WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive
12 march 2025 - 07:17:55Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic [...] 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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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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World Bank enterprise surveys in Botswana: 13 years later: World Bank Blog By Siyun He, Yew Chong Soh and Liang Wang
06 march 2025 - 08:12:23Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Findings from a recent World Bank survey reveal the current state of private sector development in [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres
04 march 2025 - 19:40:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza [...] Full text...
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04 march 2025 - 08:41:33New York, US (PANA) - Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid [...] Full text...
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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief
04 march 2025 - 07:30:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...
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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief
03 march 2025 - 20:22:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...
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DRC deepens investigation on cluster of illnesses, community deaths in Equateur province
03 march 2025 - 08:23:07Kinshasa. DRC (PANA) - Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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UN Feature: ‘This is our land’ – Building Gaza’s future from the wreckage of war
02 march 2025 - 20:17:00Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - At night he sleeps under a tarpaulin sheet on the ruins of his family home. [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges parties to find a way forward on next phase of Gaza ceasefire
02 march 2025 - 10:12:22New York, US (PANA) - As the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal concludes, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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New report forecasts better prospects for South Africa’s dairy industry
01 march 2025 - 11:55:25Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic [...] Full text...
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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls
28 february 2025 - 15:29:32New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...
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Sudan is a powder keg with growing risk of war crimes, UN warns
28 february 2025 - 06:18:34Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - Sudan is a flashpoint, with a growing risk of atrocity crimes and mass starvation deaths, [...] Full text...
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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls
28 february 2025 - 06:10:14New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: WHO tracks deadly mysterious illness
27 february 2025 - 20:10:09Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are carrying [...] Full text...
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UNICEF and Japan will scale up mental health and psychosocial support services for refugee children in Armenia
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UNICEF: Reports of serious violations against children in DRC have tripled in one month
27 february 2025 - 06:21:19Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of reports of grave violations against children in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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New report flags severity of US funding cuts to global AIDS response
27 february 2025 - 05:56:16New York, US (PANA) - Shuttered clinics and health workers laid off around the world reflect the widespread, negative toll [...] Full text...
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Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears
26 february 2025 - 19:20:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for [...] Full text...
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‘We’re afraid to return home’: Uprooted again, Congolese civilians face hunger and more insecurity (Feature by UN News)
26 february 2025 - 07:48:47Goma, DRC (PANA) - Around 700,000 people were forced to leave Goma, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic [...] Full text...
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DRC fighting has claimed more lives, forced families from their homes
26 february 2025 - 07:26:50Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and [...] Full text...
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DRC crisis deepens as crime, insecurity surge
25 february 2025 - 06:09:14New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening as M23 [...] Full text...
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms US $500 million commitment to global polio eradication effort
24 february 2025 - 20:53:21Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PANA) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Monday reaffirmed its US $500 million pledge to [...] Full text...
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World Health Day 2025 to spotlight women and babies’ survival, urging solidarity at a critical moment for global health
24 february 2025 - 19:22:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced the theme of World Health Day 2025, Healthy [...] Full text...
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Thousands of people flee from eastern DR Congo into Burundi.
21 february 2025 - 06:30:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people [...] Full text...
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DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency
20 february 2025 - 18:15:56Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands [...] Full text...
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What is social justice and how is the UN helping make it a reality?
20 february 2025 - 15:54:19New York, US (PANA) - In recent years, the term "social justice" has become a significant part of public discourse, [...] Full text...
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Financial inclusion in Africa: Progress, challenges, and the road ahead: World Bank Blog By Leora Klapper, Lucy Nshuti Mbabazi and Monique Nsanzabaganwa
20 february 2025 - 12:51:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Imagine that everyone in Africa, from vendors in the bustling markets of Cairo, to agricultural [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: Three years of war reverses progress for women and girls
19 february 2025 - 23:15:54Geneva, Switzerland( PANA) - Three years of war in Ukraine have reversed decades of progress for women and girls, leaving [...] Full text...
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Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in the Gaza Strip
19 february 2025 - 17:01:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The emergency polio outbreak response in the Gaza Strip is continuing, with a mass vaccination campaign [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone scales up mpox outbreak response
18 february 2025 - 11:05:55Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) ‒ Sierra Leone is deploying a range of measures to control and end an outbreak of [...] Full text...
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CAR takes steps to protect remote communities from polio
18 february 2025 - 10:54:33Bangui, CAR (PANA) – In the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, the Central African Republic (CAR) has placed a special [...] Full text...
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DRC crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels move in
17 february 2025 - 16:24:36Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief [...] Full text...
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Uncertainty around US aids freeze puts millions of people at risk: MSF
15 february 2025 - 08:32:18Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) — The decision by the US government to temporarily freeze funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for [...] Full text...
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Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’ (By UN News)
15 february 2025 - 05:53:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
15 february 2025 - 05:34:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as [...] Full text...
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Strike on Chernobyl: ‘No room for complacency’ says atomic energy watchdog
14 february 2025 - 20:17:13Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - Ukrainian authorities said on Friday a Russian drone strike with a high explosive warhead struck the [...] Full text...
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UN: chocked by attack on IDPs Camps in Darfur
13 february 2025 - 15:52:02Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan has expressed her shock and great [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping, relief efforts, continue to face challenges in DR Congo
13 february 2025 - 05:38:30New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday called on the M23 armed group to allow the unimpeded [...] Full text...
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US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns
13 february 2025 - 05:37:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over the impact of US funding cuts [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity to suspend US-funded work in some 20 countries
11 february 2025 - 09:38:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says it will, for the first time in its history, have [...] Full text...
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UN calls on paramilitary to remove restrictions imposed on humanitarian activities
10 february 2025 - 14:44:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations has for the first time openly accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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Why does family planning save lives? (Feature by UNFPA)
09 february 2025 - 08:23:53New York, US (PANA) - Sakina Sani was forced into marriage at the age of 12, amid war and food [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN condemns the murder of three humanitarian workers in North Kivu
09 february 2025 - 08:08:30Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday condemned "in the strongest [...] Full text...
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US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS
07 february 2025 - 22:17:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: Thousands flee clashes in South Kivu
07 february 2025 - 22:10:48Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering [...] Full text...
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Civilian death toll triples in one week in Sudan amid escalating hostilities
07 february 2025 - 22:06:06Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civilian death toll in Sudan has surged dramatically, with at least 275 people killed [...] Full text...
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‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says
07 february 2025 - 05:26:51New York, US (PANA) - As the world marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female genital Mutilationon Thursday, [...] Full text...
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WHO: Some 135,000 women in Africa could die from breast cancer by 2040
06 february 2025 - 05:01:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 135,000 women could die from preventable breast cancer by 2040 in sub-Saharan Africa without [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens
04 february 2025 - 18:58:22Geneva, Switszerland (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...
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Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns
03 february 2025 - 19:34:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many [...] Full text...
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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda
02 february 2025 - 15:42:18Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Uganda Ministry of Health on 30 January 2025, declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease [...] Full text...
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MENA is open to work: Tackling the jobs deficit: World Bank Bog By Ousmane Dione and Roberta Gatti
02 february 2025 - 12:32:06Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with [...] Full text...
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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ - UNRWA
01 february 2025 - 05:48:44Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff [...] Full text...
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WHO confirms outbreak of deadly virus in Uganda
31 january 2025 - 05:34:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which [...] Full text...
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DRC: Hospitals overwhelmed, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’
31 january 2025 - 05:09:12Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Libya participates in 2nd Global Labour Market Conference in Saudi Arabia
30 january 2025 - 12:30:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Ali al-Abed al-Ridha, is participating in the two-day second [...] Full text...
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Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows
30 january 2025 - 06:07:56Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the [...] Full text...
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DR Congo emergency: Next 24 hours are critical, warn UN agencies
28 january 2025 - 17:52:28Kinshasa, DR C (PANA) - The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN [...] Full text...
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DRC: UN Security Council urged to 'act now' to protect civilians
27 january 2025 - 09:21:58New York, US (PANA) - Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Civilians at risk as M23 approaches Goma, says rights group
26 january 2025 - 05:23:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation
23 january 2025 - 14:25:45Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
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Aid surging into Gaza ‘at scale’ but massive needs remain: OCHA, WHO
22 january 2025 - 05:59:52Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen [...] Full text...
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Guterres welcomes start of ceasefire in Gaza as UN ramps up food deliveries
20 january 2025 - 05:38:30New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
19 january 2025 - 17:54:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
19 january 2025 - 13:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due to [...] Full text...
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Escalating Violence in eastern DR Congo displaces hundreds of thousands
18 january 2025 - 05:45:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and UN aid coordination office, OCHA, have expressed grave concerns over the [...] Full text...
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Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks per day: WHO
17 january 2025 - 16:37:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with [...] Full text...
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‘Enough death and destruction’: Gazans hope for ceasefire and a better future
17 january 2025 - 07:06:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas due [...] Full text...
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Economic recovery is losing steam, warns UN labour agency
16 january 2025 - 12:24:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets [...] Full text...
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Guterres hails Gaza ceasefire deal as ‘critical first step’
15 january 2025 - 20:17:21New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has welcomed Wednesday’s announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and [...] Full text...
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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services
15 january 2025 - 08:26:25Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...
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Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum annual meeting 2025
14 january 2025 - 16:06:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic [...] Full text...
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‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk
14 january 2025 - 05:55:53London, UK (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights [...] Full text...
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$82 million committed to Sudan’s crippled health system
14 january 2025 - 05:49:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have [...] Full text...
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Famine spreads in Sudan, say UN agencies
11 january 2025 - 09:20:58New York, US (PANA) - Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan [...] Full text...
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‘Children are now freezing to death’: UN
10 january 2025 - 06:55:19Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting [...] Full text...
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Future of Jobs Report 2025: 78 million new job opportunities by 2030 but urgent upskilling needed to prepare workforces
08 january 2025 - 07:26:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shifting global trends in technology, economy, demographics and the green transition are projected to generate 170 [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN World Food Programme condemns Israeli attack on aid convoy
07 january 2025 - 07:54:27Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Israeli airstrikes continued across Gaza overnight into Monday, while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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‘Hospitals have become battlegrounds’: Gaza’s health system on brink of collapse
04 january 2025 - 08:06:14New York, US (PANA) - With seven per cent of the population killed or injured since October 2023, the health [...] Full text...
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Fresh evacuation orders and airstrikes highlight ongoing insecurity in Gaza
03 january 2025 - 07:26:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians are not safe anywhere in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, warned [...] Full text...
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Head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underlines need for ceasefire in Gaza
02 january 2025 - 19:55:07New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA again underlined the need for a ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Millions of Yemenis will bear the brunt of attacks on critical civilian infrastructure
02 january 2025 - 09:28:28Sana’a, Yemen (PANA) - Some 59 organisations operating in Yemen have voiced concern over escalation of war on civilians.International and [...] Full text...
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UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza
01 january 2025 - 03:15:02Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, issued a fresh call [...] Full text...
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WHO continues to urge China to share data five years after COVID-19
01 january 2025 - 03:08:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing efforts to understand the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped
31 december 2024 - 07:55:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Essential services that sustain life - healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access - are being systematically [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General pleads for peace in 2025
30 december 2024 - 20:11:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was in Yemen on a mission to negotiate with the [...] Full text...
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Kamal Adwan Hospital out of service following Friday's raid and repeated attacks since
28 december 2024 - 18:39:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO says it is appalled by Friday’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which put the last [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned
28 december 2024 - 07:40:43Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Newborns and infants in Gaza have reportedly died of hypothermia, deaths described by the UN Children’s [...] Full text...
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Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis
23 december 2024 - 18:29:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 [...] Full text...
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UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator condemns bombardment of WFP compound
22 december 2024 - 07:19:46Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday condemned the recent bombardment of a World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s El Fasher siege: UN humanitarians killed as refugee crisis intensifies
21 december 2024 - 06:55:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in Sudan - particularly around besieged El Fasher – and a growing refugee [...] Full text...
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Marburg outbreak in Rwanda declared over
20 december 2024 - 18:46:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over on Thursday by the Government of Rwanda [...] Full text...
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Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation
20 december 2024 - 17:50:21Beirut, Leanon (PANA) - Thousands of civilians require reconstructive surgeries and physical rehabilitation. All but one hospital are gradually reopening, [...] Full text...
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Tropical Cyclone Chido: Mozambican government assesses damage
19 december 2024 - 06:36:32Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - An estimated 182,000 people across the northern provinces of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa were affected [...] Full text...
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Avian flu reported in 108 countries across five continents, says WHO
18 december 2024 - 05:31:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General calls for support for WHO Academy
17 december 2024 - 21:22:51Lyon, France (PANA) - The WHO Director-General Tuesday called for partnerships and collaboration for the WHO Academy to enable it [...] Full text...
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WFP delivers aid to over 800,000 in Sudan
17 december 2024 - 17:43:55Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified its emergency response in Sudan, delivering food assistance [...] Full text...
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Migrant workers ‘indispensable’ to global economic growth: ILO
17 december 2024 - 05:19:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International migrants comprised 4.7 per cent of the labour force in 2022 – an indication of [...] Full text...
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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa
14 december 2024 - 12:42:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death [...] Full text...
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International Rescue Committee: ten percent of people in dire food assistance, globally, reside in Sudan
13 december 2024 - 14:24:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international organization has released a shocking report, saying one in each ten people in [...] Full text...
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Quality, affordable health services for 1.5 billion people: A vision for healthier, more resilient world: World Bank Blog By Juan Pablo Uribe and Monique Vledder
13 december 2024 - 07:47:44Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The scale of the global health challenge is staggering. Global megatrends—such as decreasing investments in [...] Full text...
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At least 68 journalist killings in 2024, UNESCO reports
13 december 2024 - 05:48:18Paris, France (PANA) - For the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with [...] Full text...
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EU reaffirms its commitment to human rights
09 december 2024 - 16:40:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of [...] Full text...
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Gaza: No evacuation order given before hospital strike, says WHO
06 december 2024 - 18:03:50Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - One of the last partially functional health centres in besieged northern Gaza was hit several [...] Full text...
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Ghana votes in 9th elections as it consolidates multi-party democracy
03 december 2024 - 13:39:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 [...] Full text...
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The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief
03 december 2024 - 04:41:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on [...] Full text...
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Security, essential service workers vote ahead of Ghana's 2024 presidential, parliamentary elections
02 december 2024 - 07:02:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Members of the security services, health personnel, journalists, elections officials and workers of essential services who [...] Full text...
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Children in Gaza need life-saving support-UNICEF
30 november 2024 - 18:41:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The war in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. At least14,000 children have [...] Full text...
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New report highlights need for sustained investment in infection prevention and control programmes
29 november 2024 - 20:34:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly five years since COVID-19 was first reported, a new global report on infection prevention and [...] Full text...
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Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022 - ILO
29 november 2024 - 04:36:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to ensure greater protection of humanitarian workers
27 november 2024 - 06:05:50New York, US (PANA) - With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly [...] Full text...
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2024 deadliest year ever for aid workers, UN humanitarian office reports
23 november 2024 - 05:02:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The death toll of humanitarian workers in 2024 has become the “deadliest on record”, with 281 [...] Full text...
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More health workers and patients killed proportionally in Lebanon than in Ukraine and Gaza
22 november 2024 - 20:53:59Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – Since 7 October 2023, 47% of attacks on health care – 65 out of 137 – [...] Full text...
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World Bank study calls for investing in the success of adolescent girls in Africa
21 november 2024 - 17:55:17Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Amid growing calls to invest in human capital and expand job opportunities for Africa’s [...] Full text...
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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele
18 november 2024 - 08:36:22Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Climate change is an urgent human crisis. Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north
14 november 2024 - 17:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...
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Libya's oil production hits highest level in a decade
14 november 2024 - 11:42:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's oil production hit 1,577,101 barrels per day made up of 1,374,118 crude oil and 202,983 [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws - Rights group
14 november 2024 - 06:57:45Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by [...] Full text...
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Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms
14 november 2024 - 05:36:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears
12 november 2024 - 18:29:44New York, US (PANA) - The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries [...] Full text...
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WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on
12 november 2024 - 07:38:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to [...] Full text...
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‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza
09 november 2024 - 07:15:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in areas within the northern Gaza Strip, [...] Full text...
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Sudan rejects US envoy's accusations on relief delivery
08 november 2024 - 10:06:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has rejected accusations of the US Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, that the authorities [...] Full text...
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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative
06 november 2024 - 05:42:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 [...] 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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Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
05 november 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN-supported polio vaccine campaign concluded in besieged northern Gaza on Monday, with agencies inoculating [...] Full text...
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'Aid restrictions and dismantling UNRWA will compound Gazans’ suffering'
05 november 2024 - 05:12:49Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Aid entering Gaza reached a new low in October, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency [...] Full text...
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Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire
04 november 2024 - 04:52:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Gaza: Strike hits health centre as polio vaccine campaign resumes in ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 13:24:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began on Saturday in bombarded, besieged [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Final phase of polio vaccine campaign reaches ravaged north
03 november 2024 - 05:28:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The long-awaited final phase of a UN-supported polio vaccine campaign began early Saturday morning in bombarded [...] Full text...
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85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished - UNESCO
02 november 2024 - 06:58:01Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...
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Some 1.2 billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide - World Bank
01 november 2024 - 07:22:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Some 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate [...] 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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Eliminating the productivity drag: IMF F&D article By Nan Li and Diaa Noureldin
30 october 2024 - 10:50:02Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy has been struggling to regain its footing since the 2008–09 global [...] Full text...
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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW
29 october 2024 - 06:41:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...
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War reflects negatively on child vaccination in Sudan, UNICEF
25 october 2024 - 18:26:22Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that war in Sudan has hit the children section [...] Full text...
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Finding a pathway to employment for young women in Benin: World Bank Blog By Saint-Martin Kodjovi Mongan Agbeshie, Rachael Pierotti, Nicola Duell and Claudia Rivas
24 october 2024 - 13:02:45Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - It’s early morning in Benin and Solange, a young mother, is dropping her child off at [...] Full text...
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Beninese youth, of which 51% are women. This represents a major improvement compared to a 40% female participation in previous employment programmes
24 october 2024 - 10:34:44Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - To empower women, Benin worked with the Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI)—a global platform hosted by [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
24 october 2024 - 05:45:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of [...] Full text...
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Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign
23 october 2024 - 13:22:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) --Due to the escalating violence, intense bombardment, mass displacement orders, and lack of assured humanitarian pauses across [...] Full text...
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WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso
23 october 2024 - 06:36:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response [...] Full text...
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Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years
22 october 2024 - 16:03:45New York, US (PANA) - The impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has [...] Full text...
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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
20 october 2024 - 19:52:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...
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Support for economic reforms hinges on communication, engagement, and trust: IMF Blog By Silvia Albrizio, Bertrand Gruss, and Yu Shi
17 october 2024 - 14:25:35Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in a low-growth gear, largely because of aging populations, [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Aid supplies are there, but not access to those in need
17 october 2024 - 05:27:16New York, US (PANA) - There are currently 100,000 metric tonnes of food waiting to be imported into Gaza by [...] Full text...
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Regaining modern values can reverse the slowdown in innovation and its rewards: IMF Blog By Edmund Phelps
16 october 2024 - 07:32:49Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Why do some nations experience mass economic flourishing while others do not? Why did [...] Full text...
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Two billion women without access to social protection
15 october 2024 - 16:16:55New York, US (PANA) - A UN Women report reveals that policies ranging from cash benefits to healthcare and pensions [...] Full text...
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Gaza School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA
14 october 2024 - 11:49:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on [...] Full text...
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South Africa moves to accommodate foreign workers
14 october 2024 - 10:50:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has gazetted reforms to [...] Full text...
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Poorest economies face toughest conditions in two decades
14 october 2024 - 07:49:01Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world’s 26 poorest economies—home to about 40 percent of all people who live [...] Full text...
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Why women risk losing out in shift to green jobs: IMF Blog By tefania Fabrizio, Florence Jaumotte, and Marina M. Tavares
08 october 2024 - 07:01:27Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Men hold about 70 percent of the world’s polluting jobs, so one might think [...] Full text...
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Gazans in the north trapped with nowhere to go, as fighting intensifies
08 october 2024 - 05:29:09New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that conditions in northern Gaza are deteriorating rapidly, with over 400,000 [...] Full text...
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UN officials remember Hamas' 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace
07 october 2024 - 16:25:30New York, US (PANA) - Senior officials from across the UN system underscored the need for peace between Israelis and [...] Full text...
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Implementation gaps hinder business climate in 50 economies: WBG report
03 october 2024 - 15:32:24Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economies do better at enacting regulations to improve the national business climate than they [...] Full text...
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Building roads to build peace: Our experience in the Central African Republic: World Bank Blog By Papa Modou Ndiaye, Francis Ovanda Mbele and Abdoulaye Sylla
03 october 2024 - 08:14:12Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Emergency Infrastructure and Connectivity Recovery Project (EICRP) is transforming the northeastern regions of [...] Full text...
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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo
03 october 2024 - 07:50:28Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...
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Nearly 70 million across East Africa need humanitarian aid - UN
03 october 2024 - 05:31:52New York, US (PANA) - New estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that nearly 67 million people in the [...] Full text...
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Working from home is powering productivity: IMF article by Nicholas Bloom
02 october 2024 - 05:39:32Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown [...] Full text...
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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem
01 october 2024 - 20:25:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...
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Rwanda Ministry of Health announces confirmation of Marburg virus disease
01 october 2024 - 16:00:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Rwanda Ministry of Health on 27 September 2024, announced the confirmation of Marburg virus disease [...] 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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WHO and Multilateral Development Banks kick off US $1.5 billion primary health financing platform
23 september 2024 - 20:50:32New York, US (PANA) - Execution is starting under the new Health Impact Investment Platform on the first country health [...] Full text...
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Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
20 september 2024 - 14:38:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, issued an urgent appeal on Friday for nearly $59 million to [...] Full text...
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Showing resolve amid crisis: Guterres highlights UN impact in annual report
20 september 2024 - 06:35:28New York, US (PANA) - In a time marked by escalating global crises – from rising poverty to the worsening [...] Full text...
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Global Fund provides nearly $10 million for DRC mpox response
19 september 2024 - 06:00:45Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) is supporting the Government [...] Full text...
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WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign in Gaza amid tragic reality
14 september 2024 - 07:10:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 560,000 children under-10 have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an [...] Full text...
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Trade balances in China and the US are largely driven by domestic macro forces: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Krishna Srinivasan, and Rodrigo Valdés
13 september 2024 - 12:55:31Washington, DC, United States - China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed [...] Full text...
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Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns
13 september 2024 - 05:49:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any [...] Full text...
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UNICEF steps up support to protect DRC children from mpox
13 september 2024 - 05:17:49Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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How to Awaken Europe's Private Sector and Boost Economic Growth: IMF Blog By Diego Cerdeiro, Gee Hee Hong, and Alfred Kammer
12 september 2024 - 10:09:07Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - In the European Union, income per person, one of the main gauges of living [...] Full text...
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UN continues polio vaccination in northern Gaza
12 september 2024 - 05:20:59New York, US (PANA) - The UN says that health workers continue efforts to vaccinate young children in northern Gaza [...] Full text...
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UNHCR launches $21.4 million appeal to support refugees in African countries to fight mpox
11 september 2024 - 18:50:34New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s 200,000 youths to benefit from IDA funded skills development programme
11 september 2024 - 10:22:14Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than [...] Full text...
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The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO chief
09 september 2024 - 05:28:44Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of war have left the country [...] Full text...
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Polio vaccination campaign in Gaza moves to southern areas
06 september 2024 - 05:34:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The second phase of a two-round campaign to vaccinate over half a million young children in [...] Full text...
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Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024; Gaza and Sudan worst hit
06 september 2024 - 05:18:22New York, US (PANA) - The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due [...] Full text...
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Disease and war stalk children in Gaza, despite vaccine success
05 september 2024 - 06:04:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, despite the success of the mass polio vaccination campaign so far, UN humanitarians warned [...] Full text...
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UN demands hostage release, urges protection and aid for Gaza civilians
05 september 2024 - 05:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Top UN political and humanitarian officials on Wednesday renewed urgent appeals for the unconditional release [...] Full text...
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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
04 september 2024 - 17:13:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at [...] Full text...
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UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations gets underway
01 september 2024 - 17:06:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa
31 august 2024 - 07:30:21N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations
31 august 2024 - 07:20:32Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza [...] Full text...
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EU calls for immediate halt of hostilities to allow polio vaccination in Gaza
30 august 2024 - 05:47:55Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is urging immediate humanitarian pauses to enable the vaccination of all children in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Nigeria becomes first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines: WHO
29 august 2024 - 06:31:52Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) = Nigeria received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines on Tuesday, becoming the first African country to obtain [...] Full text...
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UN food agency halts operations in Gaza after team attacked
29 august 2024 - 06:09:44New York, US (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its [...] Full text...
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Nigeria receives 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines
28 august 2024 - 11:06:28Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday received 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines, becoming the first country in the African [...] Full text...
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Refugees and displaced in Africa face heightened threat from mpox outbreak
27 august 2024 - 18:58:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday that the mpox outbreak could have devastating effects [...] Full text...
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Evacuation orders in Gaza threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again
27 august 2024 - 13:03:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing [...] Full text...
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The Geneva Conventions: ‘Rules of war’ saved me, says former Sierra Leone child soldier
27 august 2024 - 05:03:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of [...] Full text...
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US assists DRC, Africa in mpox fight
23 august 2024 - 06:42:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it has been supporting the mpox response actions in Africa to fighting [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline
21 august 2024 - 19:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’
21 august 2024 - 13:12:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of mpox across the Horn, eastern and southern Africa has increased the risk of [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed at reported attacks on health care in Ukraine
19 august 2024 - 21:23:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since 24 February 2022, following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the WHO Country Office [...] Full text...
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UN, partners call for end of violence against aid workers
19 august 2024 - 05:23:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, the [...] Full text...
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Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
17 august 2024 - 06:55:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down [...] Full text...
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UN airlifts ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
17 august 2024 - 06:43:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for [...] Full text...
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WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread
16 august 2024 - 05:14:24Brazzaville, DR Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb [...] Full text...
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WHO declares mpox virus public health emergency of international concern
15 august 2024 - 05:59:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the rise in mpox cases [...] Full text...
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