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New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to [...] Full text...
US vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council
21 november 2024 - 05:11:02New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an [...] Full text...
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Debt burden stifles development spending in Africa's poorer countries
19 november 2024 - 15:44:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s rising debt burden is eroding funding for sustainable development in poor countries, impacting heavily [...] Full text...
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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele
18 november 2024 - 08:36:22Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Climate change is an urgent human crisis. Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...
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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023
15 november 2024 - 13:30:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north
14 november 2024 - 17:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...
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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on
12 november 2024 - 07:38:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] Full text...
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'Tragedy in the making in central Sudan'
11 november 2024 - 16:41:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudan's paramilitary forces of targeting civilians
11 november 2024 - 08:55:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) armed group has “killed, injured, and unlawfully detained” scores of civilians [...] Full text...
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NGOs warn against increasing use of explosive weapons in populated civilian areas in Sudan
09 november 2024 - 16:50:37Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) operating in the Sudan have warned against the increased use of [...] Full text...
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Investing in health: Time for a rethink: World Bank Blog By Christoph Kurowski, Martin Schmidt and David B. Evans
09 november 2024 - 09:56:14Washington DC, United States (PANA) – Countries are entering a critical phase in achieving the health Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’
08 november 2024 - 17:47:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese paramilitary forces accused of working to invite foreign intervention in bloody war
08 november 2024 - 12:15:55Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday claimed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction
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European Council adopts measures in support of Republic of Congo’s navy, Egyptian Armed Forces
06 november 2024 - 06:57:01Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has adopted a €5 million assistance measure under the European Peace Facility, to [...] Full text...
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WHO identifies 17 pathogens as top priorities for new vaccine development
06 november 2024 - 05:19:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) lists 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that [...] Full text...
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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
04 november 2024 - 04:52:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...
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COP16: Landmark biodiversity agreements adopted
04 november 2024 - 04:40:38Cali, Colombia (PANA) - The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded at the weekend in Colombia, with several [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 13:24:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya holds workshop to enhance role of CSOs in safeguarding electoral process
03 november 2024 - 05:34:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In anticipation of the upcoming municipal councils' elections set for 16 November, the United Nations Support [...] Full text...
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Dozens of journalists killed or injured since outbreak of war in Sudan
02 november 2024 - 13:37:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has lamented the killing, injury, harassment and placement of obstacles before [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'strongly condemns' attacks by Sudan's paramilitary RSF in Aj Jazirah State
01 november 2024 - 17:38:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has “strongly” condemned the recent attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Some 1.2 billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide - World Bank
01 november 2024 - 07:22:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Some 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate [...] Full text...
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UNRWA is 'indispensable' in delivering urgent, life-saving assistance: UNICEF
31 october 2024 - 11:17:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has criticised last Monday's vote by the Israeli Knesset banning [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council transforms Assistance Mission in Somalia into Transitional Assistance Mission
31 october 2024 - 04:41:37New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday decided to transform the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia and Egypt
31 october 2024 - 04:25:51Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and [...] Full text...
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US condemns militia attacks against Sudanese civilians
30 october 2024 - 15:11:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms recent attacks [...] Full text...
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COP16: Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’
30 october 2024 - 06:32:52Cali, Colombia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning [...] Full text...
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Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
29 october 2024 - 10:02:58New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...
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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW
29 october 2024 - 06:41:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...
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From challenges to opportunities: Transforming human capital in CEMAC: World Bank Blog By Ioana Botea and Nathalie Lahire
28 october 2024 - 12:08:47Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Human capital is a cornerstone for sustained and inclusive growth. In today’s world, a nation’s wealth [...] Full text...
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Girls’ rights, fragility, and the future: World Bank Blog By Doreen Kibuka-Musoke and Tim Agaba Baroraho
28 october 2024 - 07:19:09Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - There is reason to have celebrated the International Day of the Girl this month. On average, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says
27 october 2024 - 07:34:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has said the Gaza war's “darkest moment” is unfolding in the [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group advances gender strategy, unveils economic opportunity ambitions
24 october 2024 - 14:35:56Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday took the first steps toward implementing Gender Strategy [...] Full text...
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How to advance women’s roles in peace and security
24 october 2024 - 11:26:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...
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IMF staff urge strong governance, speedy reforms for inclusive growth in Madagascar
19 october 2024 - 09:42:53Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Strengthening governance and accelerating reforms to bolster resilience to climate shocks and attract climate finance for [...] Full text...
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Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings
18 october 2024 - 04:55:56New York, US (PANA) - More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are [...] Full text...
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Two billion women without access to social protection
15 october 2024 - 16:16:55New York, US (PANA) - A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions [...] Full text...
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Sudan, AU initiate moves to restore ties
15 october 2024 - 13:05:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union seems to be moving to assert its expected role in finding a [...] Full text...
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Korea contributes US$2.5 million to assist displaced populations in Sudan
15 october 2024 - 11:00:28Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said it has received a contribution of US$2.5 million [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north
15 october 2024 - 04:54:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] Full text...
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UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict
14 october 2024 - 16:56:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...
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UN Rights Council shows 'strong support' for ongoing Sudan probe
14 october 2024 - 12:41:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) from all regions have overwhelmingly voted to [...] Full text...
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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA
14 october 2024 - 11:49:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon
14 october 2024 - 05:12:57New 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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Sudan refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement
12 october 2024 - 11:22:22Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN [...] Full text...
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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
12 october 2024 - 06:59:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...
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IMF and WBG announce Tanzania is second beneficiary of Enhanced Cooperation Framework for Climate Action
11 october 2024 - 18:03:53Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced Tanzania [...] Full text...
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Gambia re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
11 october 2024 - 13:26:02Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- - The Gambia has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2025- [...] Full text...
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Gambia commemorates International Day of the Girl
11 october 2024 - 13:03:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Friday joined the the world in celebrating International Day of the Girl which is [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges 3 African countries to abolish death penalty 'once and for all'
10 october 2024 - 12:03:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three sub-Saharan African countries on the cusp of abolition must act now and abolish the death [...] Full text...
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IMF team discusses macroeconomic policies on Burkina Faso visit
10 october 2024 - 09:15:52Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Martin Schindler visited Ouagadougou during 30 [...] Full text...
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1 in 7 children and teens impacted by mental health conditions: UNICEF
09 october 2024 - 19:40:37New York, US (PANA) - Around one in seven children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 are affected by mental [...] Full text...
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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says WHO
09 october 2024 - 17:03:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group unveils strategy to drive inclusive growth, resilience in Zimbabwe
09 october 2024 - 07:04:12Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the new Country Engagement Note (CEN) for [...] Full text...
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'AI must not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias'
08 october 2024 - 15:28:24New York, US (PANA) - As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing [...] Full text...
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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies
08 october 2024 - 05:29:09New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...
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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace
07 october 2024 - 16:25:30New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...
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At least a dozen children killed in Darfur: UNICEF
07 october 2024 - 11:24:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – At least a dozen of children were killed and injured during air strikes last Friday [...] Full text...
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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)
06 october 2024 - 05:57:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...
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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Ghana on Third Review of the Extended Credit Facility
04 october 2024 - 13:00:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - IMF staff and the Ghanaian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to [...] Full text...
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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria
04 october 2024 - 08:26:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...
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Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict
04 october 2024 - 05:43:00New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] Full text...
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AU PSC delegation arrives in Port Sudan, US envoy tours the region
03 october 2024 - 17:37:11Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) arrived in [...] Full text...
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Sudan, UAE govts in diplomatic row over embassy bombing
02 october 2024 - 16:46:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese and the United Arab Emirates governments are presently engaged in hectic tit-for-tat accusations over [...] Full text...
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South Africa, Lesotho repair massive water tunnel
02 october 2024 - 06:49:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African and Lesotho Governments on Monday closed the massive Lesotho Highlands Water [...] Full text...
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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW
01 october 2024 - 10:13:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...
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Subdued outlook constrains Eswatini’s ability to respond to social needs: IMF
01 october 2024 - 07:53:37Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – On the back of a post-pandemic rebound and favourable export prices, real GDP growth in Eswatini [...] Full text...
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US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN
01 october 2024 - 06:30:50New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’
01 october 2024 - 06:15:08New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC
30 september 2024 - 10:18:09Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello travels to Kenya and Ethiopia
30 september 2024 - 05:48:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Nairobi and Addis Ababa from [...] Full text...
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Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict
28 september 2024 - 06:52:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...
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‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers
27 september 2024 - 06:29:54New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left [...] Full text...
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Reports of ground offensive in Sudan while international community expresses concern
26 september 2024 - 19:57:24Port Sudan Sudan(PANA) - To the exception of the shy main stream media, internet and Sudanese social interaction outlets [...] Full text...
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Cash transfers transforming lives in Burundi: World Bank Blog By Iftikhar Malik, Mona Niebuhr and Jacqueline Manisabwe
26 september 2024 - 08:40:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Cash4Jobs Project, known as Merankabandi ("be like others" in the local language), is more than [...] Full text...
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Ministerial meeting on Sudan deeply concerned about catastrophic situation
26 september 2024 - 06:19:36New York, US (PANA) - Participants at a Ministerial Meeting on Sudan have expressed deep concern about the catastrophic and [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
26 september 2024 - 05:46:56New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...
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UN calls for end of hostilities, protection of civilians, and unimpeded access
24 september 2024 - 12:58:12Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At the time Sudan’s military leader Gen Abdul Fatah Al Burhan left the country for [...] Full text...
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New, bold ideas thrive towards the UN Summit of the Future
22 september 2024 - 07:29:32New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on [...] Full text...
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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report
20 september 2024 - 06:35:28New York, US (PANA) - In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening [...] Full text...
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‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
20 september 2024 - 06:26:31New York, US (PANA) - The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) field is “irrefutable”, a [...] Full text...
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UN refugee agency urges end to arbitrary detention of asylum seekers
19 september 2024 - 05:56:10New York, US (PANA) - The detention of asylum seekers around the world is harmful and contrary to their fundamental [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
19 september 2024 - 05:51:06New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages
18 september 2024 - 04:38:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need [...] Full text...
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Climate change: Ozone layer still well on track for full recovery
17 september 2024 - 06:20:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New evidence in the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday [...] Full text...
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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
16 september 2024 - 05:42:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...
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Investing in healthy longevity could save 150 million lives: WB report
13 september 2024 - 09:24:35Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - By 2050, one in three people will be over 60 years old. With bold [...] Full text...
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Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns
13 september 2024 - 05:49:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any [...] 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 - 05:34:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR launches $21.4 million appeal to support refugees in African countries to fight mpox
11 september 2024 - 18:50:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board finds Botswana’s financial sector sound, stable, and resilient
11 september 2024 - 10:34:26Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Due to a diamond market contraction, Botswana’s economic growth is expected to slow to 1 percent [...] Full text...
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Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’ - UN rights chief
10 september 2024 - 05:38:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the [...] Full text...
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UN chief highlights ‘incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
10 september 2024 - 05:06:34New York, US (PANA) - Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye in efforts to end Sudan war
09 september 2024 - 05:40:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Riyadh, Cairo, and Ankara to [...] Full text...
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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO chief
09 september 2024 - 05:28:44Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations
08 september 2024 - 18:32:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
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160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
07 september 2024 - 05:36:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...
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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, 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 - 12:56:39Geneva, 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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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
06 september 2024 - 05:18:22New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...
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Product market reforms, improved business environment essential vital for South Africa’s trade: IMF
05 september 2024 - 12:36:43Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While South Africa needs product-market reforms and improving business environment by removing obstacles to trade, [...] Full text...
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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success
05 september 2024 - 06:04:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for global ‘zero tolerance’ against antisemitism
05 september 2024 - 05:55:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and [...] Full text...
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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians
05 september 2024 - 05:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...
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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
04 september 2024 - 17:13:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at [...] Full text...
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US Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation visits Côte d’Ivoire
04 september 2024 - 05:37:39Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation, Ambassador Jessye Lapenn, will travel to Côte d’Ivoire from [...] Full text...
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Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign
02 september 2024 - 19:54:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with [...] Full text...
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries
02 september 2024 - 05:01:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN Chidrlen's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox [...] Full text...
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US slaps visa sanctions on people impeding sustainable peace in South Sudan
01 september 2024 - 04:29:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on individuals responsible for, or complicit [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Pakistan
31 august 2024 - 07:58:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which [...] Full text...
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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza
30 august 2024 - 05:47:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...
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UN food agency halts operations in Gaza after team attacked
29 august 2024 - 06:09:44New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its [...] Full text...
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UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
28 august 2024 - 05:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered [...] Full text...
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The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former Sierra Leone child soldier
27 august 2024 - 05:03:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister forms committee to secure Tripoli
25 august 2024 - 15:18:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has formed a committee headed by the Minister of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry to provide security for Central Bank
24 august 2024 - 12:05:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it has assumed the responsibility of securing the [...] Full text...
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
23 august 2024 - 14:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...
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Two people who criticised ‘state of siege’ in DR Congo arrested: Rights group
23 august 2024 - 12:59:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights defenders who held a news conference to criticise the Demcratic Republic of Congo's [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops
23 august 2024 - 07:14:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...
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UNICEF condemns the execution of four minors in Somalia
23 august 2024 - 06:24:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF ) announced on Thursday that four young people in Puntland, [...] Full text...
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'Israeli settler violence in West Bank triggers largest forcible transfer since October 2023'
22 august 2024 - 05:25:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian [...] Full text...
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‘Break the cycle of violence’ through prevention and peacebuilding, Security Council told
21 august 2024 - 19:49:42New York, US (PANA) - Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
21 august 2024 - 13:12:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of [...] Full text...
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UN chief highlights ‘unimaginable grief’ stemming from terror attacks
21 august 2024 - 05:28:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has paid tribute to victims and survivors of terrorism just as the [...] Full text...
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Disinformation still rampant in DR Congo’s North Kivu, stoking violence: UN
21 august 2024 - 05:18:22Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) MONUSCO said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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IAEA says safety at Ukraine's nuclear plant is 'deteriorating' by Saskia O'Donoghue
19 august 2024 - 20:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is deteriorating. The plant, [...] Full text...
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UN, partners call for end of violence against aid workers
19 august 2024 - 05:23:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the [...] Full text...
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No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections, UN Security Council told
15 august 2024 - 06:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but [...] Full text...
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WHO declares mpox virus public health emergency of international concern
15 august 2024 - 05:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the rise in mpox cases [...] Full text...
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
14 august 2024 - 12:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...
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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire
14 august 2024 - 05:25:03New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...
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UNRWA chief calls for protection of civilians, civilian infrastructure
13 august 2024 - 05:57:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, upheld the need to protect civilians, civilian [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school
13 august 2024 - 05:53:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his [...] Full text...
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Youth jobless rate falls to 15-year low, says ILO
12 august 2024 - 11:06:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people unemployed globally is at a 15-year low but Asian Pacific and [...] Full text...
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Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out
08 august 2024 - 07:29:11New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their [...] Full text...
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Scaling behavioural interventions in cash transfer programme: Success story from Ghana: World Bank Blog By Christabel E. Dadzie and Mukta Joshi
07 august 2024 - 08:26:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Cash transfer programmes have significantly reduced poverty over the years. The World Bank's Social Protection and [...] Full text...
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Mozambique introduces R21 vaccine, bolstering malaria control efforts
06 august 2024 - 16:21:45Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique on Monday reached an important milestone in malaria prevention among children with the introduction of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation
06 august 2024 - 07:08:33Deir 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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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
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Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official
06 august 2024 - 05:53:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation
05 august 2024 - 18:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat travels to Kenya, Ethiopia
05 august 2024 - 06:53:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, is [...] Full text...
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Young Libyans call for accountability and consolidation of the judicial system
03 august 2024 - 13:03:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A roundtable of around 36 young men and women from across Libya on youth participation in [...] Full text...
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Skyrocketing violence against children in Sudan demands urgent protection measures: UN report
01 august 2024 - 05:31:03New York, US (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has led to a horrifying surge in violence against children, a [...] Full text...
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More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say
01 august 2024 - 05:06:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called [...] Full text...
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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
31 july 2024 - 12:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...
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World Bank backs Ethiopia's reforms to promote sustainable, inclusive growth, take climate action
31 july 2024 - 08:46:38Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved the Ethiopia First Sustainable [...] Full text...
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Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO
30 july 2024 - 06:06:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital
29 july 2024 - 05:47:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...
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UNESCO adds historic Palestine monastery to World Heritage in Danger list
27 july 2024 - 05:37:48Paris, France (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) announced on Friday [...] Full text...
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Malawi Economic Monitor calls for urgent, sustained reforms for faster, more inclusive growth
25 july 2024 - 07:40:09Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group ramps up fight against global hunger
25 july 2024 - 07:01:57Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The World Bank Group has unveiled a comprehensive package of initiatives to address urgent [...] Full text...
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Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet
24 july 2024 - 15:06:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort [...] Full text...
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Attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso force thousands into neighbouring Niger
23 july 2024 - 13:12:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by non-State armed groups have forced thousands to [...] Full text...
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No end in sight to the ‘war on women’ in Gaza
19 july 2024 - 05:41:29Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire joins UN treaty on cross-border water management
17 july 2024 - 06:59:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest country to sign on to a UN treaty to improve [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: More than 800,000 still trapped in El Fasher with supplies running out, warns WHO
16 july 2024 - 13:05:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says Gambia's Parliament upholding FGM ban is 'good news'
16 july 2024 - 09:59:51Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has welcomed “with great relief” the rejection of a bill aimed [...] Full text...
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Gambia lawmakers reject repeal of the Women’s Amendment Act 2015
15 july 2024 - 19:17:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawmakers in the Gambia have rejected the repeal of the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015, which prohibits the [...] Full text...
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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies
15 july 2024 - 05:04:12New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection [...] Full text...
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Outcry in Libya after arrest of journalist in Tripoli
14 july 2024 - 15:25:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Libyan journalist Ahmed al-Senoussi has been detained for the fourth consecutive day since his arrest last Thursday [...] Full text...
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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise
12 july 2024 - 12:01:15Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group launches framework for inclusive, private sector-led, resilient growth in Tanzania
12 july 2024 - 10:58:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors has endorsed the new Country [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Concern mounts over fate of besieged El Fasher city
12 july 2024 - 05:27:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports social protection for Zambians affected by drought
10 july 2024 - 08:25:57Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Over 1.6 million vulnerable Zambians, badly affected by severe drought, are set to benefit from a [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Another UN school suffers Israeli as war passes ninth month
08 july 2024 - 15:15:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage [...] Full text...
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WHO announces MeDevIS platform to boost access to medical technologies and devices
08 july 2024 - 14:23:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), [...] Full text...
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Tens of thousands displaced as fighting intensifies in southeast Sudan
06 july 2024 - 09:12:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fresh fighting in southeast Sudan is exacerbating civilian suffering, with reports that over 136,000 people have [...] Full text...
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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
06 july 2024 - 09:06:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...
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Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’
03 july 2024 - 05:56:30New York, US (PANA) - With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to [...] Full text...
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Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo
03 july 2024 - 05:49:32Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis
02 july 2024 - 05:54:46Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Unidentified armed men in Sudan on Sunday attacked UN World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying [...] Full text...
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Three senior Libyan officials support efforts to organize elections in Libya
01 july 2024 - 13:55:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, the Prime Minister of the Government of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso desperately needs aid supplies - UN
29 june 2024 - 06:01:12New York, US (PANA) - Resources are desperately needed to ramp up aid supplies for Burkina Faso, a landlocked country [...] Full text...
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World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Global Goals report card
29 june 2024 - 05:54:52New York, US (PANA) - With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls time on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
29 june 2024 - 05:43:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Friday declared that it’s time to eliminate laws [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes second review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana
29 june 2024 - 05:32:55Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday completed the second review [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes 2024 Article consultation with Benin
28 june 2024 - 11:36:18Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the 2024 Article IV [...] Full text...
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UN mission boosts presence in Central African Republic’s conflict-stricken southeast
28 june 2024 - 06:37:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in [...] Full text...
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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population
27 june 2024 - 13:58:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...
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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war
27 june 2024 - 11:31:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...
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Libya attends Second Conference on Protection of Migrant Minors in The Hague
26 june 2024 - 18:39:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of [...] Full text...
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Remittances slowed in 2023, expected to grow faster in 2024: WB report
26 june 2024 - 18:03:31Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- [...] Full text...
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Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade orders fixing of prices for certain staple foods
24 june 2024 - 16:48:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed Al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Chief of key UN agency in Gaza warns ‘entire generation’ could be lost
24 june 2024 - 13:21:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the main UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued a stark warning on [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Fighting in El Fasher remains incessant despite Security Council resolution
23 june 2024 - 14:04:33Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Some 10 days since the UN Security Council called for an end to the fighting [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$337 million from ECF and US$321 million of RSF for Madagascar
22 june 2024 - 12:16:27Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a 36-month arrangement under [...] Full text...
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Special Rapporteur urges global action to recognise and combat prostitution as a system of violence against women and girls
22 june 2024 - 06:36:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur [...] Full text...
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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters
22 june 2024 - 00:25:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are twice as many internally displaced people todayas there were ten years ago - the [...] Full text...
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Independent rights expert calls for an end to ‘normalisation’ of prostitution
22 june 2024 - 00:16:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s independent human rights expert countering violence against women and girls called on Friday for [...] Full text...
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EC adopts recommendation to combat vaccine-preventable cancers
21 june 2024 - 14:30:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council has adopted a recommendation that aims to combat vaccine-preventable cancers in the EU [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for concrete action to halt atrocities in Sudan
21 june 2024 - 08:09:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union (AU) should work with the United Nations to deploy a civilian protection mission [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns of ‘cyber mercenaries’ amid spike in weaponising digital tools
21 june 2024 - 07:44:25New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential [...] Full text...
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Somalia expects 3.1 percent GDP growth, rebounding from drought and commodity price shocks
20 june 2024 - 17:41:57Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy is expected to grow at 3.1 per cent in 2023 up from 2.4 per [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza
20 june 2024 - 12:06:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch expresses concern about unlawful attacks on civilians, infrastructure in Sudan
20 june 2024 - 08:59:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties’ recent unlawful attacks in North Darfur’s El Fasher have killed hundreds of civilians and [...] Full text...
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Adequate healthcare crucial to support survivors of sexual violence
20 june 2024 - 07:10:15New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence [...] Full text...
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