More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza
22 november 2024 - 20:53:59Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – [...] Full text...
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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025
22 november 2024 - 06:44:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] Full text...
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Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief
19 november 2024 - 05:45:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large [...] Full text...
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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele
18 november 2024 - 08:36:22Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Climate change is an urgent human crisis. Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north
14 november 2024 - 17:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...
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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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Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris in US presidential race
06 november 2024 - 13:52:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Former President Donald Trump has clinched victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in the race [...] Full text...
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'Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040'
06 november 2024 - 05:26:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature [...] Full text...
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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies
31 october 2024 - 12:35:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
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Rights expert calls for ending discriminatory policies and practices in sport
25 october 2024 - 07:15:17New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights has called for States to act now [...] Full text...
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Modest growth forecast for economies in MENA amid rising uncertainty
17 october 2024 - 06:58:59Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Growth continues to be subdued in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) because [...] 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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EC sets new sanctions framework against perpetrators of Russia’s actions on EU and member states
08 october 2024 - 10:10:34Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Tuesday established a new framework for restrictive measures in response to Russia’s [...] Full text...
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Gaza after a year of conflict
07 october 2024 - 13:14:44Gaza City, Palestine (PANA) – Monday, 7 October, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel that killed [...] Full text...
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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem
01 october 2024 - 20:25:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament endorses agreement resolving central bank crisis
01 october 2024 - 12:37:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives have unanimously voted, during a plenary session, the agreement ending the [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory
18 september 2024 - 20:09:37New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...
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Palestinian UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
09 september 2024 - 19:58:43New Yor, US (PANA) - A draft Palestinians resolution submitted to the UN Monday is demanding that Israel end its [...] 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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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
31 august 2024 - 07:20:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen
30 august 2024 - 12:25:05Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...
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CAF provides non-exclusive Media Rights in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa in French Language
14 august 2024 - 06:38:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the availability of non-exclusive Media Rights in 13 [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Day celebrates ‘guardians of the environment’
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated
17 july 2024 - 18:18:37New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis 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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New report warns of climate’s effects on fish biomass
11 july 2024 - 06:13:29Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that climate change could [...] Full text...
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UN envoy highlights alarming violence and neglected humanitarian crisis in DR Congo
09 july 2024 - 05:36:33New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has resulted in [...] Full text...
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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war
27 june 2024 - 11:31:13New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...
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EC prolongs mandates of security and defence missions for Palestinian territories
25 june 2024 - 17:58:13Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union on Tuesday decided to prolong until 30 June the mandates [...] 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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UN reports ‘shocking’ rise in violations against children in conflict in 2023
14 june 2024 - 06:44:50New York, USA (PANA) - Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached “extreme levels” last year, with a “shocking” [...] 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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World Bank issues new update on the Palestinian economy
24 may 2024 - 07:42:58Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank has issued its latest update on The Impact of the Conflict in [...] Full text...
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Conflicts drive new record of 75.9 million people living in internal displacement
14 may 2024 - 14:21:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict and violence in Sudan, Palestine and elsewhere drove the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) [...] Full text...
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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
13 may 2024 - 13:11:00Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to [...] 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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Workshop to validate Great Green Wall women's platform opens in Mali
25 april 2024 - 14:25:32Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Women's Platform of the Great Green Wall (PFGMV) will soon see the light of day, [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza
17 april 2024 - 05:44:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel
05 april 2024 - 12:31:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’
26 march 2024 - 18:09:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza
26 march 2024 - 18:03:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...
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Demand for peacebuilding outstrips supply - Guterres
21 march 2024 - 05:42:37New York, US (PANA) - Amidst an intensification and multiplication of crises, the demand for support to UN peacebuilding continues [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes
08 march 2024 - 17:13:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso prepares for ECF review by IMF Executive Board in May
08 march 2024 - 08:45:57Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Burkinabè authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...
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UN telecoms agency chief: One third of humanity still offline
08 march 2024 - 07:32:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The benefits of cutting-edge technology remain out of reach for around 2.6 billion people globally who [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices
24 february 2024 - 10:24:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...
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Israel/Gaza crisis: WBG supports delivery of essential education services
23 february 2024 - 09:35:08Washington DC, USA (PANA) – The World Bank Group announced a $30 million grant to help ensure the continuity of [...] Full text...
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Fighting in DR Congo threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns
21 february 2024 - 06:42:42New York, US (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), fighting between the M23 armed group [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls
20 february 2024 - 12:09:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...
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Israel must end occupation of Palestine: Amnesty International
19 february 2024 - 05:35:36The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel must end its brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister ends participation in Italy-Africa Summit
30 january 2024 - 18:16:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday ended his [...] Full text...
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South Africa flags surge in attacks on innocent civilians
23 january 2024 - 10:23:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned about the increased [...] Full text...
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises
16 january 2024 - 05:06:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza
14 january 2024 - 07:24:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...
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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch
12 january 2024 - 07:46:31New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza, West Bank since war began: WHO
06 january 2024 - 04:46:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council meets over Red Sea attacks amid growing threat of spillover from Gaza war
04 january 2024 - 06:14:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday held its first open meeting on the continuing attacks [...] Full text...
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CAF concludes Media Rights Agreement with New World TV
04 december 2023 - 07:33:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has concluded a Media Rights Agreement [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso now has latest generation of defence equipment -Prime Minister
01 december 2023 - 16:20:43Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélem de Tambèla, prime minister of Burkina Faso's transitional government, told Parliament on [...] Full text...
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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks
24 november 2023 - 17:29:22Kinshasa, Dr Congo (PANA) - Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF
17 november 2023 - 09:55:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Libya denounces Israel's bombing of headquarters of Qatari facility in Gaza
14 november 2023 - 15:48:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned in the strongest terms the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amnesty International urges EU leaders to call for 'ceasefire now' to protect civilians
13 november 2023 - 07:04:29Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Ahead of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, which will discuss the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies warn
10 november 2023 - 17:25:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if [...] Full text...
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Children with cancer evacuated from Gaza for treatment to Egypt and Jordan
10 november 2023 - 16:08:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 12 children with cancer or other blood disorders have been evacuated, with their companions, from [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian ceasefires critical to meet immense needs in Gaza
03 november 2023 - 19:49:53New York, US (PANA) - Political negotiations to get aid into Gaza have yielded results but much more is needed, [...] Full text...
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Palestine added to countries at risk of possible starvation
02 november 2023 - 06:16:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) added Palestine on [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gambia calls for unconditional ceasefire, release of all hostages
20 october 2023 - 11:21:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia has called for an unconditional ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict and the [...] Full text...
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South Africa's President Ramaphosa to attend Cairo Summit for Peace
20 october 2023 - 09:55:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will attend the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday, [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM warns against extending strikes against Gaza after Hamas military operation
08 october 2023 - 14:11:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has underlined the [...] Full text...
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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM
13 september 2023 - 16:19:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...
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Poorly funded humanitarian crises to receive US$125 million from UN emergency fund
05 september 2023 - 11:49:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Tuesday released $125 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: 'ECOWAS to fully explore diplomatic channel in resolving crisis'
26 august 2023 - 17:04:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue to pursue diplomatic initiatives towards the [...] Full text...
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Scorching ‘new normal’ as world buckles under extreme heat: WMO
19 august 2023 - 05:33:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted [...] Full text...
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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
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WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine
10 august 2023 - 14:14:41Geneva, Switzrland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO DG says number of reported cases, deaths declining globally
09 august 2023 - 20:39:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Diretor General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Thursday said despite a decline in COVID-19 cases worlwide, [...] Full text...
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World’s Indigenous Peoples Day: EU reaffirms commitment to indigenous peoples’ rights
09 august 2023 - 09:33:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2023, the European Union [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence
28 july 2023 - 17:14:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns Israeli military escalation against Jenin camp in the West Bank
05 july 2023 - 15:28:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has [...] Full text...
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Security in eastern DR Congo continues to worsen, Security Council hears
27 june 2023 - 06:16:10New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday that the security situation in [...] Full text...
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EC extends mandates of civilian missions in Libya, Palestine territories
26 june 2023 - 18:46:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council decided Monday to renew the mandates of three civilian missions under the Common [...] Full text...
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The Gambia maintains Tier 2 rank in 2023 trafficking in person report
15 june 2023 - 19:50:23Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. State Department in its 23rd annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report assessing anti-trafficking efforts [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: IGAD adopts roadmap to end fighting
14 june 2023 - 16:16:26Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The East African sub-regional group, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has adopted a roadmap that it [...] Full text...
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EU, WHO launch digital health initiative to strengthen global health security
05 june 2023 - 17:54:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission announced on Monday the launch of a [...] Full text...
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Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism
24 may 2023 - 15:27:55New York, US (PANA) - New ideas must open fresh pathways towards finally ending the era of colonialism and to [...] Full text...
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Libya Deputy PM attends 59th Ordinary Session of Council of Arab Ministers of Health
22 may 2023 - 15:50:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Boujnah, participated in the 59th Ordinary [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip
09 may 2023 - 18:47:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government has strongly condemned the latest [...] Full text...
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Reresearch network launhed for new vision of Great Green Wall
03 may 2023 - 19:59:43Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Research Institute (IRD) and its partners recently launched in Djibouti the International Research Network [...] Full text...
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Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery
03 may 2023 - 05:24:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years [...] Full text...
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Senegambia ministers brainstorms on regional trade
14 april 2023 - 13:44:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, Gambia’s Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE), and his Senegalese [...] Full text...
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France advises its citizens against entering entire territory of Mali, Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso
08 april 2023 - 19:08:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a security note, France on Friday formally advised its citizens against travelling to the [...] Full text...
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New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger
06 april 2023 - 07:07:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - Cindy McCain of the United States takes the helm of the UN emergency food relief agency [...] Full text...
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Morocco strongly condemns incursion of Israeli forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque
05 april 2023 - 19:49:13Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as [...] Full text...
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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief
30 march 2023 - 05:16:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...
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Military, security leaders from eastern, western Libya pledge to renounce violence on Libyan soil
27 march 2023 - 15:23:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of a number of commanders of military and security units in the western, eastern [...] Full text...
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Some 300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR
11 march 2023 - 05:25:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy [...] Full text...
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Dreams in crisis: Children send world leaders postcards from the edge
21 february 2023 - 05:53:53New York, US (PANA) - Dreams thrive, even in crisis, with a new UN-led campaign spotlighting the next generation and [...] Full text...
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EU unveils strategy to transform Great Lakes region
20 february 2023 - 15:20:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday approved conclusions setting out the renewed long-term EU engagement in the [...] Full text...
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African leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
02 february 2023 - 05:17:42Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in [...] Full text...
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Most countries failing to stop corruption: 2022 CPI shows
31 january 2023 - 19:30:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Transparency International on Tuesday released the latest results of its annual Corruption Perceptions Index [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for more action to end ‘cycles of poverty and stigma’ related to tropical diseases
31 january 2023 - 05:17:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, Security Council hears
11 january 2023 - 05:24:48New York, US (PANA) - Although West Africa and the Sahel continue to face unprecedented security challenges, it is still [...] Full text...
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Moscow appoints new ambassador to Libya
31 december 2022 - 13:24:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Aydar Aghanin as the new Ambassador of the Russian Federation [...] Full text...
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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
06 december 2022 - 05:28:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...
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Benin takes emergency measures to support flood victims
19 october 2022 - 19:06:22Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has taken a number of emergency measures to help victims of the current [...] Full text...
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Global health: Women and children pay heaviest price for ‘gaping inequities’
18 october 2022 - 14:24:19New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the [...] Full text...
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UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya
11 october 2022 - 14:54:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin [...] Full text...
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Girls ‘failed by discrimination’ and stereotyping in maths class: UNICEF
15 september 2022 - 05:22:33New York, US (PANA) - Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UN [...] Full text...
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Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief
14 september 2022 - 05:15:53New York, US (PANA) - “Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction,” declares a major, multi-agency [...] Full text...
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Sahara is the prism through which Rabat views its international environment, says Mohammed VI
21 august 2022 - 15:39:52Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Sahara issue is the prism through which Morocco considers its international environment, and the yardstick [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox cases top 35,000: WHO
18 august 2022 - 05:35:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson 'strongly condemns' air strikes by Israel in Gaza
08 august 2022 - 08:40:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa slams Israel's attacks on Gaza
07 august 2022 - 18:03:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa on Sunday condemned the series of Israeli attacks that saw more than [...] Full text...
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Togo, Ghana to revitalise security, economic and trade cooperation
29 july 2022 - 20:35:49Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo and Ghana discussed on Thursday in Lomé, the boosting of their security, economic and commercial [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency (Eds: Adds details of presser)
23 july 2022 - 17:06:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public [...] Full text...
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UNHCR alarmed by growing death toll among displaced in eastern DR Congo
22 july 2022 - 16:13:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll [...] Full text...
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Gambia upgraded to Tier 2 in US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2022
20 july 2022 - 10:58:32Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia has been upgraded to Tier 2 in the U.S. State Department's 22nd annual Trafficking [...] Full text...
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Actions to stem violence against women and girls ‘needed now more than ever’
24 june 2022 - 05:58:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Over the past two years, there has been “an unprecedented increase in all forms of gender-based [...] Full text...
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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania
15 june 2022 - 19:04:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe president pays thank-you visit to troops for repelling attackers in nothern region
11 june 2022 - 19:48:45Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Friday paid a thank-you visit to [...] Full text...
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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech
28 may 2022 - 19:01:25Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...
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UNHCR 'deeply concerned' by renewed violence displacing thousands in DRC's North Kivu
27 may 2022 - 13:14:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale needs of [...] Full text...
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‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
26 may 2022 - 05:22:14New York, US (PANA) - Conflict continues to inflict “widespread civilian death and injury”, a senior UN official told the [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’ on Biodiversity Day
22 may 2022 - 08:04:16New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Biological Diversity on Sunday, the UN Secretary-General has [...] Full text...
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9thedition of Africities summit opens in Kisumu, Kenyatta
17 may 2022 - 15:00:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday presided over the opening of the ninth edition of Africities in Kenya's [...] Full text...
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IOM, Gambia Red Cross distribute items to communities affected by Casamance conflict
11 may 2022 - 12:00:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) have distributed non-food [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister praises Stephanie Williams' efforts for successful political process in Libya
09 may 2022 - 14:00:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch Monday praised the efforts of the [...] Full text...
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EgyptAir plane lands in Benghazi, eastern Libya, after seven years suspension of flights to Libyan city
18 april 2022 - 19:53:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A plane of the Egyptian airline, EgyptAir, landed on Monday in Benina International Airport in Benghazi, [...] Full text...
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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021
29 march 2022 - 18:21:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian agency deeply concerned about security deterioration in DRC's Uturi province
29 march 2022 - 10:32:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Officials of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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Libya stresses importance of successful Afro-Japanese partnership
27 march 2022 - 14:41:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Ketti, stressed the importance of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Foreign Minister reaffirms Libya's support for inter-Chadian reconciliation in Doha, Qatar
13 march 2022 - 16:19:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Mangouch, Sunday reiterated the support of [...] Full text...
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President Ramaphosa defends Pretoria's UN abstention in Russian invasion vote
07 march 2022 - 11:45:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended South Africa's decision to abstain on the UN [...] Full text...
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Libya will not recognise independence two breakway states in Ukraine
23 february 2022 - 13:00:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government says it will not recognise the independence of two breakaway states of Ukraine [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament Speaker reaffirms strong support for rights of Palestinian people
15 february 2022 - 16:06:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of Libya's Parliament, Aguila Saleh, has reaffirmed the country's firm and principled position in [...] Full text...
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Chairman of Presidential Council reaffirms Libya's strong support for the Palestinian people
14 february 2022 - 20:56:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, reiterated Libya's firm support for the Palestinian [...] Full text...
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African leaders seek aviation, transportation logistic overhaul to spur free trade agenda
08 february 2022 - 05:04:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African political and business leaders have called for a logistical overhaul and broad investment in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ignoring COVID-19 will just perpetuate it, WHO warns
23 december 2021 - 07:04:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As many friends and families consider whether to celebrate Christmas together, the UN health agency issued [...] Full text...
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AfDB gives Tunisia a €104 million loan
21 december 2021 - 18:49:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a €104 million [...] Full text...
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UNICEF launches record emergency appeal as escalating conflicts push millions to the brink
08 december 2021 - 08:44:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched an appeal for a record $9.4 billion as attacks against children continue [...] Full text...
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Sudan says six army officers killed in Ethiopian attack
28 november 2021 - 15:16:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army mouthpiece, Al Gwat Al Musalah, on Monday said at least six army officers [...] Full text...
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FIFA supports WHO 16-day campaign on domestic violence
25 november 2021 - 23:30:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to raise awareness about domestic violence [...] Full text...
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JMC prepares way for exit of mercenaries from Libya
04 november 2021 - 19:04:35Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) has concluded a three-day meeting in Cairo, Egypt, agreeing with [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari says govt. has responded against Boko Haram/ISWAP, bandits, kidnappers in “strong, determined and robust” manner
13 august 2021 - 18:28:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday x-rayed his government’s handling of the Boko Haram/Islamic State in West [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Libyan Parliament reveals reasons for non-adoption of 2021 State budget
17 july 2021 - 16:58:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh has said that omission of budgetary allocations for the eastern-based Libyan [...] Full text...
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UN agencies launch measures to improve well-being of school-aged children, adolescents
23 june 2021 - 05:28:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Indian variant spreading rapidly amid third wave in Africa - Africa CDC
10 june 2021 - 21:58:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Indian variant of the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly spreading across Africa with 14 countries [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNICEF signs vaccine supply agreement with Moderna
03 june 2021 - 07:35:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has signed a long-term agreement with Moderna for the supply of COVID-19 vaccine on behalf [...] Full text...
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Tunisia welcomes creation of commission of inquiry into human rights violations in Palestine
29 may 2021 - 15:11:59Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has welcomed the resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish an independent [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes Gaza ceasefire announcement between Israel and Hamas
21 may 2021 - 06:39:50New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has welcomed the ceasefire declared between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, [...] Full text...
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Kenya's second seaport opens in Lamu
20 may 2021 - 17:52:14Lamu, Kenya (PANA) – The first berth at Lamu Port, on the East African coastline in Kenya, received its first [...] Full text...
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1,005 players worldwide to receive new FIFA Fund support for lost wages
17 may 2021 - 17:26:57Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 1,005 footballers will receive financial assistance for lost wages from the new FIFA Fund for [...] Full text...
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Tunisair to resume flights to Libya from Monday
17 may 2021 - 10:13:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Othman Jarandi, has announced the resumption from Monday of flights [...] Full text...
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Morocco sends humanitarian aid to Palestinians
15 may 2021 - 12:06:59Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The King of Morocco has given instructions to send emergency humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population [...] Full text...
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Tunisian, Turkish foreign ministers discuss situation in Palestine
11 may 2021 - 21:33:37Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of foreign affairs, Migration and Tunisians living abroad, Othman Jerandi, held talks with [...] Full text...
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Libya reaffirms support for the Palestinian cause
11 may 2021 - 11:36:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has reaffirmed Libya's unwavering position and unlimited [...] Full text...
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Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high, warns Global Report on Food Crises
05 may 2021 - 10:49:32Rome, Italy (PANA) – The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has [...] Full text...
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‘Relentless’ violence worsening plight of children in DRC's Ituri province
27 april 2021 - 05:24:17Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A recent spike in inter-community violence in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows
14 april 2021 - 06:31:24New York, US (PAA) - Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make [...] Full text...
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Tunisia calls on international community to protect Palestinian people
30 march 2021 - 16:46:31Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Observing the 45th Earth Day, Tunisia on Tuesday called on the international community to assume its [...] Full text...
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Chadian leader says Multinational Joint Task Force can eradicate Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism
27 march 2021 - 18:43:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chadian president Idris Deby Itno on Saturday said that the militaries of the five countries under [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears
25 march 2021 - 06:39:41Paris, France (PANA) - As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UK Special Envoy for Girls’ Education meets Nigerian education youth activists
22 march 2021 - 19:34:25Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As part of the activities to commemorate the International Women’s Day, the UK Prime Minister’s Special [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Equitable access to vaccines should leave no migrant behind - IOM
04 march 2021 - 09:28:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As vaccine roll-outs are bringing back hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic might be in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Equitable vaccine delivery plan needs more support to succeed: COVAX partners
03 march 2021 - 05:45:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The equitable coronavirus vaccine delivery initiative COVAX that has delivered its first doses to West Africa and [...] Full text...
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Kenya-UK to co-host global education transformation conference
19 february 2021 - 18:23:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Global Partnership for Education (GPE), recently-launched replenishment campaign, calls on world leaders to pledge at [...] Full text...
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Sudan condemns Ethiopia's 'aggression' on Sudanese territories
15 february 2021 - 05:56:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan on Sunday "strongly condemned" Ethiopia for its "aggression" on Sudanese territories, the direct violation of [...] Full text...
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Libyan NGO calls for settlement of case of detainees and missing persons
13 february 2021 - 18:58:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Human Rights Committee in Libya Saturday called on the authorities "to work to settle [...] Full text...
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Anti-corruption NGO accuses Guinea government of passiveness
11 february 2021 - 12:37:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - In a statement, received Thursday by PANA, the Guinean Transparency Association (AGT) has slammed the increase [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples are critical to build a more sustainable post-pandemic world - IFAD President
03 february 2021 - 14:15:10Rome, Italy (PANA) – Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge [...] Full text...
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Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity: UN rights office
03 february 2021 - 05:44:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has warned against potential crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Sudanese leader says his country 'does not want to go to war with Ethiopia'
17 january 2021 - 11:33:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's leader says his country does not want to go to war with eastern neighbour Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Somalia severs ties with Kenya; expels diplomats
15 december 2020 - 12:10:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave Mogadishu, the Somali capital, within seven days [...] Full text...
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Tunisia ranks 30th in Africa in visa granting on continent
11 december 2020 - 22:50:04Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia ranks 30th among African countries granting visas, a report issued Thursday by the African Union [...] Full text...
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Widespread regional challenges pervasive in Central Africa, Security Council told
10 december 2020 - 06:20:40New York, US (PANA) - Insecurity continues to plague Central Africa, the UN envoy for the region told the Security [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: More than 43,000 displaced persons and host families assisted by UNHCR in Grand Kasai
08 december 2020 - 20:56:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has finalized a distribution [...] Full text...
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Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue in DRC
08 december 2020 - 05:26:44New York, US (PANA) - There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...
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AU holds Special Summit ahead of African Free Trade pact launch
06 december 2020 - 14:59:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders Saturday gathered here virtually for an extra-ordinary Summit of the African Union to [...] Full text...
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Amid ‘unprecedented’ needs, UNICEF asks for $6.4 billion to help 190 million children
03 december 2020 - 17:54:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya orders 2 million doses of vaccine
30 november 2020 - 09:41:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has contracted with the COVAX Group to supply two million doses of the emerging coronavirus [...] Full text...
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'Eritrea hit by rockets fired from Ethiopia's Tigray Region'
15 november 2020 - 06:34:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean capital, Asmara, has been hit by two rockets apparently fired from Ethiopia's Tigray [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief visits West Africa and the Sahel
10 november 2020 - 05:54:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General is on a two-week solidarity visit to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Mohammed VI wants Morocco's southern provinces to be an engine of continental development
08 november 2020 - 14:21:48Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan monarch Mohammed VI has reiterated his firm commitment to make the southern provinces a driving [...] Full text...
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Rights group says wanted DRC warlord preys on civilians
20 october 2020 - 06:50:47Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights advocate said on Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi promises to settle shortly in Goma
08 october 2020 - 22:44:41Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo Thursday promised to settle shortly in Goma, North-Kivu, to personally [...] Full text...
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AU warns against cyber-exploitation of African countries
06 october 2020 - 21:19:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has warned countries in Africa to guard against misuse by foreign [...] Full text...
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UN urges Maghreb countries to preserve the Sahara aquifer system
30 september 2020 - 18:54:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has urged Algeria, Tunisia and Libya to take [...] Full text...
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Gambia achieves moderate advancement in child labour report
30 september 2020 - 18:43:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has achieved moderate advancement in child labour report and work to address human trafficking [...] Full text...
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Libya is a victim of migration, not its reason, says GNA President Serraj
25 september 2020 - 05:59:53New York, UN (PANA) - Libya, as a country of transit for migrants, cannot surmount the associated challenges without international [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IOM says enhanced solidarity critical as virus spreads in world’s most vulnerable communities
14 september 2020 - 04:44:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Eight months from the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...
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Race between Turkey and Russia on inter-Libyan meetings in Morocco and Switzerland highlighted by media
12 september 2020 - 20:13:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military competition between Turkey and Russia in Libya, the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria Army receives new weapons for Boko Haram/ISWAP war, says senior Army officer
02 august 2020 - 17:26:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, says that the Nigerian Army has taken [...] Full text...
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Deforestation has slowed down but still remains a concern - new UN report reveals
21 july 2020 - 18:23:28New York, US (PANA) - Although some 178 million hectares of forest has been lost worldwide over the past three [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General
17 july 2020 - 17:22:21Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Pandemic affects nomadic herders across West/Central Africa
14 july 2020 - 12:41:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As a result of border closures decreed by Governments across West and Central Africa to limit the [...] Full text...
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Paris public prosecutor's office renews national arrest warrant for Malian musician Rokia Traoré
12 july 2020 - 18:09:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Paris public prosecutor's office Wednesday requested a national arrest warrant against Malian musician Rokia Traoré [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: WHO expresses concern after Africa reached 500,000 cases Wednesday
09 july 2020 - 00:17:28Paris, France (PANA) - The African continent on Wednesday exceeded 500,000 cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) with 12,000 deaths [...] Full text...
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