Escalating hostilities in occupied West Bank putting fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk

03 february 2025 - 18:31:07
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -Escalating hostilities in the occupied West Bank are putting the fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk, [...] Full text...

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Summary executions, sexual violence reported in eastern DRC war

01 february 2025 - 05:59:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the humanitarian situation "rapidly deteriorates" in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ - UNRWA

01 february 2025 - 05:48:44
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA)  The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff [...] Full text...

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UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

30 january 2025 - 17:41:21
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied [...] Full text...

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Israel’s new laws banning UNRWA already taking effect

30 january 2025 - 05:52:16
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into [...] Full text...

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DRC: UN chief appoints Brazilian General De Mesquita Gomes as commander of MONUSCO

29 january 2025 - 11:30:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Ulisses De [...] Full text...

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War in Sudan: Nearly one million people forcibly displaced to Chad

29 january 2025 - 10:59:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - More than twenty international charity organisations have again flagged the appalling conditions in which about [...] Full text...

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Israel UNRWA ban will undermine Gaza ceasefire, Security Council hears

28 january 2025 - 18:05:02
New York, US (PANA) - The implementation of new laws banning the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA – set to [...] Full text...

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EU urges DRC to cease cooperation with Rwandan rebel groups

25 january 2025 - 08:06:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Expressing deep concern about the continued escalation of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo

24 january 2025 - 05:02:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in [...] Full text...

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UN aid convoy heads to southern Sudan city Wad Madani

21 january 2025 - 05:42:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important [...] Full text...

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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future

19 january 2025 - 17:54:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...

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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future

19 january 2025 - 13:21:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...

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‘Lebanon is on the cusp of a more hopeful future’, says UN chief Guterres

19 january 2025 - 07:57:43
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday expressed optimism for Lebanon's future as he wrapped up a [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief: Ceasefire is the start, not the solution

18 january 2025 - 05:39:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Friday welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Tension rises between Sudan and South Sudan over retribution killings

17 january 2025 - 09:15:28
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The governments of Sudan and South Sudan are taking steps to defuse rising tension between [...] Full text...

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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future

17 january 2025 - 07:06:14
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due [...] Full text...

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UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief

16 january 2025 - 16:41:14
Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - The embattled people of Ukraine and those forced abroad need $3.32 billion in lifesaving and sustained [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: IMF Country Focus -Fostering economic transformation and adapting to climate change

15 january 2025 - 07:19:40
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivoirien economy has performed strongly over the past decade, with GDP growth averaging 6.4 [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza

14 january 2025 - 06:02:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for [...] Full text...

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‘Children are now freezing to death’: UN

10 january 2025 - 06:55:19
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: Election of new president a long-awaited first step, senior UN official says

09 january 2025 - 17:37:56
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has congratulated Joseph Aoun who was on Thursday [...] Full text...

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More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

09 january 2025 - 15:13:33
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: Appeal for $371.4 million to boost life-saving support

08 january 2025 - 05:29:47
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The UN and the Government of Lebanon unveiled a $371.4 million extension of the Lebanon Flash [...] Full text...

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‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council

07 january 2025 - 06:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza

01 january 2025 - 03:15:02
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, issued a fresh call [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges greater support for people fleeing post-election violence in Mozambique

31 december 2024 - 20:51:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is deeply alarmed by the ongoing situation in Mozambique, where post-election unrest [...] Full text...

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UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza By Louise Wateridge

24 december 2024 - 15:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As we near the end of another year of war and humanitarian crisis, UN News is [...] Full text...

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UN mission, agencies in Libya visit Kufra to address Sudanese refugee situation

21 december 2024 - 11:23:05
Kufra, Libya (PANA) - A high-level United Nations delegation visited Kufra in southeastern Libya on Wednesday to assess the ongoing [...] Full text...

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Gaza is now a graveyard and there’s no escape, say UN aid teams

21 december 2024 - 07:48:19
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to [...] Full text...

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Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom

21 december 2024 - 07:39:24
New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies

21 december 2024 - 06:55:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation

20 december 2024 - 17:50:21
Beirut, Leanon (PANA) - Thousands of civilians require reconstructive surgeries and physical rehabilitation. All but one hospital are gradually reopening, [...] Full text...

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Rights investigators hear harrowing testimonies from Sudanese refugees in Uganda

20 december 2024 - 05:27:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudanese refugees in Uganda have shared distressing accounts of the ongoing conflict in Sudan with the UN [...] Full text...

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Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’

20 december 2024 - 05:12:31
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to [...] Full text...

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Displaced women struggle to access land in Far North region of Cameroon

19 december 2024 - 10:18:19
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – A decade of violence in the Lake Chad basin has resulted in half a million displaced [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Chido: Around 90,000 children impacted in Mozambique

18 december 2024 - 05:26:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that [...] Full text...

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Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike

17 december 2024 - 05:13:09
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...

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UN announces plan to address political impasse, overdue elections in Libya

17 december 2024 - 04:47:07
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN plan for Libya aims to overcome political deadlock, put the country back [...] Full text...

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International Rescue Committee: ten percent of people in dire food assistance, globally, reside in Sudan

13 december 2024 - 14:24:29
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international organization has released a shocking report, saying one in each ten people in [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Ongoing hostilities making it 'extremely difficult' for trauma patients to get critical care

13 december 2024 - 05:56:34
New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities across the Gaza Strip are making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR flags surge in number of displaced people fleeing Sudan to South Sudan

11 december 2024 - 04:46:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of [...] Full text...

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South Sudan electoral body settles for Dec 2026 election date

10 december 2024 - 21:29:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudanese electoral body has set December 2026 as the date for holding the [...] Full text...

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Chad’s economic recovery picks steam - IMF

10 december 2024 - 08:02:32
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s post-pandemic recovery picked up steam in 2023 with growth increasing to 4.9 percent, the Executive [...] Full text...

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Top UN official says ‘major milestone’ chalked in addressing internal displacement

05 december 2024 - 05:05:42
New York, US (PANA) - There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action [...] Full text...

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UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

04 december 2024 - 04:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as [...] Full text...

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The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief

03 december 2024 - 04:41:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on [...] Full text...

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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR

30 november 2024 - 07:18:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high [...] Full text...

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US congratulates Mauritania on 64th independence anniversary

29 november 2024 - 04:46:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the government and people of Mauritania on [...] Full text...

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UN delegation visits Sebha to strengthen dialogue and support development

28 november 2024 - 15:07:14
Sebha, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations inter-agency delegation, led by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Political [...] Full text...

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UN delegation visits Sebha to strengthen dialogue

28 november 2024 - 05:02:43
Sebha, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations inter-agency delegation visited Sebha on Wednesday to engage with key stakeholders and partners [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to ensure greater protection of humanitarian workers

27 november 2024 - 06:05:50
New York, US (PANA) - With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly [...] Full text...

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2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports

23 november 2024 - 05:02:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll of humanitarian workers in 2024 has become the “deadliest on record”, with 281 [...] Full text...

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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025

22 november 2024 - 06:44:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] Full text...

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IMF mission concludes visit to Egypt on review of Extended Fund Facility

21 november 2024 - 08:47:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egyptian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have made “substantial progress” on policy discussions [...] Full text...

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US vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council

21 november 2024 - 05:11:02
New York, US (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution that demanded an [...] Full text...

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Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief

19 november 2024 - 05:45:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large [...] Full text...

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COP29: UNHCR amplifies voices of displaced on frontlines of climate change

15 november 2024 - 05:57:50
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday launched the Refugees for Climate Action initiative in a bid to [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north

14 november 2024 - 17:13:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...

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UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations

14 november 2024 - 05:43:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its [...] Full text...

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COP29: Climate change is growing threat to people fleeing war, violence and persecution

13 november 2024 - 05:48:12
Baku, Azerbainan (PANA) - In a new report presented at COP29 on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said climate [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears

12 november 2024 - 18:29:44
New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries [...] Full text...

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Sudan accuses Chad of supporting rival paramilitary forces

10 november 2024 - 13:44:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Tension is rising between Sudan and its western neighbour, Chad, as Sudan steps up allegations [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’

08 november 2024 - 17:47:47
Geneva, 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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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

08 november 2024 - 07:22:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Postponing long-awaited elections ‘a regrettable development’

08 november 2024 - 06:16:42
New York, UN (PANA) - The decision to extend the transition period in South Sudan once again and postpone long-awaited [...] Full text...

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Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

07 november 2024 - 05:49:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as [...] 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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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north

05 november 2024 - 05:21:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating [...] Full text...

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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire

04 november 2024 - 04:52:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 13:24:35
Geneva, 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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Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north

03 november 2024 - 05:28:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded [...] Full text...

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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge

02 november 2024 - 06:47:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...

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UNRWA is 'indispensable' in delivering urgent, life-saving assistance: UNICEF

31 october 2024 - 11:17:56
New 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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COP 16: People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres

31 october 2024 - 04:55:45
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for [...] Full text...

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South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State

29 october 2024 - 11:17:00
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s health ministry on Monday announced a cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State [...] Full text...

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Israeli Knesset vote on UNRWA set to deepen Palestinian suffering

29 october 2024 - 09:44:41
New York, US (PANA) - Monday’s vote by the Israeli Knesset banning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) contradicts [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

27 october 2024 - 20:13:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north

24 october 2024 - 05:45:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] Full text...

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Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign

23 october 2024 - 13:22:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) --Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across [...] Full text...

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New scorecard promotes better results with greater transparency and accountability: World Bank Blog By Elena Bourganskaia, Ed Mountfield and Ethiopis Tafara

23 october 2024 - 09:21:05
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - A year ago, at our Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, we announced an ambitious [...] Full text...

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WHO supports South Sudan amid severe flooding

22 october 2024 - 05:00:47
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with authorities and partners in South Sudan as [...] Full text...

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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now

19 october 2024 - 06:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to [...] Full text...

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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan

17 october 2024 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] 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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IMF staff completes 2024 Article IV Consultation Mission to Chad

16 october 2024 - 10:56:27
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Chad’s economic growth, after increasing to 4.9 percent in 2023, is expected to moderate this year, [...] Full text...

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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA

14 october 2024 - 11:49:22
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...

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Sudan refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement

12 october 2024 - 11:22:22
Juba, 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 - 06:59:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] 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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RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops

10 october 2024 - 08:16:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...

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Five trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work

10 october 2024 - 06:15:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...

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New law by Israel blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns

09 october 2024 - 05:28:57
New York, US (PANA) - Two bills before the Israeli Parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of [...] Full text...

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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace

07 october 2024 - 16:25:30
New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools

05 october 2024 - 05:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Horror’ grows as reports of summary executions emerge

04 october 2024 - 05:36:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and [...] Full text...

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AU PSC delegation arrives in Port Sudan, US envoy tours the region

03 october 2024 - 17:37:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council  (PSC) arrived in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces macroeconomic challenges resulting from endless war in neighbouring Sudan: IMF team

02 october 2024 - 18:12:48
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan continues to face several difficult macroeconomic challenges, partly resulting from the spillovers of [...] Full text...

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US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN

01 october 2024 - 06:30:50
New 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 - 06:15:08
New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...

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US Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello travels to Kenya and Ethiopia

30 september 2024 - 05:48:01
Washington, 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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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’

29 september 2024 - 04:55:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events [...] Full text...

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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory

28 september 2024 - 08:00:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...

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‘We have failed the people of Gaza,’ Guterres tells ministers

27 september 2024 - 06:29:54
New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only “outpost of hope” left [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action

26 september 2024 - 05:46:56
New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...

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AU, EU, UN hold Fifth Trilateral meeting

23 september 2024 - 09:41:12
New York, US (PANA) - The African Union (AU), European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) on Sunday discussed [...] 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 refugee agency urges end to arbitrary detention of asylum seekers

19 september 2024 - 05:56:10
New York, US (PANA) - The detention of asylum seekers around the world is harmful and contrary to their fundamental [...] Full text...

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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

18 september 2024 - 04:30:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...

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More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

17 september 2024 - 06:50:29
New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...

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Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA

16 september 2024 - 16:57:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...

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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality

14 september 2024 - 07:10:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in Israel's strikes on school sheltering displaced people

12 september 2024 - 05:20:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza [...] Full text...

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UNHCR launches $21.4 million appeal to support refugees in African countries to fight mpox

11 september 2024 - 18:50:34
New 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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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone

10 september 2024 - 18:15:05
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...

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Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’ - UN rights chief

10 september 2024 - 05:38:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the [...] 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 - 05:40:11
Washington, 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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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South

07 september 2024 - 05:27:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...

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Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza moves to southern areas

06 september 2024 - 05:34:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in [...] Full text...

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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit

06 september 2024 - 05:18:22
New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...

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Violence and insecurity closes 14,300 schools in West and Central Africa

06 september 2024 - 05:06:05
Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - More than 14,000 schools have had to close across West and Central Africa due to violence [...] Full text...

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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza

05 september 2024 - 12:55:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success

05 september 2024 - 06:04:22
Cairo, 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 officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway

01 september 2024 - 17:06:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of [...] Full text...

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UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa

31 august 2024 - 07:30:21
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations

31 august 2024 - 07:20:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Crisis in Gaza: UN Security Council briefed on latest humanitarian situation

30 august 2024 - 06:16:06
New York, United States (PANA) – The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on the continuing [...] Full text...

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UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine

28 august 2024 - 05:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered [...] Full text...

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Refugees and displaced in Africa face heightened threat from mpox outbreak

27 august 2024 - 18:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects [...] Full text...

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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again

27 august 2024 - 13:03:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief

27 august 2024 - 04:48:28
Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...

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US announces additional humanitarian assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa

27 august 2024 - 04:26:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The US on Monday announced more than $64 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa.  The [...] Full text...

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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF

26 august 2024 - 18:40:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave

23 august 2024 - 14:54:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the [...] Full text...

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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

23 august 2024 - 14:54:07
Port 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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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, 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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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes

22 august 2024 - 16:00:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...

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

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

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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline

21 august 2024 - 19:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...

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Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears

20 august 2024 - 17:32:46
New York, US (PANA) - Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in [...] Full text...

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US Assistant Secretary Noyes visits Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

20 august 2024 - 05:32:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls [...] Full text...

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UN, partners call for end of violence against aid workers

19 august 2024 - 05:23:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the [...] Full text...

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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan

18 august 2024 - 14:37:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing

16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...

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Most of Gaza 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief

15 august 2024 - 15:07:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights [...] Full text...

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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

14 august 2024 - 05:25:03
New 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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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams

12 august 2024 - 15:58:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...

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‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school

11 august 2024 - 07:24:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office condemned on Saturday the increasing frequency of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods

10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Israeli minister’s comment on starving Gazans to death

09 august 2024 - 16:40:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, called on Friday for the Israeli authorities to monitor senior [...] Full text...

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US announces nearly $536 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa

09 august 2024 - 07:57:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday announced nearly $536 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa.It [...] Full text...

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2024 Paris Olympics: Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team

05 august 2024 - 18:52:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat travels to Kenya, Ethiopia

05 august 2024 - 06:53:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, is [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

03 august 2024 - 07:25:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...

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Three-in-one project to foster human capital development in Burundi

02 august 2024 - 06:33:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - With a focus on nutrition, healthcare and education, a new World Bank-financed project will empower boys [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians' efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war

02 august 2024 - 05:47:56
New York, US (PANA) (PANA) - Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 119 refugees from Libya to Italy

31 july 2024 - 14:49:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 refugees and asylum seekers have been evacuated from Libya to Italy, the [...] Full text...

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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

31 july 2024 - 12:39:23
Geneva, 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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War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike

31 july 2024 - 05:34:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and [...] Full text...

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UN supports Sudanese refugees in Libya 

31 july 2024 - 05:14:49
New York, US (PANA) - A $5.3 million allocation from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will support some [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave’s displaced

30 july 2024 - 06:20:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New forced displacements have continued in Gaza as regional tensions escalate after a deadly strike in [...] Full text...

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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council

27 july 2024 - 05:47:01
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...

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2024 Olympic Games: UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin

27 july 2024 - 05:30:37
Paris, France (PANA) - As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics got under way in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency

26 july 2024 - 14:50:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of [...] Full text...

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Libya warns against foreign interference in Sudan crisis

26 july 2024 - 11:27:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Minister of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Al-Taher Al-Baour, has [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence against Sudanese refugees 'chronically under-reported'

25 july 2024 - 05:50:16
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Following disturbing reports of conflict-related sexual violence in the Eastern provinces of Chad, the UN Special [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources

24 july 2024 - 18:41:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued [...] Full text...

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UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers

24 july 2024 - 05:32:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges

24 july 2024 - 05:17:06
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...

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Attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso force thousands into neighbouring Niger

23 july 2024 - 13:12:00
Geneva, 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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Gaza city-bound UN aid convoy comes under Israeli fire, says UNRWA

22 july 2024 - 16:16:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while [...] Full text...

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Sudan aid obstacles impact lifesaving relief effort

21 july 2024 - 06:50:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to travel to Chad and Tanzania

20 july 2024 - 07:30:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs John Bass will travel to Chad and [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Boost for UNRWA as UK decides to restore funding

20 july 2024 - 07:27:19
London, UK (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) welcomed the decision by the United [...] Full text...

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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

19 july 2024 - 16:04:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...

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Sudan Crisis: WHO issues second Multi-country External Situation Report

17 july 2024 - 20:06:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the start of the Sudan conflict in April 2023, over 10 million people have been [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS gives Benin more than 390 million CFA for 2022 flood victims

17 july 2024 - 13:06:41
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) has released 392.357 million CFA francs to help [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting

17 july 2024 - 07:26:12
New York, US (PANA) - Multiple strikes have killed dozens of people in central Gaza, landing just 100 metres from [...] 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 - 13:05:39
Geneva, 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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Gambia's decision to repeal law on FGM receives acclamation by UN, agencies

15 july 2024 - 22:44:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Gamia's  decision to uphold ban on FGM Monday received widespread commendation from the United Nations [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

15 july 2024 - 18:58:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south, as conflict intensifies

15 july 2024 - 13:27:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi

14 july 2024 - 05:51:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s [...] Full text...

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UN assists around 600,000 in Mali in first quarter of 2024

13 july 2024 - 05:49:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners are continuing to support Malian Government-led aid efforts, reaching an [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: There is no alternative to UNRWA, UN chief declares

13 july 2024 - 05:27:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City

11 july 2024 - 06:04:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for [...] Full text...

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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief

10 july 2024 - 14:47:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

10 july 2024 - 06:40:24
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...

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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

09 july 2024 - 15:37:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...

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Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN rights chief

09 july 2024 - 14:15:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took [...] Full text...

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World Bank launches Economic Update on Chad

09 july 2024 - 08:31:17
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – Enhancing the economic inclusion of refugees necessitates acknowledging their economic contributions, according to the World Bank [...] Full text...

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Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

06 july 2024 - 09:06:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses with Egyptian counterpart activation of agreements between them

05 july 2024 - 16:03:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, and his Egyptian counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter

05 july 2024 - 07:22:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people [...] Full text...

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Libya expresses reservations about the Global Agreement on Safe Migration

04 july 2024 - 10:44:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba has reaffirmed Libya's reservations regarding the Global Agreement  on Safe, Orderly and [...] Full text...

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

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

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Sudan’s cocktail of war and flooding leaves people trapped, unable to flee

03 july 2024 - 05:38:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation

02 july 2024 - 13:36:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - “Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to [...] Full text...

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IOM says more than 700,000 migrants in Libya

30 june 2024 - 14:33:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 725,304 migrants are present in Libya, according to data collected from March to [...] Full text...

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