Sudan continues exporting gold despite the war, minister says
22 november 2024 - 14:27:17Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has announced exporting 26 tons of gold during the past ten months, in the middle of [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has announced exporting 26 tons of gold during the past ten months, in the middle of [...] Full text...
Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of human rights
22 november 2024 - 06:54:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty must [...] Full text...
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COP29: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in spotlight at conference
21 november 2024 - 05:33:02Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are [...] Full text...
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COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key
17 november 2024 - 04:51:12Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging [...] Full text...
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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
16 november 2024 - 07:14:56Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...
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COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero
14 november 2024 - 16:50:50Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels
07 november 2024 - 07:48:37Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
06 november 2024 - 05:56:06Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...
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Tackling lead pollution to unlock development potential: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director
05 november 2024 - 08:01:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lead is in materials all around us, often unseen. From factories, mines and spices to being [...] Full text...
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COP 16: People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
31 october 2024 - 04:55:45Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for [...] Full text...
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COP16: Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’
30 october 2024 - 06:32:52Cali, Colombia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning [...] Full text...
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Staying the course on reforms: Nigeria progresses amidst challenges
17 october 2024 - 10:11:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Since May 2023, Nigeria has implemented significant reforms to stabilise its economy, resulting in modest growth, [...] Full text...
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Nearly two million severely malnourished children at risk of death due to funding shortages for therapeutic food
15 october 2024 - 11:56:33New York, US (PANA) - Nearly two million children suffering from severe wasting, also known as severe acute malnutrition, are [...] Full text...
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Countdown to first-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Africa
14 october 2024 - 05:56:22Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - On 1 May, 2025, the highly awaited FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup IN Seychelles will officially [...] Full text...
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Gaza after a year of conflict
07 october 2024 - 13:14:44Gaza City, Palestine (PANA) – Monday, 7 October, 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel that killed [...] Full text...
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UN issues Public Health Situation Analysis (PHSA) on Hostilities in occupied Palestinian territory
28 september 2024 - 08:00:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although Gaza has suffered previous escalations, the current war stands out as unprecedented in the scale [...] Full text...
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Global solid waste congress underway in Cape Town
18 september 2024 - 08:20:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress which is underway in Cape Town marks [...] Full text...
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More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council
17 september 2024 - 06:50:29New York, US (PANA) - Not enough progress is being made in getting desperately needed aid and commercial goods into [...] Full text...
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New WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs
03 september 2024 - 16:50:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution [...] Full text...
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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen
30 august 2024 - 12:25:05Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...
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UN agencies and local government ministry collaborate to reduce plastic waste in Libya
30 august 2024 - 11:11:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UNOPS, UN-Habitat and Libya’s Ministry of Local Government are working together to promote plastic waste reduction [...] Full text...
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Lessons from Zambia: Improving sanitation through planning, awareness-building, and collaboration: World Bank Blog By Francis Ghesquiere and Ai-Ju Huang
22 august 2024 - 11:40:32Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - We’re excited to share lessons from our recent work on the Lusaka Sanitation Project in Zambia [...] Full text...
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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire
14 august 2024 - 05:25:03New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases
03 august 2024 - 07:25:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...
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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
30 july 2024 - 06:31:44New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group ramps up fight against global hunger
25 july 2024 - 07:01:57Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The World Bank Group has unveiled a comprehensive package of initiatives to address urgent [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire joins UN treaty on cross-border water management
17 july 2024 - 06:59:00Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest country to sign on to a UN treaty to improve [...] Full text...
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Getting back on track to meet the first Sustainable Development Goal: World Bank Blog By Luis Felipe López-Calva
16 july 2024 - 17:58:21Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Almost 10 years ago, countries worldwide adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 targets [...] Full text...
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The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
16 july 2024 - 05:52:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and [...] Full text...
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UN Trade and Development calls for sustainable and equitable strategies to mitigate digital economy’s growing environmental impact
12 july 2024 - 19:07:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A global shift towards circularity focusing on responsible production and consumption is crucial to making the [...] Full text...
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Digital boom could well be a bust for the environment, warns UN trade agency
11 july 2024 - 06:27:18New York, US (PANA) - Did you know that producing a computer weighing two kilogrammes (kg) requires a staggering 800kg [...] Full text...
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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter
05 july 2024 - 07:22:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people [...] Full text...
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Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’
03 july 2024 - 05:56:30New York, US (PANA) - With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation
02 july 2024 - 13:36:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - “Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict
28 june 2024 - 07:10:40New York, US (PANA) - Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and [...] Full text...
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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
26 june 2024 - 13:11:39Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on [...] Full text...
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WEF identifies top 10 emerging technologies to address global challenges
25 june 2024 - 08:05:50Dalian, China (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Tuesday published its annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report featuring technologies [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine to begin production in 2026
18 june 2024 - 15:34:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Preparatory work has begun at Ethiopia's first commercial gold mine, the Tulu Kapi Gold Project, [...] Full text...
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UNEP: Some chemical pollutants reducing in humans and environment, but new ones keep popping up
17 june 2024 - 14:02:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A comprehensive global study of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – health-endangering chemicals that stay in the [...] Full text...
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Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says
04 june 2024 - 06:16:52New York, USA (PANA) - The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and [...] Full text...
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EC signs off on measures to make EU mercury-free
30 may 2024 - 13:59:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council (EC) on Thursday adopted a regulation to completely ban the use of dental [...] Full text...
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UN agencies flag menstrual health education as world marks menstrual hygiene day
29 may 2024 - 05:36:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Menstrual Hygiene Day was marked on Tuesday, a joint report from the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Global carbon pricing revenues top a record $100 billion
22 may 2024 - 07:29:33Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s [...] Full text...
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Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny
18 may 2024 - 07:10:34Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by [...] Full text...
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Ottawa negotiations bring global plastics treaty one step closer - UNEP
01 may 2024 - 05:46:35Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported significant progress in talks this week in Ottawa to draw [...] Full text...
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Libya seeks cooperation with Turkey in waste recycling
30 april 2024 - 13:47:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Local Government in charge of Municipal Affairs, Mustafa Ahmed, has expressed [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah
26 april 2024 - 04:37:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
23 april 2024 - 13:34:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...
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UNRWA report: UN chief stands with agency, backs findings of probe into 7 October attacks in Israel
22 april 2024 - 17:34:34New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency [...] Full text...
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CAF Futsal AFCON: Rampant Morocco hit Libya for six to ease into the final
21 april 2024 - 15:24:49rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Atlas Lions of Morocco have qualified for their third consecutive TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON final [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges global community to 'stand as one' to end plastic pollution
31 march 2024 - 13:56:15New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the global community to "stand as one" and work towards [...] Full text...
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With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
27 march 2024 - 14:30:05New York, US (PANA) - While one-third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: 'UN resolution must pave way for enduring ceasefire to alleviate mass suffering in Gaza'
26 march 2024 - 08:45:49New York, US (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate implementation of Monday's UN Security [...] Full text...
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E-waste mountain growing five times faster than recycling rate
22 march 2024 - 05:27:08New York, US (PANA) - The amount of electronic waste – or e-waste – that we produce is at least [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches recycling plant
19 march 2024 - 08:01:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the PIM Recycling Ltd In the context of the Global Recycling Day, aiming [...] Full text...
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World Bank projects boost food security, economic opportunities in Tunisia
15 march 2024 - 14:44:08Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City
13 march 2024 - 05:51:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza war: Gazans on verge of famine need ‘exponential’ aid boost, says UN
12 march 2024 - 13:14:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid officials welcomed the news on Tuesday that an aid ship had left Cyprus for [...] Full text...
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Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud (A UN feature)
06 march 2024 - 07:24:52Bangalore, India (PANA) - The use of building materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, and [...] Full text...
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ECA calls on African countries to broaden their tax bases
05 march 2024 - 19:10:59Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Hanan Morsy, has called on [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: NGOs urge EU, Member States to sustain funding to UNRWA
02 march 2024 - 09:25:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than one dozen aid organisations have expressed deep concern about the current and potential future [...] Full text...
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From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans
02 march 2024 - 06:05:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the [...] Full text...
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World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’
27 february 2024 - 05:45:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA
27 february 2024 - 05:16:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Very little humanitarian aid has entered besieged Gaza this month, with a 50 per cent reduction [...] Full text...
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How clean cooking solutions can help protect human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog
22 february 2024 - 07:02:41Niamey, Chad (PANA) - Recent analytical work from the Sahel region suggests that, after controlling for socioeconomic status, children living [...] Full text...
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Libyan,Turkish officials meet to discuss visa-free travel, increased trade
21 february 2024 - 13:56:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy Chairman of the High Council of State and Chairman of the Libyan-Turkish Friendship Commission, [...] Full text...
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Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP
20 february 2024 - 17:21:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) has warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, [...] Full text...
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Zero waste, more hope in South Sudan (A UN feature)
18 february 2024 - 05:55:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in [...] Full text...
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Burundi and Russia ratify civil nuclear cooperation agreement
01 february 2024 - 15:54:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Assembly Thursday adopted a bill ratifying a cooperation agreement between Burundi and Russia on [...] Full text...
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Local govt ministry launches capacity-building project for plastic waste management in Greater Tripoli
01 february 2024 - 14:30:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Local Government has launched a project to build capacity in plastic waste [...] Full text...
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European Council to start talks with Parliament on phasing out mercury in the EU
30 january 2024 - 15:43:35Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday adopted its negotiating mandate for talks with the European Parliament on [...] Full text...
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Palestine to compete in South African football tournament
29 january 2024 - 11:38:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The City of Cape Town has confirmed that it will host a football tournament [...] Full text...
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World Bank’s new outcome bond helps communities remove, recycle plastic waste
25 january 2024 - 13:08:39Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: New report measures quality of growth for new economic era
17 january 2024 - 07:31:17Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (PANA) – A new World Economic Forum report, released on Wednesday, offers a re-evaluation of global economic growth, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza
14 january 2024 - 07:24:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in [...] Full text...
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Inheriting the stalemate: 2024 keeps alive hopes of way out of crisis in Libya
04 january 2024 - 18:00:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The year 2023 would, with a few exceptions, have been like the previous years of the [...] Full text...
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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
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Mali records more than 700 cases of dengue fever, 30 deaths
23 december 2023 - 13:46:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 700 cases of dengue fever, including around 30 deaths, have been recorded in Mali [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns
20 december 2023 - 14:55:53New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Security Council was slated to meet for a third consecutive day on [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM to give priority to southern regions in sanitation, education, health projects
18 december 2023 - 12:34:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to pay more attention to [...] Full text...
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Formation of new government in Libya remains a bone of contention in UN-sponsored political process
14 december 2023 - 20:52:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The decision by Libya's various stakeholders to honour an invitation to the meeting table of the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians
14 december 2023 - 12:56:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Heavy rains created new misery in Gaza as UN humanitarians repeated deep concerns on Thursday over [...] Full text...
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Benin can create opportunities for a just energy transition, green inclusive growth: World Bank Report
07 december 2023 - 17:41:48Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - While high growth over the past decade has helped Benin reduce poverty, the country’s development gains [...] Full text...
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Renewable energy boosts safety of UN peacekeepers
06 december 2023 - 05:56:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security [...] Full text...
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COP28: World Bank steps up efforts to address methane emissions
05 december 2023 - 06:02:34Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank is taking bold action to decisively bend the methane emission curve, the Bank [...] Full text...
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COP28: 'Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action'
02 december 2023 - 05:56:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in LIbya meets leading figures to discuss support for elections
01 december 2023 - 12:21:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has met with a [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...
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COP28: Climate action will boost Tunisia’s economy, says World Bank Report
30 november 2023 - 14:23:42Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Water scarcity, coastal erosion and more frequent flooding are among Tunisia’s most pressing climate challenges, says [...] Full text...
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Growing against the odds: Three reasons why irrigated agriculture is critical in a changing climate: World Bank Blog By Regassa Ensermu Namara. Lauren Nicole Core and Amal Talbi
24 november 2023 - 12:39:30Expo City, Dubai (PANA) - It's a hot, scorching day. The earth beneath your feet is parched, and your once-green [...] Full text...
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Transforming sanitation in Benin: A tale of resilience and renewal -- World Bank Blog By Mariam Sou
20 november 2023 - 06:44:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A new faecal sludge treatment plant in Sèmè-Kpodji, Benin, became operational in May 2023 and is [...] Full text...
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Follow-up meeting on the implementation of the GIZ municipal support project programme in Libya
19 november 2023 - 16:47:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Local Government in the Government of National Unity, Badreddine Al-Toumi, has followed [...] Full text...
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World Toilet Day: Flush with innovations for safer sanitation
19 november 2023 - 07:07:08New York, US (PANA) - Innovation abounds in the race to broaden access to clean water and sanitation around the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital
19 november 2023 - 06:58:38Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday. This was as the [...] Full text...
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Scaling innovation: Expanding We-Fi's digital cash flow product across Africa – World Bank Blog By Siegfried Zottel and Sean Ding
03 november 2023 - 18:26:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Imagine being seated across from a loan officer in a bank, stepping into the shoes of [...] Full text...
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Ghana Football rejuvenated under Simeon-Okraku – FIFA Council Member
03 october 2023 - 06:01:41Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, says Ghana Football has seen significant [...] Full text...
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New UN framework to protect environment from harmful chemicals adopted
01 october 2023 - 06:09:44Bonn, Germany (PANA) - A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a [...] Full text...
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Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency'
24 september 2023 - 06:53:51New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are fuelling an “unprecedented global toxic [...] Full text...
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‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges
07 september 2023 - 06:30:28New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Dar es Salaam Declaration: African leaders commit to investing in human capital
03 august 2023 - 07:21:04Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - African leaders from 43 countries agreed to step up efforts to strengthen the quantity, [...] Full text...
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Global food systems ‘broken’, says UN chief
25 july 2023 - 05:37:53Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between [...] Full text...
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Rights groups call on Zambian government to clean up toxic lead waste at mine site
20 july 2023 - 06:43:16Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Two human rights groups have called on the Zambian government to make comprehensive efforts to clean [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s economy expected to recover its potential by 2025: World Bank report
19 july 2023 - 15:58:42Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A combination of domestic imbalances and external shocks in 2022 led to macroeconomic challenges in Ghana [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says
15 july 2023 - 16:03:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warring factions in Sudan must respect international law, protect civilians, and stop targeting relief and aid [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Tunisian govt to halt 'unconscionable' collective expulsions of Black African migrants
07 july 2023 - 06:02:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Tunisian government to halt the collective expulsions of Black [...] Full text...
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Libyan health authorities, UNICEF organise training on medical waste management
03 july 2023 - 11:39:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Libyan Ministry of Health have organised a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
30 june 2023 - 05:35:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to promote production of energy from biomass
27 june 2023 - 08:20:19Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday launched the National Biomass Framework to promote the production of energy from biomass. The [...] Full text...
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African Development Bank proposes sweeping reforms to bolster funding to poor countries
23 june 2023 - 22:38:12Paris, France (PANA) - The African Development Bank has presented a plan allowing rich countries to reallocate their Special Drawing [...] Full text...
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World Environment Day: Global movement seeks solutions to plastic pollution
05 june 2023 - 10:16:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - More than 150 countries are expected to participate in this year’s World Environment Day [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire hosts 2023 World Environment Day
05 june 2023 - 06:47:21Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – Focusing on solutions to plastic pollution, Côte d'Ivoire is on Monday hosting World Environment Day [...] Full text...
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World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: Guterres
05 june 2023 - 06:06:13New York, US (PANA) - As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic [...] Full text...
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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk
02 june 2023 - 05:57:55Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ghana to improve flood resilience for 2.5 million people
26 may 2023 - 13:21:53Washington DC, US (PANA) - The Government of Ghana has received $150 million in additional financing for the Greater Accra [...] Full text...
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Africa Investment Forum showcases $1.475 billion in green, renewable energy deals
24 may 2023 - 06:01:20Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The Africa Investment Forum has presented four renewable energy and sustainability projects worth nearly [...] Full text...
thread Economy
New UN ‘roadmap’ shows how to drastically slash plastic pollution
17 may 2023 - 06:09:00New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Global Plastic Treaty should address role of fossil fuels in plastic production
15 may 2023 - 13:15:50Paris, France (PANA) – A Global Plastics Treaty should ensure that it addresses the role of fossil fuels in plastic [...] Full text...
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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD
09 may 2023 - 07:23:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, [...] Full text...
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Countries urged to take more action against chemical pollution
02 may 2023 - 05:42:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 2,000 delegates from around the world gathered at the UN in Geneva on Monday to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to become a plastic free country
11 april 2023 - 10:36:19Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Tuesday, said [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Hani's widow marks 30th annivesary of his assassination
10 april 2023 - 16:44:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The widow of murdered South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani on Monday took [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to join “High Ambition Coalition" to end plastic pollution”
08 april 2023 - 08:01:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday announced, following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet, that it would join the [...] Full text...
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Burundi: President Ndayishimiye inaugurates first cooing salt factory
01 april 2023 - 16:02:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's Head of State, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Friday inaugurated the first national factory for processing cooking salt, Jessy [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Some five tonnes of explosives, war remnants destroyed near Tripoli
22 march 2023 - 12:28:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some Five tons of war debris collected from several locations in the area of Bani Walid, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius opens 1000-people Climate Change Refuge Centre
15 march 2023 - 08:54:24Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday opened a 1,000-people Climate Refuge Centre at Quatre Soeurs, in the southern part [...] Full text...
thread Environment
WB grants Egypt US$9.13 m to improve management of electronic, healthcare waste in Cairo
01 march 2023 - 13:58:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced a US$9.13 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) [...] Full text...
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Briefing by Abdoulaye Bathily: Libyan Parliament denounces inaccuracies and absolves itself of responsibility for failure
28 february 2023 - 15:36:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) expressed surprise at the inaccuracies in the briefing presented by [...] Full text...
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Pope lauds work of charities in DR Congo, Africa
01 february 2023 - 19:31:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the work of charities in DR Congo and the African continent [...] Full text...
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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres
24 january 2023 - 06:05:19Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Opposition and expectation to the agreement between the leaders of both Houses in Libya on a constitutional document for the elections
12 january 2023 - 19:56:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest meeting in Cairo, Egypt, between the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila [...] Full text...
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Greece, Côte d’Ivoire vow to deepen ties
12 january 2023 - 11:57:11Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece and Côte d’Ivoire have expressed their will to deepen cooperation in all fields and to [...] Full text...
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Four tonnes of war remnants destroyed in western region of Libya
20 december 2022 - 19:41:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four tons of war remnants collected in the military area of Libya's West Coast have been [...] Full text...
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UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect third of world’s biodiversity
19 december 2022 - 17:47:36Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to [...] Full text...
thread Environment
AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for livestock production development
19 december 2022 - 15:29:50Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, 16 December [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
AfDB grants €40 million to Senegal for development of livestock production
19 december 2022 - 05:46:21Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a loan [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to position itself as sustainable international financial centre
10 december 2022 - 08:52:59Balaclava , Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says Mauritius will develop an Environmental Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) framework [...] Full text...
thread Environment
World Bank grants Mali more than 130 billion CFA francs for solid waste management in Bamako
08 december 2022 - 16:35:03Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has just approved an IDA credit of 250 million dollars (more than 123 [...] Full text...
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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
06 december 2022 - 05:28:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...
thread Economy
South Africa imposes temporary ban on export of copper scrap to combat theft
01 december 2022 - 06:51:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African government has imposed a six-month ban on the export of copper [...] Full text...
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Benin to entrust management of sewage sludge to private sector
18 november 2022 - 13:24:59Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Beninese government is to lease three sewage sludge treatment plants to the private sector to optimise [...] Full text...
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COP27: Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change: UN report
13 november 2022 - 05:56:39Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Russia offers 50 scholarships to Burundian students
04 november 2022 - 15:03:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Russia has offered 50 scholarships to Burundian students who wish to enrol in Master and PhD [...] Full text...
thread Culture
UNDP to help Mauritius set up National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility
27 october 2022 - 08:03:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will set up, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a National Healthcare Waste [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Cameroon: 39 cases including 3 deaths due to cholera recorded in a refugee camp in the Far North
19 october 2022 - 18:37:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Cameroon, the cholera epidemic has resurfaced in the Far North region with three deaths [...] Full text...
thread Health
IMF staff, Tunisian government reach staff-level agreement on Extended Fund Facility
16 october 2022 - 07:20:56Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Tunisian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Business leaders deliver bold solutions to unlock long-term investment in SDGs
13 october 2022 - 05:59:40New York, S (PANA) - Top business executives joined the UN chief on Wednesday to present transformative solutions for bridging [...] Full text...
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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
28 september 2022 - 18:57:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
77th UNGA: Least developed countries impacted by ‘range of interlinked crises’ – Assembly President
23 september 2022 - 06:01:57New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine war and rising costs are "severely and disproportionately [...] Full text...
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PM urges alternatives to constitutional basis if Libyan elections remains blocked
22 september 2022 - 17:30:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prime minister of the National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, reaffirmed here Thursday his government's commitment [...] Full text...
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Mission of new UN Representative in Libya faces increasing complexity of crisis
08 september 2022 - 19:22:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan crisis has taken, in the opinion of analysts, a serious turn, making it more [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Air Quality Indexing System
08 september 2022 - 09:36:57Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Wednesday launched an Air Quality Indexing (AQI) system to collect and analyse data with [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Mauritius to regulate and monitor use of pesticides
07 september 2022 - 07:52:25Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government has taken several measures to regulate, control and monitor the importation and use [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference, in a year of unprecedented global weather shocks
05 september 2022 - 15:12:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping [...] Full text...
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Benin reforms its market management
12 august 2022 - 19:07:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will proceed in the coming days to reforms in the management of its markets, official [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Mauritius produces 12.3% of energy supply from local renewable sources
30 july 2022 - 09:35:43Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius produced 12.3 per cent of its energy supply from locally renewable sources, namely hydro, wind, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right
28 july 2022 - 19:31:56New York, US (PANA) - With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic [...] Full text...
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French Development Agency gives Guinea 50 million euros to build landfill
27 july 2022 - 13:01:34Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - France has granted the Guinean government a 50 million euro-loan to build a landfill for solid [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
06 july 2022 - 16:49:55Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...
thread Society
Algeria encourages less consumption of wheat to decrease demand
06 july 2022 - 08:00:30Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian government is encouraging consumers in the country to decrease consumption of bread to avoid [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Abandoned coal mines in South Africa put communities at risk - Human Rights Watch
05 july 2022 - 12:03:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government’s failure to ensure that abandoned coal mines are rehabilitated puts communities at [...] Full text...
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Mauritian minister warns plastic waste ends in landfill or in nature
24 june 2022 - 07:28:01Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister Kavy Ramano, highlighted on Thursday that out [...] Full text...
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US, UN strongly condemn civilian massacres in Mali
23 june 2022 - 05:06:20New York, US (PANA) - The United States and the United Nations have expressed shock and sadness at the massacre [...] Full text...
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Rights group holds out hope for Zambia lead poisoning victims
22 june 2022 - 07:47:16Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian ]government’s recent actions to address the toxic legacy of lead in Kabwe, in central [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Togolese phosphate a nuisance in southwest Benin
20 june 2022 - 16:45:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Togolese phosphate effluents are damaging biological resources and the ecosystem in Benin, according to a communication [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation
04 june 2022 - 05:13:28Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently [...] Full text...
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'Morocco recorded 7.9% growth in 2021'
03 june 2022 - 15:22:42Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco's economy grew by 7.9% in 2021 after a deep recession of 7.2% in 2020 due [...] Full text...
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Rescue us from our environmental ‘mess’, UN chief urges Stockholm summit
02 june 2022 - 16:02:41Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises [...] Full text...
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AfDB launches first Africa Circular Economy Facility
31 may 2022 - 09:57:10Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group launched its first Africa Circular Economy Facility during its 2022 [...] Full text...
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World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF
25 may 2022 - 05:40:42New York, US (PANA) - Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous and toxic conditions for children [...] Full text...
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UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism
05 may 2022 - 05:52:36New York, US (PANA) - As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Libyan PM calls on Prosecutor General to investigate blockade of oil sites
20 april 2022 - 12:52:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has called on [...] Full text...
thread Politics
Mauritius addresses Food wastage programme
09 april 2022 - 09:30:24Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister, Mr Maneesh Gobin, has highlighted the importance of addressing food [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data (Emargoed for release at 14.00 CEST on 4 April 2022).
04 april 2022 - 10:51:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy
01 april 2022 - 10:39:59Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy project, under the SWITCH Africa Green [...] Full text...
thread Environment
9th World Water Forum: Water is an endangered resource and must be used sparingly, Expert
24 march 2022 - 12:54:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The water issues in Senegal are to some extent the same as those in other West [...] Full text...
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Presidential Council or other alternative to get Libya out of impasse and reach elections
17 march 2022 - 19:56:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first signs of blockages in the initiative of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary [...] Full text...
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Mali to recruit new operator to clean up the city of Bamako
15 march 2022 - 20:16:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An interministerial meeting on the collection of refuse in the district of Bamako was held Tuesday [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Turning waste to wealth (A feature by UNEP)
05 march 2022 - 14:58:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Nzambi Matee beams brightly, thrusting a brick forth to coincide with the click of the [...] Full text...
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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
03 march 2022 - 05:15:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at [...] Full text...
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Tunis and Rome reach agreement on reshipment of Italian waste to Italy
15 february 2022 - 16:11:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia and Italy have signed an institutional cooperation agreement on the reshipment on 19 February of [...] Full text...
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World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres
12 february 2022 - 07:28:52Brest, France (PANA) - The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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UN partnership to combat microplastics in cigarettes
03 february 2022 - 05:22:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN partnership announced on Wednesday aims to raise awareness about the environmental and health [...] Full text...
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Libyan president happy at the launch of road project for third roundabout in Tripoli
31 january 2022 - 22:03:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The chairman of the Libyan presidential council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has underlined the importance of the road [...] Full text...
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Turkey discusses reopening of consulate in eastern Libyan city Benghazi
29 january 2022 - 19:14:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Turkish and Libyan officials on Saturday discussed the reopening of the Turkish consulate in the eastern city [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030
28 january 2022 - 07:34:39Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on [...] Full text...
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Benin authorities close down 17 private health care facilities in north east
15 january 2022 - 17:15:09Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's health authorities have closed down 17 private health care facilities in two districts in the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year
12 january 2022 - 07:00:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Initially scheduled for 15 January 2022, the moratorium for banning of non-biodegradable single use plastic [...] Full text...
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Tunisian president and head of Italian diplomacy meet on migration problem
29 december 2021 - 14:00:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied pleaded on Tuesday with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio [...] Full text...
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US gives $10 million to support UN food agency efforts on COVID-19 response, future pandemics
24 december 2021 - 07:34:20Rome, Italy (PANA) - A US$10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and UN Agriculture Organization [...] Full text...
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NOC declares force majeure after Libyan oil guards lose over 300,000 b/d
20 december 2021 - 20:10:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) announced the declaration of a state of force majeure after [...] Full text...
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Officials agree to unify Libyan Central Bank branches
06 december 2021 - 19:28:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), in Tripoli, Seddik Al-Kebir, and the deputy [...] Full text...
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World AIDS Day 2021 - Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics
02 december 2021 - 08:00:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO), on World AIDS Day marked here Wednesday, highlighted the [...] Full text...
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UN chief stresses safe sanitation for all on World Toilet Day
20 november 2021 - 05:23:49New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation [...] 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 - 20:37:18Abuja, 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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Reducing methane emissions vital for climate action: UNEP
31 october 2021 - 15:30:17Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A new reporting hub to reduce methane emissions – a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for at [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calls for drastic measures to address urgency of climate crisis ahead of COP-26
30 october 2021 - 08:35:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr. Kavydass Ramano, on Friday [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: USAID announce 32 winners of $4 million USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge
27 october 2021 - 19:40:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - USAID/Nigeria on Wednesday announced the selection of 32 winners of their COVID-19 Food Security Challenge. The winning small [...] Full text...
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation calls for respect to pro-democracy movement in Sudan
25 october 2021 - 22:38:57London, UK (PANA) - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Monday expressed its deep concern at the unfolding situation in Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Plastic pollution on course to double by 2030
22 october 2021 - 06:00:58New York, US (PANA) - Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according [...] Full text...
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