Civilians at risk in Gaza and West Bank
24 april 2026 - 08:32:54New York, US (PANA) - Continued strikes, shelling and gunfire in residential areas of Gaza are raising alarm over civilian [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - Continued strikes, shelling and gunfire in residential areas of Gaza are raising alarm over civilian [...] Full text...
Former Senegal leader Sall pushes peace agenda in UN leadership contest
23 april 2026 - 11:54:16New York, US (PANA) – Former Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for peace and diplomacy in addressing global tensions [...] Full text...
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Time to apply the brakes to runaway AI, says pioneer
23 april 2026 - 07:53:50New York, US (PANA) - If AI is “a very fast car with no steering wheel” then regulation must provide [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya laments lack of progress towards national renewal
23 april 2026 - 07:21:02New York, US (PANA) - Libya’s political leaders continue to lag in implementing a roadmap that leads to national elections [...] Full text...
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Human rights advocates accuses Burkina Faso of cracking down on civil society
22 april 2026 - 08:24:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military government is intensifying its sweeping crackdown on civil society through restrictive legislation, administrative pressure, [...] Full text...
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Tackling the AI digital divide
22 april 2026 - 07:29:03New York, US (PANA) - UN-led efforts are continuing to ensure that all countries can benefit and regulate Artificial Intelligence [...] Full text...
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Millions of desperate Sudanese return home amid dire conditions as war rages
21 april 2026 - 15:42:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General hopefuls make their case in televised ‘interactive dialogues’
21 april 2026 - 15:34:43New York, US (PANA) - The four candidates so far in the running to be the next UN Secretary-General will [...] Full text...
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Talks by UNSMIL-facilitated National Reconciliation Working Group resume
21 april 2026 - 12:11:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced the resumption in Tripoli of the [...] Full text...
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UN Forum puts spotlight on healthcare for Indigenous Peoples
21 april 2026 - 08:02:46New York, US (PANA) - Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ access to healthcare, including during conflict, is the theme for a major [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Human development set back 77 years as recovery costs rise to $71 billion
21 april 2026 - 07:51:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across [...] Full text...
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IDF confirms: Hezbollah fired on UNIFIL forces during ceasefire
20 april 2026 - 20:28:07Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The IDF Spokespersons Unit stated Sunday afternoon that, following an IDF operational and intelligence assessment, it [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes progress in talks between DRC government and M23 rebels
20 april 2026 - 12:10:16Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN welcomed on Sunday the progress made in talks between the government of the Democratic [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya urges civil society, community leaders to lead public consultations for Structured Dialogue
20 april 2026 - 07:19:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Civil society organisations and community leaders across Libya are encouraged to use the Structured Dialogue thematic [...] Full text...
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Structured Dialogue: Security Track members continue discussions on practical security sector governance outcomes
20 april 2026 - 07:17:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Members of the Structured Dialogue’s Security Track met from 13-16 April with institutional representatives, civil society [...] Full text...
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Why lower fertility does not have to mean economic decline (By Liudmila Blagonravova, UN News)
19 april 2026 - 07:33:50New York, US (PANA) - Globally, most people say they want two or more children but many are having only [...] Full text...
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‘Slaughtered like goats’: Despair and abandonment in South Sudan
18 april 2026 - 07:49:35New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials painted a sorry picture of South Sudan on Friday at the Security [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes Iran's announcement of opening of Strait of Hormuz
17 april 2026 - 17:10:25New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has welcomed Friday's announcement by the Islamic Republic of Iran that [...] Full text...
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Deputy speaker of Libyan Parliament attends steering Committee meeting of 152nd IPU assembly
17 april 2026 - 17:07:43Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, who also heads the Libyan parliamentary [...] Full text...
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Governor of Central Bank of Libya (CBL) holds talks with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury on Libya’s financial and economic situation
17 april 2026 - 16:52:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Naji Mohamed Issa, and his delegation Thursday [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping missions under strain as funding cuts and new threats grow
16 april 2026 - 17:18:06New York, US (PANA) - From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, [...] Full text...
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Libyan First Deputy Speaker attends fifth conference of non-aligned movement parliamentary network
16 april 2026 - 15:27:40Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Fawzi Al-Nouwairi, who is also head [...] Full text...
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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director visits Burkina Faso
16 april 2026 - 10:46:50Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ted Chaiban, is visiting [...] Full text...
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Security deteriorates in eastern DRC despite diplomatic efforts
16 april 2026 - 08:28:31New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate despite the [...] Full text...
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Donors pledge more than $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan at Berlin conference
16 april 2026 - 08:08:57Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Donor countries meeting on Wednesday in Berlin, Germany, at the third international conference on Sudan have [...] Full text...
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World leaders need to act on ongoing atrocities in Sudan as Berlin Conference begins
15 april 2026 - 11:01:31Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Leaders meeting in Berlin on 15 April, 2026, the three-year mark of the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt attacks Berlin Conference, organisers
15 april 2026 - 10:08:38Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government in Khartoum issued a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday totally rejecting an international [...] Full text...
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Fleeing Sudan's war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda (By Abdelmonem Makki, UN News)
15 april 2026 - 08:00:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - On the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that [...] Full text...
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Reparations ‘key to dismantling systemic racism’: UN rights chief
15 april 2026 - 07:48:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described reparatory justice for colonialism, enslavement [...] Full text...
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‘Time for diplomacy over escalation’ in Middle East war: Guterres
15 april 2026 - 07:41:18New York, US (PANA) - As the war in the Middle East continues, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a passionate [...] Full text...
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World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns
15 april 2026 - 07:26:08Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Sudan remains the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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MIDDLE EAST: Civilians suffer as uncertainty and tensions persist
14 april 2026 - 19:47:19New York, US (PANA) - As Israel and Lebanon prepare for talks in Washington, the UN Secretary-General has urged both [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses both sides in South Sudan conflict of blocking aid
14 april 2026 - 12:59:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan's military and opposition forces are blocking humanitarian access and unjustifiably ordering civilians to evacuate [...] Full text...
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Racial discrimination: a deep-rooted scourge, amplified by algorithms and political discourse
14 april 2026 - 07:19:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twenty-five years after the adoption of the Durban Programme of Action, the UN notes the persistent [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Top UN aid official warns of ‘abandoned crisis’ as war enters fourth year
14 april 2026 - 06:57:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan’s war moves into a fourth year, civilians are still being killed, displaced and subjected [...] Full text...
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Tech gaps and budget cuts threaten global efforts to track and help the vulnerable
13 april 2026 - 18:40:10New York, US (PANA) - Digital tools are changing the way countries manage everything from tracking refugees to caring for [...] Full text...
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Palestinians across Gaza unsafe six months on from ceasefire announcement, says UN rights chief
13 april 2026 - 07:35:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Six months since the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinians across the strip are still [...] Full text...
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Amnesty: High-income countries must use Berlin meeting to save lives as conflict hits three-year mark
11 april 2026 - 17:14:42Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged international donors attending the Berlin aid conference for Sudan to secure [...] Full text...
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Gambia marks 26th anniversary of April 10-11 student killings, calls for justice
11 april 2026 - 14:03:03Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia on Saturday marked the 26th anniversary of the April 10 -11 student demonstrations in [...] Full text...
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Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year
11 april 2026 - 08:04:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry [...] Full text...
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Benin Presidential Election: ECOWAS observers urged to be impartial, professional
11 april 2026 - 07:56:49Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Head of ECOWAS Observation Mission to Benin, Ghana’s former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has [...] Full text...
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Putting humans at the centre: UN AI panel begins work on global impact study
11 april 2026 - 07:10:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI – the first global body of its [...] Full text...
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Fear and uncertainty grow in Lebanon as conflict grinds on
10 april 2026 - 17:56:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fighting continues across parts of the Middle East, with renewed exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah in [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams proposed media regulations in The Gambia
10 april 2026 - 11:38:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian rights group, Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ), has strongly opposed proposed [...] Full text...
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Libyans develop comprehensive legal framework to address issue of missing persons
10 april 2026 - 09:26:33Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Twenty-seven Libyan representatives from key state institutions, legal bodies and civil society convened in Tunis on [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: ‘Alarming child trafficking crisis’
10 april 2026 - 07:50:51Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A Human Rights Council-appointed independent expert on Thursday raised the alarm over an escalation in conflict-related [...] Full text...
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Libyan consensus on a draft law concerning missing persons, according to UNSMIL.
09 april 2026 - 14:57:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-seven representatives from various state institutions, legal bodies and civil society organizations reached a consensus on [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS election observers in Benin assured of integrity of voters' register
09 april 2026 - 08:53:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Benin National Agency for the Identification of Persons, or l’Agence Nationale d’Identification des Personnes (ANIP), [...] Full text...
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Human rights advocate alleges arbitrary detention by Sudanese army, security forces
09 april 2026 - 08:09:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Security and military forces affiliated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have arbitrarily detained, tortured, and otherwise [...] Full text...
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British lawyer named Special Prosecutor for TRRC cases in Gambia
08 april 2026 - 17:18:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian government has appointed a British national, Mr. Martin Hackett, as Special Prosecutor to lead [...] Full text...
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MIDDLE EAST: US-Iran ceasefire announced; strikes continue in Lebanon
08 april 2026 - 16:15:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After nearly 40 days of intense hostilities across the Middle East – marked by rising civilian [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya, about 60 citizens discuss economic aspect of structured dialogue
08 april 2026 - 12:32:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A senior member of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has moderated a discussion on [...] Full text...
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Middle East War: UN Chief welcomes two-week ceasefire
08 april 2026 - 09:52:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the United States [...] Full text...
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Apartheid-era victims receive US$2.3 million compensation
08 april 2026 - 07:28:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday officiated at the launch of the Truth [...] Full text...
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UN80 Initiative enters ‘delivery phase’, as Member States review progress on key work areas
07 april 2026 - 08:08:12New York, US (PANA) - Top officials updated UN Member States on Monday on selected proposals under the UN80 reform [...] Full text...
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Russian military control of Ukraine nuclear plants cause for grave concern, nuclear energy agency warns
06 april 2026 - 18:24:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports that Ukraine’s, and Europe’s, largest nuclear power plant is under the control of Russian forces [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso dismisses damning human rights allegations as 'false', 'conjecture'
06 april 2026 - 11:26:46Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has rejected a damning report on human rights abuses in [...] Full text...
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As World Cup kick-off nears, a reminder of the power of sport to build bridges and break barriers
05 april 2026 - 18:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The 2026 World Cup final will take place at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, [...] Full text...
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All sides in Burkina Faso's armed conflict have committed crimes against humanity - HRW
04 april 2026 - 07:53:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military, with its allied militias, and an Al Qaeda-linked armed group have killed [...] Full text...
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Catastrophic human rights, humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
03 april 2026 - 07:05:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - South Sudan is evolving into a catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis, UN Human Rights Council-appointed [...] Full text...
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Guterres warns of ‘wider war’ as Middle East conflict enters second month
02 april 2026 - 19:21:03New York, US (PANA) - The Middle East crisis has lurched into its second month, prompting UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Breaking the Gaza aid bottleneck: 106-tonne delivery arrives via new sea route
02 april 2026 - 08:00:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has facilitated the delivery of some 106 metric tonnes of lifesaving [...] Full text...
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Women leaders unite to advance gender equality
02 april 2026 - 07:42:25New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General's commitment towards women leadership in the United Nations was recognised at a pivotal [...] Full text...
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ARTICLE 19 condemns Guinea’s ban on 40 political parties
01 april 2026 - 18:51:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Rights group ARTICLE 19 Senegal and West Africa has expressed deep concern over the Guinean government’s [...] Full text...
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Middle East war: UN’s Türk decries ‘severe restrictions’ on free speech
01 april 2026 - 17:55:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From Iran to multiple nations in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, around 3,000 people [...] Full text...
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UN calls on Israel to repeal death penalty law targeting Palestinians
01 april 2026 - 05:47:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Tuesday urged Israel to repeal a law passed [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly adopts landmark resolution to strengthen the UN system's work
01 april 2026 - 05:33:07New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a landmark resolution to strengthen how UN [...] Full text...
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Consultative Forum Advances Africa’s Coordinated Response to Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality in Southeast Asia
28 march 2026 - 18:28:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission, through its Continental Operational Centre (COC) for Combating Irregular Migration, in [...] Full text...
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Middle East War: Humanitarian crisis deepens across the region
27 march 2026 - 19:02:38Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Sahar, a 28-year-old internally displaced Lebanese woman, holds her 4-year-old son Mohammad in a classroom where [...] Full text...
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DRC: violence intensifies as UN mission pledges continued support
27 march 2026 - 05:10:43New York, US (PANA) - The security and political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains “extremely [...] Full text...
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Violence and authoritarian drift are worsening Mali's crisis - UN expert
27 march 2026 - 04:59:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Political, security, humanitarian and human rights crisis: Mali is sinking deeper into crisis. At the root [...] Full text...
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Gambia: President Barrow highlights economic gains, reforms in 2026 State of the Nation Address
26 march 2026 - 14:51:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday outlined major achievements in economic recovery, institutional reform and infrastructure [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
26 march 2026 - 14:36:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the “danger is only increasing”, particularly [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya calls for release of political activist arrested in Misrata
26 march 2026 - 08:49:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for the immediate release of political [...] Full text...
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UN condemns of drones in densely populated areas in DRC
26 march 2026 - 06:27:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drones, artillery, explosive weapons are striking densely populated areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...
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UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’
25 march 2026 - 20:19:01New York, US (PANA) - Applause erupted in the UN General Assembly Hall on Wednesday as Member States adopted a [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for immediate release of 118 detained UN staff
25 march 2026 - 19:47:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of the 118 UN staff currently [...] Full text...
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World must act in interest of justice, historical truth on transatlantic slave trade - Ghana's president
25 march 2026 - 16:35:54New York, US (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama on Wednesday called for global unity in recognising the transatlantic slave [...] Full text...
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Haitian gangs expand reach as police are accused of ‘summary executions’
25 march 2026 - 14:03:43Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PANA) - Deadly gangs in Haiti are expanding their reach to include control over key sea and road [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Commitment to US-backed plan crucial to recovery, Security Council hears
25 march 2026 - 07:50:07New York, US (PANA) - As tensions escalate in the Middle East, the international community must not lose sight of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sharp increase in civilian deaths as a result of growing drone warfare
25 march 2026 - 07:28:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp increase in the use of drones to conduct airstrikes this year in Sudan underlines [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Hospital strike highlights surge in drone attacks on civilians
24 march 2026 - 18:58:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll from a horrific attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur has risen further, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Hospital strike highlights surge in drone attacks on civilians
24 march 2026 - 16:25:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll from a horrific attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur has risen further, [...] Full text...
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UN expert warns torture has become ‘state doctrine’ in Israel, making prisons instruments of genocide and torture
24 march 2026 - 05:07:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Israel’s systematic torture of Palestinians, long shielded by decades of impunity and political cover, has become [...] Full text...
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UN calls for solidarity and political will to stamp out racial discrimination
23 march 2026 - 18:11:16New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 70 years after South African police fired upon peaceful demonstrators in Sharpeville protesting apartheid-era [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate blasts FIFA for refusing to act over Israeli clubs based in illegal settlements
23 march 2026 - 09:43:30London, UK (PANA) - Human rights wachdog, Amnesty International, has criticised world football governing body, FIFA, for refusing to act [...] Full text...
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Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny
22 march 2026 - 19:43:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a serious [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s President calls for peace, solidarity in Eid-ul-Fitr message
21 march 2026 - 13:06:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow has called for unity, peace and responsible citizenship as Muslims across the [...] Full text...
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From Sharpeville to Durban: The unfinished fight against racial discrimination (Feature by UN Human Rights Office)
21 march 2026 - 07:43:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The Sharpville massacre (is when) for the first time the violent nature of legalised racism — and [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: UN experts concerned by AfDB funding for floating LNG project
21 march 2026 - 07:21:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts have expressed grave concern over a decision by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to [...] Full text...
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Visit to Morocco of Special Rapporteur on torture postponed
21 march 2026 - 07:11:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The official visit to Morocco of Alice Jill Edwards, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other [...] Full text...
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A former refugee takes on a world in flight (A UN Feature By Fabrice Robinet)
20 march 2026 - 15:11:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barham Salih has spent much of his life crossing borders, first as a young Kurdish exile [...] Full text...
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IMO Council condemns attacks on merchant ships
20 march 2026 - 12:55:37London, UK (PANA) - The Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Thursday strongly condemned the threats and attacks [...] Full text...
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'State-backed terror squads at forefront of Israel’s ethnic cleansing and annexation policy in the West Bank'
20 march 2026 - 12:05:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts on Thursday condemned Israel’s accelerating campaign of ethnic cleansing and annexation in the occupied [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief says civilians bear brunt of 'reckless' war in the Middle East
20 march 2026 - 11:12:13Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – Almost three weeks since the US-Israel strikes on Iran commenced, the conflict continues to spread, with [...] Full text...
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Head of UN mission in Libya prays Eid ul-Fitr brings stability and prosperity
20 march 2026 - 08:40:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has expressed the hope that [...] Full text...
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Water, an invisible burden for women (By UN News)
20 march 2026 - 07:21:52New York, US (PANA) - Every day, somewhere, a girl leaves school to fetch water. She walks, waits, carries, and [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson strongly condemns heinous terrorist attack in northeast Nigeria
19 march 2026 - 12:57:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Youssouf, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON: 2ND UPDATE: 'Our appeal was only to ensure proper enforcement of competition regulations' - says Moroccan Football Federation
18 march 2026 - 18:41:31Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) says its appeal on what happened during the 2025 African [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: 2025 AFCON: Senegalese gov't calls for 'independent international investigation' into CAF stripping country of trophy
18 march 2026 - 13:01:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese government on Wednesday expressed its “deep consternation” at the decision by the appeals jury [...] Full text...
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UN taps Joseph Gordon-Levitt to champion human-first approach to AI
18 march 2026 - 06:53:53New York, US (PANA) - From Hollywood to global policy debates, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is taking on a new UN role [...] Full text...
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Israel’s settlement expansion drives mass displacement in West Bank – UN report
18 march 2026 - 06:50:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Government of Israel has accelerated unlawful settlement expansion and annexation of large parts of the [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON: CAF strips Senegal of title; Senegal slams decision as 'unfair, unprecedented and unacceptable'
18 march 2026 - 06:26:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has stripped Senegal of the 2025 [...] Full text...
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Sudanese lawyers call on paramilitary RSF to release women activists still in detention in Nyala
17 march 2026 - 09:03:10Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Emergency Lawyers group has called for the release of women activists detained for the [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office condemns killing of Palestinian families
17 march 2026 - 08:22:55Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two Palestinian families were reportedly killed on Sunday by Israeli forces in Gaza and the [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges action against ‘rising tide of anti-Muslim hatred’
17 march 2026 - 08:09:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Monday urged countries to “work together” and eradicate a rising tide [...] Full text...
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Members of structured dialogue facilitated by UN mission in Libya continue online meetings
16 march 2026 - 13:00:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the structured dialogue being facilitated by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) are [...] Full text...
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UN experts urge states to support General Assembly resolution operationalising ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate obligations
16 march 2026 - 08:32:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – All states must support a UN General Assembly resolution upholding the 2025 Advisory Opinion by the [...] Full text...
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Sudan and South Sudan reunited in horror
16 march 2026 - 05:23:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fifteen years after their separation, Sudan and South Sudan are tragically reunited in the horror of [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief urges Senegalese President not to sign 'harmful' new anti-LGBT law
16 march 2026 - 05:19:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has criticised the passing of a new law by Senegal’s [...] Full text...
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Battle for women's rights intensifies at the UN (By UN News)
15 march 2026 - 18:54:56New York, US (PANA) - The consensus has shattered. For the first time in its history, the Commission on the [...] Full text...
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Search for next UN Secretary-General in full swing
15 march 2026 - 07:17:03New York, US (PANA) - The search for the successor of UN Secretary-General António Guterres has officially begun in the [...] Full text...
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Attacks on synagogues, Syria’s continuing rights violations, shocking abuse of women during childbirth
14 march 2026 - 19:01:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first two weeks of March have seen a surge in violent attacks and acts of [...] Full text...
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Myanmar at a ‘crossroads’: The world must not forsake civilians there, urges UN expert
14 march 2026 - 14:13:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than five years after Myanmar’s military coup, international resolve to hold the junta accountable must [...] Full text...
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AUC, others condemn continued closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupying authorities
14 march 2026 - 13:45:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, League of Arab States, and African Union Commission (AUC) have [...] Full text...
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UN urges stronger action to end violence against women and girls
13 march 2026 - 08:17:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has warned that violence against women and girls continues [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief appalled by devastating impact on civilians of Sudan drone attacks
13 march 2026 - 08:12:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday he was appalled by the devastating impact [...] Full text...
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African experts meet in Banjul to explore digital governance and civic participation
12 march 2026 - 18:19:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2026 Africa Governance and Peace-building Community of Practice (CoP) forum [...] Full text...
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More than 2 dozen students, children and women killed or injured in drone attack in central Sudan
11 march 2026 - 13:15:24Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese medical charity has said that more than two dozen civilians including students, women [...] Full text...
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‘You are the foundation-shakers’: UN chief tells women’s civil society groups
11 march 2026 - 08:59:41New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday applauded civil society groups for “shaking the foundations of privilege” [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: UN rights chief urges immediate ceasefire as war crimes fears mount
11 march 2026 - 08:49:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday he was horrified by growing accounts of [...] Full text...
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An ‘alarming’ two-thirds of children say cyberbullying has increased
11 march 2026 - 08:38:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around two-thirds of children worldwide report an increase in cyberbullying, with one in two say they [...] Full text...
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‘Toxic rain’ warning from oil depot strikes amid ongoing Middle East war
10 march 2026 - 17:43:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Toxic “black rain” linked to strikes on oil depots, mass displacement and continuing disruption to aid [...] Full text...
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Rights group says pregnant women among those detained in Côte d’Ivoire 'without cause' since October 2025 crackdown
10 march 2026 - 11:11:43Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Five months on from opposition protests banned by the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire that saw [...] Full text...
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Greater alignment of laws and policies needed for enforcement of employment rights for persons with albinism: UN expert
10 march 2026 - 07:31:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, [...] Full text...
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DRC: The horror of sexual slavery and tragedy of children born of rape
10 march 2026 - 07:14:44Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The scale of conflict-related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is alarming, according [...] Full text...
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New challenges bring increased risks in combating child sexual abuse, exploitation
10 march 2026 - 07:03:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite some progress made globally, children around the world still face serious and evolving risks of [...] Full text...
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Refela Africa hosts Peter Obi for conference on women’s governance in Banjul
09 march 2026 - 18:39:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Peter Obi, Nigerian presidential aspirant and former governor of Anambra State, arrived in The Gambia on Monday [...] Full text...
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Gambian women’s rights activist named Bremen woman of the Year 2026 in Germany
09 march 2026 - 17:25:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- A Gambian women’s rights activist based in Germany, Binta Bah, has been named Bremen Woman of the Year [...] Full text...
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UN chief says justice for women and girls must be ‘cornerstone of the world we seek to build’
09 march 2026 - 16:01:39New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday stressed that justice for women and girls must be [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State labels Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organisation
09 march 2026 - 14:39:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of the State, Marco Rubio, has announced that his department is designating the [...] Full text...
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Air pollution driving widespread human rights violations: UN expert
09 march 2026 - 08:31:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes [...] Full text...
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UN experts warn against the irreversible ‘de-Palestinisation’ of Jerusalem
09 march 2026 - 08:25:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Irreparable harm is being inflicted on Jerusalem, as violence engulfs the region, and genocide continues in [...] Full text...
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Radio Begum: A rare public space for women in Afghanistan -UN News
08 march 2026 - 16:48:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every morning in Kabul, several cars make their way across the Afghan capital to pick up [...] Full text...
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US imposes visa restriction targeting individuals undermining peace in the Great Lakes Region
07 march 2026 - 05:59:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State will impose visa restrictions on several senior Rwandan officials for [...] Full text...
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Justice takes centre stage: UN welcomes world’s largest women’s rights even
07 march 2026 - 05:45:52New York, US (PANA) - Women have never been closer to equality and never closer to losing it, according to [...] Full text...
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Justice, truth and reparations long overdue for survivors of so-called ‘comfort women’ system: UN experts
07 march 2026 - 05:23:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts today expressed grave concern at the continued lack of justice for survivors of the [...] Full text...
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On day seven of Middle East war, no let-up in suffering
06 march 2026 - 17:33:14Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - The escalating war in the Middle East has heightened growing concerns about further civilian suffering and [...] Full text...
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Egypt: UN experts raise alarm over violations against refugees and migrants
06 march 2026 - 13:01:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts on Friday expressed alarm over an intensifying campaign of deportations, arbitrary arrests and human [...] Full text...
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Libyan Attorney General says 3 suspects identified in killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
06 march 2026 - 12:22:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Public Prosecutor's Office says that ongoing investigation into the killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has [...] Full text...
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'Full legal equality for women remains a dream'
06 march 2026 - 08:38:50New York, US (PANA) - Whether it is protections against gender-based violence or equal pay, women and girls continue to [...] Full text...
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A surgeon and feminist, she fights against female genital mutilation (By Kenza Cissé, UN News)
06 march 2026 - 08:30:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To operate, to support, and to restore a part of their femininity that has been stolen [...] Full text...
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‘Domicide’ on the increase as conflicts proliferate, warns top rights expert
06 march 2026 - 08:02:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The mass destruction of homes due to conflict around the world has continued to cause massive [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief warns global inequality is deepening
06 march 2026 - 07:49:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has warned that the world’s economic system is failing billions of [...] Full text...
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International Contact Group for the Great Lakes expresses 'profound concern' about situation in eastern DRC
06 march 2026 - 07:35:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG) has expressed “profound concern” regarding the [...] Full text...
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UN calls for fair play in the global race for critical minerals
05 march 2026 - 19:54:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt are central to the transition to a zero-carbon economy. As [...] Full text...
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Imprisoned Iranian protesters face ‘expedited’ executions
05 march 2026 - 17:20:46Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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2026 WAFCON: CAF reschedules tournament to 25 July – 16 August
05 march 2026 - 15:09:09Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rescheduled the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup (WAFCON) [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President chairs cabinet meeting on education, economic reforms
05 march 2026 - 12:02:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal’s Council of Ministers on Wednesday discussed the stability of the national education system, policies to [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for rights‑centered global financial reform
05 march 2026 - 07:04:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Attiya Waris, on Wednesday urged Member [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Council says use of force must not become the norm
05 march 2026 - 06:56:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A senior United Nations official warned in Geneva on Wednesday against the normalisation of force in [...] Full text...
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Women’s rights are regressing worldwide, warns UN gender equality chief
05 march 2026 - 06:19:30New York, US (PANA) - As an increase in conflicts leads to a significant spike in gender-based violence, women across [...] Full text...
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Chile becomes first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for elimination of leprosy
04 march 2026 - 20:58:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulates Chile for [...] Full text...
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Imprisoned Iranian protesters face ‘expedited’ executions
04 march 2026 - 20:38:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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New survivors’ charter sets out global blueprint for justice after torture: Special Rapporteur
04 march 2026 - 08:42:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Victims of torture have urged States to place justice, reparations and recovery at the centre of [...] Full text...
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How AI is already reshaping working conditions (By Evgeniya Kleshcheva, UN News)
04 march 2026 - 08:16:41New York, US (PANA) - From delivery couriers compelled to follow the demands of online platform algorithms to content moderators [...] Full text...
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‘The world is looking to you for clarity’, UN chief tells AI experts
04 march 2026 - 07:42:17New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the inaugural meeting of a new independent group of experts [...] Full text...
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Iran crisis: Schoolgirls killed, thousands displaced and aid compromised
03 march 2026 - 14:54:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the fourth day of Israeli and United States airstrikes against Iran and amid growing violence [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Rwanda 'regrets one-sided' US sanctions over eastern DRC war
03 march 2026 - 10:07:48Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government says it "regrets one-sided sanctions" imposed by the US government against the Rwandan [...] Full text...
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UN experts condemn Trump's ‘Board of Peace’, call for a reparative, rights-based approach to reconstruction in Gaza
03 march 2026 - 09:29:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts have condemned the creation of the Board of Peace by US President Donald Trump [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya to hold virtual session with women
03 march 2026 - 09:05:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has invited young Libyan women to participate in [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Rwandan Defence Force, 4 senior officers over eastern DRC war
03 march 2026 - 08:14:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Monday that it is sanctioning the Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) [...] Full text...
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Iran crisis: Nuclear watchdog urges restraint amid ongoing strikes
02 march 2026 - 15:40:02Vienna, Austria (PANA) - As the violent escalation in the Middle East entered a third day on Monday sparked by [...] Full text...
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UN rights body concerned about excessive working hours in Kenya
01 march 2026 - 07:23:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has acknowledged Kenya's legal framework for labour [...] Full text...
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From Pelicot to Epstein, the global emergency of violence against women (By UN News)
01 march 2026 - 07:18:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Whether it is the Pelicot case or the Epstein "files", violence against women has become a [...] Full text...
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Iran attacks and retaliatory strikes ‘undermine international peace and security’
28 february 2026 - 17:26:05New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the heads of UN agencies have condemned Saturday’s joint Israeli [...] Full text...
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UN chief slams international failure to manage safe migration
28 february 2026 - 06:49:33New York, US (PANA) - A 2018 agreement that aims to strengthen international cooperation on migration management must become reality, [...] Full text...
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UN unveils bold overhaul of strained humanitarian system
28 february 2026 - 06:40:50New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly was on Friday briefed on the latest developments of the UN80 Initiative – [...] Full text...
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Forgotten conflict in South Sudan at ‘a dangerous point’, Türk warns
27 february 2026 - 20:06:15New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday [...] Full text...
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UN probe report warns South Sudan leaders pushing country towards full-scale war
27 february 2026 - 11:21:00Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan’s political and military leaders are systematically dismantling the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement on [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for urgent action in Chad to combat impunity for trafficking in persons, especially children
27 february 2026 - 08:23:30N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, has [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN experts warn of extreme M23 violence targeting human rights defenders
27 february 2026 - 08:15:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts on Thursday condemned the extreme violence committed against human rights defenders by the M23 [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan
27 february 2026 - 07:54:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, [...] Full text...
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Palestine: UN rights chief highlights suffering, atrocity crimes ‘that remain unpunished’
26 february 2026 - 19:59:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the “human-made disaster” across the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...
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European Reaction to UN Fact-Finding Mission report on El Fasher: Sudan Core Group foreign ministers
26 february 2026 - 15:12:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The foreign ministers of the Sudan Core Group which brings together Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, [...] Full text...
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Eastern-based Libyan army frees abducted members in the south
26 february 2026 - 12:55:49Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The general command of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) has announced the release of its [...] Full text...
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Over a billion fear losing land and homes within five years
26 february 2026 - 07:40:12Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite global progress in strengthening land tenure and governance, more than a billion people worldwide – [...] Full text...
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Sudan: People with disabilities targeted in North Darfur
25 february 2026 - 13:42:05Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Even people with disability have not been spared by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia [...] Full text...
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Women’s economic opportunity laws only half enforced globally – World Bank report
25 february 2026 - 12:39:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Laws aimed at guaranteeing equal economic opportunities for women are on average only half enforced worldwide, [...] Full text...
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Ocean governance must be grounded in international law: UN experts
25 february 2026 - 09:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts on Tuesday urged States to ensure that any new regulations governing the deep seabed, [...] Full text...
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UN rights commitee concerned about child marriage in Lesotho
25 february 2026 - 08:48:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has expressed concern about child marriage [...] Full text...
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Racism affects communities, politics, media, sports, and the virtual world
25 february 2026 - 08:28:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Racism continues to poison communities and permeate politics, the media, sports and the virtual world, the [...] Full text...
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ICC judges assess case against Duterte over Philippines ‘war on drugs’ killings
24 february 2026 - 13:45:22The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Judges at the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday opened a confirmation of charges [...] Full text...
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Doing what’s right is ‘not a spectator sport’, Human Rights Council warned
23 february 2026 - 14:55:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Geneva, delegates from more than 120 countries gathered on Monday to mark 20 years of [...] Full text...
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AU condemns killing of more than 50 civilians in northwest Nigeria
23 february 2026 - 11:06:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN experts condemn continued demolitions of informal settlements in Lagos
22 february 2026 - 12:44:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Nigeria must immediately end all demolitions and violent evictions in waterfront areas of Lagos once and [...] Full text...
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Sudan condemns reception of RSF Leader by Kampala government
22 february 2026 - 10:40:11Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese government on Sunday issued a strong worded statement condemning the reception of commander of [...] Full text...
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Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women closes 92nd session
21 february 2026 - 11:22:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Friday closed its 92nd session after [...] Full text...
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UNICEF calls for release of children detained during Iran protests
20 february 2026 - 19:03:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the immediate release of all children detained during [...] Full text...
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Ghana seeks international arbitration to resolve maritime boundary dispute with Togo
20 february 2026 - 11:55:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana has formally notified the government of Togo of its decision to refer [...] Full text...
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UN report details grave abuses against those trafficked into scam centres
20 february 2026 - 10:24:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A report published on Friday by the UN Human Rights Office graphically details the lived experiences [...] Full text...
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‘No corner of Sudan is safe’: UN officials warn of famine and atrocities as war intensifies
20 february 2026 - 08:21:53New York, US (PANA) - Nearly three years into Sudan’s war, violence is intensifying, famine conditions are looming in parts [...] Full text...
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Diplomatic efforts continue to end Sudan's devastating war
20 february 2026 - 08:00:26New York, US (PANA) - The US has hosted a meeting at the United Nations in New York to intensify [...] Full text...
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US sanctions three commanders of Sudan's RSF
19 february 2026 - 19:08:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday announced it was sanctioning three commanders of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...
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Ethnic cleansing concerns in Gaza and West Bank amid intensified violence and forcible transfers by Israel – UN report
19 february 2026 - 09:37:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A UN Human Rights Office report released on Thursday raises concerns over ethnic cleansing by Israeli authorities [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Evidence in El-Fasher reveals genocidal campaign, targeting non-Arab communities, UN Fact-Finding Mission says
19 february 2026 - 09:31:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report on Thursday that the [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief alarmed after at least 57 killed in Sudan drone attacks in two days
19 february 2026 - 07:12:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to [...] Full text...
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UN Libya envoy warns Security Council political deadlock threatens state unity
18 february 2026 - 21:51:19New York, US (PANA) - Libya’s prolonged political stalemate, worsening economic conditions and an emerging split within the judiciary pose [...] Full text...
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President Barrow links Independence to inclusive development agenda
18 february 2026 - 15:29:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – President Adama Barrow said Wednesday The Gambia’s 61st Independence Anniversary marks not only the passage of [...] Full text...
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UN expert encourages Egypt to continue advancements towards realisation of right to water and sanitation
18 february 2026 - 11:53:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Egypt has made important steps towards realising the right to clean water and sanitation, a UN [...] Full text...
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