Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

15 november 2024 - 17:06:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...

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Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

14 november 2024 - 05:36:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] Full text...

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Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears

06 november 2024 - 05:14:23
New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating [...] Full text...

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How to advance women’s roles in peace and security

24 october 2024 - 11:26:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...

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Israeli army ‘deliberately demolished’ watchtower, fence at UN peacekeeping site in southern Lebanon

21 october 2024 - 06:19:24
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that an Israeli army bulldozer demolished an [...] Full text...

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UN chief proposes $3.6 billion budget for 2025, highlighting peace, development and reforms

17 october 2024 - 05:13:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday presented a $3.6 billion budget proposal for programmes in 2025, [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: Security Council offers ‘unanimous support’ to UNIFIL peacekeepers

15 october 2024 - 05:00:29
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon

14 october 2024 - 05:12:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel [...] Full text...

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Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF

10 october 2024 - 10:56:46
New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...

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Security Council ‘must spare no effort’ to unite and push for peace - Guterres

26 september 2024 - 06:00:30
New York, US (PANA) - In a world where peace is “never automatic”, leadership is essential on the part of [...] Full text...

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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report

20 september 2024 - 06:35:28
New York, US (PANA) - In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening [...] Full text...

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UN chief strongly condemns Mali terrorist attack

20 september 2024 - 06:10:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a “despicable” terrorist attack in Mali [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges

09 september 2024 - 20:05:54
New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...

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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties

06 september 2024 - 21:27:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse

06 september 2024 - 12:56:39
Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out

08 august 2024 - 07:29:11
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their [...] Full text...

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UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo

09 july 2024 - 05:36:33
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has resulted in [...] Full text...

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UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast

28 june 2024 - 06:37:36
New York, US (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in [...] Full text...

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Global leaders address security and peacekeeping challenges at UN Police summit

28 june 2024 - 06:30:09
New York, US (PANA) - Police chiefs and government leaders convened at UN Headquarters on Thursday for the opening session [...] Full text...

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UN Police summit to showcase role of law enforcement for peace

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

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UN chief launches Global Principles for Information Integrity

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

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South Sudan: 7 million may face high levels of food insecurity

15 may 2024 - 06:27:47
New York, US (PANA) - More than seven million people in South Sudan risk experiencing high levels of food insecurity [...] Full text...

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Senior UNICEF official highlights situation of children in eastern DRC fighting

14 may 2024 - 06:26:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday for urgent action to [...] Full text...

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Justice officer from DR Congo mission wins UN Trailblazer award

08 may 2024 - 06:55:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s second Trailblazer award for Women Justice and Corrections Officers has gone to Major [...] Full text...

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Ongoing war in Sudan stalls progress in disputed Abyei region

08 may 2024 - 06:39:06
New York, US (PANA) - The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of [...] Full text...

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US condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for bloody attack on IDP Camp in DRC

05 may 2024 - 05:53:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and rebel M23 for last [...] Full text...

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

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

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NARC holds high-level meetings in Tripoli

02 may 2024 - 15:57:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The North African Regional Standby Capacity (NARC) force Thursday held high-level meetings in the Libyan capital, [...] Full text...

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UN assured South Sudan tax impositions to not affect the organisation

24 april 2024 - 04:35:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN acknowledges assurances from the South Sudanese government that the recent imposition of taxes [...] Full text...

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UN's DR Congo mission chief says humanitarian disaster ‘unfolding before our very eyes’

28 march 2024 - 05:28:11
New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the [...] Full text...

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UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by staff reported in 2023

27 march 2024 - 05:46:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC wants global health priotised as part of peacekeeping

22 march 2024 - 16:19:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the global community [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo

17 march 2024 - 16:32:11
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned an attack which saw eight peacekeepers from the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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Libya chairs first UN debate on protection of women in wartime

15 march 2024 - 09:26:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of State for Women's Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Houria Khalifa al-Tarmal, [...] Full text...

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UN mission in South Sudan condemns killing of staff member

06 march 2024 - 09:46:00
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned the killing on Tuesday of [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeper killed near Abyei border in South Sudan

05 march 2024 - 23:21:01
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A UN peacekeeping officer working as an artillery operator with the United Nations Mission in [...] Full text...

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US urges Mali's transitional govt to honour pledge for free, fair elections

01 march 2024 - 05:33:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has called on Mali’s transition government to honor its commitments to its citizens [...] Full text...

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Rights expert commends peace efforts in Central African Republic

28 february 2024 - 05:51:33
Bangui, Central African Reoublic (PANA) - An expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has urged the Government of the [...] Full text...

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Fighting continues in DR Congo, says UN

27 february 2024 - 05:36:58
New York, US (PANA) - Fighting between Government forces and the M23 rebel group has flared up again in eastern [...] Full text...

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UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic

22 february 2024 - 05:50:48
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo

20 february 2024 - 16:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN envoy leads ‘renewed engagement’ to end fighting

16 february 2024 - 07:05:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan is leading a “renewed engagement” by the UN to try [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers injured in attack on UN helicopter in DR Congo

03 february 2024 - 05:57:13
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - Two South African peacekeepers were injured, one seriously, in an attack on a UN helicopter [...] Full text...

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How to prevent new Cold War in Africa (By Paul Ejime)

22 january 2024 - 10:03:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Challenges to democracy compound instability in West Africa: Top envoy

12 january 2024 - 05:28:12
New York, US (PANA) - West Africa has seen shifting political sands throw up contrasting challenges over the past six [...] Full text...

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Greater funding needed for Malians following UN mission’s withdrawal

12 january 2024 - 05:15:40
New York, US (PANA) - Although UN agencies were able to reach more than 1.8 million people in Mali last [...] Full text...

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Mali receives Turkish drones to boost security, fight terrorism

06 january 2024 - 12:18:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has taken delivery of drones from Turkey to boost its security, especially in the fight [...] Full text...

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UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December

01 january 2024 - 08:24:06
New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...

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Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali

31 december 2023 - 07:54:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief arrives in Central African Republic

21 december 2023 - 06:56:47
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The head of UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived in the Central African Republic (CAR) on [...] Full text...

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Elections looming in DR Congo amid worsening insecurity

12 december 2023 - 05:53:57
New York, US (PANA) - With just nine days to go for the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Leadership deficit, political crises rocking ECOWAS region (By Paul Ejime)

07 december 2023 - 08:10:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to follow through with its [...] Full text...

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Countries uphold commitment to UN Peacekeeping at 2023 Ministerial in Ghana

07 december 2023 - 05:38:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - More than 90 countries underlined their commitment to UN Peacekeeping during a two-day conference in Accra [...] Full text...

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African women on the frontline of peacekeeping (A UN feature)

06 december 2023 - 07:11:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam [...] Full text...

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Renewable energy boosts safety of UN peacekeepers

06 december 2023 - 05:56:10
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts meeting to boost political support to strengthen UN Peacekeeping

04 december 2023 - 19:09:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ministers and delegates from more than 85 countries and international organisations are meeting in Ghana this [...] Full text...

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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement

29 november 2023 - 05:22:54
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] 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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UN Security Council: UN Police need greater support amid ‘many challenges’

15 november 2023 - 07:08:20
New York, US (PANA) - Police officers serving under the UN flag must be properly prepared, equipped and resourced in [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN convoy concludes treacherous 350-kilometre journey

09 november 2023 - 07:20:45
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A convoy from the UN Mission in Mali  has arrived in the northeastern city of Gao [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei

06 november 2023 - 19:21:18
New York, US (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Malian armed forces, Islamist armed groups of killing, abusing civilians

02 november 2023 - 08:01:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian armed forces and Islamist armed groups have killed and otherwise abused numerous civilians in central [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers in Mali end presence in Kidal region as last personnel depart

01 november 2023 - 17:01:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Multidimentional Integrated Stabiisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) ended its presence in the Kidal region [...] Full text...

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More action needed to advance women’s role in global peace and security

25 october 2023 - 17:05:00
New York, US (PANA) - Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace [...] Full text...

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Burundi's Head of State receives special envoy from Ugandan counterpart

24 october 2023 - 16:00:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State Evariste Ndayishimiye Tuesday received the Ugandan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from northern bases

23 october 2023 - 05:53:41
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) completed its accelerated withdrawal of [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza

15 october 2023 - 07:39:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...

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UN 'gravely concerned' about obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal

15 october 2023 - 06:35:31
New York, US (PANA) -  The United Nations says it is "gravely concerned" about "heightened tensions and increasing armed presence in [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Rwandan authorities of using violence to silence criticism

10 october 2023 - 10:27:38
New York, US (PANA) – Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to [...] Full text...

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Middle East crisis: UN engages parties ahead of Security Council meeting

08 october 2023 - 18:16:53
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials engaged key actors amid the spiraling Israeli-Palestinian conflict while UN peacekeepers detected [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN mission still disinformation target, Security Council hears

29 september 2023 - 05:49:06
New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains mired in insecurity, characterised by volatility and [...] Full text...

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Ghana steps up to host UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting

23 september 2023 - 06:52:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and Ghana jointly announced on Friday that December’s UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting will be hosted [...] Full text...

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UN calls for ‘clear-eyed’ vision for peace and security, as peacebuilders meet in New York

23 september 2023 - 05:43:04
New York, US (PANA) - Following the UN chief’s appeal this week for a fresh approach to global peace and [...] Full text...

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National Reconciliation Week launched in Bamako on Friday

18 september 2023 - 13:52:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 2nd National Reconciliation Week (SENARE) was launched in Bamako on Friday by the Malian Minister [...] Full text...

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Growing national divisions ‘a formidable challenge’ to UN peacekeeping

08 september 2023 - 05:51:41
New York, US (PANA) - The head of peace operations on Thursday underscored the need for stronger, more consistent and [...] Full text...

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Rights group says DR Congo security forces 'killed dozens' of protesters last Wednesday

01 september 2023 - 09:44:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights group has said DR Congo security forces shot and killed dozens of [...] Full text...

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‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic - UN officials

31 august 2023 - 06:39:33
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Attacks by armed groups against security forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), combined [...] Full text...

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Mali: ‘MINUSMA is leaving, but the UN is staying’, Mission chief says

29 august 2023 - 06:00:19
New York, US (PANA) - While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA, draws to a close by the end of [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation

19 august 2023 - 16:41:45
New York, US (PANA) - With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers withdraw from camp in Malian city of Goundam in 'complex operation'

18 august 2023 - 05:58:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has confirmed that a convoy carrying peacekeepers and equipment [...] Full text...

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Rights group reports new attacks in Sudan's Darfur region

04 august 2023 - 05:59:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Satellite data shows massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba in Sudan's West Darfur state, in [...] Full text...

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‘Real challenges’ must be addressed beyond polling day, urges UN West Africa envoy

26 july 2023 - 06:50:04
New York, US (PANA) - While national elections in West Africa and the Sahel provide an important opportunity for voters [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters

25 july 2023 - 10:10:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...

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US slaps sanctions on 3 top Malian military officers in connection with Russian Wagner Group

25 july 2023 - 06:15:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday imposeed sanctions on three top Malian military officers who , [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DRC militia for deadly raid on Ituri’s displaced camp

24 july 2023 - 06:46:18
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a [...] Full text...

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Mali's transitional government promulgates new constitution

23 july 2023 - 13:45:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government on Saturday promulgated the country's new Constitution, which is seen as a key step [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS, AU deploy joint pre-election fact-finding mission to Liberia

23 july 2023 - 11:48:57
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Ahead of Liberia's presidential and legislative elections scheduled for 10 October 2023, the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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UN chief unveils new vision for peace across a ‘multipolar world’

21 july 2023 - 06:08:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday launched a new policy brief outlining his vision of a more [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali

13 july 2023 - 06:09:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic

12 july 2023 - 05:22:55
New Yirk, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned an attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol in the [...] Full text...

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Dissolution of Mali UN peacekeeping mission 'serious blow' to civilian protection - HRW

02 july 2023 - 13:17:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A human rights advocate has described the vote of the United Nations Security Council to dissolve [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission

30 june 2023 - 20:13:20
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Friday unanimously approved the complete withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces in [...] Full text...

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Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears

27 june 2023 - 06:16:10
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in [...] Full text...

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Mali FM formally writes to UN Security Council to withdraw peacekeepers

24 june 2023 - 14:37:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, has written formally to the UN Security Council requesting the withdrawal [...] Full text...

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US 'regrets' decision of Malian transition govt to revoke consent for UN peacekeepers

20 june 2023 - 08:41:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it regrets the transition government of Mali’s decision to revoke its [...] Full text...

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Poverty, inequality and exclusion fuelling terrorism, warns UN chief

20 june 2023 - 05:15:06
New York, US (PANA) - With terrorism posing a complex, constantly evolving and multi-faceted threat, law-enforcement agencies gathered at United [...] Full text...

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Malians vote in referendum on new constitution

18 june 2023 - 13:55:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians are on Sunday voting in a referendum on a draft constitution as a first step [...] Full text...

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Burundi makes further diplomatic gains on the regional stage

10 june 2023 - 18:51:24
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The diplomatic highlight of the week was Burundi's appointment as vice-president of the Common Market for [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian peacekeepers to be repatriated from CAR following abuse allegations

10 june 2023 - 04:33:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday announced that following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, an [...] Full text...

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International Day of UN Peacekeepers honours 75 years of service and sacrifice

29 may 2023 - 17:08:25
New York, US (PANA) - Since 1948, more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have served at UN field [...] Full text...

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Malian gov't criticises US' 'unilateral decision' to impose visa restrictions on two Malian military officers

29 may 2023 - 13:43:51
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's transitional government has criticised the decision of the United States to impose visa restrictions on [...] Full text...

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US strongly condemns Al-Shabaab's attack on AU peacekeepers in Somalia

27 may 2023 - 05:47:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned Friday's attack by Al-Shabaab in Buulo Mareer on the Ugandan [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres Play video

25 may 2023 - 17:43:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians [...] Full text...

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Ghana peacekeeper named UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year

22 may 2023 - 14:58:53
New York, US (PANA) - A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) will receive the [...] Full text...

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US slams Mali Armed Forces, Wagner mercenaries on killings in Mali town

16 may 2023 - 06:19:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is appalled by the disregard for human life exhibited by [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somalia agree to open common border in phases

15 may 2023 - 17:54:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Somalia resolved Monday to re-open the border between them within 90 days, more than [...] Full text...

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Burundian president at Kampala summit on Somalia

27 april 2023 - 14:49:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), left Bujumbura [...] Full text...

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Libyan elections: Libyan official, UN Elections Support Management Team assess Libya's needs

16 april 2023 - 15:19:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, met with the UN Elections Support Management [...] Full text...

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Civilians in Mali pay the price as terrorist violence flares up, UN Security Council hears

13 april 2023 - 09:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in Mali remains quite volatile, marked by pockets of terrorist violence, with [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east

30 march 2023 - 05:04:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned the Security Council on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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International seminar on interreligious, intercultural dialogue opens in Bamako

22 march 2023 - 16:58:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A three-day high-level international seminar on the theme: "Intercultural and inter-religious dialogue: what strategies for sustainable [...] Full text...

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Bangladeshi General appointed to head UN Mission in Western Sahara

17 march 2023 - 16:15:29
New York, United States (PANA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday the appointment of Bangladeshi General Fakhrul [...] Full text...

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DRC President reiterates to Security Council Rwanda's aggression against his country

11 march 2023 - 18:29:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council visiting Kinshasa were on Friday reminded by President Felix [...] Full text...

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Some 300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR

11 march 2023 - 05:25:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy [...] Full text...

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‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda

08 march 2023 - 05:25:35
New York, US (PANA) - New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces ‘make or break’ year on road to lasting peace

07 march 2023 - 05:28:15
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan sits at a critical crossroad, with swift action needed to quell chronic intercommunal [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert urges Mali transitional authorities to protect civic space, respect freedoms

22 february 2023 - 10:46:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN expert has urged authorities in Mali to open up civic and democratic space and [...] Full text...

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AU leaders condemn armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in DRC

18 february 2023 - 11:49:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) meeting at the level [...] Full text...

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UN mission signs new plan for election security in Central African Republic

16 february 2023 - 05:27:59
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - A newly signed plan for election security represents a “major development” for peaceful, inclusive [...] Full text...

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World Radio Day celebrates a ‘unique instrument of peace’

14 february 2023 - 06:03:22
Paris, France (PANA) - From supporting forthcoming elections in South Sudan, to getting war-weary people to buy into peace processes; [...] Full text...

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Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers

08 february 2023 - 05:33:34
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief calls on Mali to reverse ‘regrettable’ expulsion order

07 february 2023 - 04:53:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their [...] Full text...

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UN independent rights expert to begin Mali visit

06 february 2023 - 08:05:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, will conduct [...] Full text...

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Grant to UN Mission in Mali boosts inclusivity for women in peacekeeping

20 december 2022 - 17:02:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A $1.5 million grant to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, announced on Tuesday, is [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ deaths of two peacekeepers in ‘heinous attack’

17 december 2022 - 16:15:40
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns” an attack against a UN police patrol in northern [...] Full text...

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UN launches ‘key’ initiative to support accountability for crimes against peacekeepers

16 december 2022 - 04:48:30
New York, US (PANA) - Holding those who commit crimes against UN ‘blue helmets’ to account, is key to improving [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Akufo-Addo raises security threats in West Africa in Blinken meeting

15 december 2022 - 06:39:48
Washington, DC, US - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has raised security threats and terrorism with the US Secretary [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns recent deadly armed group attacks in eastern DR Congo

11 december 2022 - 05:30:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the Government of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly attack on IDP camp in Mali's Gao region

25 november 2022 - 11:33:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday condemned a deadly attack by suspected jihadists on Monday against [...] Full text...

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Bujumbura talks on security crisis in DR Congo

05 november 2022 - 15:22:11
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Dialogue between the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians provide aid to thousands in need across DR Congo

03 november 2022 - 05:42:16
New York, US (PANA) - Despite severe constraints on access, UN and other humanitarian workers in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President Macky Sall highlights "limits" of peacekeeping operations

24 october 2022 - 14:36:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, Monday underlined the limits of UN peacekeeping operations in the face [...] Full text...

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Mali's situation demands sustained international attention, senior UN official says

19 october 2022 - 05:02:17
New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN [...] Full text...

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Africa claims its place on UN Security Council

12 october 2022 - 16:30:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on Tuesday called on the United [...] Full text...

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Torture is ‘widespread’ and likely underestimated in DR Congo: UN report

05 october 2022 - 19:14:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Torture is “widespread” and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the abuse involves [...] Full text...

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UN Secretariat calls for release of Ivorian soldiers detained in Malian capital

26 september 2022 - 16:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretariat of the United Nations has expressed "grave concern" about the continued detention since 10 [...] Full text...

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Three UN peacekeepers in Mali injured in landmine blast

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

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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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UN peacekeepers 'temporarily suspend' operations in DR Congo city

19 august 2022 - 10:02:24
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force has temporarily suspended its operations in the eastern city of Butembo, where [...] Full text...

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UN troop rotations in Mali mission resume

15 august 2022 - 18:50:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN troop rotations in the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resumed on Monday with a new [...] Full text...

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US 'very concerned' by 'credible' reports of Rwanda aiding DRC's M23 rebels - Blinken

10 august 2022 - 08:03:22
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The US says it is "very concerned by credible reports" that Rwanda has provided support to [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog says reforms crucial for civilian rule in Mali

09 august 2022 - 10:13:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rghts advocate on Tuesday urged Mali's authorities to act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the [...] Full text...

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Security Council examines capacity building for sustaining peace in Africa

09 august 2022 - 05:49:30
New York, US (PANA) - Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, [...] Full text...

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UN 'regrets' DRC Government's move to expel peacekeeping mission spokesperson

05 august 2022 - 05:22:18
New York, US (PANA)- The United Nations continues to engage with authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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AU condemns bloody protests against UN peacekeepers in DR Congo

29 july 2022 - 12:44:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has added his voice [...] Full text...

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US calls on DRC authorities to protect UN peacekeepers

29 july 2022 - 07:26:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has called on the national and local authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns fatal attack on peacekeepers

27 july 2022 - 05:17:35
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has strongly condemned Tuesday's fatal attack on peacekeepers serving [...] Full text...

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Egypt to suspend participation in Malu UN peacekeeping force

23 july 2022 - 15:52:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Egypt has informed the United Nations (UN) of its decision to suspend participation in the United [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping force in Mali 'deeply regrets' expulsion of spokesperson

21 july 2022 - 10:47:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) says it "deeply regrets" the expulsion of [...] Full text...

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Mali suspends all rotations of military, police contingents of UN peacekeeping mission

15 july 2022 - 12:41:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Thursday announced the  immediate suspension of all military and police contingent rotations [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire calls for the 'immediate' release of 49 soldiers arrested by Mali

13 july 2022 - 11:41:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) — With fears of a possible diplomatic row between Côte d'Ivoire and Mali over the "arrest" last Sunday at [...] Full text...

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Liberia UN peacekeepers honoured in South Sudan

13 july 2022 - 06:16:18
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - “I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations [...] Full text...

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UN says Ivorian soldiers 'arrested' in Mali are part of 'logistical support'

12 july 2022 - 18:19:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the Malian government on Monday announced the "arrest" on Sunday of 49 Ivorian soldiers at [...] Full text...

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Reliable information ‘a matter of life and death - UN chief tells Security Council

12 july 2022 - 17:03:00
New York, US (PANA) - Access to information is a human right, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...

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Mali 'dissatisfied' with parts of renewal of UN peacekeepng mission

01 july 2022 - 13:47:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government says it regrets that some of its strong reservations on operations of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks, says UN offficial

23 june 2022 - 05:17:43
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into [...] Full text...

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US, UN strongly condemn civilian massacres in Mali

23 june 2022 - 05:06:20
New York, US (PANA) - The United States and the United Nations have expressed shock and sadness at the massacre [...] Full text...

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UN calls on militants in eastern DR Congo to ‘immediately cease’ civilian attacks

12 june 2022 - 05:20:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR wins first ever Trailblazer Award

08 june 2022 - 05:29:27
New York, US (PANA) - The creator of a women-only rapid intervention team who leads riot control activities inside the [...] Full text...

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UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers in Mali

04 june 2022 - 04:37:32
New York, US (PANA) - Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday [...] Full text...

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Deadly Mali convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers - Guterres

02 june 2022 - 05:09:42
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN [...] Full text...

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Great Lakes Region Secretariat expresses 'grave concern' about situation in eastern DRC

01 june 2022 - 05:47:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on Tuesday expressed grave concern at the [...] Full text...

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NGO advocates support for victims of sexual abuse in DRC

30 may 2022 - 05:21:29
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - There is an “urgent need” to support the victims of sexual exploitation and abuse in the [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service, sacrifice of UN blue helmets

27 may 2022 - 05:48:26
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award

25 may 2022 - 05:30:13
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender [...] Full text...

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More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’: UN

24 may 2022 - 04:15:58
New York, US (PANA) - While digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts

20 may 2022 - 05:40:41
New York, US (PANA) - “When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...

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Sustaining peace, more important, but ‘more complex’ than ever, as wars rage

28 april 2022 - 05:59:38
New York, US (PANA) - Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region

22 april 2022 - 05:30:18
New York, US (PANA) - Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

08 april 2022 - 05:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in [...] Full text...

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More resources needed to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council

08 april 2022 - 05:39:09
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone

06 april 2022 - 07:31:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...

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Demonstrators call for Mali's outright withdrawal from ECOWAS

03 april 2022 - 06:38:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of people demonstrated on Friday in Bamako, the Malian capital, and in Kayes, in the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year

16 march 2022 - 11:18:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...

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UNHCR concerned at climate change impacts in South Sudan

16 march 2022 - 06:15:43
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Climate change-driven flooding and drought are threatening to aggravate an already precarious situation in vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate calls on Malian Army and armed Islamists to end atrocities

15 march 2022 - 10:47:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRE), has said that the Malian army and armed Islamist [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Mali

15 march 2022 - 07:34:32
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi takes helm of regional follow-up mechanism of Addis Ababa Framework Agreement

25 february 2022 - 14:22:28
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, Thursday handed over power to DR Congo President Félix Antoine [...] Full text...

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South Africa expresses concern about situation in Ukraine

24 february 2022 - 10:40:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government says it is “concerned about the ongoing tensions on the [...] Full text...

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Guterres strongly condemns arrest of UN personnel in Central African Republic

24 february 2022 - 05:10:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the release of four members of the UN [...] Full text...

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UN pledges more support for internally displaced persons in DR Congo’s Ituri province

24 february 2022 - 05:07:56
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Council of the Wise urged to intensify peace efforts

22 february 2022 - 12:00:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the reconstituted ECOWAS Council of the Wise (CoW) have been urged to “play a [...] Full text...

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Lomé prepares conference on political transitions, counter-terrorism in the Sahel, West Africa

16 february 2022 - 19:45:26
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The head of Togo's diplomacy, Robert Dussey, has proposed to the UN Secretary General, a conference [...] Full text...

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Senegalese separatist movement releases seven Senegalese West African peacekeepers

15 february 2022 - 10:50:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Salif Sadio, leader of Senegalese separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), on Monday  released [...] Full text...

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African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa

05 february 2022 - 16:05:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th regular Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government opened in [...] Full text...

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Burundi elected to AU Peace and Security Council

03 february 2022 - 20:09:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The head of Burundi's diplomacy, Albert Shingiro, on Thursday welcomed the election of his country to [...] Full text...

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Guterres appoints Nigerian General as Force Commander, UN Interim Security Force for Abyei

02 february 2022 - 06:19:15
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr [...] Full text...

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UN mourns top Ghanaian female Brigadier General

27 january 2022 - 16:34:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has eulogised Ghanaian top female soldier, Brigadier General Constance Emefa [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council warned of 'endless cycle of instability' in Mali

12 january 2022 - 05:47:56
New York, US (PANA) - A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialised, the [...] Full text...

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UN chief appoints German Daniela Kroslak Deputy Special Representative in Mali

08 january 2022 - 06:42:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany [...] Full text...

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SADC to review Mozambique anti-terrorism mission

06 january 2022 - 06:54:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has rescheduled a virtual heads of state summit to review [...] Full text...

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2021 Year in review: Many African countries remained hotspots in 2021: UN

28 december 2021 - 10:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Many African countries remained hotspots of conflict and tension in 2021 and United Nations "Blue [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns lootng, violence in former UN Sudan logistics base in El Fasher

26 december 2021 - 13:34:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the looting and reported violence occurring around the former [...] Full text...

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Rights group raises red flag about new wave of attacks in Sudan's Darfur region

15 december 2021 - 05:59:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new wave of attacks on civilians in Darfur since mid-November 2021 highlights the urgent need [...] Full text...

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UN steps up action on sexual misconduct in wake of CAR allegations

14 december 2021 - 06:21:50
New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to take steps to address allegations of sexual misconduct by peacekeepers in [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for rearrest of Central African Republic war crimes suspect

29 november 2021 - 10:25:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group is asking the govermenment of the Central African Republic (CAR) to coordinate [...] Full text...

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UN to use technology, medical capacity to improve peacekeeping: Officials

23 november 2021 - 07:15:35
New York, US (PANA) - Beginning on 7 December, ministers from around the world will discuss the technology and medical capacity building of UN Peacekeeping, UN officials said at a [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken to discuss situation in Horn of Africa with Kenyan president

17 november 2021 - 12:03:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kenya on Wednesday on an official visit to [...] Full text...

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