How property taxes can help low-income countries to develop: IMF Blog By Martin Grote, Mario Mansour, and Jean-François Wen

12 november 2024 - 08:15:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The world’s governments must raise an additional $3 trillion to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth [...] Full text...

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World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action

09 november 2024 - 05:35:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

08 november 2024 - 07:22:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...

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Women’s voices lead at World Urban Forum in Cairo

07 november 2024 - 05:44:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - One of the main messages conveyed by women leaders, activists, young people and others gathered for [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

06 november 2024 - 05:48:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action [...] Full text...

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Global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development

05 november 2024 - 05:36:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of delegates on Monday joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda’s economy registers strong growth in early 2024 despite persistent challenges

18 september 2024 - 08:21:54
Kigali,  Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's real GDP grew by 9.7% in the first quarter of 2024, exceeding the previous year's [...] Full text...

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South Africa attends Africa Urban Forum in Ethiopia

04 september 2024 - 09:36:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, on Wednesday led a South African delegation [...] Full text...

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Urbanization has led to increased slum populations, poverty, and inequalityFeature by Oumar Sylla)

29 august 2024 - 19:50:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Urbanization has led to increased slum populations, poverty, and inequality. Informal employment dominates, with 85.8% of [...] Full text...

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Transforming African cities: The Maiden Africa Urban Forum (Feature by Oumar Sylla)

29 august 2024 - 18:58:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The upcoming Africa Urban Forum from September 4 to 6, 2024, in Addis Ababa offers an [...] Full text...

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‘Be part of the plan’ to end nature loss on Biodiversity Day - UN

23 may 2024 - 05:27:58
New York, US (PANA) - The diversity of animals, plants and microorganisms on the planet is at risk due to [...] Full text...

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Long, dangerous journeys on the rise

21 may 2024 - 18:55:31
New York, US (PANA) - Migration is on track to become one of the defining features of the 21stst century [...] Full text...

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UN reviews progress and challenges 30 years after landmark population conference

30 april 2024 - 07:35:24
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Global progress towards sustainable development will continue to stall unless countries do more to bridge the [...] Full text...

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Should African mayors be concerned about urban migration? World Bank Blog By Luc Christiaensen and Nancy Lozano Gracia

20 february 2024 - 14:50:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The challenges of international migration continue to top the headlines. Yet, the number of [...] Full text...

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Benghazi, capital of Islamic Culture celebrations kick off with inauguration of several bridges

07 january 2024 - 15:22:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The programme of activities to celebrate the city of Benghazi as the capital of Islamic Culture [...] Full text...

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UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December

01 january 2024 - 08:24:06
New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...

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Climate action key to Kenya’s upper-middle-income country aspirations

17 november 2023 - 17:53:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA - Kenya remains vulnerable to frequent climatic shocks that pose significant economic risk. Without adaptation measures, the impact [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends vaccine against dengue, meningitis

03 october 2023 - 05:52:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ vaccine against dengue for children aged [...] Full text...

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World Habitat Day focuses on cities as drivers of growth

02 october 2023 - 18:36:20
New York, US (PANA) - Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises [...] Full text...

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Libyan prime minister urges greater focus on development projects in Tripoli municipality

07 september 2023 - 19:29:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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How an ad-hoc team transformed emergency operations in Tanzania’s commercial capital (A World Bank Blog)

16 august 2023 - 10:20:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - It was early March of 2023 in Dar es Salaam, and the Tanzania Meteorological [...] Full text...

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Namibia: AfDB approves grant for solar electricity in informal settlements

17 june 2023 - 08:45:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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Interruption of work of Planning Authority delays procedures of 3rd generation urbanisation plan in Libya -PM

06 april 2023 - 18:08:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Niger joins crucial UN transboundary water-sharing accord

06 march 2023 - 14:35:42
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger announced on Thursday that it would join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake [...] Full text...

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World Bank backs project to expand access to affordable housing in Djibouti

12 january 2023 - 12:56:09
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$15 million in credit from the International Development Association [...] Full text...

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New Burkina Faso PM names 23-member government

26 october 2022 - 11:27:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional Prime Minister, Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem de Tambela, on Tuesday named a 23-member [...] Full text...

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Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all: UN agencies, World Bank

24 october 2022 - 16:52:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments must invest more in building safe drinking water systems, both to ensure greater access to [...] Full text...

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UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat

11 october 2022 - 06:06:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader orders commencement of trial of 28 September 2009 massacre

15 july 2022 - 13:02:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's military junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has ordered the commencement of the trial of security [...] Full text...

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Africa sees 63% jump in diseases spread from animals to people in last decade

14 july 2022 - 14:29:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks caused by zoonotic pathogens, such as the monkeypox virus [...] Full text...

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U.S. government completes documentation of Osun Osogbo Sacred Groove, Southwest region, presents results to Nigeria

27 april 2022 - 15:20:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Demonstrating leadership and respect for Nigeria’s cultural heritage, the U.S. Embassy here and its implementing partner, [...] Full text...

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World Water Forum: Senegalese President calls for water issues to remain at heart of international agenda

21 march 2022 - 17:14:47
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall believes the 9th World Water Forum, which opened on Monday in Dakar, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms importance of promoting country's urbanisation sector

21 march 2022 - 12:48:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mr. Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity is real concern among urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa following pandemic: Report

12 march 2022 - 06:16:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The socioeconomic situation of the urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa has worsened following the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Obesity rising in Africa, says WHO

04 march 2022 - 05:24:08
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK launch £27.5m fund to support Lagos, other cities transition to Net Zero by 2050

11 november 2021 - 20:37:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UK government on Thursday launched the new £27.5m Urban Climate Action programme (UCAP) to support the [...] Full text...

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Many developing countries unprotected against disaster, says UN Chief

13 october 2021 - 19:02:06
New York, US (PANA) - Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience [...] Full text...

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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change

30 september 2021 - 14:22:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...

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UN report highlights problems of internally displaced persons

30 september 2021 - 04:54:50
New York, US (PANA) - Nationally-owned solutions must be found for more than 55 million people displaced within their own [...] Full text...

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Eating wild meat significantly increases zoonotic disease risk: UN report

16 september 2021 - 06:04:30
New York, US (PANA) - The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has  significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention [...] Full text...

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UN ready to promote ‘win-win solution’ for controversial Ethiopian dam project

09 july 2021 - 05:29:06
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations stands ready to support Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in efforts to resolve their decade-long disagreement over the controversial Grand Ethiopian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria struggles to attain self-sufficiency in sugar production

11 may 2021 - 10:41:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s sugar industry is facing serious challenges despite efforts by the government to create self-sufficiency in [...] Full text...

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AfDB, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa

29 april 2021 - 19:47:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership [...] Full text...

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African Union proposes industrial scale agro-processing to boost trade

21 april 2021 - 14:24:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union plans to facilitate supply chain improvements in Africa through the construction of [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in last 20 years - UN

13 october 2020 - 07:25:01
New York, US (PANA) - The first 20 years of this century have seen a “staggering” rise in climate disasters, UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanisation for people and planet

06 october 2020 - 06:20:26
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Several irregular structures in Nouakchott to be demolished

26 july 2020 - 13:35:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several unplanned buildings in Tevragh-Zeina commune of Nouakchott are due for demolition in the next eight [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Local governments in developing countries must focus on people’s well-being – UN official

14 july 2020 - 05:29:48
New York, US (PANA) - While the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in developing and [...] Full text...

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Adoption of a national urban policy in Côte d'Ivoire

23 february 2020 - 12:10:12
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government has adopted a national urban policy aimed at providing a sustainable response [...] Full text...

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Congo: Appeal for governmental dialogue on climate change

12 february 2020 - 22:40:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Prime Minister Clément Mouamba Wednesday called for governmental dialogue on climate change to facilitate the formulation [...] Full text...

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US awards grant of US$.4 million for cultural conservations project in Nigeria

30 january 2020 - 16:46:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States (US) Mission has announced the award of a grant of US$400,000 for the [...] Full text...

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Rising inequality affecting more than two-thirds of the globe, says new UN report

22 january 2020 - 07:52:46
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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Kenya's urbanization rate piles pressure on city housing affordability, warns Shelter Afrique

17 december 2019 - 09:43:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is urbanizing at a rate higher than the African continent's average, putting pressure on access [...] Full text...

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Pan-African NGO formed to reduce risk of climate change-related disasters

16 december 2019 - 10:59:02
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A Pan-African NGO, the African Association for the Promotion of Disaster Risk Reduction, has been formed [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian leader launches works to renovate city affected by floods

02 december 2019 - 21:43:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Monday laid the foundation stone of a project to [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitat gears to re-launch big deal for cities

20 november 2019 - 13:14:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Nairobi-based UN Settlements Agency (UN-Habitat) has embarked on an ambitious plan to re-launch its urbanization [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 8th Maghreb Conference on New Technologies opens in Hamammet

15 november 2019 - 14:40:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 8th edition of the Maghreb Conference on New Technologies started on Friday in the Tunisian [...] Full text...

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East Africa’s car population drives fresh air pollution worries

05 november 2019 - 20:52:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The rapidly growing car population in East African cities is driving fears of increased rise in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to organise first International Family Fair next February

23 october 2019 - 09:55:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The first International Family Fair (IFF) will be held from 27 February to 1 March [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank, 3 Regional Development Banks launch Joint Report on Livable Cities

20 october 2019 - 08:29:43
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Rapid urbanization has provided most cities in the world with opportunities to provide more sustainable, [...] Full text...

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FAO calls on Congolese to respect the food chain

17 october 2019 - 13:39:49
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative, Suze Percy Filippini, on Wednesday urged producers and consumers [...] Full text...

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Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency

17 october 2019 - 13:26:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a [...] Full text...

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World Bank launches Regional Affordable Housing Project in Senegal

14 october 2019 - 17:02:57
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank has launched the Regional Affordable Housing Project in Dakar, according to a statement [...] Full text...

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One billion people have preventable eye conditions, increasingly linked to lifestyle choices: WHO

08 october 2019 - 19:27:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today. However, the [...] Full text...

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Regional forum on Global Environment Facility opens in Banjul

08 august 2019 - 20:23:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A regional forum of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Sahel West Africa aimed at keeping stakeholders [...] Full text...

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2 Nigerian State governors, MEDEF-int'l, others parley on city development

11 july 2019 - 15:26:44
Paris, France (PANA) - Two Nigerian State governors, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara, will participate [...] Full text...

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Conference Sustainable Mobility in African Cities opens in Cairo

19 june 2019 - 05:15:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The work of the international conference on "Sustainable Mobility in African Cities" kicked off on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Congo calls for mobilization to achieve zero land degradation goal

19 june 2019 - 05:01:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Tuesday in Brazzaville that the [...] Full text...

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Conference on air transport in Africa opens in Paris

17 june 2019 - 19:13:47
Paris, France (PANA) - The African Business Lawyers' Club (ABLC), an association of young legal professionals committed to promoting a [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for urgent action to protect, restore degrading land

17 june 2019 - 12:26:18
Ankara, Turkey (PANA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent action to protect and restore degrading land [...] Full text...

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UN-Habitat urged to step up global urbanisation agenda

27 may 2019 - 17:22:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has welcomed the restructuring of the UN-Habitat and called on it to [...] Full text...

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Over 3,000 participants register for forthcoming UN-Habitat Assembly in Nairobi

16 may 2019 - 16:37:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 3,000 participants have registered for the upcoming United Nations-Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) Assembly, set to [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 2nd GSEF Africa political dialogue

23 april 2019 - 13:36:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian capital, Bamako, will 25-26 April, host the second Africa political dialogue of the Global [...] Full text...

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High economic growth rates in Africa pushes major housing shortage across Africa, says Shelter Afrique

02 april 2019 - 16:26:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries are facing a housing crisis due to population growth, rapid urbanization and low supply [...] Full text...

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Safe drinking water, sanitation, are ‘basic human rights’: UN report

20 march 2019 - 09:28:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Safe water and access to proper sanitation are essential to eradicate poverty, build peaceful societies and ensure that no [...] Full text...

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Mali launches GFF Coordination Platform

19 march 2019 - 17:12:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Child mortality in Mali increased from 95 to 101 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2012 [...] Full text...

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UN University on Natural Resources in Africa to hold quarterly conferences

13 march 2019 - 22:41:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), based in Accra, is organising [...] Full text...

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Rwanda inaugurates project to make 6 cities Green

13 february 2019 - 20:25:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first phase of the project aimed at making six selected Rwandan cities green, has been [...] Full text...

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Africa road safety leadership programme kicks off

05 february 2019 - 10:55:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Second Road Safety Leadership Programme organised by the Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP), among other [...] Full text...

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SADC revisits disaster preparedness plan(Feature by Meekaeel Siphambili, PANA Correspondent)

30 january 2019 - 13:57:21
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have gone back to the drawing board in an [...] Full text...

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African leaders focus on urban planning to secure better cities

27 november 2018 - 17:31:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, among world leaders attending the Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, on [...] Full text...

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New study links urbanization with lower rates of child stunting in Africa

20 november 2018 - 20:01:34
Washington, US (PANA) - Urbanization is changing the landscape of health and nutrition in Africa, and in Nigeria it relates [...] Full text...

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Japan to host AfDB's Pre-TICAD7 Seminar on Investing in Africa

07 november 2018 - 14:54:18
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will organise a seminar focusing on investments in Africa on 29 [...] Full text...

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Weekly migration of 1.4m to cities can contribute to ‘disasters’

31 october 2018 - 02:14:13
New York, US (PANA) - The migration of some 1.4 million people every week to cities around the world “can [...] Full text...

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No time to lose to reverse negative hunger and malnutrition trends - FAO chief says

16 october 2018 - 11:39:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - There's still time to deliver on the global pledge to eradicate hunger but "urgent measures" are [...] Full text...

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Curb 'throw-away' culture, says UN-Habitat chief

02 october 2018 - 06:39:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Marking World Habitat Day on Monday, UN-Habitat – the agency mandated with promoting sustainable cities – [...] Full text...

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UN stands up to stop 41 million avoidable deaths per year

27 september 2018 - 19:17:26
New York, US (PANA) - “Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic Lyme disease, depression” – just some of the illnesses [...] Full text...

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FAO Director-General stresses the need to create more jobs for youth

20 august 2018 - 11:41:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa's young people are key to achieving the continent's sustainable development, but realising this great potential [...] Full text...

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Safe spaces offer security and dignity for youth - Guterres

11 august 2018 - 07:59:12
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s young people need safe spaces – both physical and digital - where they [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases

06 august 2018 - 09:19:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 10-day campaign against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was launched over the weekend by the Mauritian Health [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Algerian blogger on hunger strike

23 july 2018 - 06:31:52
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – A human rights group on Monday demanded the immediate release of a blogger who has been [...] Full text...

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AU report shows marginal cut on extreme poverty rates in East Africa

12 july 2018 - 06:42:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Economic growth in East Africa managed to reduce extreme poverty rates by an average of [...] Full text...

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Poorest countries face growing burden from cost of importing food - FAO

10 july 2018 - 09:50:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food imports are placing an increasing burden on the world's poorest countries, a new FAO report [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Lake Turkana National Park inscribed on World Heritage Danger List

02 july 2018 - 12:56:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Heritage Committee meeting in Manama since 24 June, has decided to inscribe Kenya's Lake [...] Full text...

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Conflict, climate change challenge sustainable development effort: UN report

21 june 2018 - 07:13:49
New York, US (PANA) - Although more people are leading better lives than a decade ago, persistent poverty and hunger, [...] Full text...

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WB study suggests Ugandan agriculture must commercialize to drive economic growth

19 june 2018 - 19:12:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda and the World Bank on Tuesday launched “Closing the potential performance divide in Ugandan agriculture” [...] Full text...

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FAO touts cooperatives in growth of Africa's agriculture

01 june 2018 - 11:30:46
Utrecht, The Netherlands (PANA) - Africa boasts huge potential for social and economic development, with agribusiness poised to play a [...] Full text...

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Promoting biodiversity across all agricultural sectors ‘fundamental’ — FAO chief

30 may 2018 - 07:09:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Changing how countries across the world produce food is “fundamental” to protecting the future of the [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers strong operational results

25 may 2018 - 04:29:52
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is delivering on its goals and making good progress towards [...] Full text...

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Transforming the world requires input from all society: UN deputy chief

23 may 2018 - 22:42:16
New York, US (PANA) - International efforts to create a world where no one is left behind will only become [...] Full text...

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About 2.5 billion more people will be living in cities by 2050 - UN report

16 may 2018 - 21:57:03
New York, US (PANA) - By 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities [...] Full text...

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Integrated Urban Development in Africa: Challenges and Lessons (An AfDB feature)

09 may 2018 - 13:03:44
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) will organize [...] Full text...

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FAO report sounds alarm on soil pollution

02 may 2018 - 13:54:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution poses a worrisome threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, but far [...] Full text...

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FAO designates new unique agricultural heritage sites

19 april 2018 - 09:42:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Thirteen new landscapes were formally celebrated as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) in Rome on [...] Full text...

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UN population forum urged to examine ways to protect people on the move

10 april 2018 - 07:51:19
New York, US (PANA) - A great migration of humanity into cities is under way, and with millions drawn to [...] Full text...

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Agriculture remains key to Somalia’s economic growth, poverty reduction - Report

28 march 2018 - 16:35:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released on Wednesday a new joint [...] Full text...

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Floods hit headlines in Mauritius dailies this week

24 february 2018 - 15:49:55
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Torrential rains that pounded Mauritius daily for more than a week, causing floods in almost [...] Full text...

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Explore opportunities along the food chain - FAO chief

22 february 2018 - 10:33:29
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Agriculture will continue to generate employment in Africa over the coming decades, but opportunities should be [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official says famine threat in northeastern Horn of Africa must be overcome

20 february 2018 - 18:44:15
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) - The head of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Somalia on Tuesday underlined the importance of improving [...] Full text...

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Well-planned and managed cities can drive sustainable development – UN agency chief

07 february 2018 - 22:22:36
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (PANA) – The head of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has said that a week-long conference [...] Full text...

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UNESCO advocates for 'Quality Education for All in Africa'

20 january 2018 - 08:24:10
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, has advocated for education as a priority investment for sustainable development in [...] Full text...

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Nanotechnology's new cost-effective approach to address waterborne diseases in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

17 january 2018 - 14:08:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the use of nanotechnology application, including the distribution of equipment and powder products that come [...] Full text...

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WHO prequalifies breakthrough vaccine for typhoid (A WHO Feature)

14 january 2018 - 06:25:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At the end of December 2017, WHO prequalified the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid, Bharat Biotech’s [...] Full text...

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Egypt hosts forum on trade promotion, investment in Africa

05 december 2017 - 11:58:38
Sharm El- Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) – A three-day high-level forum on promoting trade and investment within Africa opens on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Road safety ‘morally, economically sound investment’ - UN envoy

14 november 2017 - 07:06:41
New Delhi, India (PANA) – Calling for greater efforts to reduce road traffic deaths worldwide, the United Nations envoy for [...] Full text...

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FAO tells G7 that 'urgent action needed to curb malnutrition globally'

06 november 2017 - 09:43:21
Milan, Italy (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has stressed the critical need to transform food systems to [...] Full text...

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UN official says road accidents in Africa among deadliest worldwide

23 october 2017 - 19:25:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Some 650 people are killed each day in road accidents throughout Africa, a senior [...] Full text...

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Africa's rapid urbanization can drive industrialization, says new UN report

20 october 2017 - 05:32:32
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – A United Nations report out on Thursday has made concrete recommendations on how the right African [...] Full text...

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First ever Global Mobility Report assesses performance for all transport modes worldwide

19 october 2017 - 13:51:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The transport sector is not on track towards achieving sustainable mobility, according to [...] Full text...

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Africa boasts enormous market potential – UN deputy chief

19 october 2017 - 05:54:55
New York, USA (PANA) – African countries individually represent relatively small markets, but collectively, they represent enormous market potential, the [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO calls for new food systems to conquer malnutrition in all its forms

10 october 2017 - 10:55:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Companies and consumers must step up their efforts to overhaul the world's food systems at a [...] Full text...

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Italy: Rural areas key to economic growth in developing countries - FAO report says

09 october 2017 - 09:55:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Millions of young people in developing countries who are poised to enter the labour force in [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Counselling, dieting among new WHO guidelines on child obesity

04 october 2017 - 22:06:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – An estimated 41 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, United Nations health [...] Full text...

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US: Affordable housing key for development, social equality - UN

02 october 2017 - 19:12:14
New York, US (PANA) – As 1.6 billion people today live in inadequate housing, one billion of whom reside in [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB approves 15 million euros equity investment in the Mediterrania Capital Fund III (MC III)

23 september 2017 - 17:42:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 15 million [...] Full text...

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US: 'New Urban Agenda,' reform of UN-Habitat takes spotlight at UN talks

06 september 2017 - 06:00:10
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations deputy chief has said that the Organization is failing to deliver sufficiently [...] Full text...

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US: Guterres receives proposals on a strengthened UN-Habitat

04 august 2017 - 06:39:05
New York, US (PANA) – An independent panel reviewing the effectiveness of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has proposed [...] Full text...

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Somalia: WB update seeks national conversation on Somalia’s economy

02 august 2017 - 19:27:27
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy is projected to grow at a steady, nominal annual rate of 5% to 7% [...] Full text...

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US: 'Global problems need global solutions' - UN officials

18 july 2017 - 07:01:47
New York, US (PANA) – Opening the high-level segment of the annual forum designed to discuss implementation of the anti-poverty [...] Full text...

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US: Envoy calls on UNSC to further support fight terrorism in West Africa, Sahel

14 july 2017 - 05:32:00
New York, US (PANA) - Amid rising terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa, the United Nations envoy for the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO warns antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise

07 july 2017 - 01:50:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise and new [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Over 7 million children on the move in West, Central Africa each year - UNICEF

05 july 2017 - 06:19:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Children account for over half of the 12 million West and Central African people on the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: NEPAD reveals plan to revive slowing industrialization in Africa

02 july 2017 - 15:45:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency, which implements African Union plans, is moving [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AfDB to finance Dakar train project with US$193 million

22 june 2017 - 10:01:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has voted US$193 million (about CFAF 120 billion) to finance the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'BRICS countries key in helping eradicate hunger, poverty' - FAO

16 june 2017 - 13:00:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the 2030 deadline for meeting the international goals to eradicate hunger and poverty, Ministries [...] Full text...

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Kenya; Italian Govt funds Ngong Town solid waste feasibility study

15 june 2017 - 16:02:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Italian government is providing a soft loan to the Kenya government to improve solid waste [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: '20 million Africans benefit from transport, ICT projects financed by AfDB in 2016'

13 june 2017 - 06:21:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Transport and information and communication technology (ICT) projects, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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US: Key trends for infrastructure dev't, industrialization feature at special UN meeting

01 june 2017 - 06:06:09
New York, US (PANA) – The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has told the body’s [...] Full text...

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India: Africa remains world’s second-fastest growing region - AfDB

24 may 2017 - 19:59:09
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Africa maintained its position as the world’s second-fastest growing economy behind South Asia in 2016, according [...] Full text...

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South Africa: New Atlas shows Africa's potential for investment to meet energy needs

05 may 2017 - 16:38:34
Durban, South Africa (PANA) – A new Atlas released at the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Durban, South Africa, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Three South African cities’ ‘green canopy’ added to global database

05 may 2017 - 10:38:08
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Treepedia, an interactive website that measures the “green canopy”, or trees and vegetation of cities [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Outgoing WHO boss assesses decade of public health

14 april 2017 - 14:54:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a report - “Ten years in public health 2007-2017” [...] Full text...

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Italy: UN report explores ways urbanization can be catalyst for rural development

28 march 2017 - 05:22:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A United Nations-backed report examining the ‘quiet revolution’ towards sustainable urbanization has found that one way [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says 600 million children worldwide face extreme water shortages

22 march 2017 - 20:12:53
New York, US (PANA) - Warning that as many as 600 million children – one in four worldwide – will [...] Full text...

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US: Nearly 600 million children will live in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 - UNICEF

22 march 2017 - 07:16:00
New York, US (PANA) - Some 600 million children – or 1 in 4 children worldwide – will be living [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Addressing challenges facing street vendors in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)

28 february 2017 - 15:56:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jobless and widowed, Margaret Mukansonera continues her petty trade through the pavements and street corners in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Forecasters predict mild rain after rain storm killed 3

23 january 2017 - 14:30:47
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Weather experts say although more rains are expected in the coming weeks, they will not be [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: AfDB president cautions about fragility threat in Africa

10 january 2017 - 18:30:17
Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Warning that fragility threatens to tear apart the very fabric holding African communities [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: AfDB approves 769.78 million euros to improve urban transport in Abidjan

17 december 2016 - 06:37:56
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: IFAD calls for agric investment to address poverty, inequality in Near East and North Africa

09 december 2016 - 14:12:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Income inequality and a rising rural-urban divide, compounded by political instability, are the most challenging issues [...] Full text...

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Italy: World Soil Day hails symbiotic role of pulses to boost sustainable agriculture

05 december 2016 - 14:00:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil and pulses can make major contributions to the challenge of feeding the world's growing population [...] Full text...

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US: Ban calls for transformation of cities

01 november 2016 - 04:58:58
New York, US (PANA) - With more than half of the global population now living in cities and human settlements, [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR to double funds for cash-based assistance to refugees in 2020

31 october 2016 - 15:34:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday announced its intention to double funds for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN member states adopt new urban development agenda

21 october 2016 - 05:43:36
New York, US (PANA) - A six-day international conference on the future of the world’s cities and towns, known as [...] Full text...

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Italy: UN agencies urge transformation of food systems for better nutrition

18 october 2016 - 11:12:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has begun a week-long meeting in Rome, Italy, poised [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari seeks German assistance in war against crude oil theft

10 october 2016 - 17:01:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Germany to assist in his war against crude oil theft [...] Full text...

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US: African leaders, Obama to hold business forum in New York

08 september 2016 - 17:14:54
New York, US (PANA) - African leaders, US President Barack Obama, businessmen and women, as well as chief executives of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius, FAO sign two technical cooperation agreements

31 august 2016 - 17:46:14
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday signed two technical cooperation [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO adds Old Towns of Djenne in Mali to List of World Heritage in Danger

13 july 2016 - 22:01:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) late Wednesday said its World Heritage Committee, which [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts task governments on human rights obligations

12 july 2016 - 18:51:12
New York, US (PANA) - Focus on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development should in no way become "the perfect [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-Habitat launches scientific tool on global urbanization

10 june 2016 - 06:36:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) late on Thursday in New York released details of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says economic development in Africa centres around urbanization

24 may 2016 - 21:23:25
New York, US (PANA) - With two-thirds of Africans expected to live in cities by 2050, how Africa urbanizes will [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report urges new agenda for resilient, sustainable cities

19 may 2016 - 06:57:27
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report has said that, while cities have emerged over the past 20 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official calls for greater integration efforts for refugees in urban areas

19 may 2016 - 06:45:52
New York, US (PANA) - More than half of the world’s refugees live in urban areas, and often in fragile [...] Full text...

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UN: World needs ‘new vision for urbanization,’ says UN chief

13 april 2016 - 08:07:25
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the world needs a new vision for [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Health needs from humanitarian emergencies at all-time high - WHO

06 april 2016 - 09:48:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners need US$2.2 billion to provide lifesaving health services [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Cameroon, Italy sign five cooperation agreements

21 march 2016 - 18:00:45
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – New cooperation agreements between Cameroon and Italy were signed during the state visit that Italian President [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Social inclusion key to ensuring no one is left behind'

03 february 2016 - 17:02:57
New York, US (PANA) - Achieving the social dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be at the [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO focuses on animal-borne diseases

29 january 2016 - 11:30:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Infectious animal-borne disease threats such as Ebola and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are [...] Full text...

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UN: Governments must act to reverse rise in childhood obesity, UN report warns

25 january 2016 - 18:45:34
New York, US (PANA) - Facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under five [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Composition of Burkina Faso's new government

13 january 2016 - 10:47:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's Prime Minister, Paul Kaba Thiéba, on Wednesday made public his government. It includes [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Composition of new Ivorian government

12 january 2016 - 15:36:13
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The Secretary General of the Ivorian presidency, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, on Tuesday made public the [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Recent unusual weather worldwide calls for urgent preventive action' - UN official

29 december 2015 - 18:47:20
New York, US (PANA) - Extreme tornadoes in the US over Christmas, abnormal snowfalls in Mexico, and heavy flooding in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Pope ‘strikes hearts’ with new call for climate change deal

26 november 2015 - 18:25:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis, on the second day of an African tour, addressed the global community on the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief says floods, droughts, cyclones caused US$1 trillion in damages

18 november 2015 - 19:17:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednsday that floods, droughts and cyclones have caused more than [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IOM report urges inclusion of migrants in global urban agenda

17 november 2015 - 10:14:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Migration and how it is governed, should be an issue at the frontline of [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Morocco, Togo sign protocol on housing

05 november 2015 - 12:43:06
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Togo on Thursday signed a protocol in Rabat on housing and city policy. Sources said [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials say good urban design key to ensuring sustainable, inclusive cities

30 october 2015 - 20:35:49
New York, US (PANA) - On the occasion of World Cities Day, UN officials are highlighting the key role of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: IOM calls high-level 'Conference on Migrants and Cities' in Geneva

23 october 2015 - 13:23:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will bring together ministers, mayors and high level officials in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN housing expert challenges governments to end homelessness

23 october 2015 - 13:14:00
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, on Friday said that human [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges countries to improve urban sustainability, access for older persons

01 october 2015 - 18:32:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday urged countries to improve older persons’ accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief tasks international community on growing humanitarian needs

30 september 2015 - 18:50:15
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need for all international actors to work [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban highlights importance of urban planning as tool for development

25 september 2015 - 18:35:37
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday stressed the importance of effective urban planning as a tool [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Report projects Africa to have one low income country by 2050

01 september 2015 - 19:40:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Most African countries that today are considered low income will transition to middle income status [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief urges stronger UN-regional organisation partnership

18 august 2015 - 17:54:16
New York, US (PANA) - Since the United Nations increasingly shares responsibility for peace and security with regional organizations, everything [...] Full text...

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Kenya: US giants GE to build healthcare skills, capacity in East Africa

23 july 2015 - 12:42:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, General Electric (GE), an American multinational conglomerate [...] Full text...

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OECD/FAO: Lower agric products prices predicted

02 july 2015 - 11:31:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand should contribute to a gradual [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa's cities urge to also serve most vulnerable groups

02 july 2015 - 09:35:21
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - In the midst of unprecedented urbanization across Africa, the continent's cities - in order to flourish - [...] Full text...

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UN: New FAO report projects steady decline in food prices over next decade

01 july 2015 - 15:53:23
New York, US (PANA) - Real prices for global agricultural products will continue their gradual decline over the coming decade [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Western Indian ocean’s pristine ecosystems under threat, says UNEP

24 june 2015 - 08:11:37
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The growing populations and economies in the Western Indian Ocean region are increasing risks to the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN deputy chief tasks global leaders on environmentally-sustainable cities

10 june 2015 - 08:12:33
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has called on global leaders to adapt to the demographic [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Photo competition on ''modern Africa'' launched

01 june 2015 - 14:28:28
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Agility, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics, Monday launched a global photo competition [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief appoints expert panel to address humanitarian funding shortfalls

21 may 2015 - 20:59:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a high-level panel to address the yawning gap between [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: AfDB launches 2014 Development Effectiveness Review on Energy

28 april 2015 - 19:37:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Despite efforts in addressing the rising demand for electricity, many Sub-Saharan African countries still face [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Housing Ministers end UN-Habitat Governing Council meeting

24 april 2015 - 09:25:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Housing Ministers ended the UN-Habitat Governing Council meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, late Thursday, with a call [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges more efforts to support humanitarian work

21 april 2015 - 05:46:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the need for the international community to enhance their [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official stresses link between demographic shifts, UN development, climate priorities

13 april 2015 - 21:25:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Wu Hongbo, on Monday said there [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Major population shifts create challenges, opportunities for UN member states'

13 april 2015 - 20:16:25
New York, US (PANA) - Current and future population trends and their implications for sustainable development will be the focus [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders gather for UN conference on managing disaster risk

13 march 2015 - 17:08:19
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders are gathering for a UN conference in Sendai, Japan, to agree on a [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO report urges boosting national-level investment to tackle neglected tropical diseases

19 february 2015 - 22:06:26
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a new report stressing that countries must [...] Full text...

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