World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns

22 november 2024 - 10:29:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization has lamented that although Sudan is currently witnessing the “world’s worst [...] Full text...

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'Israeli settler violence in West Bank triggers largest forcible transfer since October 2023'

22 august 2024 - 05:25:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity flags dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season

22 august 2024 - 05:04:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation

06 august 2024 - 07:08:33
Deir al-Balah, Palestine (PANA) - It is a massive challenge to balance operational necessity and aid workers’ personal safety in [...] Full text...

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At least 157 people killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia

24 july 2024 - 10:52:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 157 people have reportedly died and more than 14,000 affected by landslides on [...] Full text...

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Alarming drop in global funding to people in war and crisis: Humanitarian charity

03 july 2024 - 12:20:52
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - Halfway into 2024, only 18 percent of the funding needed for humanitarian assistance globally has been [...] Full text...

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Once again, Burkina Faso is world’s most neglected crisis

03 june 2024 - 07:47:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - For the second year in a row Burkina Faso is the world’s most neglected displacement [...] Full text...

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More than a dozen NGOs urge UN Security Council to enforce ICJ orders on Israel’s actions in Rafah

27 may 2024 - 14:02:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen NGOs have signed a joint statement urgently calling on all permanent and [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says six months since deadly storm in Libya, affected families have been supported to recover

26 may 2024 - 11:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), supported by Germany’s KfW Development Bank, has completed a [...] Full text...

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Nearly 100 organisations appeal for re-establishment of telecommunications infrastructure in Sudan

14 may 2024 - 14:39:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly 100 humanitarian, civil society, human rights organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition, have launched [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Humanitarian charity calls for more funds for Sudan, neighbours

16 april 2024 - 07:25:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has noted that funds pledged at Sudan's humanitarian summit [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: NGOs urge EU, Member States to sustain funding to UNRWA

02 march 2024 - 09:25:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen aid organisations have expressed deep concern about the current and potential future [...] Full text...

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Fighting in DR Congo puts Goma at risk of lockdown, warns humanitarian charity

16 february 2024 - 10:19:18
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Survivors of brutal war have been forgotten - says humanitarian charity

14 february 2024 - 09:18:16
N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: War displaces over 500,000 to South Sudan, says humanitarian charity

29 january 2024 - 07:53:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), on Monday appealed to the international community to donate to help [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Forced and protracted displacement of Palestinians would constitute serious breach of international law, atrocity crime

28 december 2023 - 07:33:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), warns that any attempts by Israel to deport and [...] Full text...

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Insecurity forces closure of 13,000 schools for upcoming school year in Central and West Africa

14 september 2023 - 10:35:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Over the past four years, the number of school closures due to insecurity has almost [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Picture of devastation emerges as storm wreaks havoc in eastern Libya

12 september 2023 - 13:15:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the picture of the devastation caused by Storm Daniel in eastern Libya last Sunday begins [...] Full text...

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Unprecedented crisis in DR Congo 'goes ignored', says humanitarian charity

23 august 2023 - 10:42:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent months have brought a dramatic deterioration in the situation in eastern DR Congo, where [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS military chiefs to 'finalise plans' to deploy standby force to restore constitutional rule in Niger

17 august 2023 - 05:50:48
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A two-day meeting of military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US wants to see diplomatic solution to crisis

16 august 2023 - 07:15:21
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US again stressed on Tuesday that it wants to see a diplomatic resolution to [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS military chiefs to meet in Accra as junta hardens position

15 august 2023 - 17:30:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US Secretary of State speaks with Nigerian president on crisis

15 august 2023 - 06:46:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu as [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Niger coup: ECOWAS slams junta's attempt to prosecute ousted president for 'high treason' (Eds: New lead)

14 august 2023 - 18:03:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday slammed the military junta in Niger [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Junta says will prosecute ousted president for 'high treason'

14 august 2023 - 08:14:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amidst growing calls from the international community for the release of ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum, [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Humanitarian charity warns against military escalation

14 august 2023 - 06:18:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is warning that military escalation must not push Niger and [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Aid agencies alarmed at massive population displacements over conflict, climate change

25 may 2023 - 10:35:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One million people have fled their homes in Somalia due to a mix of conflict, severe [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting escalates in West Darfur’s Geneina - Humanitarian charity

16 may 2023 - 13:02:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the second time in three weeks, West Darfur’s Geneina was at the centre of senseless [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: NGO says nearly 200 people killed in Darfur fighting

03 may 2023 - 12:17:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organisation operating in West Darfur state in Sudan has strongly condemned the violence in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities say almost 2 million people displaced amid worst food crisis in a decade in Burkina Faso

05 september 2022 - 11:14:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly one in 10 people in Burkina Faso have been displaced by conflict, humanitarian charities [...] Full text...

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‘Catastrophic’ drought displaces one million in Somalia, world asked to ‘step up’ support

11 august 2022 - 20:44:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, leaving one million people within the country [...] Full text...

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'Alarming fuel shortage exacerbates worst levels of humanitarian needs in CAR since 2015'

14 july 2022 - 10:34:26
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A growing lack of fuel in the Central African Republic (CAR), exacerbated by the war in [...] Full text...

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More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021

20 may 2022 - 05:17:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more [...] Full text...

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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa

27 april 2022 - 06:57:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity deplores Darfur massacre

26 april 2022 - 05:42:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian charity on Monday deplored the recent armed attacks on displaced civilians that left at [...] Full text...

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West Africa faces worst food crisis in ten years, warns humanitarian charities

06 april 2022 - 11:05:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West Africa is hit by its worst food crisis in a decade, with 27 million people [...] Full text...

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Outcry over increasing violence in Darfur as villages are burnt to the ground

20 march 2022 - 05:55:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children have called for an immediate de-escalation of [...] Full text...

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Armed groups attack, loot humanitarian warehouses leaving thousands vulnerable - Charity

24 february 2022 - 14:46:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Armed gangs in South Sudan have attacked and looted food warehouses, leaving dozens of thousand civilians [...] Full text...

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New report finds over half of children in central Sahel feel unsafe at school

17 february 2022 - 11:33:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Relentless attacks and threats against schools in the central Sahel are driving alarming levels of stress [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity warns that 'a deepening political crisis' threatens Libya's rebuilding efforts

17 february 2022 - 10:03:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven years since Libya’s uprising, a deepening political crisis now threatens progress made to help communities [...] Full text...

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Some 1.4 million Somalis may be forced from their homes, says humanitarian charity

31 january 2022 - 05:52:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s escalating drought is creating a massive displacement crisis, a humanitarian charity has warned. The Norwegian Refugee [...] Full text...

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NGOs call for exemption of humanitarian items from new sanctions against Mali

19 january 2022 - 11:22:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than a dozen humanitarian NGOs are warning that new sanctions against Mali could have a [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agencies alarmed at detention of hundreds of migrants in Tripoli

11 january 2022 - 09:31:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have expressed alarm at Monday's [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt lifts suspension of Norwegian Refugee Council

05 january 2022 - 11:55:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Ethiopian government has lifted the suspension it slapped on humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian advocate NRC suspends work in Burkina Faso on government's orders

01 october 2021 - 13:09:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Humanitarian agency, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has suspended its humanitarian programmes in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia suspends three humanitarian NGOs for three months

04 august 2021 - 11:29:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Wednesday announced the suspension for three months of three humanitarian NGOs [...] Full text...

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Eleven migrants drown off Libyan coast, as total lives lost in 2021 top 600

03 may 2021 - 08:53:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Another 11 migrants drowned on Sunday off the coast of Libya, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...

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Somalia drought leads to new population displacements

21 april 2021 - 16:46:15
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is bracing for record levels of population displacement due to drought, which is affecting parts [...] Full text...

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NGOs ask UK not to cut aid to South Sudan as threat of famine looms

11 march 2021 - 10:49:41
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Scores of international and national Non-governmental Organisations working in South Sudan have call on the [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese humanitarian crisis worsens over fresh flare up in fighting

23 february 2021 - 12:27:54
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to tackle the triple threat of conflict, flooding and hunger in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian gov't denies claims tens of thousands killed in Tigray

03 february 2021 - 13:58:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied claims by three opposition parties that some 52,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian group mourns staff killed in Mogadishu blast

01 february 2021 - 16:08:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Humanitarian advocate, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says it lost one of its colleagues in Somalia during [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights group says humanitarian response in Tigray region impeded

01 february 2021 - 16:06:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A humanitarian organisation has criticised the Ethiopian authorities for their response to the humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...

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Mounting hostilities disrupt aid delivery in Central African Republic

15 january 2021 - 14:51:36
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in several parts of Central African Republic are at a standstill due [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Relief agencies unable to access troubled Tigray region

08 december 2020 - 18:48:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations are still working to access children and women who have borne the brunt [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's vulnerable population flees Tigray conflict zone into Sudan

20 november 2020 - 10:50:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Pregnant women, separated families and sick elderly people are among thousands of refugees continuing to [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity raises red flag over escalating tension in Ethiopia

06 november 2020 - 08:46:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has expressed concern about escalating tensions in Ethiopia following military [...] Full text...

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'Covid-19, conflict have forced over 12 million children from school across Central Sahel region'

20 october 2020 - 07:10:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A humanitarian charity says a staggering 12 million children missed up to four months of school [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity calls for more flexible, multi-year funding

03 august 2020 - 05:42:11
London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is warning that less than one- quarter of this year’s $40 billion humanitarian [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic

02 july 2020 - 09:46:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says Africa is home to nine of ten of the world’s most neglected crises

10 june 2020 - 06:23:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Humanitarian charity Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Africa is home to nine of 10 of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says armed conflict displaces 660,000 since UN call for global ceasefire

22 may 2020 - 11:22:57
London, UK (PANA) - Armed conflict forced more than 660,000 people around the world to flee their homes between 23 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity warns disease will be 'devastating' in refugee camps

17 march 2020 - 05:46:54
London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is warning that the raging COVID-19 or coronavirus will [...] Full text...

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NGOs condemn attacks on civilians in North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon

05 march 2020 - 11:40:20
Yaounde, Cameroon (ANA) - Two NGOs on Wednesday called upon all parties to the conflict in the North-West and South-West [...] Full text...

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Locust plague spells catastrophe for millions in East Africa, warns humanitarian charity

28 february 2020 - 05:15:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian charity has added its voice to warnings that grossly underfunded humanitarian responses across East [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says protection of people must be priority for new South Sudan govt

22 february 2020 - 08:30:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As plans get underway for the formation of the transitional government in South Sudan on [...] Full text...

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'Burkina Faso faces world’s fastest growing displacement crisis'

28 january 2020 - 11:09:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has painted a worrying picture of the humanitarian situation [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says debt, danger facing refugees in Uganda

17 december 2019 - 12:49:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is painting a desperate picture of refugees in Uganda saying they are adopting [...] Full text...

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Around 57,000 people affected as heavy rain pounds CAR

15 november 2019 - 13:03:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Torrential rain has pummelled parts of Central African Republic (CAR) since October 21 impacting at least [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Humanitarian agency works to save lives in one of the world's most dangerous countries

14 november 2019 - 12:53:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A combination of extreme weather conditions and conflict has put millions in Somalia in need of [...] Full text...

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Conflict, drought displace 300,000 in Somalia so far this year, says humanitarian charity

23 october 2019 - 05:54:38
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 300,000 people have been displaced due to drought and conflict in Somalia so far this [...] Full text...

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Several associations want civilians protected in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel

11 september 2019 - 17:14:27
Paris, France (PANA) - Several humanitarian organizations on Wednesday signed a joint statement urging ECOWAS Heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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Drought, conflict displace quarter of a million people in Somalia - NRC

11 september 2019 - 10:27:38
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A deadly combination of drought, conflict and insecurity has forced almost a quarter of a million [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities say South Sudan displacement crisis still desperate, one year after peace deal

04 september 2019 - 07:33:04
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - One year on from the signing of the peace agreement, millions of South Sudanese remain [...] Full text...

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Sahel crisis: G7 leaders, African partners fail to take strong commitments in Biarritz

26 august 2019 - 15:30:31
Biarritz, France (PANA) - As leaders of the G7 countries met with representatives of the G5 Sahel countries on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Torrential rains destroy shelters for displaced people in northeast Nigeria

23 august 2019 - 11:21:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Torrential rain has destroyed makeshift tents and caused severe flooding to temporary displacement camps in northeast [...] Full text...

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'Insecurity in Mali's Menaka region affects humanitarian assistance'

23 august 2019 - 07:54:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Insecurity and increased crime in Mali's region of Menaka is having a detrimental impact on the [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says Boko Haram conflict causing misery to millions 10 years on

24 july 2019 - 06:19:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ten years since the beginning of a violent insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the living conditions for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: NRC raises red flag on relief work funding gap

15 july 2019 - 14:07:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Halfway into the year, humanitarian organizations have received only 27 percent of the money needed to [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says 300,000 displaced following fresh violence in DR Congo

27 june 2019 - 04:52:52
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Up to 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in DR Congo after [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia tops list of highest number of people displaced since World War II

20 june 2019 - 07:44:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has the highest number of new displacements globally, as new figures reveal over 70 [...] Full text...

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Cameroon tops NRC's 'World’s most neglected displacement crises'

05 june 2019 - 05:23:34
London, UK (PANA) - Humanitarian charity Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says Cameroon tops it’s annual list of the world’s most [...] Full text...

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Displacement figure in Mali triples because of violence and military operations - NRC

15 may 2019 - 04:14:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes in Mali increased by 360 per cent [...] Full text...

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More people displaced inside their own countries than ever before, says NRC

10 may 2019 - 05:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A record 41.3 million people are displaced inside their own countries because of conflict and violence, [...] Full text...

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NRC urges South Sudanese leaders to ensure power sharing agreement is in place

09 may 2019 - 12:00:18
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must ensure a power-sharing government is in place within the new extended [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity raises red flag about deteriorating situation in Somalia

06 may 2019 - 10:06:38
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Humanitarian Charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is raising the red flag on the humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agencies warn tens of thousands forcibly displaced by surge in violence in DRC

03 may 2019 - 08:18:33
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Eighteen humanitarian organisations warned on Friday that urgent action is needed to help tens of thousands [...] Full text...

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Norwegian Refugee Council says Cameroon conflict produces mounting humanitarian needs

25 april 2019 - 11:57:50
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council said on Thursday it is alarmed by soaring humanitarian needs in English-speaking [...] Full text...

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Evictions and conflict force 137,000 Somalis to flee their homes

11 april 2019 - 13:22:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 137,000 people fled their homes in Somalia during the  the first quarter of 2019 due [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian NGO urges rich nations to renew support for refugees in Uganda

25 march 2019 - 11:02:57
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Humanitarian NGO, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is calling on donor countries to take more responsibility for the [...] Full text...

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Somali refugees on the increase, NGO warns

28 february 2019 - 14:50:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The number of Somali civilians fleeing their homes because of unrest have increased by 50%, a [...] Full text...

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NRC raises red flag on rising number of Somali IDPs

28 february 2019 - 14:08:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 320,000 Somalis fled conflict and insecurity in their  country in 2018, a Norwegian humanitarian organisation [...] Full text...

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Some 725,000 people face hunger following drought in Somaliland - NRC

22 february 2019 - 09:15:47
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Severe lack of rain has worsened the drought in parts of Somaliland leaving 725,000 people at [...] Full text...

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Khartoum peace talks must avert catastrophe in CAR

23 january 2019 - 14:18:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Central African Republic (CAR) is steering towards a catastrophe, unless upcoming peace talks scheduled for Thursday [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity stressed CAR peace talks must succeed to avert catastrophe

23 january 2019 - 10:14:23
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - As the parties to the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) prepare to meet for [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agency urges assistance to Nigerian refugees fleeing to Cameroon

22 january 2019 - 04:17:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A humanitarian agency, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has urged Nigerian and Cameroonian authorities to provide [...] Full text...

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'Cameroon conflict leaves over 400,000 people displaced'

19 december 2018 - 10:32:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says it is deeply worried by the number of people displaced [...] Full text...

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'Millions in DRC languish without aid as the country heads towards elections'

18 december 2018 - 20:41:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - As the world turns its attention to the upcoming national elections in Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Mali launches programme to return 250,000 children to school

14 december 2018 - 12:41:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali on Thursday launched a programme dubbed Inclusive Education Support Programme to help some 250,000 out-of-school [...] Full text...

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Let peace prevail, NRC urges South Sudan leaders

13 december 2018 - 15:12:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council has called for a full implementation of the revitalized peace agreement in [...] Full text...

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Mogadishu most crowded city in Africa as Somalis flee conflict - Report

11 december 2018 - 11:18:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mogadishu has become the most crowded city in Africa as Somali families running away from conflict [...] Full text...

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NRC raises red flag on funds for emergency relief in Mali

21 november 2018 - 11:34:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian agencies, having run out of funds, are unable to provide emergency relief to starving women [...] Full text...

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Ethnic violence in Oromia-Somali region displaces 200,000 people in Ethiopia

20 november 2018 - 09:13:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethnic conflict along the Oromia-Somali region provincial boundaries in Ethiopia, has displaced over 200,000 [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity calls for improved hygiene facilities to combat cholera outbreaks

12 november 2018 - 11:41:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The number of people who have been affected by cholera in northeast Nigeria has increased to [...] Full text...

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International neglect of CAR will lead to new catastrophe, warns NRC

09 november 2018 - 05:08:50
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is warning that an international neglect of Central African Republic (CAR) will lead [...] Full text...

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NRC calls for bolstered global response to CAR crisis

08 november 2018 - 14:15:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian organization, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on Thursday warned that the slow international response to the [...] Full text...

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Expulsion of Congolese from Angola aggravates dire crisis in Kasai - NRC

07 november 2018 - 14:14:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The expulsion of an estimated 360,000 Congolese from Angola in October is aggravating an already dire [...] Full text...

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'Spike in violence in Somalia forces 21,000 people to flee their homes'

01 november 2018 - 12:03:44
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Multiple regions in Somalia have seen a rise in fighting in October, pushing thousands of families [...] Full text...

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NRC raises red flag on escalating violence in eastern DRC

24 october 2018 - 09:38:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says it is deeply concerned by the rapidly escalating and [...] Full text...

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Killing of farmers threatens food security in northeast Nigeria

24 october 2018 - 04:51:44
Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) - Repeated attacks against farmers risk aggravating the food crisis in northeast Nigeria. Farmers must be protected [...] Full text...

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Hunger levels double in DR Congo as violence intensifies, warns NGO

17 october 2018 - 05:35:45
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - About 15 million women, men and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are without [...] Full text...

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Eritrean families flood into Ethiopia to seek refugee status after border re-opening

11 october 2018 - 08:30:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hundreds of Eritrean families are flooding into Ethiopia to re-unite with their loved ones [...] Full text...

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Aid work suspended due to deadly attack in DR Congo

25 september 2018 - 07:19:33
Beni, DR Congo (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), suspended all its activities in the north-eastern city of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity slams US govt's decision to lower target for 2019 refugee admissions

18 september 2018 - 11:47:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has slammed the US government's decision to further reduce the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia tops global list of highest internal displacement in 2018 - Report

13 september 2018 - 06:37:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia has seen the highest number of people forced to flee their homes within their country [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania shut refugee programmes as Europe, US reject migrants - NRC

10 september 2018 - 11:35:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As western governments reduce funding for refugees in East Africa, aid programmes are being forced to [...] Full text...

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Displacement of civilians in Mali spikes due to armed conflict - NRC

10 september 2018 - 05:56:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Close to 50,000 people have fled their homes in northern and central Mali, so far this [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity calls for creation of spaces for youth to thrive

07 september 2018 - 06:51:23
Abuja, Nigeria, (PANA) - Youth living in emergencies need safe spaces where they have freedom of expression and experience mutual [...] Full text...

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Lake Chad crisis risks new, protracted conflict in Africa, warns humanitarian charity

04 september 2018 - 07:29:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Dependent on aid, neglected and affected by climate change and conflict, millions of people are fighting [...] Full text...

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11 million people need urgent aid in Lake Chad region, says humanitarian charity

04 september 2018 - 07:09:13
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Eleven international organisations are calling for increased protection and support to civilians bearing the brunt of [...] Full text...

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Over 204 people evicted from their homes in Mogadishu this year - NRC

29 august 2018 - 07:04:11
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 204,000 people were forcibly removed from their homes this year, nearly double the same period [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity organises 'catch-up classes' for CAR children

22 august 2018 - 10:58:40
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is facilitating "catch-up classes" for displaced children in the Central [...] Full text...

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South Sudan declared most violent for aid workers for third straight year

14 august 2018 - 06:17:04
London, UK (PANA) - South Sudan again topped the list of most violent countries in the world in which to [...] Full text...

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Refugee youth seldom consulted - Report

10 august 2018 - 10:26:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugee youth are seldom consulted, frequently overlooked, and often unable to fully participate in decision making [...] Full text...

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DR Congo ebola outbreak compounds dire humanitarian crisis - NRC

03 august 2018 - 14:06:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's conflict zone, North Kivu, whose residents have been [...] Full text...

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Alarming lack of funding claims lives, warns humanitarian organisation

18 july 2018 - 07:04:18
London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is warning that half way into the year, humanitarian organizations have only received [...] Full text...

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7 years after South Sudan's independence, humanitarian needs are unprecedented - NRC

10 july 2018 - 07:04:57
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called for the recent peace deal in South [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity raises red flags about displacement crisis in Ethiopia

02 july 2018 - 06:40:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An upsurge of inter-communal violence in Ethiopia’s West Guji and Gedeo regions has forced an [...] Full text...

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Over 4,000 displaced Nigerians sleep in open as rains hit northeast town

26 june 2018 - 12:08:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over 4,000 displaced men, women, children in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Dikwa are sheltering in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity helps Malian children to go to school

25 june 2018 - 12:55:34
Timbuktu, Mali (PANA) - International humanitarian group, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has taken an important step to help Malian children [...] Full text...

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Uganda, Turkey bear greatest burden in new refugee crisis

19 june 2018 - 13:21:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year, as never [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says civilians pay the price of terrorism twice

13 june 2018 - 09:54:32
London, UK (PANA) - Counterterrorism measures often obstruct humanitarian organisations from accessing people in need, according to a new study [...] Full text...

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Boko Haram's activities force thousands of children out of school in Cameroon

12 june 2018 - 08:04:09
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Boko Haram’s violence and armed counter-offensives have prevented thousands of children from receiving an education in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian NGO highlights neglected crises

07 june 2018 - 11:02:07
London, UK (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), on Thursday launched this year’s list of the top [...] Full text...

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South Sudan worst-case hunger crisis looming, warns humanitarian NGO

06 june 2018 - 04:37:42
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - An internationa humanitarian NGO is warning that more civilians are without food in more places [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa reeling after Cyclone Sagar pounding

21 may 2018 - 15:12:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around 20,000 people were affected by flooding in Djibouti, more than 10,000 people were displaced in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian NGOs say 30.6 million people displaced inside their country in 2017

16 may 2018 - 03:50:06
London, UK (PANA) - Conflict and disasters displaced 30.6 million people within their own countries last year, with 5.5 million [...] Full text...

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Needs reach 'fever pitch' in DR Congo, says international humanitarian charity

12 april 2018 - 07:19:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - In the shadow of other humanitarian crises, the number of people in need in the [...] Full text...

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NRC raises red flag on DRC's deadly conflict

15 february 2018 - 15:13:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Despite 13 million people now needing emergency assistance following escalating violence in DR Congo, the aid [...] Full text...

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DR Congo mega-crisis forcing millions to flee

06 december 2017 - 16:37:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Figures released Wednesday by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) have [...] Full text...

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DR Congo 'mega crisis' forcing millions to flee

06 december 2017 - 10:22:16
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Nowhere have more people been forced to flee in the first six months of this [...] Full text...

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Intensified fighting forces over 10,000 people to flee in Somalia - NRC

27 november 2017 - 05:58:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Aerial bombardment and ground fighting in Somalia’s Middle and Lower Shabelle regions this month have forced [...] Full text...

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Civilians must be protected against brutal attacks in CAR - NRC pleads

14 november 2017 - 10:46:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Marianne Irion has again urged the United Nations to strengthen UN [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian group warns of surge in barbaric attacks against civilians in CAR

07 november 2017 - 08:01:18
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), along with 27 organisations, is calling on [...] Full text...

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NGO says people displaced in DR Congo face horrific living conditions

01 november 2017 - 10:15:09
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation is warning that people displaced by violence in Tanganyika province in [...] Full text...

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'Somalia drought, conflict force one million people to flee'

18 october 2017 - 07:13:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 1 million people in Somalia have been forced to abandon their homes this year seeking [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Ethiopia crisis worsens as drought prevails - NRC

18 september 2017 - 12:10:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis has worsened in drought-stricken Ethiopia, with almost three million additional people in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Humanitarian actors raise alarm as malnutrition, disease spread in Ethiopia

16 september 2017 - 07:13:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian actors are readjusting their assessments as malnutrition and disease spread in Ethiopia, humanitarian charity [...] Full text...

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DRC: Over 7 million children forced out of school by DR Congo conflict - NRC

11 september 2017 - 11:33:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The education situation in DR Congo is alarming, with 7.4 million children out of school [...] 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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Chad: 'Almost 800,000 children severely malnourished in Lake Chad Region' – NRC

06 september 2017 - 09:30:46
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Close to 800,000 children under the age of five are severely malnourished in Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon [...] Full text...

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Uganda: 'One millionth South Sudanese flees to Uganda'

17 august 2017 - 06:58:18
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is marking Thursday as the day the one millionth South Sudanese [...] Full text...

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DRC: 'DRC tops list of most newly displaced people in first half year'

17 august 2017 - 06:47:10
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Almost one million people have been forced to flee inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Food crisis in northeast Nigeria 'inches closer to famine', warns aid agency

24 july 2017 - 11:46:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The food security crisis in north-east Nigeria is forecast to deteriorate between now and the end [...] Full text...

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CAR: Humanitarian group warns CAR 'spiralling into devastating crisis'

17 july 2017 - 10:42:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Three years after armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) signed a ceasefire agreement, more [...] Full text...

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US: UNICEF warns rising cholera, diarrhoea, malnutrition 'deadly' for children in E. Africa, Yemen

04 july 2017 - 19:05:55
New York, US (PANA) – Access, funding and security are urgently needed to ensure humanitarians can reach hundreds of thousands [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Lack of emergency funding alarms NRC

30 june 2017 - 12:57:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Halfway into the year, less than one third of the funding needs for emergency assistance across [...] Full text...

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US: Many aid groups unable to manage war zone risks - UN-backed report

22 june 2017 - 19:32:23
New York, US (PANA) – Humanitarian aid workers want to help people in some of the biggest war zones, but [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Norwegian refugee body calls for scaling up of aid to DRC crisis victims

21 june 2017 - 10:20:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council says it is disturbed by the international community's slow and inadequate response [...] Full text...

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Senegal: DRC has world’s highest number of people fleeing conflict internally - NGO

22 may 2017 - 06:16:08
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Over 922,000 people were forced to flee their homes inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Senegal: More than 31 million people displaced within their own country in 2016 - NGO

22 may 2017 - 06:01:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Conflict, violence and disasters caused 31.1 million new internal displacements in 2016, according to a new [...] Full text...

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Kenya: South Sudanese children eat leaves to survive severe food crisis

10 april 2017 - 09:08:29
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Children in famine-hit South Sudan have been reduced to eating wild fruits and leaves to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: South Sudan expels second aid worker in less than a week

15 december 2016 - 07:44:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The government of South Sudan has expelled a second senior official of a Western humanitarian organisation [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan govt forcing Somali refugees to abandon Dadaab camp

10 october 2016 - 18:28:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Kenyan government is forcing Somali refugees to return home but the resettlement process remains far from [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 'Thousands of Sudanese want to come home' - Officials

13 july 2016 - 11:05:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese officials say that over 3,000 of their nationals living in South Sudan have expressed the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Norwegian refugee agency says South Sudan crisis far from over

26 april 2016 - 18:24:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has welcomed the return of South Sudanese opposition leaders to Juba, capital [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies launch US$1.98bn humanitarian appeal for Africa's Sahel region

09 december 2015 - 16:05:50
New York, US (PANA) - Warning of dire effects of climate change, abject poverty, fast population growth and a tormenting [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says 53,000 new displaced persons seek refuge at UN base in South Sudan

07 may 2015 - 21:28:57
New York, US (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons seeking refuge with the UN Mission in South Sudan [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says world’s forcibly displaced hit record 38 million

06 may 2015 - 20:05:46
New York, US (PANA) - By the end of 2014, a record-breaking 38 million people had been forced to flee [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Michel Kafando appointed transitional President

17 november 2014 - 12:14:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Retired Diplomat Michel Kafando, 72, has been appointed to lead the one-year political transition in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: FODEP expresses concern over issuance of national IDs to Angolan refugees

09 september 2014 - 14:49:50
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has denounced the issuance of National Registration Cards (NRC) by [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Opposition ditches dialogue calls, demands referendum

08 july 2014 - 13:27:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), the country's main opposition party, has abandoned demands for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Former Nigerian state governor, Micheal Otedola, dies at 88

05 may 2014 - 22:06:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Lagos state Governor, in south west Nigeria, Sir Michael Otedola, has died at the age [...] Full text...

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1,126-kilometre Lagos-Kano rail services resuscitated in Nigeria

21 december 2012 - 19:45:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Subsidy, Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) on Friday delivered its first major infrastructural dividend to [...] Full text...

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Freed aid workers arrive in Kenya after Somali ordeal

02 july 2012 - 16:42:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four aid workers freed from Somali militants arrived in Kenya safely on Monday, after what they [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Nigeria attack rises to 11 (Update 2)

30 april 2012 - 16:39:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death from Monday's apparent suicide attack on the convoy of the Commissioner of Police of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian aids over-stretched in Cote d'Ivoire

08 april 2011 - 16:21:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Bureau in Cote d'Ivoire has warned that "without further financial resources, [...] Full text...

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'Nearly 30,000 Rwandan refugees still live in North-Kivu'

14 march 2011 - 21:39:31
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Nearly 30,000 Rwandan refugees still live in the North-Kivu province in the eastern part of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to concession railways

12 march 2011 - 11:18:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government says it will concession the existing network of narrow gauge railways after their [...] Full text...

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Nigeria media focus on 29 May, Nigeria's democracy day

29 may 2010 - 08:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian newspapers this week devoted their front pages to a lot of political stories, culminating Saturday [...] Full text...

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June 12 annulled election, Abiola get big play in Nigerian media

13 june 2009 - 09:02:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The biggest story in the Nigerian media this week was th e anniversary of the annulment [...] Full text...

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Aid agencies seek action on forced displacement due to climate change

09 june 2009 - 13:09:00
Bonn- Germany (PANA) -- As the United Nations climate change talks entered its se cond week here, a group of [...] Full text...

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