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

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 november 2024 - 17:47:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, [...] Full text...

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Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts

07 november 2024 - 05:49:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as [...] Full text...

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

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

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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan

17 october 2024 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: Security Council offers ‘unanimous support’ to UNIFIL peacekeepers

15 october 2024 - 05:00:29
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had [...] Full text...

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Sudan refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement

12 october 2024 - 11:22:22
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN agencies urge Security Council to stop ‘mass graves for migrants’

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

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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’

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

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

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

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UN refugee agency urges end to arbitrary detention of asylum seekers

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

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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria

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

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

11 september 2024 - 18:50:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up [...] Full text...

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Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa

05 september 2024 - 05:24:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between [...] Full text...

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Refugees and displaced in Africa face heightened threat from mpox outbreak

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

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

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

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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

23 august 2024 - 14:54:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...

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

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

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2024 Paris Olympics: Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team

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

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Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration

03 august 2024 - 07:09:05
Port 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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UNHCR evacuates 119 refugees from Libya to Italy

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

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War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike

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

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

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

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Libya warns against foreign interference in Sudan crisis

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

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UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers

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

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Attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso force thousands into neighbouring Niger

23 july 2024 - 13:12:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by non-State armed groups have forced thousands to [...] Full text...

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Sudan displacement hits ‘grim milestone’

17 july 2024 - 06:40:37
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million people in Sudan have been displaced since war erupted last April, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

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

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

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

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

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

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Hundreds of thousands struggling with severe impacts of floods in East Africa, Great Lakes region

29 june 2024 - 06:10:19
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling with the severe impacts of devastating floods [...] Full text...

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Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and natural disasters

22 june 2024 - 00:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are twice as many internally displaced  people todayas there were ten years ago - the [...] Full text...

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Enhancing inclusive growth and resilience with support to Uganda’s development-focused refugee approach: World Bank Blog

21 june 2024 - 07:17:02
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is hosting the largest refugee population in Africa and has gained international recognition for its [...] Full text...

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Honour the strength, courage of refugees, urges UN chief

20 june 2024 - 06:24:12
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval have forced more than 120 million people from their homes [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Egyptian authorities to end campaign of mass arrests and forced returns of Sudanese refugees

19 june 2024 - 07:10:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities must immediately cease the mass arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations of Sudanese refugees [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns against apathy, inaction amid spike in forced displacement

14 june 2024 - 12:02:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced displacement surged to historic new levels across the globe last year and this, according to [...] Full text...

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Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR

13 june 2024 - 06:50:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities

12 june 2024 - 06:48:06
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges global response to neglected humanitarian crisis in the Sahel

07 june 2024 - 11:56:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the fast-growing humanitarian crisis in the Sahel [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million

06 june 2024 - 09:48:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement [...] Full text...

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UNHCR highlights shocking needs, risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe

04 june 2024 - 12:47:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of protection services on major routes used by refugees and migrants is alarming and [...] Full text...

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan

31 may 2024 - 12:00:41
New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia

20 may 2024 - 07:19:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: UN’s rights chief says horrified by escalation in fighting as famine draws nearer

18 may 2024 - 06:58:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s [...] Full text...

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Complementary admissions for refugees reach record highs: UNHCR report

14 may 2024 - 06:33:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report jointly issued by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Organisation for Economic [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams

13 may 2024 - 12:59:29
Geneva, 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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East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

04 may 2024 - 07:44:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region

03 may 2024 - 18:14:42
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent [...] Full text...

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'Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games'

03 may 2024 - 05:47:46
Lausanne, Switzerland, (PANA) - Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela [...] Full text...

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UN agencies mourn loss of nearly 50 migrants bound for Canary Islands

02 may 2024 - 05:49:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) and refugee agency UNHCR on Wednesday mourned yet another major [...] Full text...

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UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods

29 april 2024 - 17:49:39
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated the UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake [...] Full text...

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US provides nearly $154 million for humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia

17 april 2024 - 05:43:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is providing nearly $154 million in additional assistance for the humanitarian response [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

15 april 2024 - 16:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Fear and loss’ multiply in Sudan exodus: UNHCR

09 april 2024 - 15:50:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war [...] Full text...

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New $1.4 billion plan to support South Sudanese refugees

29 march 2024 - 05:06:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners on Thursday appealed for $1.4 billion this year to support [...] Full text...

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Food assistance to Cameroon refugees at risk amid funding shortages

28 march 2024 - 05:17:38
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon may cease unless funding shortfalls can be filled, UN [...] Full text...

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Violent clashes in DRC cause new misery North Kivu

27 march 2024 - 05:36:15
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have now uprooted 5.7 million [...] Full text...

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60 migrants drown near Libyan coast: IOM report

17 march 2024 - 14:02:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 60 people on board a ship carrying migrants from the Libyan coast have drowned, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 97 asylum seekers from Libya to Italy

06 march 2024 - 15:33:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ninety-seven asylum seekers have been evacuated to Rome in Italy via Maitigua international airport, on the [...] Full text...

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Sudanese continuing to flee into Chad: UNHCR

02 march 2024 - 05:48:40
N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, raised increasing concern on Friday that more refugees will cross into Chad [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique

02 march 2024 - 05:36:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies

28 february 2024 - 05:42:17
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...

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UN agencies express concern for families caught in DR Congo violence as needs grow

24 february 2024 - 10:25:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the escalating violence and worsening humanitarian needs [...] Full text...

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UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo

20 february 2024 - 16:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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UK bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ‘undercuts human rights’: UN rights chief

19 february 2024 - 16:05:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run [...] Full text...

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Leveraging unique strengths to better respond to crises: World Bank Blog By Soukeyna Kane and Elizabeth Spehar

19 february 2024 - 07:41:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In an era of overlapping crises, fragility, conflict and violence remain among the greatest global [...] Full text...

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Brazil donates food, water purifiers to refugees in Ethiopian region

19 february 2024 - 07:39:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Brazil has donated food assistance and water purifiers to support refugees and host communities residing [...] Full text...

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Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo

15 february 2024 - 05:26:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) are once again bearing [...] Full text...

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AfDB to scale up financing to South Sudan in 2024

11 february 2024 - 11:36:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - African Development Bank (AFDB) Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: War leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition

09 february 2024 - 17:02:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger after [...] Full text...

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Thirteen Sudanese migrants perish off the Tunisian coast, 27 others missing

08 february 2024 - 17:55:59
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian coastguard Thursday fished out 13 bodies of illegal migrants after their boat sank nine [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN appeals for $4.1 billion in aid for war-torn Sudan and refugee-hosting countries

07 february 2024 - 19:26:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget millions of people caught up in [...] Full text...

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How data can inform policy to address challenges faced by internally displaced people in CAR: World Bank Blog (By Harriet Kasidi Mugera, Gervais Chamberlin Yama and Jonathan Lain)

07 february 2024 - 14:00:19
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Decades of division and conflict have left the Central African Republic (CAR) with severe development challenges [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

02 february 2024 - 18:50:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The number of hungry people in Sudan has doubled over the past year, the World Food  [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN refugee agency chief calls for more support for people fleeing Sudan war

01 february 2024 - 05:32:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has concluded a three-day visit to Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA

31 january 2024 - 12:19:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister ends participation in Italy-Africa Summit

30 january 2024 - 18:16:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Monday ended his [...] Full text...

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More than 234,000 Burundian refugees repatriated by the end of December 2023

12 january 2024 - 14:10:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 234,000 Burundian refugees, almost half of the total supposedly living in exile abroad, returned [...] Full text...

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More than 150 illegal migrants evacuated from Tripoli to Rwanda

29 december 2023 - 12:12:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 153 illegal migrants have been evacuated in a humanitarian operation to Rwanda as a third [...] Full text...

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UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system

20 december 2023 - 18:53:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday welcomed a key deal by members of the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns of deepening displacement in Sudan

19 december 2023 - 18:52:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, continues to sound the alarm over the war in Sudan, where displacement [...] Full text...

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342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia repatriated to their countries from Tripoli in Libya

19 december 2023 - 18:39:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 342 illegal migrants from Guinea and Gambia have been repatriated from Tripoli by [...] Full text...

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Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

15 december 2023 - 18:32:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community [...] Full text...

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Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

14 december 2023 - 06:18:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a “crisis of humanity”, UN refugee [...] Full text...

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COP28: Bring the vulnerable to ‘front of the line’ for climate funding

04 december 2023 - 13:45:18
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Advocates showcased the devastating impacts of climate upheaval on their communities at COP 28 on Monday [...] Full text...

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Sanctions regime complicates Sudan humanitarian crisis response

28 november 2023 - 17:54:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The sanctions against Sudan following the military coup on 21 October 2021 and an ongoing war [...] Full text...

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Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award

28 november 2023 - 13:25:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has [...] Full text...

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IGAD conference confronts forced displacements in Eastern Africa

27 november 2023 - 22:47:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Government representatives and experts responsible for developing refugee resettlement policies in Eastern Africa are meeting in [...] Full text...

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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks

24 november 2023 - 17:29:22
Kinshasa, Dr Congo (PANA) - Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

18 november 2023 - 05:28:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in [...] Full text...

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Conflict, external shocks amplify obstacles to economic development of the Sahel and CAR

17 november 2023 - 08:58:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Countries in the Sahel comprising Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, along with neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report

16 november 2023 - 17:48:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan

14 november 2023 - 17:42:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera vaccines are expected to arrive in Sudan this month as the country continues to face [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur

10 november 2023 - 17:18:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Raging war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR

08 november 2023 - 06:44:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost [...] Full text...

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WFP issues South Sudan malnutrition alert

06 november 2023 - 17:42:58
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Children in flood-affected areas in South Sudan are at risk of extreme malnutrition in the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’

26 october 2023 - 12:49:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Day 19 of the Gaza conflict comes on the heels of the deadliest 24 hours so [...] Full text...

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Over 114 million displaced by war, violence worldwide

25 october 2023 - 17:04:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes in the first [...] Full text...

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Nearly 4,000 killed and civilian property destroyed during raging Darfur conflict

17 october 2023 - 16:51:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict in Sudan's Darfur region has had a devastating toll on civilians, UN humanitarians warned on [...] Full text...

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Massive protection crisis continues in Sudan, warns UNHCR

12 october 2023 - 07:22:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The displacement crisis prompted by the ongoing conflict in Sudan continues unabated with nearly six million [...] Full text...

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WFP resumes ‘vital’ food distributions to refugees across Ethiopia

10 october 2023 - 06:10:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out food distributions to nearly 900,000 refugees [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Survivors grapple with trauma

22 september 2023 - 05:30:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Post-traumatic stress and anxiety has become a daily challenge for thousands of Libyans who survived Storm [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse

20 september 2023 - 06:17:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under-five have died in camps in the space of [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: UN agencies delivering aid, support to victims, says UN Mission

18 september 2023 - 11:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Teams from nine UN agencies have been on the ground delivering aid and support to those [...] Full text...

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Libya floods: Top UN official in Libya urges united efforts to deal with disaster

15 september 2023 - 11:15:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdallah Bathily, has urged Libyans to [...] Full text...

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Insecurity forces closure of 13,000 schools for upcoming school year in Central and West Africa

14 september 2023 - 10:35:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Over the past four years, the number of school closures due to insecurity has almost [...] Full text...

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Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres

10 september 2023 - 09:42:47
New York, US (PANA) - With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: more than 7 million refugee children out of school

08 september 2023 - 19:09:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally according to UN data – [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: World Bank, UNHCR join forces to support Sudanese refugees, host communities in Chad

07 september 2023 - 07:55:56
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) - The World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, and the United Nations High Commissioner for [...] Full text...

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‘Hope Away from Home’: UNHCR launches new global campaign

07 september 2023 - 07:14:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday launched a new global campaign to rally support [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

04 september 2023 - 18:03:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organizations on Monday appealed [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

30 august 2023 - 05:22:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid the deepening crisis driven by warring militaries in Sudan, the UN announced on Tuesday an [...] Full text...

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Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR

29 august 2023 - 15:34:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn

15 august 2023 - 18:44:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be [...] Full text...

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Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean

10 august 2023 - 16:33:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN agencies on Thursday appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UNHCR warns of deteriorating health conditions in Sudan

08 august 2023 - 20:22:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, issued a warning on Tuesday that health conditions are rapidly deteriorating [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict displaces nearly four million: UN migration agency

02 august 2023 - 17:49:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Conflict in Sudan has forced nearly four million people to flee their homes in a little [...] Full text...

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UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid Niger coup

29 july 2023 - 08:46:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarian operations, development support and peace programmes in Niger continue in the wake of the military coup this [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence

28 july 2023 - 17:14:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians fleeing attacks by extremist groups in Burkina Faso must be allowed to shelter in neighbouring [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IOM outline new approach to assist growing number of migrants

25 july 2023 - 06:38:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a world characterised by economic crises, conflicts, and natural disasters, the uptick in migration is [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle

25 july 2023 - 06:28:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that at [...] Full text...

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UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality

20 july 2023 - 06:01:59
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - UN Women and world football governing body, FIFA, have come together, as the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting displaced nearly 200,000 alone in the past week - UN

19 july 2023 - 06:02:13
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 200,000 people were displaced by fighting inside Sudan over the past week, the UN [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US condemns continued atrocities by RSF in West Darfur

14 july 2023 - 06:01:49
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned "in the strongest terms" the continued atrocities and ethnically targeted [...] Full text...

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UN experts urge Ethiopia to halt mass deportation of Eritreans

13 july 2023 - 12:09:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN experts on Thursday condemned Ethiopia's summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans at the end of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: HRW says Egypt turns away civilians fleeing Sudan fighting

13 july 2023 - 06:24:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian government’s decision in June 2023 to require all Sudanese to obtain visas to enter Egypt has [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Children as young as 12 raped, some targeted for their ethnicity

08 july 2023 - 10:20:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN report based on findings of  international and local organisations has revealed tragic accounts about [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Tunisian govt to halt 'unconscionable' collective expulsions of Black African migrants

07 july 2023 - 06:02:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Tunisian government to halt the collective expulsions of Black [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan

06 july 2023 - 06:26:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-based [...] Full text...

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FIFA, UN partner for social messaging programme

04 july 2023 - 11:34:12
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has teamed up with several United Nations agencies to use the 2023 Women’s World Cup [...] Full text...

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WB-UNHCR Data Sharing Agreement to improve assistance to the forcibly displaced

28 june 2023 - 06:46:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a new global data [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Displacement soars amid shrinking humanitarian access

28 june 2023 - 05:52:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian needs have soared among people displaced by fighting in Sudan, with the number of those [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency predicts spike in resettlement needs next year

27 june 2023 - 06:21:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is anticipating a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for [...] Full text...

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IOM says 185 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in one week

24 june 2023 - 13:18:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says 185 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between [...] Full text...

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World Refugee Day: UN calls for solidarity and inclusion amid record displacement

20 june 2023 - 16:46:54
New York, US (PANA) - Refugees deserve support and solidarity, not closed borders and pushbacks. That’s a reminder from UN [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction

19 june 2023 - 19:37:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - A UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised $1.5 billion on Monday [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: High-level conference to be held to support humanitarian needs

19 june 2023 - 11:44:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A High-level pledging conference to support the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region will be held [...] Full text...

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Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy

17 june 2023 - 07:42:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further [...] Full text...

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UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast

15 june 2023 - 06:09:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Wednesday he was horrified at the news of dozens more [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high

14 june 2023 - 05:23:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflicts, persecution and climate-driven upheaval meant more people than ever remained uprooted from their homes last [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by deliberate attacks on civilians and sexual violence in Sudan

09 june 2023 - 16:56:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Almost two months into the armed clashes between the paramilitaries of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official urges international community not to forget South Sudan's refugee crisis

08 june 2023 - 11:20:26
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou, has urged the international [...] Full text...

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Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR

02 june 2023 - 06:14:10
N'Djamena Chad (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency is calling on the international community to urgently increase support [...] Full text...

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UN delegation reviews progress in consolidating peace and development in southern Libya

31 may 2023 - 14:30:32
Tripoli, Liby (PANA) - Deputy Special Representative, Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator Georgette Gagnon led a multi-agency UN delegation to [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify

30 may 2023 - 16:01:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Aid agencies alarmed at massive population displacements over conflict, climate change

25 may 2023 - 10:35:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One million people have fled their homes in Somalia due to a mix of conflict, severe [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for protection of children on the move from violence

25 may 2023 - 05:20:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top advocate on ending violence against children joined UN agencies on Wednesday in [...] Full text...

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Senior UNHCR official calls for strong international support for Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries

23 may 2023 - 12:58:54
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – The Assistant High Commissioner for Operations of the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR), Raouf Mazou, has urged [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: One million now displaced in ongoing war

19 may 2023 - 16:57:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday that more than one million [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN continues to scale up aid, as security allows

17 may 2023 - 05:58:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners continue to scale up the aid response for the millions in [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection - says senior UN official

12 may 2023 - 16:35:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step” after [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for emergency food assistance to over two million people in Chad

12 may 2023 - 12:07:18
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it urgently requires US$162.4 million to support the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Violence likely to spark record levels of hunger - UN humanitarians

10 may 2023 - 14:57:12
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR welcomes Chad’s asylum law and its implementing decree

10 may 2023 - 09:29:24
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), has welcomed the signing of the application decree of the asylum [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Keep Sudan borders open, UNHCR urges, amid alarming rise in child deaths

06 may 2023 - 06:36:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday urged States to keep borders open to people fleeing [...] Full text...

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Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence in DR Congo

06 may 2023 - 06:35:22
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) continue [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan's warring parties begin direct taks in Jeddah

06 may 2023 - 06:34:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Representatives of Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have begun direct talks on [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN, partners launch $445 million plan to ease crisis

05 may 2023 - 05:15:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 860,000 people projected to flee the fighting in Sudan for neighbouring countries, the UN refugee [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Over 100,000 have now fled says UNHCR

03 may 2023 - 05:35:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More than 100,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighbouring countries in search of safety, the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Sudan's warring parties agree seven-day ceasefire 'in principle'

02 may 2023 - 17:25:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's warring parties have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire "in principle", effective Thursday when the current [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US Secretary of State speaks to Kenyan, Comorian presidents on ending the fighting

02 may 2023 - 06:56:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) -  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke with Kenyan President, William Ruto and [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting rages on as war of the generals enters third week

29 april 2023 - 11:15:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the war in Sudan between two rival generals enters its third week, residents in the [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Sudan conflict: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer

28 april 2023 - 17:40:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN aid operation continues amid dire humanitarian conditions

25 april 2023 - 20:45:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations will continue to deliver desperately needed relief for the Sudanese people, amid [...] Full text...

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UN, African and Arab leaders to hold virtual talks on Sudan crisis

20 april 2023 - 05:42:49
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres continues efforts towards ensuring an end to the hostilities in Sudan, [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Sudan, as death toll mounts

18 april 2023 - 07:44:06
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Monday urged rival military factions in Sudan to protect civilians and [...] Full text...

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Aid for displaced desperately needed to avoid hunger in Chad

15 april 2023 - 08:43:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A dire lack of humanitarian funding has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...

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Nearly 19,000 Burkinabe have taken refuge in Côte d'Ivoire because of insecurity

13 april 2023 - 15:02:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 18,846 Burkinabe have taken refuge in the northern and north-eastern parts of [...] Full text...

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New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia

12 april 2023 - 08:45:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the [...] Full text...

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Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn

05 april 2023 - 11:22:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black [...] Full text...

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Libya has more than 130,000 internally displaced people, says UNHCR

29 march 2023 - 14:44:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One hundred and thirty-four thousand people are internally displaced in Libya, the United Nations High Commission [...] Full text...

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UNHCR to assist flood victims in Burundi

28 march 2023 - 16:18:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced in a statement [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners seek $116 million to support Somalis escaping violence

23 march 2023 - 05:20:48
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are seeking $116 million to support Somalis escaping violence that erupted last month in the [...] Full text...

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AU, EU, UN push for urgent action to address pressing needs of migrants, refugees in Libya

22 march 2023 - 06:17:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The AU–EU–UN Tripartite Taskforce on the Situation of Migrants and Refugees in Libya has called on [...] Full text...

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UN ramps up aid as millions affected in cyclone Freddy’s wake

21 march 2023 - 05:25:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR to evacuate 150 asylum seekers from Libya to Rwanda

11 march 2023 - 14:28:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 150 asylum seekers and refugees were evacuated to Rwanda from Libya on the [...] Full text...

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Some 300,000 flee ongoing violence in DR Congo in February alone: UNHCR

11 march 2023 - 05:25:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy [...] Full text...

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Assistance rushed to 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia

08 march 2023 - 06:25:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are scaling up in Ethiopia’s Somali region to support [...] Full text...

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AfDB, UNHCR officials visit CAR to assess needs of refugees, IPDs

01 march 2023 - 11:51:20
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Representatives of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have conducted [...] Full text...

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Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa

28 february 2023 - 17:53:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the  longest and [...] Full text...

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Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say

27 february 2023 - 12:53:21
New York, US (PAA) - The UN chief and agencies serving refugees and migrants have urgently called for safer travel [...] Full text...

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UNHCR and partners appeal for US$1.3 billion to support South Sudanese refugees

21 february 2023 - 12:26:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To protect and assist 2.2 million South Sudanese refugees in the region this year, UNHCR, the [...] Full text...

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Dreams in crisis: Children send world leaders postcards from the edge

21 february 2023 - 05:53:53
New 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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UNHCR and partners seek US$605 million to assist Congolese refugees across Africa

19 february 2023 - 05:23:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continuing to experience one of Africa’s most complex [...] Full text...

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UNHCR gives out 40 million euros for sustainable solutions to refugee crisis in Burundi

11 february 2023 - 15:04:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - At the end of a two-day visit on Thursday and Friday, the UN High Commissioner for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief urges support for refugees and displaced in Ethiopia after peace deal

08 february 2023 - 10:04:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...

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WFP prioritises food assistance for most vulnerable refugees in Uganda

30 january 2023 - 05:29:19
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will in 2023 implement a progressive shift to needs-based [...] Full text...

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WHO doctor seized by ‘unidentified assailants’ in Mali

25 january 2023 - 05:16:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a statement deploring the abduction of [...] Full text...

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Escalating violence leaves hundreds dead, hundreds of thousands on the move in eastern DRC

24 january 2023 - 13:27:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has expressed deep concern at the escalation of brutal attacks on [...] Full text...

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Violence, threats by armed groups continue to displace refugees, civilians in Mali: UNHCR

24 january 2023 - 13:18:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for enhanced support for those recently displaced in Mali, [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US funding to support refugees in Rwanda

22 january 2023 - 05:22:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$7.2 million from the [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn acute malnutrition threatens lives of millions of vulnerable children

13 january 2023 - 05:59:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya calls on Govt to support vulnerable in Tawergha

30 december 2022 - 12:28:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has called on the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO ‘deeply saddened’ over death of football legend, Pelé

30 december 2022 - 05:33:02
Paris, France (PANA) - The UN educational, Scientific and cultural organisation Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed sadness at the death on Thursday [...] Full text...

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2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements

28 december 2022 - 05:47:18
New York, US (PANA) - Despite strong evidence that human activity played a role in catastrophic weather events, and the [...] Full text...

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2022 Year in Review: Some 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been set’

26 december 2022 - 06:21:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 100 million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022, the UN High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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UN refugee agency reiterates opposition to UK-Rwanda migration partnership

21 december 2022 - 05:32:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its opposition to the UK-Rwanda migration partnership [...] Full text...

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