$1.5 billion commitment for education and skills training in lower-middle-income countries

27 september 2024 - 05:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - A new $1.5 billion investment, announced on Thursday, will boost education and skills development for [...] Full text...

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WTO Ministerial Conference ends with decisions on dispute reform, development

02 march 2024 - 11:41:31
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) members concluded the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United [...] Full text...

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WTO 13th Ministerial Conference approves WTO membership of Comoros and Timor-Leste

26 february 2024 - 18:39:04
Dubai, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTC) has formally approved the [...] Full text...

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EU urges WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi to come up with balanced outcome

25 february 2024 - 16:20:23
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Stability and predictability of a rules-based trading system are needed more than ever to act as [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Deadly spiral of violence continues as Khartoum calls for 'immediate termination' of UN mission

17 november 2023 - 06:35:57
New York, US (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan, which has been raging for over seven months [...] Full text...

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Fragile states need customised support to strengthen institutions: IMF Blog

23 september 2023 - 08:51:05
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - In the most vulnerable countries, strengthening state capacity must adapt to more frequent economic [...] Full text...

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Transitional justice hinges on ‘equal footing’, say UN peacebuilders

29 april 2023 - 06:41:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lasting peace hinges on everyone being on an “equal footing” and an all-of-society approach, a top [...] Full text...

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Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres

02 september 2022 - 05:17:17
New York, US (PANA) - Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world [...] Full text...

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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia

17 november 2021 - 22:41:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde wins two positions in human development index

11 december 2019 - 17:18:33
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has won two places in the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2018, from [...] Full text...

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World population set to grow another 2.2 billion by 2050: UN survey

17 october 2018 - 18:37:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between now and 2050, the UN [...] Full text...

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FAO reiterates support to Portuguese-speaking countries to eradicate hunger, malnutrition

17 july 2018 - 08:59:31
Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday reiterated his support to the [...] Full text...

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First Portuguese police officers join UNMISS

29 june 2018 - 19:01:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Eight United Nations police officers from Portugal, four women and four men, have joined the [...] Full text...

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Millions of children still missing out on routine immunizations – UNICEF

25 april 2018 - 04:57:57
New York, US (PANA) - At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that [...] Full text...

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Four countries on track to graduate from UN list of least developed countries

15 march 2018 - 20:12:38
New York, US (PANA) - Four countries could soon “graduate” from the ranks of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Conflict, climate change key hunger drivers in poorest nations - Report

12 october 2017 - 11:53:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but more recent rising hunger [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: All countries fail to meet breastfeeding standards - New report

01 august 2017 - 09:11:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report [...] Full text...

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US: UN peacekeepers need resources to build sustainable peace - UN chief

29 may 2017 - 14:51:05
New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres said peacekeepers must [...] Full text...

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UN: UN launches 16 days of activism to fight gender-based violence

22 november 2016 - 15:32:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN, through its gender promotion agency, the UN Women, launched 16 Days of Activism [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Third World doing badly in anti-hunger fight - report

12 october 2016 - 15:44:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The global community is not on course to end hunger by the United Nations Sustainable Development [...] Full text...

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US: Ban names Hubert Price as head of UN support office in Somalia

04 october 2016 - 06:17:06
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the appointment of Hubert Price of the [...] Full text...

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UN: LCDs will miss 2021 targets without global support - UN deputy chief

24 september 2016 - 19:47:37
New York, US (PANA) - Unless progress speeds up considerably with full support from the international community, the world's least [...] Full text...

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UN: General Assembly approves US$7.86 billion for 15 UN missions in 2016/2017

20 june 2016 - 17:45:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly has approved the appropriation of US$7.86 billion for 15 UN peacekeeping missions [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says ongoing conflicts, droughts exacerbate food needs

02 june 2016 - 15:11:21
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said drought linked to El [...] Full text...

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UN: UN conference to assess Least Developed Countries' progress

27 may 2016 - 14:35:44
New York, US (PANA) - A UN conference focusing on the world's least developed countries (LDCs) kicked off Friday in [...] Full text...

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US: FAO head says improving food security can build sustainable peace

30 march 2016 - 11:39:57
New York, US (PANA) - Improving food security can help build sustainable peace and even ward off looming conflict, UN [...] Full text...

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Ghana: TI calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption

28 january 2016 - 10:27:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of [...] Full text...

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UN: El Niño has put world in 'uncharted territory,' UN relief chief says

08 january 2016 - 06:02:58
New York, US (PANA) - The top UN relief official has urged the international community to act now to help [...] Full text...

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UN: Panel report says essential shifts needed for UN to tackle new peacekeeping challenges

16 june 2015 - 22:33:48
New York, US (PANA) - Primacy of political solutions, responsive and flexible operations, stronger partnerships and field-focused and people-centered mandates [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief Ban nominates experts to review UN peace building architecture

25 january 2015 - 06:26:53
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has nominated an Advisory Group of Experts to conduct a policy [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO says developing countries opting for social protection over fiscal consolidation

17 november 2014 - 18:29:31
New York, US (PANA) - While the majority of countries around the world are expected to cut public expenditures in [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban establishes panel to review UN peacekeeping operations

03 november 2014 - 19:07:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the establishment of a High-Level Independent Panel on Peace [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders, organisations promise action on Zero Hunger Challenge

25 september 2014 - 18:23:23
New York, US (PANA) - Leaders of governments, businesses and international and civil society organisations on Thursday at the UN [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Three African nations register large gains in life expectancy

15 may 2014 - 11:45:20
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Three sub-Sahara African countries - Liberia, Ethiopia and Rwanda - are among the world’s [...] Full text...

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UN: '45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990'

06 may 2014 - 13:53:18
New York, US (PANA) - New United Nations data show a 45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990, according to [...] Full text...

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UN: Officials task Security Council on effective post-2015 peacebuilding tools

19 march 2014 - 21:19:15
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials on Wednesday in New York said inclusiveness, institution-building and international, as well as [...] Full text...

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UN: Humanitarian official warns on situation in South Sudan

05 march 2014 - 19:06:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Mr. Toby Lanzer, on Wednesday expressed concern [...] Full text...

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World Humanitarian Day: Report released on sustainable mental health care after emergencies

16 august 2013 - 11:13:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has shown that while humanitarian agencies work [...] Full text...

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World population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 - UN

13 june 2013 - 20:36:48
New York, US (PANA) - The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 million over [...] Full text...

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WHO statistics show narrowing health gap between countries with best, worst health status

15 may 2013 - 12:41:33
Geneva, Switzerland )PANA) - The world has made dramatic progress in improving health in the poorest countries and narrowing the [...] Full text...

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UN report says developing nations achieving growth

15 march 2013 - 15:43:35
New York, US (PANA) - The rise of the South is radically reshaping the world of the 21st century, with [...] Full text...

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Women vital to advancing peace, security - UN officials

01 december 2012 - 14:24:47
New York, US (PANA) - – Top UN officials have highlighted the invaluable role of women’s organizations and civil [...] Full text...

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MDGs: UN scribe secures US$1.5 billion to meet education target

26 september 2012 - 18:09:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday secured over US$ 1.5 billion in commitments for a [...] Full text...

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Ban appoints members for MDGs' high-level panel

01 august 2012 - 08:14:35
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on [...] Full text...

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CPLP countries find antidote to hunger, says FAO Chief

20 july 2012 - 15:03:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Portuguese-speaking countries have found the right approach to tackling hunger - by a combined effort of [...] Full text...

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Environment ministers of Portuguese-speaking countries meet in Angola

21 march 2012 - 12:44:47
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The meeting of the Environment Ministers of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) opened in [...] Full text...

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UN report on sexual violence names worst offenders

23 february 2012 - 22:05:50
New York, US (PANA) -The annual UN report documenting conflict-related sexual violence around the world for the first time on [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief puts spotlight on stunting; terms it global crisis

04 february 2012 - 14:45:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan, 35 per cent of children below the age of five, or nearly [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks peacekeepers on resources management

06 november 2011 - 17:55:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said ensuring equitable and sustainable management of natural resources [...] Full text...

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UN chief wants more funding to strengthen peacekeeping operations

26 august 2011 - 17:11:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for greater flexibility and funding to meet [...] Full text...

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UN official hails peacekeepers' achievements

05 august 2011 - 14:51:21
New York, US (PANA) - The outgoing UN Under Secreatary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Alain Le Roy, on Friday outlined the [...] Full text...

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UN official says empowering women is a boost to MDGs' targets

28 june 2011 - 16:59:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director, UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), [...] Full text...

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UN honours serving, fallen peacekeepers

27 may 2011 - 19:41:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday paid tribute to the more than 120,000 military, police [...] Full text...

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African countries record mixed performance on transparency index

05 may 2011 - 14:21:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The performance of some African countries, including Egypt, on key anti-corruption and transparency measures fell consistently [...] Full text...

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Conflict is robbing 28m children of a future, UNESCO report warns

01 march 2011 - 12:33:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Armed conflict is robbing 28 million children of an education by exposing them to widespread rape [...] Full text...

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UN study wants more peacekeeping action for women

08 february 2011 - 18:46:17
New York, US (PANA) - A UN study, launched on Tuesday, said that greater action is needed by UN peacekeeping [...] Full text...

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10 African countries elected board members of UN Women

11 november 2010 - 07:52:00
New York- US (PANA) -- 10 African countries have been elected to serve on the Exe cutive Board of the [...] Full text...

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UNFPA report links peace, security to women's empowerment

20 october 2010 - 18:53:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said "when women have acces s to the same rights [...] Full text...

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UN Assembly concludes general debate

30 september 2009 - 18:57:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The 64th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday con cluded its week-long general [...] Full text...

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Ban hails universal participation on Ozone protection pacts

16 september 2009 - 17:30:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday hailed the u niversal participation in the global pacts [...] Full text...

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UN emergency fund meets US$ 450 million target

01 january 2009 - 14:23:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN emergency relief fund, set up to respond quickly to those suffering from natural [...] Full text...

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UN emergency fund hits US$450m target

01 january 2009 - 08:51:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN emergency relief fund, set up to ensure quick response to those suffering from [...] Full text...

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