New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns

10 september 2024 - 05:16:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this [...] Full text...

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‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians

22 may 2024 - 04:48:18
New York, US (PANA) - The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world [...] Full text...

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LibMAC plans to develop national mine action strategy in collaboration with GICHD UNSMIL

14 may 2024 - 16:57:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) Thursday announced its intention to develop a national mine action [...] Full text...

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Libyan and international demining experts call for end to suspension of demining operations in Libya

01 may 2024 - 15:23:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and international demining partners have stressed the urgent need to facilitate the work of mine [...] Full text...

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Landmines killed 17 people in Libya in 2023, according to UNMAS

29 april 2024 - 10:45:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says 17 people, including 14 children, died in incidents [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Nine children killed in 2023 by landmines in Libya

15 april 2024 - 11:09:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine Libyan children lost their lives to mines and explosive devices during 2023, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Rid world of landmines once and for all: Guterres

05 april 2024 - 05:18:10
New York, US (PANA) - Landmines and other explosive ordnance directly threaten millions of people caught up in armed conflict [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN Rights office urges ceasefire as conflict reaches 9-month mark

17 january 2024 - 05:20:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday called on the rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations

06 october 2023 - 05:39:26
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Thursday reiterated the call for protection of children and ensuring their [...] Full text...

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South Sudan accedes to cluster munitions global ban

08 august 2023 - 11:39:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – South Sudan acceded to the international Convention on Cluster Munitions on 3 August, 2023, the [...] Full text...

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‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia

12 june 2023 - 19:26:58
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN [...] Full text...

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UNICEF estimates 315,000 'grave violations' against children in conflict over 18 years

05 june 2023 - 06:14:31
New York, US (PANA) - A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, [...] 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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Six tons of war remnants destroyed in Gharyane, southwest of Tripoli

20 march 2023 - 16:54:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six tons of war remnants have been destroyed in the al-Dhira area of the city of [...] Full text...

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New operation to destroy three tonnes of war remnants in Libya

16 march 2023 - 13:32:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Security Authority announced here Thursday it had destroyed three tons of war remnants of [...] Full text...

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US issues travel advisory on Gambia over increased insecurity

09 march 2023 - 11:41:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States of America has issued a travel advisory asking its citizens to exercise increased [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls on Libyan parties to do more remove mines, unexploded ordnance

11 november 2022 - 13:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged all Libyan parties to step up efforts to [...] Full text...

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Two children injured in mine explosion south of Tripoli

16 october 2022 - 12:37:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children were injured on Saturday by a mine explosion in the Ain Zara neighbourhood, south [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeepers in CAR

07 october 2022 - 12:10:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has added its voice to the condemnation of the attack perpetrated [...] Full text...

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10 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in Libyan city of Misrata, east of Tripoli

05 october 2022 - 13:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten tonnes of war remnants stored at the 307th Artillery Battalion in the city of Misrata, [...] Full text...

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50 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in the Misrata region of central Libya

14 september 2022 - 18:11:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 50 tons of war remnants in residential and agricultural areas located from Misrata [...] Full text...

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34 landmines deactivated in three months in 2020 in Libya with US funding

21 july 2022 - 20:36:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 34 landmines, including Russian-origin POM-2 and MON-50 anti-personnel landmines, were deactivated between May and [...] Full text...

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Libyan military recovers 5,000 tonnes of war remnants from southern Tripoli

21 july 2022 - 12:46:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 5,000 tons of war remnants were recovered and transported on Wednesday to Tripoli [...] Full text...

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Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’, says top UN official

20 july 2022 - 05:27:18
New York, US (PANA) - The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is [...] Full text...

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Russia’s Wagner group set landmines near Libyan capital - Human Rights Watch

31 may 2022 - 07:01:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – New information from Libyan agencies and demining groups links the Wagner Group to the use of banned landmines [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says landmines, other war hazards killing civilians in Libya

27 april 2022 - 09:26:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ordnance [...] 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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Libya detention centres remain places of violations and abuse: Rights experts

29 march 2022 - 05:42:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of Libya’s migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse that may amount [...] Full text...

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Eight children killed, 3 injured in remnants of war explosion in West Libya

18 december 2021 - 14:17:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight children were killed and three others wounded by an explosion of landmines in the al-Tuwaybia [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms military cooperation to improve Libya's mine action capabilities

28 september 2021 - 19:14:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has reiterated its military cooperation in helping Libya improve its capacity [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns death of 5 Nigerian children killed playing with disused grenade in Borno State

15 august 2021 - 05:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday condemned the death of five children who were killed [...] Full text...

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‘Inhumane’ explosive devices ‘crush lives and end livelihoods’ – UN chief

09 april 2021 - 06:55:43
New York, US (PANA) - The “mere presence” of landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges nations to raise more awareness of dangers posed by landmines

04 april 2021 - 10:25:46
New York, US (PANA) – As nations marked the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on [...] Full text...

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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya

09 january 2021 - 16:42:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...

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UN raises alarm over security of humanitarian workers in volatile Tigray region

22 december 2020 - 20:37:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised alarm over the security [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress

10 november 2020 - 19:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...

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AFRICOM announces new evidence of continued deployment of Russian equipment in Libya

24 july 2020 - 18:01:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. Africa Military Command (AFRICOM) has announced that it has new evidence that Russia, through [...] Full text...

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UN warns of continuing land mine danger for civilians south of Tripoli

16 july 2020 - 12:54:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has warned of the dangers of land mines [...] Full text...

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Libyan dailies highlight unemployment, mines in Tripoli and resumption of oil production

11 july 2020 - 18:12:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Social issues related to the daily life of Libyan citizens resonated in the country's press this [...] Full text...

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UN concerned over death of two humanitarian deminers in Libya

07 july 2020 - 11:32:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is concerned about the risks posed by mines [...] 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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150,000 to 200,000 tons of uncontrolled arms are in Libya, says UNMAS official

14 february 2020 - 18:33:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) official, Bob Sadoun, has revealed that Libya possesses between [...] Full text...

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Banned cluster munitions used in Tripoli by Marshal Hafter's forces - Rights advocate

13 february 2020 - 12:47:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Forces affiliated with the Libyan National Army (LNA) used cluster munitions in a residential area in [...] Full text...

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Sudan to chair Ottawa Treaty on prohibition of landmines

10 december 2019 - 07:19:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday commended the election of Sudan to chair the Ottawa Treaty on [...] Full text...

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Botswana government drills boreholes for wildlife

21 october 2019 - 15:01:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that his government dug 18 boreholes for wildlife in a [...] Full text...

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Child rights charity alarmed at child deaths, injuries in war zones

16 may 2019 - 05:30:53
New York, US (PANA) - Child rights charity, Save the Children, has expressed alarm at the high child deaths and [...] Full text...

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Libya, US review cooperation on fight against landmines

13 february 2019 - 11:09:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Officials of the Libyan Interior and US State Department have discussed the problem of landmines in [...] Full text...

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UN chief launches new disarmament agenda ‘to secure our world and our future’

25 may 2018 - 05:10:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations chief announced a bold new vision for global disarmament on Thursday, to help [...] Full text...

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UN demining agency promotes public awareness about explosive hazards in Somalia

04 april 2018 - 16:21:10
Baidoa, Somalia (PANA) - Many years of armed conflicts in Somalia have bequeathed a lethal legacy of explosive devices, including [...] Full text...

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Intl Mine Awareness Day: UN chief says mine action is ‘concrete step towards peace’

04 april 2018 - 16:13:02
New York, US (PANA) - On the day set aside to raise awareness about the threat of landmines, unexploded grenades [...] Full text...

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US State Secretary Tillerson lands in Addis Ababa

07 march 2018 - 18:01:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the start [...] Full text...

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Weah presidency: The challenge of high expectations in Liberia (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

19 january 2018 - 19:33:42
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Apart from not playing in the World Cup finals, the dream of every football player, George [...] Full text...

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200 people killed in Benghazi mine explosions in 2017

31 december 2017 - 19:24:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 200 civilians and soldiers were killed in landmines, explosives and remnants of war in the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'Millions of children miss school because of war and drought in East Africa'

08 september 2017 - 08:26:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While students around the world go back to school, millions of children who fled [...] Full text...

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US: UN Security Council adopts first-ever resolution on mine action

01 july 2017 - 11:39:03
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Security Council on Friday adopted its first-ever resolution on mine action, noting [...] Full text...

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US: Mine action vital to success of UN peace mandates, Security Council told

13 june 2017 - 21:56:21
New York, US (PANA) – The mitigation of the threats posed by landmines and other explosive remnants of war is [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO releases new guide to prevent child labour in conflicts, disasters

12 june 2017 - 10:47:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new guide by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urges child labour concerns be [...] Full text...

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US: UN honours dedication and service of peacekeepers

24 may 2017 - 20:00:01
New York, US (PANA) – While the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is 29 May, the Organization on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN peacekeepers deployed to enable aid delivery to Upper Nile's Aburoc area

07 may 2017 - 16:33:13
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has deployed peacekeeping troops to Aburoc in [...] 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 chief tasks governments on landmines, explosives

03 april 2017 - 20:02:17
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to remember landmines and explosive remnants of war [...] Full text...

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UN: 32 UN workers killed in 2016 in the line of duty

14 february 2017 - 15:12:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Staff Union on Tuesday said that 32 UN and associated personnel were killed [...] 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: Denmark to assist Nigeria in removing landmines

23 september 2016 - 07:38:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A six-member delegation from the Danish Refugee Council has offered to assist Nigeria remove mines planted [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists lay landmines on farmlands in Nigeria

26 april 2016 - 19:30:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters Tuesday alerted Nigerians on the new tactics of Boko Haram terrorists, saying [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief calls for a world free of explosive remnants of war

04 april 2016 - 20:38:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon on Monday called for a world free of the threat of [...] 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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UN: Two UN peacekerpers seriously injured by landmines in Mali - UN mission says

23 august 2015 - 19:21:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has condemned the use of landmines [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Ivory detection dogs ready to combat wildlife trafficking in Kenya, Tanzania

24 july 2015 - 16:28:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A corps of ivory detection dogs graduated Friday from African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)'s Conservation [...] Full text...

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UN: Internal displacement doubles in Libya since September, UNHCR reports

30 june 2015 - 17:53:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said the number of people displaced within Libya [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: ECOWAS Court to hear rights case against Nigeria 24 Sept

16 june 2015 - 10:14:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has fixed 24 Sept. 2015 for hearing in a case [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Court of Justice to hear cases involving Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia

03 june 2015 - 19:09:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice will on 12 June 2015 hear a case in which [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban calls for more support to eradicate explosives threat

05 april 2015 - 06:50:22
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day for Mine Awareness and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official stresses more action to deal with mines (Eds: Refiling to correct headline)

02 april 2015 - 14:59:25
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of the global mine ban [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials stresses more action to deal with mines

02 april 2015 - 14:55:44
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of the global mine ban [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Mine Action Service appeals for US$296 million for de-mining work

01 march 2015 - 21:33:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says it needs US$296 million to carry on with [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Major blow to Africa's first Nobel summit as laureates withdraw

25 september 2014 - 11:24:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cape Town's plans to host Africa’s first summit of Nobel Peace Laureates have been [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU backs anti-personnel mine fight ahead of Maputo summit

17 june 2014 - 21:07:25
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The International Conference on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines [...] Full text...

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Guinea: France grants Guinea 100,000 Euros for mine-clearing operations

11 march 2014 - 19:19:49
Conakry, Guinea ( PANA) - France has granted Guinea 100,000 Euros, or 9 billion Guinean francs, to enable the West [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban tasks South Sudan govt, people on ceasefire agreement

12 february 2014 - 18:35:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has welcomed the start of the South Sudan political talks between [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Fight against terror groups keeps Uganda military occupied (A PANA news analysis by Kennedy Abwao)

11 january 2014 - 11:00:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan army units serving in Somalia as part of the African Union (AU) force (AMISOM) partly [...] Full text...

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36 African countries condemn use of cluster bombs

25 may 2013 - 16:50:37
New York, US (PANA) - Thirty-six African countries have condemned the continued use of cluster bombs worldwide and urged all [...] Full text...

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UN to undertake mine action work in Mali

23 may 2013 - 19:24:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) on Thursday announced plans to expand its humanitarian activities [...] Full text...

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18 Nobel peace laureates task Obama on Arms Trade Treaty

17 march 2013 - 14:19:00
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty, scheduled for 18-28 March at the [...] Full text...

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Swiss govt funds reintegration project for Chadian migrants returning from Libya

08 january 2013 - 11:25:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have [...] Full text...

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DRC refugees pour into South Sudan, UN says

19 december 2012 - 20:41:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations says thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been [...] 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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Angola attends Convention on landmines destruction

03 december 2012 - 16:51:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Angola is attending the 12th meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Convention on the destruction of [...] Full text...

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200 ordnances deactivated in Angola in 8 months

24 october 2012 - 12:52:41
Ndalatando, Angola (PANA) - About 220 ordnances such as explosives, landmines, ammunition and other lethal devises were deactivated from January [...] 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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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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Kenyan military pursues Somali militia after police camp killings

12 january 2012 - 16:35:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops were in a hot pursuit of suspected Al Shabaab loyalists after raiders killed four [...] Full text...

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Angola sets priority for demining process in 2012

03 january 2012 - 13:34:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan government has set as priorities for the demining process in 2012 the verification and clearance [...] Full text...

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'Civilians in South Sudan's disputed Abyei living in dire conditions'

20 december 2011 - 07:06:36
New York, US (PANA) - Tens of thousands of civilians in the disputed Abyei region of South Sudan are living [...] Full text...

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WFP says 2.5 million South Sudanese face hunger

15 december 2011 - 19:02:32
New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Progarmme (WFP) Director in South Sudan, Chris Nikoi, on Thursday said that [...] 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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UNHCR expresses concern about refugees' safety at Sudanese borders

18 november 2011 - 21:04:54
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday that it was working to move [...] Full text...

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Refugee influx in South Sudan border areas worries UNHCR

18 november 2011 - 19:47:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN refugee agency on Friday expressed concern about the security of thousands of refugees in [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges universal access to pact on indiscriminate use of weapons

09 november 2011 - 19:04:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for universal accession to the UN convention that [...] Full text...

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Khartoum reports Juba to UN security council for second time in 3 months

05 november 2011 - 17:59:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan said Saturday it had complained to the UN Security Council about repeated violations committed by [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly calls for more efforts to eliminate landmines

29 october 2011 - 11:20:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Friday called on countries, institutions and UN agencies to step [...] Full text...

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British NGO clears 180,000 square metres of mines in Angola

27 september 2011 - 17:59:23
Kunhinga, Angola (PANA) - British non-governmental organisation, The Halo Trust, this year cleared an area of 180,246 square metres in [...] Full text...

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Over 747 landmines deactivated in Angola in 6 months

10 august 2011 - 13:00:38
Menongue, Angola (PANA) - Some 747 landmines were deactivated in Angola's South-eastern Kuando Kubango Province between January and June this [...] Full text...

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Angola clears 99,980 kilometres of road of landmines

03 august 2011 - 18:46:44
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A total 99,980 kilometres of road have been cleared of landmines in Angola from 2008 to [...] 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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Zim army says 3 million landmines laid during independence war

14 june 2011 - 11:34:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's army said Tuesday the country had three million landmines laid during its independence war in [...] Full text...

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Bomb explosion kills four Kenyan children

08 may 2011 - 21:21:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four children below the age of 10 were killed when an explosive device believed to have [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for adherence to pacts against landmines

04 april 2011 - 19:18:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for universal adherence to all international treaties prohibiting [...] Full text...

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Over 5,000 landmines destroyed in Angola in 2010

11 march 2011 - 14:32:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A total of 5,512 landmines, 4,989 of which are anti-personnel and 523 anti-tanks, were cleared and [...] Full text...

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Andola: 34,000 anti-personnel landmines removed in 14 years

13 january 2011 - 16:26:38
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Reviewing the activities of the Angolan National Demining Institute (INAD), its Director, Leonardo Severino Sapalo, disclosed [...] Full text...

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Angola: 34,000 anti-personnel landmines removed in 14 years (Corrected)

13 january 2011 - 15:14:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Reviewing the activities of the Angolan National Demining Institute (INAD), its Director, Leonardo Severino Sapalo, disclosed [...] Full text...

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Angola deactivated 2,000 landmines in 10 months

10 november 2010 - 14:06:00
Menongue- Angola (PANA) -- No fewer than 2,311 anti-personnel landmines have been removed from January to October in the Angolan [...] 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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2,500 explosives destroyed in Angola

13 september 2010 - 18:50:00
Huambo- Angola (PANA) -- No fewer than 2,631 explosives were destroyed from Janua ry 2009 to July 2010 in the [...] Full text...

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Unexploded ordinance kills two Mozambicans in Malawi

23 august 2010 - 17:28:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- An unexploded ordinance, believed to be a relic of landmines from the 16-year Mozambican civil war, [...] 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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Angola plans national summit on landmines

31 july 2010 - 12:48:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angpla's national inter-sectorial commission for de-mini ng and humanitarian assistance (CNIDAH) will organize a national summit [...] Full text...

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Over 1000 weapons destroyed in Angola

17 april 2010 - 10:19:00
Kuito- Angola (PANA) -- At least 1,294 firearms of various types illegally owned by citizens were destroyed in the last [...] 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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Sudan marks International Day for Mine Awareness

31 march 2010 - 11:11:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- More than 39,914 km of roads have been opened a nd 57,886,940 square metres [...] 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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UN says 200,000 landmines cleared last year

02 march 2009 - 20:20:00
New York- US (PANA) -- More than 200,000 landmines around the world were cleared in 2008 by bomb disposal experts, [...] Full text...

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16,000 internally-displaced Somalis return home

30 january 2009 - 18:42:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Sixteen thousand Somalis, displaced in some of th e worst fighting in the capital, Mogadishu, [...] Full text...

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Demining in Mozambique to continue till 2014

12 january 2009 - 19:05:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- It is no longer possible to finish clearing land min es from Mozambican soil this year, [...] Full text...

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Demining in Mozambique to continue till 2014tnews

12 january 2009 - 18:49:00
Maputo- Mozambique (PANA) -- It is no longer possible to finish clearing land min es from Mozambican soil this year, [...] Full text...

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Explosives found in UNAMID military base

05 january 2009 - 15:36:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Confirmed unexploded ordinances and bombs, plante d underground to target troops in war zones, have [...] Full text...

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