Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis

23 december 2024 - 18:29:13
Geneva, 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 - 07:19:46
Port 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 - 06:55:20
Geneva, 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 - 18:46:58
Kigali, 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 - 17:50:21
Beirut, 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 - 06:36:32
Maputo, 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 - 05:31:43
Geneva, 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 - 21:22:51
Lyon, 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 - 17:43:55
Port 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 - 05:19:06
Geneva, 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 - 12:42:24
Johannesburg, 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 - 14:24:29
Port 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 - 07:47:44
Abidjan, 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 - 05:48:18
Paris, 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 - 16:40:44
Brussels, 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 - 18:03:50
Gaza 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 - 13:39:05
Accra, 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 - 04:41:53
Cairo, 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 - 07:02:26
Accra, 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 - 18:41:00
Geneva, 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 - 20:34:03
Geneva, 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 - 04:36:31
Geneva, 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 - 06:05:50
New 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 - 05:02:54
Geneva, 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 - 20:53:59
Beirut, 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 - 17:55:17
Washington, 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 - 08:36:22
Luanda, 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 - 17:13:06
Geneva, 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 - 11:42:50
Tripoli, 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 - 06:57:45
Freetown, 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 - 05:36:33
Geneva, 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 - 18:29:44
New 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 - 07:38:13
Cairo, 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 - 07:15:05
Geneva, 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 - 10:06:22
Port 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 - 05:42:49
Port 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 - 08:01:21
Dakar, 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 - 05:21:06
New 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 - 05:12:49
Cairo, 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 - 04:52:22
Gaza 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 - 13:24:35
Geneva, 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 - 05:28:03
Geneva, 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 - 06:58:01
Paris, 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 - 07:22:57
Washington, 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 - 04:55:45
Cali, 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 - 10:50:02
Washington, 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 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, 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 - 18:26:22
Port 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 - 13:02:45
Cotonou, 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 - 10:34:44
Cotonou, 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 - 05:45:25
Geneva, 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 - 13:22:38
Geneva, 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 - 06:36:56
Ouagadougou, 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 - 16:03:45
New 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 - 19:52:50
Geneva, 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 - 14:25:35
Washington 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 - 05:27:16
New 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 - 07:32:49
Washington 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 - 16:16:55
New 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 - 11:49:22
Gaza 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 - 10:50:15
Cape 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 - 07:49:01
Washington, 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 - 07:01:27
Washington, 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 - 05:29:09
New 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 - 16:25:30
New 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 - 15:32:24
Washington, 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 - 08:14:12
Bangui, 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 - 07:50:28
Saint-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 - 05:31:52
New 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 - 05:39:32
Washington, 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 - 20:25:18
Geneva, 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 - 16:00:26
Geneva, 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 - 08:00:22
Geneva, 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 - 20:50:32
New 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 - 14:38:39
Bujumbura, 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 - 06:35:28
New 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 - 06:00:45
Kinshasa, 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 - 07:10:05
Geneva, 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 - 12:55:31
Washington, 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 - 05:49:35
Geneva, 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 - 05:17:49
Kinshasa, 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 - 10:09:07
Washington, 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 - 05:20:59
New 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 - 18:50:34
New 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 - 10:22:14
Kigali, 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 - 05:28:44
Port 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 - 05:34:35
Cairo, 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 - 05:18:22
New 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 - 06:04:22
Cairo, 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 - 05:46:57
New 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 - 17:13:20
Geneva, 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 - 17:06:26
Cairo, 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 - 07:30:21
N'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 - 07:20:32
Cairo, 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 - 05:47:55
Brussels, 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 - 06:31:52
Brazzaville, 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 - 06:09:44
New 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 - 11:06:28
Abuja, 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 - 18:58:14
Geneva, 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 - 13:03:54
Geneva, 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 - 05:03:30
Geneva, 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 - 06:42:23
Washington, 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 - 19:58:48
Geneva, 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 - 13:12:44
Geneva, 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 - 21:23:00
Geneva, 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 - 05:23:34
Geneva, 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 - 06:55:23
New 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 - 06:43:47
Ouagadougou, 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 - 05:14:24
Brazzaville, 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 - 05:59:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the rise in mpox cases [...] Full text...

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Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

14 august 2024 - 12:48:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive [...] Full text...

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Youth jobless rate falls to 15-year low, says ILO

12 august 2024 - 11:06:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people unemployed globally is at a 15-year low but Asian Pacific and [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order

09 august 2024 - 07:12:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military [...] Full text...

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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation

08 august 2024 - 07:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...

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Another month, another heat record broken: UN weather agency

07 august 2024 - 20:41:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last month, July, saw another extreme weather milestone with the world's hottest day on recent record registered [...] Full text...

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WHO-warns of surge in polio, mpox infections

07 august 2024 - 19:47:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the [...] Full text...

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UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza

07 august 2024 - 05:47:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan

07 august 2024 - 05:36:12
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation

06 august 2024 - 07:08:33
Deir al-Balah, Palestine (PANA) - It is a massive challenge to balance operational necessity and aid workers’ personal safety in [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat travels to Kenya, Ethiopia

05 august 2024 - 06:53:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, is [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases

03 august 2024 - 07:25:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases [...] Full text...

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Benin prisoners penned into overcrowded, dirty cells - Rights group

01 august 2024 - 08:29:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prisoners in Benin were subjected to filthy, overcrowded cells and denied clean water and medical treatment [...] Full text...

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More support for breastfeeding could save 820,000 young lives annually, UN agencies say

01 august 2024 - 05:06:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have called [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave’s displaced

30 july 2024 - 06:20:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New forced displacements have continued in Gaza as regional tensions escalate after a deadly strike in [...] Full text...

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Healthcare in Sudan ‘hanging by a thread,’ warns UN agency

30 july 2024 - 05:58:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital

29 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...

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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council

27 july 2024 - 05:47:01
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...

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Maximising returns to human capital in Mauritania for increased wealth, shared prosperity

26 july 2024 - 11:20:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday released the seventh edition of its Economic Update for Mauritania, which [...] Full text...

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The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN Chief

25 july 2024 - 17:58:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions [...] Full text...

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Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF

25 july 2024 - 05:59:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors'

24 july 2024 - 18:27:19
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement [...] Full text...

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A low-growth world is an unequal, unstable world (By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director)

24 july 2024 - 09:20:08
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy is stuck in low gear, which could deal a major blow [...] Full text...

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Education and career perspectives of young Ugandans: A mix of challenges, gaps and high aspirations: World Bank Blog By Aziz Atamanov, Giulia Ponzini, Frédéric Cochinard and John Ilukor

24 july 2024 - 09:14:46
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Higher education and career aspirations among the youth are usually associated with socioeconomic achievements under the [...] Full text...

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India to reopen embassy in Tripoli

23 july 2024 - 11:00:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Monday announced the resumption of the [...] Full text...

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Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

19 july 2024 - 16:04:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To add to the devastation of war and the complete breakdown of law and order, Gazans [...] Full text...

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‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies

18 july 2024 - 18:39:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where [...] Full text...

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Preventing deforestation while leveraging trade for development: World Bank Blog By Chris Wellisz

18 july 2024 - 08:13:19
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain - ICRC

18 july 2024 - 08:07:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sas its 60-bed Field Hospital in Rafah, southern [...] Full text...

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Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October

17 july 2024 - 18:33:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the [...] Full text...

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UN salutes ‘monumental achievement’ of Gambian lawmakers for upholding FGM ban

16 july 2024 - 05:45:04
New York, US (PANA) - Five senior UN officials have welcomed the decision by The Gambia to uphold its ban [...] Full text...

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Gambia's decision to repeal law on FGM receives acclamation by UN, agencies

15 july 2024 - 22:44:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Gamia's  decision to uphold ban on FGM Monday received widespread commendation from the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies

15 july 2024 - 05:04:12
New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN chief ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi

14 july 2024 - 05:51:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital

11 july 2024 - 09:06:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City

11 july 2024 - 06:04:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for [...] Full text...

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Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief

10 july 2024 - 14:47:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa notifies WHO of 20 confirmed mpox cases

09 july 2024 - 16:33:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of the Republic of South Africa [...] Full text...

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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

09 july 2024 - 15:37:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...

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Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts

04 july 2024 - 05:48:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo

03 july 2024 - 05:49:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one [...] Full text...

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WHO issues new guidelines to help millions quit tobacco

03 july 2024 - 05:44:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organivation (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to [...] Full text...

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Anti-Govt protests continue in Kenya amid more violence

02 july 2024 - 18:02:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protests against the government of President William Ruto continued in Nairobi on Tuesday for the third [...] Full text...

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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population

27 june 2024 - 13:58:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...

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UN working to scale up aid for Sudanese mired in humanitarian crisis

27 june 2024 - 05:31:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians and partners are working to scale up the response to address the deepening [...] Full text...

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Security Council says regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on

26 june 2024 - 05:53:11
New York, US (PANA) - While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in [...] Full text...

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Mapping the world's readiness for Artificial Intelligence shows prospects diverge: IMF Blog By Giovanni Melina

25 june 2024 - 18:35:05
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Artificial intelligence can increase productivity, boost economic growth, and lift incomes. However, it could [...] Full text...

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Libya's Minister of Economy and Trade orders fixing of prices for certain staple foods

24 june 2024 - 16:48:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the government of national unity, Mohamed Al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: WHO appalled by horrific attack on El Fasher’s maternity hospital

24 june 2024 - 16:04:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan hit a new low over the weekend when a maternity hospital in [...] Full text...

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Gaza is 'a world of devastation' UN agencies

22 june 2024 - 00:38:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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‘World cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza’: Guterres

21 june 2024 - 18:19:02
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Friday voiced profound concern over escalating violence and “bellicose rhetoric” [...] Full text...

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Gaza is more than two million stories of loss: UN agencies

21 june 2024 - 17:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is “a world of devastation” and still in the grip of war after nearly nine [...] Full text...

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Adequate healthcare crucial to support survivors of sexual violence

20 june 2024 - 07:10:15
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Nowhere is safe’ for civilians as war descends further into chaos

19 june 2024 - 06:45:01
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday focused on the worsening crisis in [...] Full text...

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Fiscal policy can help broaden gains of AI to humanity: IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris and Ruud de Mooij

17 june 2024 - 16:28:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - New generative-AI technologies hold immense potential for boosting productivity and improving the delivery of public [...] Full text...

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Israel/Gaza war: WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank

15 june 2024 - 08:12:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) remains concerned about the escalating health crisis in the occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities

12 june 2024 - 06:48:06
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...

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Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital

10 june 2024 - 12:38:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Further deadly violence in Sudan's besieged Al Fasher city has forced a major hospital to shut [...] Full text...

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Amid Gaza war, children work so families can survive: ILO

08 june 2024 - 06:27:43
Geneva, Switzerland {PANA) - Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, [...] Full text...

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Libya attends 112th session of ILO in Geneva

05 june 2024 - 12:10:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rada, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's national power grid, schools, banks, airports, others shut down as labour begins nationwide strike

03 june 2024 - 12:41:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A nationwide strike called by organised labour unions in Nigeria began on Monday and has crippled [...] Full text...

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84 Chinese companies attend 1st Sino-Libyan Economic Forum in Beijing

01 june 2024 - 14:50:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, opened the first Sino-Libyan Economic [...] Full text...

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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly

01 june 2024 - 11:25:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...

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Inter-Agency Standing Committee launches urgent appeal for aid as famine stalks millions in Sudan

31 may 2024 - 12:00:41
New York, USA (PANA) - Time is running out for millions of people in Sudan who are at imminent risk [...] Full text...

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Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut ‘one after another’

31 may 2024 - 06:38:11
New York, US (PANA) - With no let-up in reported street battles and Israeli bombardment across Gaza on Thursday, UN [...] Full text...

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EC takes final step to allow implementation of EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement

30 may 2024 - 09:30:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Thursday adopted a decision on the conclusion of the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership [...] Full text...

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WHO’s investment case launch draws expressions of support, pledges to sustainably finance four-year strategy

28 may 2024 - 18:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched an investment case that lays out the Organisation’s [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegation arrives in India for talks on promoting cooperation

28 may 2024 - 16:58:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation from the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation led by the Deputy [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displaced

27 may 2024 - 13:21:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of people are believed to have died in an Israeli overnight attack on a camp [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council denounces attacks against aid workers, UN personnel

26 may 2024 - 05:35:40
New Yirk, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned rising attacks on humanitarian workers and UN [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN relief chief repeats call for ceasefire

25 may 2024 - 10:24:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global uproar calling for an end to the Israeli incursion in Rafah “has grown too loud [...] Full text...

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Around thirty terrorists neutralised and 3 soldiers killed in an attack in Mali

22 may 2024 - 19:33:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three soldiers were killed and around 30 terrorists neutralized by the Malian army during fighting [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn

22 may 2024 - 16:13:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food [...] Full text...

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WHO reports major increase in sexually transmitted infections

22 may 2024 - 04:40:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis are on the rise in most regions of the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: WHO chief calls for end to latest hospital siege

21 may 2024 - 12:26:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As bombardments by the Israeli military reportedly continued overnight across Gaza, along with ground incursions and [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan officials meet on preparations for launch of electronic system for granting residence and work visas

20 may 2024 - 15:10:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Top Libyan officials meet here Monday to monitor the latest procedures for launching electronic system for [...] Full text...

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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)

20 may 2024 - 13:46:45
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL launches new youth engagement strategy in Libya

18 may 2024 - 16:26:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and Humanitarian Resident Coordinator, Georgette [...] Full text...

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Tunisia and Oman sign Memorandum of Understanding for social promotion

17 may 2024 - 17:47:40
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The two ministers responsible for Social Affairs in Tunisia and Social Development in the Sultanate of [...] Full text...

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Libya and WHO meet on promotion of health sector

17 may 2024 - 12:24:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health in the government of national unity, Ramadan [...] Full text...

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Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry

17 may 2024 - 05:49:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled "horrifying" by a UN [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis unfolds in Sudan's Western region of Darfur (Care news feature )

15 may 2024 - 18:54:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - It is now 13 months since the conflict in Sudan brought horrific death, destruction, and mass [...] Full text...

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Nearly 100 organisations appeal for re-establishment of telecommunications infrastructure in Sudan

14 may 2024 - 14:39:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly 100 humanitarian, civil society, human rights organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition, have launched [...] Full text...

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UN security staff killed in Gaza; Guterres calls for probe

13 may 2024 - 18:27:20
New York, US (PANA) - A staff member of the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) died and another [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah exodus reaches 360,000 as UN underscores $2.8 billion aid appeal for Gaza, West Bank

13 may 2024 - 14:34:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah in the last week amid continuing Israeli bombardment that has [...] Full text...

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Greece to bring in 5,000 Egyptian seasonal farm workers

13 may 2024 - 14:25:17
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Minister for Migration, Dimitris Kairidis, recently discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Saha Jundi, in [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads

13 may 2024 - 06:15:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General and the human rights chief again reiterated on Sunday that a large-scale [...] Full text...

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Examples to accelerate gender equality in Africa abound: We could apply them to Somalia: World Bank Blog By Helena Hwang, Cansu Birce Gokalp, Verena Phipps and Tanya D'Lima

10 may 2024 - 08:09:53
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, the challenges to gender equality are complex and daunting. Only 28% of women over [...] Full text...

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Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, says WHO

10 may 2024 - 06:45:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less when it’s time for [...] Full text...

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Somalia urged to take ‘concrete action’ against officials who violate citizens’ rights

10 may 2024 - 06:36:25
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports

08 may 2024 - 06:47:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has taken “crucial steps” in the event of a large-scale Israeli [...] Full text...

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