Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity
22 november 2024 - 07:02:54Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...
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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...
ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant
21 november 2024 - 14:54:03The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...
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ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen
19 november 2024 - 16:14:35Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities [...] Full text...
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U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Sudan, Djibouti, Italy
18 november 2024 - 20:45:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello travelled to Port Sudan on Monday for a [...] Full text...
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MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan
18 november 2024 - 17:43:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in [...] Full text...
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Sudanese foreign minister retracts threats over controversial Ethiopian dam
17 november 2024 - 07:11:36Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister has apologised to Ethiopia for threats that Sudan would back Egypt if [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes Sudan's decision to keep crossing point open for aid supplies
14 november 2024 - 09:24:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday welcomed a decision by the government of Sudan to keep [...] Full text...
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Sudan: French-manufactured weapons system identified in conflict
14 november 2024 - 07:23:13Paris, France (PANA) - French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers made by the United Arab Emirates is being [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
12 november 2024 - 18:29:44New 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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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on
12 november 2024 - 07:38:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] Full text...
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WFP trucks cross into Sudan with humanitarian aid for Zamzam IDP camp
12 november 2024 - 06:57:45New York, US (PANA) - A convoy of trucks from the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday crossed into war-torn [...] Full text...
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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
09 november 2024 - 07:15:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, [...] Full text...
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Sudan rejects US envoy's accusations on relief delivery
08 november 2024 - 10:06:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected accusations of the US Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, that the authorities [...] Full text...
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Why pastoralism matters more than ever for the Sahel and West Africa’s future: World Bank open editorial by Mohamed Ould El-Ghazaouani, President of Mauritania, Mahamat Idriss Déby, President of Chad and Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice-President for West and Central Africa
07 november 2024 - 09:12:09Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Today, more than ever, we must turn our attention to pastoralism across the Sahel and West [...] Full text...
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
06 november 2024 - 05:56:06Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...
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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'
05 november 2024 - 05:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...
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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
02 november 2024 - 06:47:53Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...
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WHO, partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak
29 october 2024 - 20:54:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In October 2024, WHO and partners, in collaboration with Member States, activated the Global Health Emergency [...] Full text...
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South Sudan declares cholera outbreak in Renk, Upper Nile State
29 october 2024 - 11:17:00Juba, 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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Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
29 october 2024 - 10:02:58New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists
27 october 2024 - 20:13:52Geneva, 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 war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says
27 october 2024 - 07:34:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has said the Gaza war's “darkest moment” is unfolding in the [...] Full text...
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Children of Lebanon need peace, stresses UNICEF official
24 october 2024 - 17:33:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 890 children have been injured in the past year in Lebanon, according to the country’s [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
24 october 2024 - 05:45:25Geneva, 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 - 13:22:38Geneva, 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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WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso
23 october 2024 - 06:36:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response [...] Full text...
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Guterres ‘unequivocally condemns’ continued civilian deaths in Gaza
22 october 2024 - 05:25:35New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday condemned the “continued and widespread” loss of life [...] Full text...
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WHO supports South Sudan amid severe flooding
22 october 2024 - 05:00:47Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with authorities and partners in South Sudan as [...] Full text...
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UN rights office raises alarm over relentless Israeli attacks in north Gaza
21 october 2024 - 17:40:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed growing alarm over Israel’s military operations in northern [...] Full text...
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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
20 october 2024 - 19:52:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...
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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
19 october 2024 - 06:08:18New 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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Over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger - UN
18 october 2024 - 05:02:33New York, US (PANA) - More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Aid supplies are there, but not access to those in need
17 october 2024 - 05:27:16New York, US (PANA) - There are currently 100,000 metric tonnes of food waiting to be imported into Gaza by [...] Full text...
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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan
17 october 2024 - 05:22:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...
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Sudan, AU initiate moves to restore ties
15 october 2024 - 13:05:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union seems to be moving to assert its expected role in finding a [...] Full text...
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Nearly two million severely malnourished children at risk of death due to funding shortages for therapeutic food
15 october 2024 - 11:56:33New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting, also known as severe acute malnutrition, are [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north
15 october 2024 - 04:54:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] Full text...
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UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict
14 october 2024 - 16:56:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...
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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
12 october 2024 - 06:59:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...
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New law by Israel blocking UNRWA ‘would be a catastrophe’, Guterres warns
09 october 2024 - 05:28:57New York, US (PANA) - Two bills before the Israeli Parliament could put a halt to the lifesaving operations of [...] Full text...
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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies
08 october 2024 - 05:29:09New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...
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UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers - WMO
07 october 2024 - 11:31:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, [...] Full text...
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UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges in Somalia
04 october 2024 - 05:06:53New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab terrorists is [...] Full text...
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US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN
01 october 2024 - 06:30:50New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...
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Rwanda reports first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, 26 cases confirmed
30 september 2024 - 11:24:37Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Rwandan health authorities are intensifying outbreak control efforts following the detection of Marburg virus disease, with 26 [...] Full text...
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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’
29 september 2024 - 04:55:19New 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 - 08:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says WFP
24 september 2024 - 16:11:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and uproot the country’s people who global [...] Full text...
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UN calls for end of hostilities, protection of civilians, and unimpeded access
24 september 2024 - 12:58:12Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At the time Sudan’s military leader Gen Abdul Fatah Al Burhan left the country for [...] Full text...
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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
20 september 2024 - 07:32:56New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...
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Global Fund provides nearly $10 million for DRC mpox response
19 september 2024 - 06:00:45Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) is supporting the Government [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
19 september 2024 - 05:51:06New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s economy registers strong growth in early 2024 despite persistent challenges
18 september 2024 - 08:21:54Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's real GDP grew by 9.7% in the first quarter of 2024, exceeding the previous year's [...] Full text...
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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria
18 september 2024 - 04:30:59Abuja, 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 - 06:50:29New 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 - 16:57:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and the constant threat of disease are [...] Full text...
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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
16 september 2024 - 05:42:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
13 september 2024 - 19:24:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine [...] Full text...
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Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
13 september 2024 - 05:59:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...
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UNICEF steps up support to protect DRC children from mpox
13 september 2024 - 05:17:49Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO chief
09 september 2024 - 05:28:44Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country [...] Full text...
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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success
05 september 2024 - 06:04:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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Data show increasing cases of global deaths from cholera - WHO
04 september 2024 - 15:50:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has published global cholera statistics for 2023, showing an increase in [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
03 september 2024 - 16:43:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that 161,030 children under 10 have been [...] Full text...
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries
02 september 2024 - 05:01:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN Chidrlen's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa
31 august 2024 - 07:30:21N'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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UN food agency halts operations in Gaza after team attacked
29 august 2024 - 06:09:44New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its [...] Full text...
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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured
28 august 2024 - 04:58:24New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the [...] Full text...
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WHO outlines its financial need for mpox response
27 august 2024 - 20:13:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following the declaration of a global emergency on 14 August, WHO needs US$ 87.4 million over [...] Full text...
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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again
27 august 2024 - 13:03:54Geneva, 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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Rising sea level is an 'urgent and escalating threat': UN
27 august 2024 - 07:08:16New York, US (PANA) - The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
26 august 2024 - 18:40:55New 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 - 14:54:26Geneva, 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 - 14:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...
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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops
23 august 2024 - 07:14:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...
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US assists DRC, Africa in mpox fight
23 august 2024 - 06:42:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it has been supporting the mpox response actions in Africa to fighting [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes
22 august 2024 - 16:00:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...
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UN announces Sudan aid breakthrough
21 august 2024 - 20:03:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region have crossed the Adre [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline
21 august 2024 - 19:58:48Geneva, 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 - 17:32:46New York, US (PANA) - Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire talks continue
20 august 2024 - 06:06:55New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence - UN
20 august 2024 - 05:40:54Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN authorities in Sudan on Monday confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed at reported attacks on health care in Ukraine
19 august 2024 - 21:23:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since 24 February 2022, following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the WHO Country Office [...] Full text...
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Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access
16 august 2024 - 17:01:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...
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WHO declares mpox virus public health emergency of international concern
15 august 2024 - 05:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the rise in mpox cases [...] Full text...
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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams
14 august 2024 - 12:48:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...
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UNRWA chief calls for protection of civilians, civilian infrastructure
13 august 2024 - 05:57:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, upheld the need to protect civilians, civilian [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe declares cholera outbreak over
10 august 2024 - 12:47:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has officially declared an end to a protracted [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order
09 august 2024 - 07:12:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military [...] Full text...
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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation
08 august 2024 - 07:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts
08 august 2024 - 07:42:57Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in [...] Full text...
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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people (A feature by UN News)
07 august 2024 - 12:48:21Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
07 august 2024 - 05:36:12New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...
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World cannot continue to turn blind eye to Sudan as man-made famine is confirmed in Darfur camp: Humanitarians
05 august 2024 - 08:08:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A man-made famine has taken hold of one of Darfur's largest displacement sites, Zamzam camp near [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases
03 august 2024 - 07:25:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration
03 august 2024 - 07:09:05Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people [...] Full text...
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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
30 july 2024 - 14:02:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...
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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
30 july 2024 - 06:31:44New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...
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Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency
30 july 2024 - 05:58:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital
29 july 2024 - 05:47:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Evacuation orders displace thousands, disrupt aid operations
27 july 2024 - 06:05:36New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and [...] Full text...
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Strong regional demand to drive South Africa’s maize exports to neighbours
26 july 2024 - 11:18:26Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) South Africa’s maize area is forecast to expand in marketing year 2024/25 after an 18 percent [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response
26 july 2024 - 06:54:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN Chief
25 july 2024 - 17:58:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers
25 july 2024 - 12:18:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources
24 july 2024 - 18:41:24Geneva, 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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UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'
24 july 2024 - 18:27:19New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...
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At least 157 people killed in landslides in southern Ethiopia
24 july 2024 - 10:52:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 157 people have reportedly died and more than 14,000 affected by landslides on [...] Full text...
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WHO reports of Dengue Fever outreak in Iran
23 july 2024 - 18:57:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On 14 June 2024, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of Iran reported the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Boost for UNRWA as UK decides to restore funding
20 july 2024 - 07:27:19London, 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 - 16:04:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...
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Mozambican farmers get $2 million fertilizer financing boost
19 july 2024 - 06:27:16Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With the planting season fast approaching, Mozambican farmers are busy preparing their fields. Fertilizer is crucial for [...] Full text...
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‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies
18 july 2024 - 18:39:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain - ICRC
18 july 2024 - 08:07:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sas its 60-bed Field Hospital in Rafah, southern [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Multiple strikes kill dozens near UN aid hub as thousands flee fighting
17 july 2024 - 07:26:12New 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 - 13:05:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger and fear of famine stalk Sudan where a staggering 800,000 people still remain trapped in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi
14 july 2024 - 05:51:46New 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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Red Sea shipping crisis elevates trading costs with extra burden on consumers
12 july 2024 - 07:20:25Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Due to recently increased attacks by Houthi militants, the Red Sea shipping route remains [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital
11 july 2024 - 09:06:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City
11 july 2024 - 06:04:22Geneva, 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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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
09 july 2024 - 15:37:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...
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Libyan Health Minister pledges to facilitate establishment of pharmaceutical industries
07 july 2024 - 14:34:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ramadan Boujnah, Libya's deputy prime minister and acting health minister, said on Saturday that technical, financial [...] Full text...
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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter
05 july 2024 - 07:22:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people [...] Full text...
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Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’
03 july 2024 - 05:56:30New York, US (PANA) - With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s cocktail of war and flooding leaves people trapped, unable to flee
03 july 2024 - 05:38:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN food convoy attacked, supplies looted amid worsening crisis
02 july 2024 - 05:54:46Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Unidentified armed men in Sudan on Sunday attacked UN World Food Programme (WFP) trucks carrying [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso desperately needs aid supplies - UN
29 june 2024 - 06:01:12New York, US (PANA) - Resources are desperately needed to ramp up aid supplies for Burkina Faso, a landlocked country [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict
28 june 2024 - 07:10:40New York, US (PANA) - Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and [...] Full text...
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UN working to scale up aid for Sudanese mired in humanitarian crisis
27 june 2024 - 05:31:00New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians and partners are working to scale up the response to address the deepening [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official
26 june 2024 - 19:01:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in [...] Full text...
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Security Council says regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on
26 june 2024 - 05:53:11New York, US (PANA) - While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in [...] Full text...
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EC adopts first ever assistance measure to support Kenya Defence Forces
24 june 2024 - 11:11:17Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €20 [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Fighting in El Fasher remains incessant despite Security Council resolution
23 june 2024 - 14:04:33Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Some 10 days since the UN Security Council called for an end to the fighting [...] Full text...
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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies
22 june 2024 - 00:38:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies
21 june 2024 - 17:59:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...
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Integrity and transparency of spending and security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Are they the missing links? World Bank Blog By Yousif Elmahdi and Gael Raballand
21 june 2024 - 13:22:23Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Security spending is on the rise in several regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, in contexts [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza
20 june 2024 - 12:06:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Desperate shortages of essentials in Gaza have left the enclave’s most vulnerable individuals struggling to carry [...] Full text...
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Putting Africa on the path to prosperity: World Bank Blog By Ajay Banga and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
20 june 2024 - 07:31:04Apulia, Italy (PANA) - Across the Global South, young people are yearning for opportunity and a better life. But while [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Women doing ‘inspirational’ work in Gaza
20 june 2024 - 07:28:27New York, US (PANA) - UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Wednesday that Gazans continue to be displaced due [...] Full text...
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Israel/Gaza war: WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank
15 june 2024 - 08:12:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) remains concerned about the escalating health crisis in the occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Conflict and lawlessness hamper food aid delivery in Gaza: WFP
14 june 2024 - 17:41:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Escalating fighting in the south and centre of Gaza makes it near-impossible for humanitarians to deliver [...] Full text...
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Gavi to boost access to life-saving human rabies vaccines in over 50 countries
14 june 2024 - 07:29:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, is announcing support for human rabies vaccines for [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights ‘unique level of destruction’ in Gaza ahead of G7 summit
13 june 2024 - 06:18:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his solidarity with the people of Gaza and the global body’s [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
12 june 2024 - 06:48:06El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Justice minister attends high-level Gaza talks
11 june 2024 - 09:29:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has arrived in Jordan to represent South Africa at a [...] Full text...
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Amid Gaza war, children work so families can survive: ILO
08 june 2024 - 06:27:43Geneva, Switzerland {PANA) - Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 07:30:13New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school
07 june 2024 - 06:22:04New York, United States (PANA) - Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight [...] Full text...
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Experts warn of serious health impacts from climate change for pregnant women, children, and older people
05 june 2024 - 19:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pregnant women, newborns, children, adolescents and older people are facing serious health complications due to climate [...] Full text...
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War in Gaza: Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza
05 june 2024 - 07:13:28New York, United States (PANA) - The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday warned that lifesaving aid for [...] Full text...
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan
31 may 2024 - 12:00:41New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s children trapped in critical malnutrition crisis, warn UN agencies
31 may 2024 - 09:22:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three United Nations agencies have issued a stark warning that all indications point to a significant [...] Full text...
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Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’
31 may 2024 - 06:38:11New York, US (PANA) - With no let-up in reported street battles and Israeli bombardment across Gaza on Thursday, UN [...] Full text...
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Gaza War: Medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low - WHO
30 may 2024 - 05:31:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Vital medical supplies are fast running out in Gaza’s remaining hospitals, the UN health agency warned [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displaced
27 may 2024 - 13:21:17Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of people are believed to have died in an Israeli overnight attack on a camp [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Situation deteriorating in Sudan's El Fasher - UN
26 may 2024 - 05:42:30New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN relief chief repeats call for ceasefire
25 may 2024 - 10:24:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global uproar calling for an end to the Israeli incursion in Rafah “has grown too loud [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Increasing disease and humanitarian strain in Gaza amid aid shortages
24 may 2024 - 05:29:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Living conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate, with reports of an increase in diarrhoea and suspected [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn
22 may 2024 - 16:13:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food [...] Full text...
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With Gaza on the brink, hostage talks must resume, Security Council hears
21 may 2024 - 06:55:04New York, US (PANA) - Gaza stands at “yet another precipice of further catastrophe” as the latest round of hostage [...] Full text...
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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)
20 may 2024 - 13:46:45The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah exodus passes 810,000, says UNRWA
20 may 2024 - 13:32:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 810,000 people have fled Rafah in just two weeks, UN humanitarians said on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu
20 may 2024 - 12:37:55The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants have been issued against the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah
19 may 2024 - 05:21:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in [...] Full text...
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Libya and WHO meet on promotion of health sector
17 may 2024 - 12:24:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health in the government of national unity, Ramadan [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle
16 may 2024 - 13:05:06Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
16 may 2024 - 06:40:30New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis unfolds in Sudan's Western region of Darfur (Care news feature )
15 may 2024 - 18:54:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is now 13 months since the conflict in Sudan brought horrific death, destruction, and mass [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening
15 may 2024 - 17:43:20Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings [...] Full text...
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African countries to collaborate in disease surveillance under new plan
15 may 2024 - 17:36:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Guterres deplores Rafah escalation
14 may 2024 - 18:56:46New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guteres is appalled by the escalation of Israeli military activity in and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN humanitarians say 450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues
14 may 2024 - 12:43:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams
13 may 2024 - 12:59:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN teams are flagging reports that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: South Africa asks world court to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah
11 may 2024 - 10:15:44The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa has filed an urgent request at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for additional [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: As exodus from Rafah continues, ceasefire calls grow
10 may 2024 - 11:09:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday [...] Full text...
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Obstructions, harassment force health charity to suspend essential support in Sudan's Wad Madani
09 may 2024 - 11:57:32Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it has been forced to suspend work and [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams
09 may 2024 - 11:24:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Some 80,000 people have left Rafah since Monday amid continuing Israeli bombardment in and around Gaza’s [...] Full text...
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No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency
09 may 2024 - 05:40:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports
08 may 2024 - 06:47:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken “crucial steps” in the event of a large-scale Israeli [...] Full text...
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Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency
04 may 2024 - 07:25:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work [...] Full text...
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Kenya begins mandatory evacuation amid heavy flooding
03 may 2024 - 14:34:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few [...] Full text...
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Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize
03 may 2024 - 05:38:10Paris, France (PANA) - The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary
02 may 2024 - 13:16:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost seven months into the devastating war in the enclave, Gazans face a new threat: booby-trapped [...] Full text...
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UN, humanitarian partners support East Africa flood victims
02 may 2024 - 05:37:08New York, US (PANA) -The UN and humanitarian partners have provided emergency support for over 124,000 people in Kenya, where [...] Full text...
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Libyan oil minister discusses sustainable growth in energy sector with Saudi counterpart
01 may 2024 - 12:34:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdel Saddok, led a high-level Libyan delegation [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack
01 may 2024 - 05:55:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on [...] Full text...
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Libya seeks cooperation with Turkey in waste recycling
30 april 2024 - 13:47:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Local Government in charge of Municipal Affairs, Mustafa Ahmed, has expressed [...] Full text...
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UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
30 april 2024 - 07:19:55New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme [...] Full text...
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UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid
29 april 2024 - 16:41:49Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in South Sudan has urged the government to lift newly [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with mental health impact of unyielding war, says health charity
29 april 2024 - 07:21:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After over six months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher
28 april 2024 - 05:24:28New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately [...] Full text...
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Kenyan farmers get fertilizer boost with $2 million from AfDB
27 april 2024 - 10:00:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack
27 april 2024 - 05:05:23New York, US (PANA) - Escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UNRWA seeks $1.2 billion to meet urgent needs in Gaza and the West Bank
25 april 2024 - 06:44:16New York, US (PANA) - The UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, launched a $1.2 billion appeal on Wednesday to address [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN coordinator in Gaza announces new plan to deliver lifesaving aid
25 april 2024 - 06:33:09New York, US (PANA) - A new mechanism for getting lifesaving aid into Gaza will start in the coming days, [...] Full text...
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Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
24 april 2024 - 11:09:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth [...] Full text...
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