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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UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again

06 august 2023 - 07:34:37
New York, US (PANA) - As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

11 july 2023 - 13:32:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...

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Some five tonnes of explosives, war remnants destroyed near Tripoli

22 march 2023 - 12:28:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some Five tons of war debris collected from several locations in the area of Bani Walid, [...] Full text...

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Three UN peacekeepers in Mali injured in landmine blast

12 september 2022 - 09:30:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Three peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were injured on [...] Full text...

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One tonne of mines, remnants of war destroyed in Misrata, Libya

26 april 2022 - 16:47:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One ton of mines and remnants of war were destroyed on Tuesday in the Libyan city [...] Full text...

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Landmines killed 132, injured 197 between May 2020 and March 2022 in Libya: UN

07 april 2022 - 12:38:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 162 incidents related to mines or explosive remnants of war (ERW) were reported [...] Full text...

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End landmine scourge once and for all: Guterres

05 april 2022 - 07:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action [...] Full text...

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Two children killed in mine explosion south of Tripoli

23 february 2022 - 13:09:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children from the same family were killed on Tuesday when a landmine exploded near their [...] Full text...

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'War is over in Senegal's southern Casamance region' - Former minister Sagna

12 october 2020 - 13:52:57
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - "The war is over in Casamance," former Minister of State Robert Sagna, who is also president [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe gendarme killed in centre-north

13 september 2020 - 10:50:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A Burkinabe gendarme was killed on Saturday morning in the rural community of Pensa, in [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Haftar to stop using landmines in Libya

03 june 2020 - 17:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human Right Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Marshal Khalifa Hafter to renew his commitment and [...] Full text...

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Four people killed in mine explosion in central Mali

10 april 2020 - 14:43:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Four people were killed and four others injured when a mine exploded in the vehicle they [...] Full text...

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Armed robbers kill Nigerien peacekeeper in Timbuktu

21 may 2019 - 15:51:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Nigerien peacekeeper was killed and another injured on Saturday in an attempt by unidentified armed [...] Full text...

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Five Tunisian soldiers killed by landmine

15 february 2018 - 11:33:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Five soldiers were killed on Wednesday by a landmine in eastern Algeria's region of Tebessa, local [...] Full text...

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'Boko Haram attacks, human trafficking threaten progress in West Africa, Sahel'

12 january 2018 - 05:07:28
New York, US (PANA) – The security situation in West Africa and the Sahel remains of grave concern, the United [...] Full text...

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Two soldiers killed in Boko Haram roadside IED attack in Northeast Nigeria

12 december 2017 - 16:31:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian military on Tuesday confirmed that two soldiers were killed in an explosion on Monday [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four Kenyan Policemen killed in landmine attack near Somalia border

24 may 2017 - 14:28:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Kenyan Policemen have been killed in an explosion while on patrol near the border with [...] Full text...

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US: UN Children's Fund mourns Sir Roger Moore

23 may 2017 - 19:44:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday mourned the passing of Sir Roger Moore, one [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara urged to monitor human rights

19 april 2017 - 10:49:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN must prioritise human rights monitoring for the situation in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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UN: UN appeals for US$511 million for mine action in 2017

09 february 2017 - 16:51:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$511 million international appeal for humanitarian mine action in conflict [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Truck conveying Nigerian IDPs runs over landmine in Borno state

26 october 2016 - 19:31:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A truck conveying internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Maiduguri, Borno State capital, to Gamboru-Ngala on [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tasks world leaders on protecting civilians

18 may 2016 - 14:31:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN on Wednesday urged world leaders to recommit themselves to the observance of international humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Japan gives 142,000 Euros for landmine clearing in Mauritania

27 november 2015 - 09:27:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The Japanese government is supporting a landmine clearing and humanitarian development programme (PNDHD) in the northern [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CAF decries landmine explosion at Somalia football field

28 may 2014 - 12:00:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Issa Hayatou of African soccer's governing body, CAF, has expressed sadness at the death of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Emotional Pistorius takes stand

07 april 2014 - 13:04:22
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - An emotional Oscar Pistorius on Monday took the stand in a North Gauteng court to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ICRC staff member killed in Darfur

21 march 2014 - 12:36:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A staffer of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was killed in Darfur, Sudan's [...] Full text...

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Angola committed to Ottawa Convention on landmine destruction

04 december 2012 - 18:26:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Angola, a signatory to the Ottawa Convention on the destruction of anti-personnel landmines, is strongly committed [...] Full text...

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Kenyan policeman killed in landmine blast

15 may 2012 - 18:22:47
Dadaab, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan policeman was killed and three others wounded after a landmine explosion targeted their convoy [...] Full text...

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Ghana media highlight dispute on economic statistics, May Day, press freedom

05 may 2012 - 09:00:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) are battling [...] Full text...

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Ban says UN working to check landmines

04 april 2012 - 18:59:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday highlighted the work of UN mine action personnel around [...] Full text...

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7 injured as Senegalese army vehicle hits landmine in Casamance

19 january 2012 - 14:04:17
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A Senegalese army vehicle hit a landmine that left seven soldiers injured, two of them in [...] Full text...

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Policeman killed, soldiers wounded in Kenyan blasts

11 december 2011 - 17:56:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan policeman was killed and 11 soldiers were wounded after twin blasts near the Somali [...] Full text...

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1,660 anti-personnel landmines removed in Angolan district

08 december 2011 - 15:20:05
Lubango, Angola (PANA) - About 1,662 anti-personnel landmines were removed by the National De-mining Institute (INAD) from March to October, [...] Full text...

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Twenty killed by landmine in Sudan's Unity State

18 october 2011 - 20:45:16
Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA ) – At least 20 people were killed when a landmine went off in southern Sudan's [...] Full text...

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UN official says Sudan delayed evacuation of wounded peacekeepers

05 august 2011 - 14:20:53
New York, US (PANA) - Alain Le Roy, the outgoing UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, on Friday said [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN Security Council sad over death of Ethiopian peacekeepers

04 august 2011 - 14:16:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council members Thursday expressed sadness at the death of four UN peacekeepers, [...] Full text...

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UN says 4 Ethiopian peacekeepers killed in Sudan's Abyei region

02 august 2011 - 18:27:24
New York, US (PANA) - The UN said Tuesday that four Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in Sudan’s troubled Abyei region were [...] Full text...

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Angola holds sensitisation campaign on dangers of landmines

07 july 2011 - 16:09:20
Ondjiva, Angola (PANA) - Some 4,830 citizens from various rural and urban zones of the southern Cunene province of Angola have [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara to hold in Malta

04 march 2011 - 19:33:20
New York, US (PANA) - Representatives of parties to the Western Sahara dispute -- Morocco and the Polisario Front -- [...] Full text...

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12-year-old Angolan boy loses arm in landmine explosion

26 october 2010 - 15:58:00
Andulo- Angola (PANA) -- A 12-year-old boy on Monday lost his right arm as a resu lt of the explosion [...] Full text...

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Francophonie demands control of landmines

28 september 2010 - 21:49:00
Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Delegates from some 20 African members of the International Francophonie Organization (OIF) on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...

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British NGO tests new demining technology in Angola

03 september 2010 - 15:33:00
Kuito- Angola (PANA) -- A British NGO, Hallo Trust, is testing a new demining tec hnology to fast track the [...] Full text...

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Angola reiterates commitment to Ottawa Convention on landmines

10 august 2010 - 20:37:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola has fully complied with the Ottawa Convention on landmines, by destroying landmine stockpiles far beyond [...] Full text...

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Nearly 300,000 mines successfully removed from Angola since 2006

10 august 2010 - 14:54:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- About 290,242 anti-personal mines were removed and destr oyed in Angola from 2006 to the first [...] Full text...

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Angolan landmine victims get US$ 8m from govt.

10 august 2010 - 14:25:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan government Tuesday disbursed US$ 8 million t o support people disabled by landmines, according [...] Full text...

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Angola adopts new technology to locate landmines

09 august 2010 - 22:00:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola has since last June been using a new Israeli tech nology that pinpoints the location [...] Full text...

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Angolan Government working to clear landmines - Official

09 august 2010 - 20:58:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan Government has been paying special attention to the landmine issue in the country, especially in [...] Full text...

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National summit on landmines begins Monday in Angola

06 august 2010 - 20:33:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The first national summit on landmine action will be hel d from 9 to 10 August [...] Full text...

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National summit on landmines begins Monday in Angola

06 august 2010 - 18:18:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The first national summit on landmine action will be hel d from 9 to 10 August [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for continued efforts against use of landmines

06 april 2010 - 07:21:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for continued efforts to rid the world of [...] Full text...

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Manufacturers: Kenyan economy not out of the woods yet

18 december 2009 - 07:42:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya Association of Manufacturing (KAM) Friday expresse d skepticism over the East African nationâ?s economic rebound [...] Full text...

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Libya holds round table on mine clearance project

06 april 2009 - 08:10:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- A round table on landmines was organised on Saturday in Tripoli by the Libyan Anti-Landmine Association, [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for renewed efforts for mine-free world

05 april 2009 - 18:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Having witnessed first-hand the devastation, including grievous injuries and environmental damage wrought by landmines, UN [...] Full text...

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