UN relaunches political process in Libya with support of the United States

07 march 2024 - 19:03:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment of the American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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UN chief appoints German Daniela Kroslak Deputy Special Representative in Mali

08 january 2022 - 06:42:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean appointed Coordinator of UN Mission in Libya

17 december 2020 - 12:29:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Zimbabwean diplomat, Raisedon Zenenga, was appointed on Wednesday as Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: American David Gressly named UN Emergency Response Coordinator for Ebola

28 june 2019 - 19:05:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has named David Gressly of the United States as the United [...] Full text...

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Eleven Rwandan soldiers with UN survive helicopter crash in Southern Sudan

18 march 2019 - 22:38:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – All eleven Rwandan air force soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan survived when [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s commitment to UN peacekeeping is "service born from sacrifice" (A UN feature)

12 may 2018 - 08:01:12
New York, US (PANA) - Over the years, African governments have led the way in contributing troops and police to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: US govt. condemns terror attacks

04 december 2014 - 15:04:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United States has condemned the killing of 38 people by Al Shabaab terror group in [...] Full text...

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UN official urges more women officers in peacekeeping operations

22 november 2013 - 08:29:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Police Adviser Stefan Feller has stressed the need to increase the number of women [...] Full text...

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Darfur mediator tours region to promote peace and reconciliation

17 november 2013 - 09:08:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The AU- UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has started a tour in [...] Full text...

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Ban names Senegalese Bathily for top MINUSMA post

08 july 2013 - 22:37:07
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal as [...] Full text...

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'Civilians in South Sudan's disputed Abyei living in dire conditions'

20 december 2011 - 07:06:36
New York, US (PANA) - Tens of thousands of civilians in the disputed Abyei region of South Sudan are living [...] Full text...

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Sudan's violence: UN says over 80,000 people flee to South Sudan

17 september 2011 - 09:05:28
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said more than 8,000 civilians have [...] Full text...

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'South Sudan armed forces impede UN peacekeepers' withdrawal'

08 september 2011 - 13:03:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping force deployed to monitor the North-South peace agreement warned Thursday that the South [...] Full text...

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Ban reiterates call for 'immediate end' to Sudan fighting

03 september 2011 - 09:18:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate end to the [...] Full text...

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UN says 200,000 people face catastrophe in Southern Korfodan

31 august 2011 - 16:05:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday warned that more than 200,000 people affected by recent fighting in [...] Full text...

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UN tasks South Sudan on security measures

24 august 2011 - 13:56:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on the Government of South Sudan to restore [...] Full text...

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Sudan shuns UN reports of abuses

16 august 2011 - 14:27:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has described as unfounded and baseless the preliminary finding of a UN report that speaks [...] Full text...

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UN wants probe for alleged war crimes in Sudan's Southen Kordofan

15 august 2011 - 21:01:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday called for a thorough investigation into violations of international law committed [...] Full text...

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UN official hails peacekeepers' achievements

05 august 2011 - 14:51:21
New York, US (PANA) - The outgoing UN Under Secreatary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Alain Le Roy, on Friday outlined the [...] Full text...

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South African becomes UN envoy for Sudan, South Sudan

30 july 2011 - 15:55:45
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Haile Menkerios, the former head of the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN peaceeepers move into Abyei region

28 july 2011 - 20:18:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Alain Le Roy, on Thursday said more than [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council recommends South Sudan for UN membership

13 july 2011 - 20:45:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday recommended to the UN General Assembly that the Republic [...] Full text...

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South Sudan submits request for UN membership

12 july 2011 - 16:09:45
New York, US (PANA) - The Republic of South Sudan has formally submitted an application to become the 193rd member [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council sets up new mission in South Sudan

08 july 2011 - 20:26:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to set up a new UN mission [...] Full text...

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South Sudan to become 193rd UN member state

06 july 2011 - 15:47:43
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN Security Council for the month of July, Ambassador Peter Wittig [...] Full text...

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UN chief to attend South Sudan independence ceremony

01 july 2011 - 19:39:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel next week to South Sudan, soon to be the [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes pact on border security in North-South Sudan

01 july 2011 - 15:13:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the signing of an agreement between the governments [...] Full text...

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NGOs coalition says violations of Sudan’s peace deal should trigger more sanctions

01 july 2011 - 06:59:47
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With only days before South Sudan secedes on 9 July, Sudan is closer to [...] Full text...

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UN chief happy with latest Abyei agreement

20 june 2011 - 20:02:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday welcomed the agreement on Abyei entered into by the [...] Full text...

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UN condemns harrassment of peacekeepers in Southern Sudan

17 june 2011 - 20:48:16
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has strongly condemned the detention and abuse by the Sudanese armed forces [...] Full text...

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WFP gives food assistance to 26,500 people in Southern Sudan

16 june 2011 - 15:49:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday said that food assistance has reached more [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges immediate end to hostilities in Southern Sudan

16 june 2011 - 14:42:55
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged an immediate end to the fighting in Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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UN mission says tension high in Southern Sudan

10 june 2011 - 17:15:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on Friday said that the situation in the Sudanese [...] Full text...

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UN warns Sudanese army to stop artillery fire, abductions in Abyei

07 june 2011 - 13:26:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan’s Abyei region have urged the Sudanese Army to immediately stop artillery [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council calls for withdrawal of Sudanese forces from Abyei

06 june 2011 - 15:07:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has demanded that the Government of Sudan withdraw immediately from Abyei, [...] Full text...

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UN says Abyei residents flee as tension escalates

26 may 2011 - 15:48:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN said Thursday the Sudanese town of Abyei is now empty, with its residents [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief urges end to violence in Abyei region

24 may 2011 - 14:51:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Tuesday condemned the recent attacks [...] Full text...

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Sudanese gunmen burn, loot Abyei town in fresh flare up

23 may 2011 - 14:38:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in South Sudan said gunmen looted and burnt the oil town of Abyei a [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council expresses concern over violence in Abyei region

12 may 2011 - 15:01:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed deep concern about the situation in Sudan's disputed [...] Full text...

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Four Zambian peacekeepers wounded in Abyei attack

11 may 2011 - 12:17:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Zambian peacekeepers have been shot and seriously wounded during an attack by unknown assailants in [...] Full text...

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UNMIS says 4 peacekeepers wounded in Sudan's Abyei region

10 may 2011 - 20:23:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on Tuesday said unidentified assailants had shot and wounded [...] Full text...

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Sudanese armies begin Abyei withdrawal under UN monitoring

10 may 2011 - 14:36:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudanese armies were due to begin the pullout of unauthorized troops Tuesday to allow for the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN welcomes pact to withdraw forces from Abyei region

09 may 2011 - 15:11:29
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has welcomed the commitment of the northern and [...] Full text...

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Sudan, Southern Sudan govts committed to pact on Abyei region - UN

06 may 2011 - 14:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Haile Menkerios, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Sudan and head of the UN [...] Full text...

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UN says fresh clashes claim 14 lives in Sudan's Abyei region

03 may 2011 - 18:42:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on Tuesday said that it found the bodies of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of Sudan mission

27 april 2011 - 16:49:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission, set up [...] Full text...

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UN official warns on threats to South Sudan separation

21 april 2011 - 14:36:14
New York, US (PANA) - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Atul Khare, on Thursday warned that key elements of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UNMIS welcomes pact on Abyei dispute

14 april 2011 - 17:11:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has welcomed the decision by both sides in the [...] Full text...

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UN official expresses concern over fighting in Southern Sudan

30 march 2011 - 16:59:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Regional Coordinator for Southern Sudan, David Gressly, has expressed [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN advisers express concern over violence in Abyei

17 march 2011 - 17:06:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, [...] Full text...

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Sudan Troika concerned about breakdown of talks between NCP, SPLM

15 march 2011 - 13:08:05
Washington, US (PANA) - Members of the Sudan Troika have expressed serious concern about the reported breakdown of talks between [...] Full text...

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UN reinforces peacekeepers in Sudan's Abyei region

04 march 2011 - 15:21:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said it has sent an additional company of troops [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN deplores new clashes in Abyei region

03 march 2011 - 16:20:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sudan, Haile Menkerios, has deplored renewed clashes in Sudan’s contested [...] Full text...

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UN panel hails release of Southern Sudan referendum results

08 february 2011 - 16:23:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN panel on Southern Sudan referendum has welcomed the release of the official results, [...] Full text...

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Gambari says tensions still persist in Darfur

27 january 2011 - 17:23:17
New York, US (PANA) -The UN/AU Joint Special Representative in Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday said that although recent [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council welcomes peaceful end to Sudan's referendum

19 january 2011 - 17:36:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has welcomed the conclusion of the referendum for the self-determination of [...] Full text...

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Sudan Referendum: Abyei - one tiny issue yet unresolved (Analysis)

18 january 2011 - 20:14:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Tuesday welcomed an agreement between two rival tribes in [...] Full text...

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UN rules out troop deployments on proposed Sudan buffer zone

06 november 2010 - 18:31:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations (UN) will not deploy peacekeep ing troops to guard a proposed buffer [...] Full text...

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UN boosts support for Sudan's referendum

02 november 2010 - 15:41:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN said it is providing more logistic support to Sudan to facilitate the forthcoming [...] Full text...

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UN officials task Sudanese on referendum

25 october 2010 - 21:23:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN top officials on Monday said that the next few months would be crucial for [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council calls for credible referendum in Sudan

15 october 2010 - 14:05:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Twenty-four hours after returning from a visit to Sudan, m embers of the UN Security [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges more ties between Africa, Arab states

11 october 2010 - 23:54:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the need for more cooperation between African and Arab [...] Full text...

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NGO tasks UN Security Council on Sudan's referendum

06 october 2010 - 17:59:00
New York- US (PANA) -- An international NGO, Oxfam, Wednesday urged the UN Securi ty Council to use its visit [...] Full text...

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UN SG appoints panel to monitor Sudan's referendum

22 september 2010 - 15:17:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a three-me mber panel, headed by former Tanzanian President [...] Full text...

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UN SG appoints panel to monitor Sudan's referendum

22 september 2010 - 12:23:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a three-member panel, headed by former Tanzanian President Benjamin [...] Full text...

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UNMIS trains Southern Sudan police for referenda

14 september 2010 - 19:05:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is training the police in southern Sudan to enable [...] Full text...

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UNMIS opens field office for Southern Sudan referendum

04 september 2010 - 17:09:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has opened its first field office for the referendum [...] Full text...

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UN official tasks Sudanese parties on referendum

06 august 2010 - 09:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Alain Le Roy, has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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UN chief says Sudanese polls a milestone

28 july 2010 - 14:33:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the presidential and parliamentary elections, held in Sudan in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to convene peacekeeping stakeholders' meeting

08 july 2010 - 18:32:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria will next month convene a meeting of all stakeholders in its Ministry of Defence, Defence [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers to disarm 180,000 ex-fighters from South Sudan

07 july 2010 - 17:49:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of [...] Full text...

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Refugee agency urges protection for north-based southern Sudanese

30 june 2010 - 09:08:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Two million southern Sudanese living in north Sudan are at a great risk of targeted violence [...] Full text...

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Agency calls for protection of civilians ahead of S/Sudan referendum

30 june 2010 - 07:38:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A global refugee advocacy group, Refugee International,on Wednesday called for a â?mission-wide protection planâ? for southern [...] Full text...

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UN envoy in Sudan hails move for referendum

30 june 2010 - 07:17:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Haile Menkerios, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Sudan, has welcomed the appointment of an [...] Full text...

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Sudanese President Al-Bashir swears in new cabinet

16 june 2010 - 16:16:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir on Wednesday swore in Sudan's new cabinet of 35 ministers and 42 [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council wants Sudan's peace pact implemented

15 june 2010 - 14:46:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council has called for the implementation of Sudan's peace agreement to ensure [...] Full text...

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Nigerian becomes UN force commander in Sudan

11 june 2010 - 14:40:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named a Nigerian majo r-general, Moses Bisong Obi, as the [...] Full text...

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UNAMID holds Open Day for Darfur women

08 june 2010 - 14:24:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- In recognition of the forthcoming 10th anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Nigerian to command UN peacekeepers in Sudan

01 june 2010 - 17:33:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Nigeriaâ?s Major-General Moses Bisong Obi has ar rived in Sudan to assume command of the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Sudan

30 april 2010 - 07:18:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to renew the mandate of the UN [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council supports extending UNMIS mandate in Sudan

28 april 2010 - 16:03:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday said it will support the extension of the mandate [...] Full text...

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South Sudan border killings linked to military weapons (re-issued)

15 february 2010 - 17:11:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- There are fears in Kenya that Sudanese armed personnel, detailed to guard against the deiivery of [...] Full text...

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South Sudan border killings linked to military weapons

15 february 2010 - 16:55:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Sudanese armed personnel, disguised as local tribesmen, detailed to guard against the delivery of military cargo [...] Full text...

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Uganda gets military equipment for Darfur peace mission

10 february 2010 - 12:09:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Canada and the Netherlands have contributed six a rmoured vehicles and military equipment to assist [...] Full text...

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Nigeriaâ?s top diplomat takes control of UNAMID

22 january 2010 - 21:16:00
El Fasher- Sudan (PANA) â" The new head of the African Union--United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari, arrived [...] Full text...

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UN chief appoints Indian army commander top Sudan envoy

18 january 2010 - 19:34:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed a high-ranking Indian military official, Jasbir Singh Lidder, [...] Full text...

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UN envoy alarmed over mass killings in Southern Sudan

10 january 2010 - 18:51:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has expressed concern over mass killings in Sudan's [...] Full text...

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UN brings Sudanese tribes together for peace talks

30 december 2009 - 14:44:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations has paved the way for historic talks be tween warring tribes to [...] Full text...

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UN hails successful rescue of abducted children in S/Sudan

05 november 2009 - 15:41:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Southern Sudan, Lise Grande, on Thursday welcomed the [...] Full text...

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UN chief expresses concern over attacks in Southern Sudan

07 september 2009 - 16:26:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep conce rn at the string of attacks [...] Full text...

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WFP steps up food airlift to Southern Sudan's Akobo County

08 august 2009 - 15:37:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The World Food Programme is stepping up food airlifts to Southern Sudan's Akobo County, where ethnic [...] Full text...

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UN expresses concern over violence in Southern Sudan

03 august 2009 - 20:03:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed conce rn over the 2 August attack in [...] Full text...

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Inter-tribal violence in southern Sudan worries UN

09 july 2009 - 15:54:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Thursday expressed concern over the inter-tribal vi olence in southern Sudan, which has [...] Full text...

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UN envoy pledges to ensure free elections in Sudan

02 july 2009 - 19:16:00
Khartoum- Sudan (PANA) -- The United Nations is committed to the delivery of free and fair elections in the Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Southern Sudan: Attack on food barges disrupts operations

15 june 2009 - 19:32:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- An attack on river barges, carrying World Food Programme (WFP) food in southern Sudan, has caused [...] Full text...

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UN worried over inter-ethnic clashes in Southern Sudan

13 may 2009 - 15:11:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday expressed concern ove r the killing of more than [...] Full text...

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UN calls for peaceful settlement of dispute over Sudanese town

08 may 2009 - 19:53:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the end of the legal arguments over Abyei, a [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends Sudan's mission mandate

01 may 2009 - 08:09:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resoluti on to renew the mandate of [...] Full text...

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UN says clashes in Sudan claim 170 lives

23 april 2009 - 20:07:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN says ethnic clashes, which erupted this week in sou thern Sudan, has left [...] Full text...

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UN says militants re-integrating in Sudan

27 march 2009 - 13:05:00
New York- US (PANA) -- A process to reintegrate more than 180,000 former Sudanese militants back into civil society is [...] Full text...

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'Peacekeepers will remain in Darfur'

04 march 2009 - 07:43:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Ahead of Wednesday's (4March) decision by the Internationa l Criminal Court (ICC) on whether or [...] Full text...

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UN chief says ICC action on Al-Bashir diverts attention

05 february 2009 - 22:47:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The actions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) acti ons against Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir [...] Full text...

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