Burkina Faso: President Traore gives details of rocket fire incident

20 june 2024 - 18:56:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, visited Télévision Nationale on Thursday to encourage [...] Full text...

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Libya chairs Arab discussion group at mine action session

08 may 2024 - 17:57:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) chaired the Arab Discussion Group of the "National Directors' Day" [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary

02 may 2024 - 13:16:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost seven months into the devastating war in the enclave, Gazans face a new threat: booby-trapped [...] Full text...

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Libyan and international demining experts call for end to suspension of demining operations in Libya

01 may 2024 - 15:23:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and international demining partners have stressed the urgent need to facilitate the work of mine [...] Full text...

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Gazans on tenterhooks awaiting news of ceasefire call

01 may 2024 - 15:03:19
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further [...] Full text...

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Landmines killed 17 people in Libya in 2023, according to UNMAS

29 april 2024 - 10:45:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says 17 people, including 14 children, died in incidents [...] Full text...

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'Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear'

26 april 2024 - 14:49:26
New York, US (PANA) - Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: No medicine, no hope: Doctors describe life under Israeli attack in Gaza

29 february 2024 - 05:51:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - No communications, no medicine and little hope. That’s what operating a hospital in a war zone [...] Full text...

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Rights expert commends peace efforts in Central African Republic

28 february 2024 - 05:51:33
Bangui, Central African Reoublic (PANA) - An expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has urged the Government of the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Frustration mounts as UN convoy is blocked outside stricken hospital

27 february 2024 - 15:26:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN relief agencies operating in war-torn Gaza voiced deep frustration on Tuesday over continuing aid access [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHO

21 december 2023 - 15:18:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe ‘bloodbath’ in overflowing emergency department

17 december 2023 - 06:51:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December have [...] Full text...

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‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia

12 june 2023 - 19:26:58
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL celebrates International Mine Awareness Day Libyan government

03 may 2023 - 20:11:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In recognition of the important work done by Libyan partners to clear mines and explosive remnants [...] Full text...

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UNMIL urges mine awareness in Libya on International Mine Day

04 april 2023 - 15:20:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Tuesday called, on the occasion of the International [...] Full text...

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UN chief strongly condemns deadly attack on DR Congo church

16 january 2023 - 15:29:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly attack on 15 January on a [...] Full text...

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Libyans urged to beware of danger of explosive remnants of war

24 november 2022 - 11:50:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) have expressed [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls on Libyan parties to do more remove mines, unexploded ordnance

11 november 2022 - 13:58:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged all Libyan parties to step up efforts to [...] Full text...

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Landmines killed 132, injured 197 between May 2020 and March 2022 in Libya: UN

07 april 2022 - 12:38:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 162 incidents related to mines or explosive remnants of war (ERW) were reported [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso strengthen capacities of home security forces on fight against impoverished explosive engines

28 july 2020 - 22:02:15
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has begun a training session to strengthen the capacities of home security forces [...] Full text...

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Celebrations of the 9th anniversary of the Feb. 17 revolution unveil two visions of Libya (A News analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

16 february 2020 - 19:38:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Except the supporters of the former regime of Mouamar Kaddafi, the majority of Libyans consider the [...] Full text...

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150,000 to 200,000 tons of uncontrolled arms are in Libya, says UNMAS official

14 february 2020 - 18:33:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) official, Bob Sadoun, has revealed that Libya possesses between [...] Full text...

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Libya’s cities left ‘re-contaminated’ by unexploded ordnance - Experts

12 february 2020 - 21:52:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing hostilities in Libya have left numerous cities severely “re-contaminated” with unexploded ordnance, threatening schools, universities [...] Full text...

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Sudan to chair Ottawa Treaty on prohibition of landmines

10 december 2019 - 07:19:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday commended the election of Sudan to chair the Ottawa Treaty on [...] Full text...

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UNMAS trains eleven Libyans on light weapons control

25 november 2019 - 20:17:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Eleven Libyans, six men and five women from different Libyan regions, were trained on the control [...] Full text...

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Seventh Nigerien military contingent to be deployed in Mali

20 august 2019 - 00:07:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   A military contingent of 850 men and women of the Nigerien Defence and Security forces will [...] Full text...

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UNMAS trains 16 Libyan police officers on dealing with crime scenes involving explosives

08 may 2019 - 17:56:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sixteen officers from the Libyan scientific police and the criminal investigation agency (12 men and four [...] Full text...

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UN agency says 565 killed by explosive remnants in war against Boko Haram in Northeast Nigeria

04 april 2019 - 17:01:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) on Thursday said explosive remnants in the war against [...] Full text...

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'Dire’ humanitarian situation, ‘grave’ security concerns challenge fragile peace

17 january 2019 - 05:28:27
New York, US (PANA) - With over 800 schools forced to close due to insecurity, and 2.3 million vulnerable people [...] Full text...

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UN demining agency promotes public awareness about explosive hazards in Somalia

04 april 2018 - 16:21:10
Baidoa, Somalia (PANA) - Many years of armed conflicts in Somalia have bequeathed a lethal legacy of explosive devices, including [...] Full text...

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Intl Mine Awareness Day: UN chief says mine action is ‘concrete step towards peace’

04 april 2018 - 16:13:02
New York, US (PANA) - On the day set aside to raise awareness about the threat of landmines, unexploded grenades [...] Full text...

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UN delivers coordinated humanitarian response in wake of Mogadishu bombings

20 october 2017 - 04:59:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The United Nations family of agencies and programmes is continuing to roll out its response in [...] Full text...

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US: Mine action vital to success of UN peace mandates, Security Council told

13 june 2017 - 21:56:21
New York, US (PANA) – The mitigation of the threats posed by landmines and other explosive remnants of war is [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara urged to monitor human rights

19 april 2017 - 10:49:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN must prioritise human rights monitoring for the situation in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara and Sahrawi [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief tasks governments on landmines, explosives

03 april 2017 - 20:02:17
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to remember landmines and explosive remnants of war [...] Full text...

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UN: UN appeals for US$511 million for mine action in 2017

09 february 2017 - 16:51:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$511 million international appeal for humanitarian mine action in conflict [...] Full text...

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Somalia: AMISOM embarks on operation to rehabilitate HirShabelle State roads

17 december 2016 - 17:15:17
Jowhar, Somalia (PANA) - Burundi's contingent under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has embarked on an operation code [...] Full text...

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UN: UNMAS in South Sudan to receive 37 explosive detection dogs

27 may 2016 - 16:58:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in South Sudan said it will take delivery of [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l tasks UN on human rights in Western Sahara refugee camps

26 april 2016 - 16:01:02
New York, US (PANA) - International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, said human rights monitoring by the UN must be [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official stresses more action to deal with mines (Eds: Refiling to correct headline)

02 april 2015 - 14:59:25
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of the global mine ban [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials stresses more action to deal with mines

02 april 2015 - 14:55:44
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of the global mine ban [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Mali

08 march 2015 - 07:54:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned, in the strongest terms, the terrorist attack that took [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Mine Action Service appeals for US$296 million for de-mining work

01 march 2015 - 21:33:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) says it needs US$296 million to carry on with [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban tasks South Sudan govt, people on ceasefire agreement

12 february 2014 - 18:35:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has welcomed the start of the South Sudan political talks between [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends Abyei mission for six months

30 may 2013 - 07:10:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has extended until 30 November the mandate of the UN Interim [...] Full text...

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UN to undertake mine action work in Mali

23 may 2013 - 19:24:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) on Thursday announced plans to expand its humanitarian activities [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends UN mission mandate in Abyei

18 may 2012 - 22:48:05
New York, US (PANA) - In a new resolution, the UN Security Council has extended by six months the mandate [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges universal access to pact on indiscriminate use of weapons

09 november 2011 - 19:04:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for universal accession to the UN convention that [...] Full text...

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Parties to Western Sahara conflict end talks in New York

22 july 2011 - 18:54:42
New York, US (PANA) - The parties to the Western Sahara dispute, Morocco and the Frente Polisario, on Friday concluded [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for adherence to pacts against landmines

04 april 2011 - 19:18:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for universal adherence to all international treaties prohibiting [...] Full text...

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UN-backed talks on Western Sahara to hold in Malta

04 march 2011 - 19:33:20
New York, US (PANA) - Representatives of parties to the Western Sahara dispute -- Morocco and the Polisario Front -- [...] Full text...

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