Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis
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US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief
07 june 2025 - 07:12:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on [...] Full text...
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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
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Another first for Liberia: showcasing the new World Bank Group engagement approach and jobs agenda: World Bank Blog by Ousmane Diagana, Vice President, Western and Central Africa
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Women's health suffers in Sudan amidst raging conflict, funding cuts
06 june 2025 - 07:57:15Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors [...] Full text...
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AIDS still killing one person every minute as funding cuts stall progress
06 june 2025 - 07:05:52New York, US (PANA) - AIDS-related deaths have dropped to their lowest level since 2004, but progress remains precarious, with [...] Full text...
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Number of aid workers killed in Gaza conflict, highest in UN history: Guterres
06 june 2025 - 06:57:14New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their [...] Full text...
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In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
05 june 2025 - 18:12:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers [...] Full text...
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'Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war in DRC'
05 june 2025 - 11:36:04Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty-five years since the six-day war in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in [...] Full text...
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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? (Feature by UN News)
05 june 2025 - 07:58:58Nice, France (PANA) - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges
03 june 2025 - 17:11:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years [...] Full text...
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Bill Gates to direct majority of $200 million pledge toward Africa's future
03 june 2025 - 10:40:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, on Monday announced that the majority of [...] Full text...
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AI in public employment services: Unlocking potential, avoiding pitfalls: World Bank Blog By Pascale Schnitzer and Gordon Betcherman
03 june 2025 - 08:58:00Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Public employment services are rapidly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a range [...] Full text...
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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands
02 june 2025 - 21:11:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flush flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags repressive laws, lack of due process, attacks on judicial staff in Libya
02 june 2025 - 13:00:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...
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WHO greenlights two new vaccines
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UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard
31 may 2025 - 09:46:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid [...] Full text...
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Menstrual hygiene: a 'silent emergency' for women and girls in Gaza
30 may 2025 - 07:02:47Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As Palestinians in Gaza continue to fall deeper into the abyss on day 600 of [...] Full text...
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UN honours service and sacrifice of its peacekeepers
29 may 2025 - 16:30:37New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is honouring staff serving at its field missions through several events to [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags mounting death toll, looming humanitarian crisis in Nigeria amid unchecked attacks by armed groups
29 may 2025 - 08:15:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ shocking failure to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups [...] Full text...
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‘We are women like you’: UN honours peacekeepers for work in gender empowerment
28 may 2025 - 21:25:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In early summer 2024, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme of Ghana ventured into sector North of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war leaves less than 5% of agricultural land usable, says FAO
27 may 2025 - 13:00:25Rome, Italy (PANA) - Less than 5 percent of Gaza's agricultural land is now cultivable and/or accessible, further exacerbating the [...] Full text...
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Six migrants dead, five missing in shipwreck off the coast of the Comoros - IOM
27 may 2025 - 12:52:23Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - At least six people have died and five others are still missing at sea off the [...] Full text...
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Botswana leads the way in eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
27 may 2025 - 07:36:59Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a historic global health milestone, Botswana has been validated as the first high HIV-burden country [...] Full text...
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What’s your poison? Alcohol linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancer
26 may 2025 - 18:24:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new UN [...] Full text...
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Gazans’ suffering goes on amid intensifying Israeli strikes
26 may 2025 - 16:15:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - After another deadly weekend of Israeli attacks in Gaza, aid teams stressed once again on [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa pays tribute to liberation hero Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe
26 may 2025 - 09:03:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has saluted liberation hero Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe who has died [...] Full text...
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Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis
25 may 2025 - 09:04:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent [...] Full text...
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AU marks Africa Day 2025 with call to justice, unity, shared progress
24 may 2025 - 13:42:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is commemorating Africa Day 2025, which falls on Sunday, with a renewed [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL begins public consultation process on Advisory Committee recommendations
24 may 2025 - 08:32:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Advisory Committee established by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to resolve key contentious [...] Full text...
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Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP
24 may 2025 - 07:23:24Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned [...] Full text...
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More than 5,000 benefit from awareness campaign in Tripoli on dangers of unexploded ordnance
23 may 2025 - 11:56:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 5,162 beneficiaries have been reached by the unexploded ordnance awareness campaign in Tripoli, [...] Full text...
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UN Relief Chief calls for action to protect civilians, recommit to international humanitarian law
23 may 2025 - 10:53:22New York, United States (PANA) – UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has told the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Strikes on houses and tents responsible for over half of deaths this week
23 may 2025 - 05:25:59Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than half the people killed in Gaza over the past week were in shelters [...] Full text...
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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections
23 may 2025 - 05:17:24New York, US (PANA) - With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence [...] Full text...
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Refugees in Kenya facing ‘lowest ever’ emergency food rations amid funding crisis
23 may 2025 - 05:10:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut [...] Full text...
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Number of migrants in Libya increases by 4 per cent in 2025: IOM
22 may 2025 - 12:13:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 858,604 migrants were registered during the period January to February 2025 in Libya, [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
22 may 2025 - 07:52:10New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, [...] Full text...
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90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
21 may 2025 - 12:59:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome [...] Full text...
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'Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
21 may 2025 - 05:15:28New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just [...] Full text...
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AI threatens one in four jobs – but transformation, not replacement, is the real risk
21 may 2025 - 05:04:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and clerical workers face the highest risk of their roles being radically transformed, prompting calls [...] Full text...
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Director-General’s Award for Global Health given to Professor Awa Marie Coll Seck and Professor Sir Brian Greenwood
20 may 2025 - 20:25:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In recognition of their lifetime achievements in global health, specifically in malaria elimination and beyond, WHO [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL shares Advisory Committee recommendations, prepares for public consultation
20 may 2025 - 15:54:54Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya released a report today outlining the options put forth [...] Full text...
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UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’
20 may 2025 - 05:19:23Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross [...] Full text...
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CAF and European Commission conclude historic partnership
19 may 2025 - 07:05:15Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation African Football (CAF) and the European Commission (EC) on Sunday concluded a historic agreement [...] Full text...
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UN needed ‘more than ever before’, says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly
16 may 2025 - 07:47:18New York, (PANA) - The former Foreign Minister of Germany outlined her vision for the role of UN General Assembly [...] Full text...
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Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system
15 may 2025 - 19:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say [...] Full text...
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Sudan: More than 40,000 refugees have flocked to Chad in one month - UNHCR
15 may 2025 - 09:57:43N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 40,000 Sudanese, the majority of them women and children, have fled the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping receives broad backing as global threats mount
15 may 2025 - 07:17:18Berlin, Germany (PANA) - More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level [...] Full text...
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Mactar Seck of the ECA condemns the digital divide in Africa
14 may 2025 - 15:29:27Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - At the opening of the 2025 African Regional Review of the World Summit on the Information [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian situation in Sudan deteriorating after more than two years of war: UN
14 may 2025 - 11:56:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - With several locations in Sudan still gripped by fierce fighting between the army and paramilitaries, [...] Full text...
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Half of women’s organisations in crisis zones risk closure within six months
14 may 2025 - 05:35:25New York, US (PANA) - Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding [...] Full text...
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From inclusion to growth: How women’s financial access can fuel Lesotho’s economy: World Bank Blog By Maria Emilia Cucagna, Ajai Nair and Toni Weis
13 may 2025 - 08:54:31Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - After years of sluggish growth, Lesotho is at a crossroads. To boost its economy and create [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International alleges advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in Sudan war in breach of arms embargo
10 may 2025 - 12:01:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges US not to 'forcibly transfer' migrants to Libya
10 may 2025 - 11:35:58New York, US (PANA) – The United States should not forcibly transfer migrants to Libya, where inhumane detention conditions are well-documented, including [...] Full text...
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UNFPA calls on US to reconsider ban on future funding
10 may 2025 - 08:20:52New York, US (PANA) - The United States’ decision to halt future funding to the UN sexual and reproductive health [...] Full text...
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More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger
10 may 2025 - 07:34:59Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central [...] Full text...
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More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger
10 may 2025 - 07:16:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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Bill Gates-supported fund aims at maternal, newborn health in Africa
09 may 2025 - 12:26:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A new Bill Gates-backed fund targets maternal and newborn health in Africa, the Gates [...] Full text...
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Empowering Kenyan women key to unlocking inclusive growth: World Bank Blog By Precious Zikhali, Naomi Mathenge and Shubha Chakravarty
08 may 2025 - 10:58:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA - As women, we have witnessed firsthand that women in Kenya are engines of economic growth. We [...] Full text...
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New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30
07 may 2025 - 18:21:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Grim details emerged on Wednesday of Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering [...] Full text...
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Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese
07 may 2025 - 07:23:22Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the [...] Full text...
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Exhausted Sudanese flee into Chad as fighting escalates: UNHCR
06 may 2025 - 12:49:19N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid [...] Full text...
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Advisory Committee on electoral legal framework submits final report to UNSMIL
06 may 2025 - 12:11:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Advisory Committee (AC) on electoral legal framework on Monday submitted to the United Nations Support [...] Full text...
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Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequences
05 may 2025 - 15:44:47Gaza City (PANA) - "After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation
04 may 2025 - 12:42:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people [...] Full text...
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Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship - UN rights chief
03 may 2025 - 08:55:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN [...] Full text...
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World Press Freedom Day: Political repression, funding cuts drive media sector into deep crisis
03 may 2025 - 04:54:52Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Massive funding cuts, compounded by growing political repression and increasing violence towards journalists, are [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation
02 may 2025 - 17:44:37Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people [...] Full text...
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Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief
30 april 2025 - 16:45:01New York, US (PANA) - Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result [...] Full text...
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Unlocking Cameroonian youth’s potential for more and better jobs (A World Bank feature)
29 april 2025 - 08:56:31Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Young people aged 18 to 35 represent 57% of the labor force in Cameroon—but many struggle [...] Full text...
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One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers
29 april 2025 - 07:34:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is [...] Full text...
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Senior UN official stresses Libyan government's responsibility to protect women
27 april 2025 - 13:39:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza
25 april 2025 - 18:04:52New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi
25 april 2025 - 15:23:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and [...] Full text...
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Achieving parity in internet usage would add trillions of dollars to global GDP: UN
25 april 2025 - 13:11:49New York, US (PANA) - Globally, far more men than women use the internet, and closing this gap in low- [...] Full text...
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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns (By Laura Quinones, UN News)
25 april 2025 - 05:28:18New York, US (PANA) - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 16:57:32New York, US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 07:23:07New York,US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo
23 april 2025 - 19:51:10Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, [...] Full text...
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Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza
23 april 2025 - 19:28:39Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing [...] Full text...
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Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO
23 april 2025 - 12:17:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death among 15-19-year-old girls which countries could help prevent [...] Full text...
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Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day
23 april 2025 - 05:16:34Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
23 april 2025 - 05:11:55New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...
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Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
22 april 2025 - 14:47:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will [...] Full text...
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Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’
22 april 2025 - 07:38:17New York, US (PANA) - Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, [...] Full text...
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Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official
21 april 2025 - 21:48:09New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country [...] Full text...
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Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
17 april 2025 - 19:05:39New York, US (PANA) - Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
17 april 2025 - 16:41:18Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives
17 april 2025 - 05:52:14New York, US (PANA) - Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern [...] Full text...
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UN: Families fleeing attacks in Sudan’s Zamzam camp arrive injured, traumatized, with nothing to eat
16 april 2025 - 16:08:26Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -Thousands of families have arrived injured, traumatized and with no food or water in the town [...] Full text...
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G7 Ministers denounce Sudan conflict
16 april 2025 - 12:29:03Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Foreign Minister of the G7 countries and the High Representative of the European Union, [...] Full text...
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External flow of weapons into Sudan must end: Guterres
16 april 2025 - 07:09:55New York, US (PANA) - Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges the world to stop 'ignoring' Sudan
15 april 2025 - 09:46:12London, UK, (PANA) - On the second anniversary on Tuesday of the outbreak of Sudan’s civil war, a human rights [...] Full text...
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UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge
14 april 2025 - 20:31:58New York, US (PANA) - The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on [...] Full text...
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Foreign aid cuts jeopardise malaria control efforts: WHO
14 april 2025 - 08:17:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since 2000, investments in the global malaria response have prevented more than 2 billion cases and [...] Full text...
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Are Apps a game changer for women’s business training? A cautionary tale from Ethiopia: World Bank Blog By Rachel Cassidy, Menaal Ebrahim and Diego Ubfal
12 april 2025 - 10:43:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Digital platforms can scale quickly, reduce costs, and offer flexibility that might better suit women’s [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian organisations flag starvation and global failure in Sudan's bloody war
12 april 2025 - 05:21:13Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several humanitarian organisations have again flagged the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Sudan as the bloody [...] Full text...
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Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warn
11 april 2025 - 14:55:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two years since Sudan’s brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians [...] Full text...
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Sudan faces unprecedented hunger and displacement as war enters third year
11 april 2025 - 06:44:34Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Rights group flags 'horrific and widespread' use of sexual violence by paramilitary RSF
10 april 2025 - 10:58:27Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting a bloody war with the [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink
10 april 2025 - 07:46:59Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Hunger in South Sudan’s northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million [...] Full text...
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Four strategic priorities to mobilize the resources needed to achieve 2030 and 2063 Agenda
09 april 2025 - 19:06:58Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatété, Wednesday called on Africa [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad
09 april 2025 - 15:54:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the brutal war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people continue to flee [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda
09 april 2025 - 08:15:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since [...] Full text...
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Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council
08 april 2025 - 20:28:07New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and [...] Full text...
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Plea for a future respecting gender equality
08 april 2025 - 16:50:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Mr. Aboubakri Diaw, Chief of Staff and Head of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to achieve sustainable growth that generates jobs for all
08 april 2025 - 12:58:13Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Antonio Pedro, has called on Africa [...] Full text...
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Africa's higher education centres of excellence celebrate decade of transformative journey
08 april 2025 - 09:51:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - About 500 participants, including more than 80 Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACEs), policy makers, [...] Full text...
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UN reflects on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
08 april 2025 - 06:13:22New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called on Monday for commitment to build a world of justice and [...] Full text...
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Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures – On World Health Day WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
07 april 2025 - 18:15:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, with the theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,” the Gaza Strip continues to [...] Full text...
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With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans
07 april 2025 - 17:24:547 April 2025 Humanitarian AidGaza Cit, Gaza (PANA) - Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine
07 april 2025 - 14:14:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian [...] Full text...
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Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality
07 april 2025 - 07:27:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented aid cuts are putting global progress to end maternal deaths at risk, three UN agencies [...] Full text...
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World Health Day: Focusing on women’s physical and mental health around the world
06 april 2025 - 14:48:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women [...] Full text...
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UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel
04 april 2025 - 05:22:33New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum
03 april 2025 - 17:14:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent [...] Full text...
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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief
03 april 2025 - 09:16:56New York, US (PANA) - 2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
03 april 2025 - 08:09:23Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Investing in nutrition is smart economics: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director
02 april 2025 - 12:57:18Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - Felicienne Soton is part of a women's group that produces gari (cassava flour). She and her [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears
02 april 2025 - 08:15:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral
31 march 2025 - 11:23:58The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] Full text...
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DRC: Outbreaks of infectious diseases due to depletion of stocks due to budget cuts
30 march 2025 - 06:44:39Goma, DRC (PANA) - The near-total depletion of medical supplies, due to budget cuts and blocked access, is leading to [...] Full text...
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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP
30 march 2025 - 06:41:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians
28 march 2025 - 15:43:37Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total [...] Full text...
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Reshaping the agriculture and food sector for healthier diets: World Bank Blog by Natasha Hayward, Felipe F. Dizon, Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz, and Dwi Sari Puspaningtyas
28 march 2025 - 12:15:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - While hunger is making headlines, malnutrition continues to silently affect millions worldwide, undermining their physical and [...] Full text...
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From despair to resilience in Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of Congo: Story By Wassy Kambale for OCHA
28 march 2025 - 11:32:55Kwamouth, Mai-Ndombe, DR Congo (PANA) - Tantine Moba's eyes, once radiant with life, now gaze vacantly into the distance, as [...] Full text...
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Mauritania advances energy security with World Bank support
28 march 2025 - 10:33:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank Group has announced its approval of the Mauritania Development of Energy Resources and [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief denounces a 'frightening proliferation of racist violence and hate crimes'
28 march 2025 - 08:06:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing a "frightening proliferation of racist violence and hate crimes," the UN human [...] Full text...
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Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
27 march 2025 - 20:07:58New York, US (PANA) - Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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New World Bank financing set to revamp Dodoma’s urban mobility, generate more than 10,000 Jobs
27 march 2025 - 08:33:24Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic [...] Full text...
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DRC: Shadow of humanitarian catastrophe hangs over Ituri province
27 march 2025 - 08:04:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the M23 rebel offensive continues in the eastern Republic of Congo (DRC), in the provinces [...] Full text...
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Deadly impacts of childhood stunting can be prevented, WFP insists
26 march 2025 - 18:54:32Paris, France (PANA) - Childhood stunting from malnutrition is a global but preventable problem if adequate investment can be found, [...] Full text...
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Strategic, targeted reforms can strengthen Morocco's business landscape: Report
26 march 2025 - 13:03:00Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan economy demonstrated resilience and positive trends in 2024 despite facing significant challenges, according to [...] Full text...
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Global Talent and Economic Success: IMF Blog By William Kerr, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School
26 march 2025 - 13:01:00Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Countries that attract the world’s most talented people will be the most successful at [...] Full text...
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Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’ (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)
26 march 2025 - 10:28:15New York, US (PANA) - The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, [...] Full text...
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Survivors of sexual violence in the Central African Republic affected by funding cuts (Feature by UN News)
26 march 2025 - 10:22:20Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) has said that US funding [...] Full text...
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Fostering community resilience: A lifeline for the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Laurent Corroyer
26 march 2025 - 08:27:56Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - When devastating floods swept through the Central Africa Republic (CAR) in August 2024, thousands [...] Full text...
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Sudanese uprooted by conflict drag themselves across Chad’s border
26 march 2025 - 08:17:19N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - UN teams say that a humanitarian emergency is underway on Sudan-Chad border, with the number of [...] Full text...
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Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns
25 march 2025 - 16:00:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record [...] Full text...
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WFP mobilises to help Congolese refugees in Burundi in a difficult financial context
25 march 2025 - 06:02:01Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has quickly mobilised additional aid to Burundi to support [...] Full text...
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UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions
25 march 2025 - 05:39:06New York, US (PANA) - United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions [...] Full text...
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UN agency warns of ‘surge’ in AIDS deaths without US funding
25 march 2025 - 05:33:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the [...] Full text...
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South Sudan on brink of civil war, top UN official warns
25 march 2025 - 05:26:32New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as [...] Full text...
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3-week Gaza aid ban ‘collective punishment’: UNRWA chief
24 march 2025 - 07:36:32Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The tight Israeli blockade of humanitarian supplies is pushing Gaza closer to an acute hunger [...] Full text...
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Libyan youth, officials discuss ways to reduce communal violence
22 march 2025 - 13:30:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Dozens of young people from Zaouia, Ajeilat, Sabratha and Jdeida in western Libya, and officials from [...] Full text...
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Connecting 300 million people to electricity and building a resilient future in Africa, World Bank Blog By Celine Ramstein and Stéphane Hallegatte
22 march 2025 - 09:50:58Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was [...] Full text...
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Mass displacement in DRC: Country and neighbours are on verge of humanitarian catastrophe
22 march 2025 - 07:36:47Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Faced with massive displacement caused by the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the [...] Full text...
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Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis
22 march 2025 - 07:07:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that [...] Full text...
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UNICEF condemns looting of life-saving supplies for children from Khartoum hospital
21 march 2025 - 14:00:02Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday condemned in the strongest possible terms the looting [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Armed Forces announce major victory over paramilitary RSF in Khartoum
21 march 2025 - 09:39:04Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday announced a major victory over the rival paramilitary [...] Full text...
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DRC: More than two-thirds of child abuse committed by the M23
21 march 2025 - 08:37:58Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - M23 rebels were responsible for more than two-thirds of the grave violations committed against children in [...] Full text...
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UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights
21 march 2025 - 08:31:25New York, US (PANA) - Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Civilians targeted as hostilities intensify in the capital
21 march 2025 - 08:12:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery shelling and aerial bombardment [...] Full text...
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Fighting malnutrition in Burundi: Mothers of Light are rays of hope: World Bank Blog By Hawa Cisse Wague, Country Manager for Burundi
21 march 2025 - 07:36:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Despite the fertile soil in Burundi, it is unfortunate to see that one in every two [...] Full text...
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The European Union is to provide CFAF 13 billion for the Port and women's leadership in Benin
19 march 2025 - 15:30:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to provide Benin with some 20 million euros in support of [...] Full text...
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Human capital is key to reducing poverty, boosting development in Guinea Bissau
19 march 2025 - 09:18:38Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Some of the key findings from the Human Capital Review, a new World Bank report, [...] Full text...
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WBG hosts second annual global digital summit to bridge the digital divide and boost economic growth
19 march 2025 - 08:40:19Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group convened the second annual Global Digital Summit on Tuesday, bringing [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela
18 march 2025 - 20:56:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...
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AfCFTA, a call to action to unveil the African economy, according to the Ethiopian President
18 march 2025 - 18:27:24Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a call to action to unveil the African [...] Full text...
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Conflict, weather events drive food insecurity in many countries: WB report
18 march 2025 - 10:08:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and weather-related events continue to drive food insecurity in different countries, says the [...] Full text...
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DRC: Nearly 100,000 people displaced by violence in Ituri
18 march 2025 - 06:03:38Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As continued fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese army forces thousands of civilians to flee [...] Full text...
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'Small arms weigh heavily on sustainable development'
18 march 2025 - 05:56:56New York, US (PANA) - Among the many threats hindering sustainable development, small arms and light weapons are often overlooked. [...] Full text...
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Transparency International says Covid 19 worsened corruption worldwide
15 march 2025 - 12:44:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global [...] Full text...
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New project to strengthen communities, support vulnerable groups in Djibouti
15 march 2025 - 08:14:41Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank approved on Friday a US$31 million project aimed at strengthening the socio-economic foundations [...] Full text...
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‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission
15 march 2025 - 07:49:58New York, US (PANA) - “Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, [...] Full text...
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Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia
15 march 2025 - 07:41:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat [...] Full text...
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Voter registration starts in Central African Republic
15 march 2025 - 07:32:20New York, US (PANA) - The second and third phases of voter registrations are underway in the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression
14 march 2025 - 20:14:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including [...] Full text...
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Breaking barriers: Unlocking education and jobs for women and youth in Mozambique: World Bank Blog By Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough, Karla Gonzalez Carvajal and Robert S. Chase
14 march 2025 - 08:19:25Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - How can affordable and reliable transport help women and youth access vocational training and employment? As part [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief
14 march 2025 - 08:17:13New York, US (PANA) - Sudan is now the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, the head of the [...] Full text...
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'Interruption of US aid to HIV response in DRC could cost thousands of lives'
13 march 2025 - 08:28:49Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN is concerned about the fate of thousands of citizens of Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’
13 march 2025 - 07:34:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality [...] Full text...
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Is Artificial Intelligence the future of farming? Exploring opportunities and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Regional Director for Sustainable Development, West and Central Africa, World Bank
13 march 2025 - 07:33:43Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Across Sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet revolution is underway. Smallholder farmers are increasingly leveraging Artificial [...] Full text...
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CAF president Patrice Motsepe re-elected unopposed for second term
12 march 2025 - 12:59:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe, was on Wednesday re-elected [...] Full text...
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Libyan youth call for political stability, accountability, economic reforms
12 march 2025 - 10:47:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A number of Libyan youth have discussed challenges facing the country's economy with experts of the [...] Full text...
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‘Furious kickback against equality’ must end, UN chief tells women activists, as conference adopts landmark declaration
12 march 2025 - 07:38:04New York, US (PANA) - At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark [...] Full text...
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Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities
11 march 2025 - 15:54:15New York, US (PANA) - States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which [...] Full text...
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'Men remain the overwhelming majority in high political positions'
11 march 2025 - 15:52:07New York, US (PANA) - Progress towards gender equality in political leadership remains insufficient as we enter 2025, with men [...] Full text...
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CAF launches tender for commercialisation of national team competitions
11 march 2025 - 10:51:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched a tender for a global marketing agency that [...] Full text...
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Gender expert flags increased risk of forced sterilization of disabled women
11 march 2025 - 08:26:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and girls with disabilities are at increased risk of abuse, including forced sterilization, sexual exploitation [...] Full text...
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Commission on the Status of Women: 'The poison of patriarchy is back'
11 march 2025 - 08:20:02New York, US (PANA) - As the new session of the Commission on the Status of Women opens, meeting at [...] Full text...
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What works for women at work: World Bank Blog By Anna Bjerde, World Bank Managing Director of Operations
11 march 2025 - 07:49:31Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - Across the globe, I’ve met countless men and women driven by the conviction that when policies [...] Full text...
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Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to achieving gender equality
10 march 2025 - 18:38:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on [...] Full text...
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UN: Urgent appeal as major donors reduce life-saving funding amid Sudan crisis
10 march 2025 - 17:17:41Port Sudan-Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Monday lamented that Sudden funding cuts by top government donors are a [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya urges parties to promote status of women
09 march 2025 - 13:14:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has called on all Libyan [...] Full text...
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Women in war zones: “Having worked in humanitarian work for 22 years, I was the one who needed help” (By Nathalie Minard, UN News)
09 march 2025 - 13:03:24Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - “In 22 years of humanitarian work, I could not imagine that I was the one who [...] Full text...
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South Sudan Community leaders call for peace between cattle herders and farmers (By Surur Ali Ayile, UN News)
09 march 2025 - 05:18:16Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The land in Lainya County in South Sudan is rich and fertile, with a long [...] Full text...
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Millions in Central Sahel, Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis
09 march 2025 - 05:04:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in [...] Full text...
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Corruption hinders gender equality worldwide: Transparency International
08 march 2025 - 12:54:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - On International Women’s Day, Transparency International celebrated the achievements of women worldwide, but also [...] Full text...
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Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone
08 march 2025 - 09:22:20New York, USA (PANA) – The right to go to school. To join the workforce. The right to vote. To [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN reports 'widespread' abuse of detainees in conflict
07 march 2025 - 11:32:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new United Nations report released on Thursday highlights a "widespread pattern" of arbitrary detention, torture [...] Full text...
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DRC: Vaccination campaign against Mpox targets 600,000 people in Kinshasa
07 march 2025 - 11:16:23Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A new "large-scale" vaccination campaign against mpox (monkeypox) began on Thursday in the DRC capital, Kinshasa.This [...] Full text...
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Gender equality in employment would take nearly two centuries, says ILO
07 march 2025 - 11:05:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which set ambitious [...] Full text...
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Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official
07 march 2025 - 10:34:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN [...] Full text...
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One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
07 march 2025 - 10:25:28New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher [...] Full text...
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Economic impact of restrictions on women's citizenship rights: World Bank Blog By Mariam Anaïs Gnakra, Daniela Behr and Julia Braunmiller
07 march 2025 - 08:48:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Many countries still prevent women from passing nationality to their children in the same way as [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF
06 march 2025 - 16:42:05Gava City, Gaza (PANA) - The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday [...] Full text...
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South Africa and Chile strengthen ties
06 march 2025 - 09:37:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa and Chile have agreed to cooperate in areas of trade and industry [...] Full text...
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DRC: Human rights defenders threatened, UN expert warns
06 march 2025 - 08:53:20Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - An independent UN expert said on Wednesday she was extremely concerned about the safety of human [...] Full text...
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