters in New York for [...] Full text...

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New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food

25 june 2024 - 13:03:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one [...] Full text...

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UN chief launches Global Principles for Information Integrity

25 june 2024 - 05:13:52
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations launched new Global Principles for Information Integrity on Monday, emphasising the need [...] Full text...

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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies

22 june 2024 - 00:38:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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‘World cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza’: Guterres

21 june 2024 - 18:19:02
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced profound concern over escalating violence and “bellicose rhetoric” [...] Full text...

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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies

21 june 2024 - 17:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Women doing ‘inspirational’ work in Gaza

20 june 2024 - 07:28:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Wednesday that Gazans continue to be displaced due [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Laws of war likely 'consistently violated' in Israeli strikes on Gaza: UN rights office

19 june 2024 - 15:17:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN rights chief slams ‘unconscionable death and suffering’

18 june 2024 - 15:06:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the war drags on in Gaza, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned [...] Full text...

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Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria

15 june 2024 - 07:48:16
New York, United States (PANA) -  Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights ‘unique level of destruction’ in Gaza ahead of G7 summit

13 june 2024 - 06:18:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his solidarity with the people of Gaza and the global body’s [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities

12 june 2024 - 06:48:06
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

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

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Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says

04 june 2024 - 06:16:52
New York, USA (PANA) - The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Situation deteriorating in Sudan's El Fasher - UN

26 may 2024 - 05:42:30
New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia

20 may 2024 - 07:19:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: UN’s rights chief says horrified by escalation in fighting as famine draws nearer

18 may 2024 - 06:58:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s [...] Full text...

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Pro-Palestine camp set up at Cape Town campus

17 may 2024 - 08:11:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Staff and students at the University of Cape Town have erected a pro-Palestinian camp [...] Full text...

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Global economic growth improves but ‘downsides’ lurk

17 may 2024 - 05:47:39
New York, US (PANA) - The global economic picture has improved since January, but vulnerabilities remain, the mid-year update of [...] Full text...

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ICJ to hear South Africa's demand for further order to curb Israel

16 may 2024 - 07:54:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will on Thursday afternoon ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan

16 may 2024 - 06:40:30
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Guterres deplores Rafah escalation

14 may 2024 - 18:56:46
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guteres is appalled by the escalation of Israeli military activity in and [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN humanitarians say 450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues

14 may 2024 - 12:43:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on [...] Full text...

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UN security staff killed in Gaza; Guterres calls for probe

13 may 2024 - 18:27:20
New York, US (PANA) - A staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) died and another [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow

10 may 2024 - 11:09:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday [...] Full text...

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Somalia urged to take ‘concrete action’ against officials who violate citizens’ rights

10 may 2024 - 06:36:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings

07 may 2024 - 11:44:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN [...] Full text...

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Libya ranks 143rd in world press freedom index

04 may 2024 - 16:08:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 143rd out of 180 countries in the 2024 press freedom index, according to [...] Full text...

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US embassy praises "courage" of Libyan journalists despite difficult environment

04 may 2024 - 15:48:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has praised the role of journalists working in Libya, reaffirming its [...] Full text...

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East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

04 may 2024 - 07:44:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces [...] Full text...

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At least 12 killed as M23 rebels shell internally displaced people's camp in DRC

04 may 2024 - 07:32:34
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured [...] Full text...

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Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency

04 may 2024 - 07:25:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work [...] Full text...

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UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat

03 may 2024 - 06:03:09
New York, US (PANA) - As World Press Freedom Day is marked on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an [...] Full text...

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Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize

03 may 2024 - 05:38:10
Paris, France (PANA) - The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of [...] Full text...

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UNESCO underlines need for access to free, reliable scientific information

02 may 2024 - 15:09:06
Dar Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Viewing the world on a climatic precipice, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has said that no [...] Full text...

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EU hails work of journalists on eve of World Press Freedom Day

02 may 2024 - 13:56:59
Belgium (PANA) - In 2024, with elections taking place in over 60 countries around the globe, the work of journalists [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack

01 may 2024 - 05:55:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on Israel and Hamas to end Gaza war

30 april 2024 - 17:02:12
New York, US (PANA) - With the situation in Gaza “worsening by the day”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather

30 april 2024 - 07:19:55
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme [...] Full text...

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'Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear'

26 april 2024 - 14:49:26
New York, US (PANA) - Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said [...] Full text...

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Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond

24 april 2024 - 11:09:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations

24 april 2024 - 05:03:08
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday reiterated that [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office

23 april 2024 - 13:34:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...

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UN envoy concerned about increased West Bank violence

23 april 2024 - 05:38:24
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has expressed concern about increased levels of violence in the [...] Full text...

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UNRWA report: UN chief stands with agency, backs findings of probe into 7 October attacks in Israel

22 april 2024 - 17:34:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency [...] Full text...

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Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo

19 april 2024 - 05:31:43
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...

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Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

18 april 2024 - 11:32:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing global spread of “bird flu” infections to mammals, including humans, is a significant public [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

17 april 2024 - 05:44:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering

16 april 2024 - 16:00:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gaza war: Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’

12 april 2024 - 04:53:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN continues to face aid access denials in Gaza

09 april 2024 - 17:19:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-coordinated food convoys are three times more likely to be denied access to north Gaza than [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Fear and loss’ multiply in Sudan exodus: UNHCR

09 april 2024 - 15:50:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israeli strike on NGO aid team widely condemned as humanitarians repeat calls for access

02 april 2024 - 15:21:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice

02 april 2024 - 15:19:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital

02 april 2024 - 12:44:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president

02 april 2024 - 12:25:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...

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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory

30 march 2024 - 07:37:32
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens

28 march 2024 - 20:25:20
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as [...] Full text...

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Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election

27 march 2024 - 20:52:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was on Wednesday declared winner of last Sunday's presidential [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Double-digit’ number of children reported killed overnight

26 march 2024 - 16:18:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Intense hostilities in Gaza continued on Tuesday between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces with a “double-digit number [...] Full text...

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European Council adopts rules to protect journalists, media providers

26 march 2024 - 12:34:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a new law that will safeguard media freedom, media pluralism and [...] Full text...

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Senegal's president-elect Faye pledges to govern with humility

26 march 2024 - 06:10:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, has pledged to govern with humility, with his priorities being [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat

25 march 2024 - 15:46:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye

25 march 2024 - 10:31:27
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...

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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead

25 march 2024 - 05:17:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Voting ends in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 18:04:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting has officially ended in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday to choose the successor of [...] Full text...

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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 14:24:26
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...

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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election

24 march 2024 - 08:23:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African  State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...

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UN’s Guterres undertakes solidarity mission to Egypt, Jordan amid regional crises

23 march 2024 - 14:34:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the face of escalating conflicts and humanitarian crises, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has embarked on [...] Full text...

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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party

23 march 2024 - 10:15:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...

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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday

20 march 2024 - 07:45:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...

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Criminals reap $236 billion a year from forced labour: ILO

20 march 2024 - 05:28:42
Geneva, 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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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn

19 march 2024 - 13:10:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...

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EU passes law protecting journalists, human rights defenders against abusive lawsuits

19 march 2024 - 12:37:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday adopted a law to protect persons who speak out on matters [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City

13 march 2024 - 05:51:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza war: Gazans on verge of famine need ‘exponential’ aid boost, says UN

12 march 2024 - 13:14:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid officials welcomed the news on Tuesday that an aid ship had left Cyprus for [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes

08 march 2024 - 17:13:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Starvation claiming growing number of young lives, warns UN

07 march 2024 - 15:26:02
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Days from the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and with no ceasefire agreement in [...] Full text...

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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

05 march 2024 - 19:19:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] Full text...

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Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief

04 march 2024 - 16:57:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as [...] Full text...

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WHO: Investments and myth-busting to improve hearing

03 march 2024 - 07:33:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 400 million people globally need hearing aids, a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’

01 march 2024 - 17:55:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...

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UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability

01 march 2024 - 16:16:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital

27 february 2024 - 15:26:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA

27 february 2024 - 05:16:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Very little humanitarian aid has entered besieged Gaza this month, with a 50 per cent reduction [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US slams Sudan Army for prohibiting humanitarian assistance from Chad

24 february 2024 - 10:28:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has slammed Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) recent decision to prohibit cross border [...] Full text...

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

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

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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch

22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...

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Fighting in DR Congo threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns

21 february 2024 - 06:42:42
New York, US (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), fighting between the M23 armed group [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

20 february 2024 - 12:09:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...

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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability

19 february 2024 - 14:31:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...

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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis

14 february 2024 - 06:07:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...

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The UN calls for independent investigations into demonstrators killed in Senegal

13 february 2024 - 16:50:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it was "deeply concerned" by the crisis [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay

13 february 2024 - 14:23:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...

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Dakar prefect bans protest march against postponement of presidential election

13 february 2024 - 12:56:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: War leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition

09 february 2024 - 17:02:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger after [...] Full text...

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Isarel-Gaza crisis: UN health agency warns over continuing attacks on healthcare

09 february 2024 - 16:41:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The unrelenting war in Gaza hasn’t spared hospitals, their staff or the people sheltering there, the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN Middle East envoy upholds need for ceasefire

08 february 2024 - 05:44:41
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN official in the Middle East underscored the importance of a ceasefire in [...] Full text...

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DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods

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

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Sudan conflict: UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries

07 february 2024 - 19:26:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget millions of people caught up in [...] Full text...

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Gaza-Israel crisis: War enters fifth month amid reports of potential ceasefire deal

07 february 2024 - 13:48:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the devastating Gaza-Israel war entered its fifth month on Wednesday leaving a reported 27,585 Palestinians [...] Full text...

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Food scarcity set to worsen in Sudan as threat increases from desert locusts

07 february 2024 - 06:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians are warning that food will become even more scarce in the coming months [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'We must do all in our power to protect Rafah,' say UN humanitarians

06 february 2024 - 12:57:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA

03 february 2024 - 06:56:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) plays a “critical role” in delivering aid to [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues

02 february 2024 - 12:19:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of Gazans have continued to flee intense hostilities in Khan Younis towards the massively overcrowded [...] Full text...

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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist

02 february 2024 - 07:01:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

02 february 2024 - 06:13:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid UNWRA funding crisis, thousands of Gazans on verge of starving

30 january 2024 - 15:59:12
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - As the UN chief prepares to meet representatives from countries who donate to the UN agency [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights office condemns ‘chaotic’ Israeli mass evacuation orders

26 january 2024 - 15:47:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mass evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military to the people of Gaza continue to push [...] Full text...

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Red Sea shipping crisis having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns logistics chief

26 january 2024 - 05:27:56
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza - UN

25 january 2024 - 06:21:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned [...] Full text...

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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF

23 january 2024 - 16:01:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe govt urged to free rights defender Diallo, end 'discriminatory conscription' of independent voices

22 january 2024 - 11:47:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Burkina Faso authorities to ensure his safe return [...] Full text...

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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call

18 january 2024 - 07:23:07
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...

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‘Overlapping crises’ see humanitarian conditions worsen in northern Ethiopia

18 january 2024 - 07:01:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, is concerned over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNICEF warns against 'triple threat stalking' children in Gaza

13 january 2024 - 08:01:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF,  has warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition [...] Full text...

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COVID risk still high, warns WHO

13 january 2024 - 07:33:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The public health risk from COVID-19 remains high, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on [...] Full text...

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