Security and economic woes plague West Africa, as key elections loom
21 december 2024 - 07:39:24New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - West Africa and the Sahel continue to grapple with a confluence of political, security and [...] Full text...
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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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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Rights investigators hear harrowing testimonies from Sudanese refugees in Uganda
20 december 2024 - 05:27:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudanese refugees in Uganda have shared distressing accounts of the ongoing conflict in Sudan with the UN [...] Full text...
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Staggering scale of Sudan crisis ‘demands sustained and urgent attention’
20 december 2024 - 05:12:31New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to [...] Full text...
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Displaced women struggle to access land in Far North region of Cameroon
19 december 2024 - 10:18:19Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – A decade of violence in the Lake Chad basin has resulted in half a million displaced [...] Full text...
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Cyclone Chido: Around 90,000 children impacted in Mozambique
18 december 2024 - 05:26:46Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that [...] 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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Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike
17 december 2024 - 05:13:09Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences
16 december 2024 - 05:06:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags air strike by Sudan Armed Forces on crowded market as ‘war crime’
15 december 2024 - 05:13:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says reports that Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) killed dozens in an air strike on [...] Full text...
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Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa
14 december 2024 - 07:08:04New York, US (PANA) - Central African nations continue to grapple with multidimensional crises, including security threats, extreme weather events [...] 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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Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies
11 december 2024 - 05:05:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund [...] Full text...
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UNHCR flags surge in number of displaced people fleeing Sudan to South Sudan
11 december 2024 - 04:46:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of [...] Full text...
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Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo
10 december 2024 - 05:38:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security [...] Full text...
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Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
06 december 2024 - 15:00:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over [...] Full text...
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Sudan: US condemns 'in the strongest terms' RSF's attacks on Zamzam IDP camp
06 december 2024 - 05:02:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned “in the strongest terms” this week's attacks by Sudan's paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Children of Sudan show ‘a strength that deserves recognition’
05 december 2024 - 19:29:33Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah visited Sudan this week, meeting children [...] Full text...
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Libyan youth discuss prevention of hate speech, path to elections
05 december 2024 - 05:35:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 28 young men and women from the western and southern regions of Libya [...] Full text...
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$1.4 billion needed for sexual and reproductive health services in crisis-hit countries
05 december 2024 - 05:20:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, appealed on Thursday for $1.4 billion to [...] Full text...
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Top UN official says ‘major milestone’ chalked in addressing internal displacement
05 december 2024 - 05:05:42New York, US (PANA) - There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action [...] Full text...
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International organization warns against “alarming gap in humanitarian assistance” worldwide
04 december 2024 - 14:28:25Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian agency has strongly warned against what it described as an alarming gap” [...] Full text...
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Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President
04 december 2024 - 06:05:28New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that peace and security in [...] Full text...
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305 million people need lifesaving help next year, says UN’s top aid official
04 december 2024 - 05:27:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Multiple unending conflicts, climate change and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set [...] Full text...
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UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025
04 december 2024 - 04:51:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN condemns shelling of IDPs Zamzam camp
04 december 2024 - 04:37:50Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally [...] Full text...
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Shelter needs have doubled around the world in five years, says international charity
03 december 2024 - 12:23:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The number of crises-affected people in need of a home globally has more than doubled [...] 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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Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR
30 november 2024 - 07:18:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian aid reaches children in Blue Nile first time in almost two years
27 november 2024 - 18:45:23Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in nearly two years of bitter fighting in Sudan, a humanitarian [...] Full text...
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General Assembly President urges collective action on Sudan as crisis deepens
27 november 2024 - 06:25:25New York, US (PANA) - The President Philémon Yang on Tuesday called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon
27 november 2024 - 06:16:44New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.In a [...] Full text...
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World ignores countdown to famine in Sudan, humanitarian charity warns
22 november 2024 - 10:29:13Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organization has lamented that although Sudan is currently witnessing the “world’s worst [...] Full text...
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Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity
22 november 2024 - 07:02:54Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge [...] Full text...
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UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025
22 november 2024 - 06:44:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical [...] Full text...
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Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
21 november 2024 - 13:59:34Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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ICRC: Community kitchens bring vital food relief to thousands in North Darfur as humanitarian conditions worsen
19 november 2024 - 16:14:35Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Thousands of people in North Darfur, Sudan, have started to receive hot meals as hostilities [...] Full text...
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U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan travels to Sudan, Djibouti, Italy
18 november 2024 - 20:45:07Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello travelled to Port Sudan on Monday for a [...] Full text...
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COP29: UNHCR amplifies voices of displaced on frontlines of climate change
15 november 2024 - 05:57:50Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday launched the Refugees for Climate Action initiative in a bid to [...] 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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US sanctions Sudanese militia leader for perpetuating civil war
13 november 2024 - 06:07:25Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Treasury Department on Tuesday announced the sanctioning of a leader of Sudan's paramilitary [...] Full text...
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COP29: Climate change is growing threat to people fleeing war, violence and persecution
13 november 2024 - 05:48:12Baku, Azerbainan (PANA) - In a new report presented at COP29 on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said climate [...] 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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US Envoy condemns reports of civilians being poisoned in Sudan’s war
12 november 2024 - 17:38:00Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Special Envoy to the Sudan, Tom Perriello, has condemned reports that civilians were [...] Full text...
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'Tragedy in the making in central Sudan'
11 november 2024 - 16:41:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A human tragedy is unfolding before the eyes of the world as bitter fighting in [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’
08 november 2024 - 17:47:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, [...] Full text...
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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
08 november 2024 - 07:22:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...
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Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts
07 november 2024 - 05:49:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: At least 34 killed in recent violent clashes
07 november 2024 - 05:38:24New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians are sounding the alarm over the continued violence and deteriorating security conditions in North [...] Full text...
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
06 november 2024 - 05:56:06Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...
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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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Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears
06 november 2024 - 05:14:23New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating [...] 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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Cholera, dengue fever hit war-torn Sudan
04 november 2024 - 12:47:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
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COP 29: Richer countries must commit to pay at COP29 as climate change forcibly displaces millions across Africa
04 november 2024 - 11:31:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most [...] 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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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
02 november 2024 - 06:47:53Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is facing a spiralling humanitarian crisis with hunger and cholera cases escalating in [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'strongly condemns' attacks by Sudan's paramilitary RSF in Aj Jazirah State
01 november 2024 - 17:38:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has “strongly” condemned the recent attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings
30 october 2024 - 06:10:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...
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In Sudan, once more sports transcend all tragedies, bring hope to people
29 october 2024 - 05:56:39Sport report by Mohamed Osman AdamPort Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months [...] Full text...
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Girls’ rights, fragility, and the future: World Bank Blog By Doreen Kibuka-Musoke and Tim Agaba Baroraho
28 october 2024 - 07:19:09Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - There is reason to have celebrated the International Day of the Girl this month. On average, [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists
27 october 2024 - 20:13:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...
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Gaza war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says
27 october 2024 - 07:34:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has said the Gaza war's “darkest moment” is unfolding in the [...] Full text...
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UN: Paramilitary Forces repeat Darfur atrocities in central Sudan
27 october 2024 - 07:21:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described attacks, killing, rape and humiliation perpetrated by the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Paramilitary retribution creates tragic situations in central Sudan
25 october 2024 - 18:14:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A massive campaign of retribution by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops in central Sudan [...] Full text...
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AfDB urges practical solutions to tackle poverty in Africa
25 october 2024 - 09:28:05Washington, DC., US, (PANA) - Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s [...] Full text...
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New scorecard promotes better results with greater transparency and accountability: World Bank Blog By Elena Bourganskaia, Ed Mountfield and Ethiopis Tafara
23 october 2024 - 09:21:05Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - A year ago, at our Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, we announced an ambitious [...] 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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Sudan: Families start eating grass to survive as famine hits hard
22 october 2024 - 18:10:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that famine has now hit half of Sudan’s states [...] 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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‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says
22 october 2024 - 15:49:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in [...] Full text...
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WHO supports South Sudan amid severe flooding
22 october 2024 - 05:00:47Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with authorities and partners in South Sudan as [...] Full text...
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Afcon wins bring 'pride and joy' to war-torn Sudan
20 october 2024 - 15:25:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's victory over Ghana in qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will have [...] Full text...
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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
19 october 2024 - 06:08:18New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to [...] Full text...
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Staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced facing severe levels of hunger
18 october 2024 - 05:10:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 97 percent of Sudan’s internally displaced along with civilians who’ve remained, are facing severe [...] 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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OCHA deeply concerned over continued displacement crisis in Sudan
17 october 2024 - 05:22:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...
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Korea contributes US$2.5 million to assist displaced populations in Sudan
15 october 2024 - 11:00:28Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said it has received a contribution of US$2.5 million [...] Full text...
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Lebanon: Security Council offers ‘unanimous support’ to UNIFIL peacekeepers
15 october 2024 - 05:00:29New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN chief condemns rising civilian casualties in the north
15 october 2024 - 04:54:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] 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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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
12 october 2024 - 06:59:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north [...] Full text...
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Five trailblazing women win top UNHCR award for life-changing work
10 october 2024 - 06:15:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...
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UN Special Envoy flags ‘alarming’ situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo
09 october 2024 - 05:19:47New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudanese Senior Rapid Support Forces leader
09 october 2024 - 05:10:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a senior leader of the Rapid Support [...] 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 agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] 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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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)
06 october 2024 - 05:57:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...
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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria
04 october 2024 - 08:26:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...
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Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
04 october 2024 - 05:25:58London, UK (PANA) - The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos [...] 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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US announces nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance at the UN
01 october 2024 - 06:30:50New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...
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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC
30 september 2024 - 10:18:09Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...
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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’
29 september 2024 - 04:55:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events [...] 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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Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools hit this month, nearly 100 dead
28 september 2024 - 06:57:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so [...] Full text...
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Women and girls in Sudan disproportionately impacted by ongoing conflict
28 september 2024 - 06:52:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...
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Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President
26 september 2024 - 05:54:04New York, US (PANA) - With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
26 september 2024 - 05:46:56New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...
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Somalia navigates progress amidst persistent challenges
25 september 2024 - 07:58:45Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia has made significant macroeconomic strides in recent years, but these gains have yet to translate [...] Full text...
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UN calls for end of hostilities, protection of civilians, and unimpeded access
24 september 2024 - 12:58:12Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At the time Sudan’s military leader Gen Abdul Fatah Al Burhan left the country for [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'alarmed' at full-scale assault on Sudan's El Fasher city
21 september 2024 - 18:04:17New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by reports of a full-scale assault on El Fasher [...] Full text...
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‘Fear of war’ causing speech problems in Gaza
21 september 2024 - 05:14:53Al-Zawaida, Gaza (PANA) - The fear and anxiety caused by the ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of [...] Full text...
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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns
20 september 2024 - 07:32:56New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
19 september 2024 - 05:51:06New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory
18 september 2024 - 20:09:37New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...
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UN agencies assist families affected by floods in Nigeria
18 september 2024 - 04:30:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...
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Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
16 september 2024 - 05:42:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP
14 september 2024 - 07:16:22Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] 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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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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Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in Israel's strikes on school sheltering displaced people
12 september 2024 - 05:20:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in 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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UN General Assembly wraps up with calls for unity and resolve
11 september 2024 - 05:34:16New York, US (PANA) - The 78th session of the UN General Assembly closed on Tuesday, concluding a tumultuous year [...] Full text...
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UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in Gaza humanitarian zone
10 september 2024 - 18:15:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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UN commemorates first anniversary of Storm Derna in eastern Libya
10 september 2024 - 11:35:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One year after Storm Daniel and the devastating floods that struck the city of Derna and [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers saving lives but need stronger political support and resources, top official urges
09 september 2024 - 20:05:54New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...
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Palestinian UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
09 september 2024 - 19:58:43New Yor, US (PANA) - A draft Palestinians resolution submitted to the UN Monday is demanding that Israel end its [...] 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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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations
08 september 2024 - 18:32:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
07 september 2024 - 05:27:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...
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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] 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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Violence and insecurity closes 14,300 schools in West and Central Africa
06 september 2024 - 05:06:05Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - More than 14,000 schools have had to close across West and Central Africa due to violence [...] Full text...
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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen
05 september 2024 - 20:23:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...
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Private donations boost UN support for war-torn Gaza
05 september 2024 - 12:55:35Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - From celebrities to civil society, a growing number of people around the world are providing unprecedented [...] 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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Senior US diplomat visits Horn of Africa
04 september 2024 - 05:24:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Mike Hammer, will travel to Belgium, [...] Full text...
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UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
04 september 2024 - 05:17:33New York, US (PANA) - Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with [...] Full text...
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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services
31 august 2024 - 19:00:06Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] 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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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation
28 august 2024 - 14:04:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Guterres strongly condemns Burkina Faso terror attack; hundreds killed and injured
28 august 2024 - 04:58:24New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of around 200 people in the [...] Full text...
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Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis
28 august 2024 - 04:51:51Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been “destroyed”, with 70 impacted overall, after [...] 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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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief
27 august 2024 - 04:48:28Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...
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US welcomes resumption of humanitarian assistance across Chadian border into Sudan
27 august 2024 - 04:39:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the resumption of humanitarian assistance deliveries through the Adré border [...] Full text...
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US announces additional humanitarian assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
27 august 2024 - 04:26:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The US on Monday announced more than $64 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa. The [...] Full text...
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Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak
23 august 2024 - 14:54:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes
22 august 2024 - 16:00:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are [...] Full text...
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'Israeli settler violence in West Bank triggers largest forcible transfer since October 2023'
22 august 2024 - 05:25:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity flags dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season
22 august 2024 - 05:04:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled [...] 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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Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears
20 august 2024 - 17:32:46New York, US (PANA) - Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire talks continue
20 august 2024 - 06:06:55New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end [...] Full text...
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US Assistant Secretary Noyes visits Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal
20 august 2024 - 05:32:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls [...] 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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Cholera outbreak hits war victims in Sudan
18 august 2024 - 14:37:14Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A cholera outbreak has hit highly congested areas hosting people fleeing the fighting in Sudan with [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery
18 august 2024 - 05:27:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the decision by the Sudanese authorities to reopen a [...] 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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Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access
16 august 2024 - 17:01:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...
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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing
16 august 2024 - 14:53:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...
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Attack on Sudan city kills at least five, injures more: UNICEF
16 august 2024 - 05:30:07Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on [...] Full text...
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Most of Gaza 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief
15 august 2024 - 15:07:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank
15 august 2024 - 07:32:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of [...] Full text...
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No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections, UN Security Council told
15 august 2024 - 06:08:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but [...] Full text...
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Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire
14 august 2024 - 05:25:03New York, US (PANA) - As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced
13 august 2024 - 16:53:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns ‘devastating strike’ on Gaza school
13 august 2024 - 05:53:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has deplored a deadly weekend attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, his [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council: Africa deserves permanent seat at the table, says Guterres
13 august 2024 - 05:43:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for urgent reform of the Security Council, criticising [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams
12 august 2024 - 15:58:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...
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‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school
11 august 2024 - 07:24:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office condemned on Saturday the increasing frequency of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s displaced millions face escalating hardship amid war and floods
10 august 2024 - 05:35:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...
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US announces nearly $536 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa
09 august 2024 - 07:57:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Thursday announced nearly $536 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa.It [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order
09 august 2024 - 07:12:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military [...] Full text...
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Cameroon elections: Upcoming vote marks ‘key opportunity’ to commit to human rights: UN human rights chief
09 august 2024 - 06:56:10Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid
08 august 2024 - 07:07:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) With famine confirmed in the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur, there are growing concerns that [...] Full text...
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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people (A feature by UN News)
07 august 2024 - 12:48:21Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of [...] Full text...
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UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza
07 august 2024 - 05:47:22Geneva, 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 - 05:36:12New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken urges Sudan's military ruler to participate in ceasefire talks
06 august 2024 - 09:52:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken by phone with the Head of the [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity publishes on-the-record update on Gaza situation
06 august 2024 - 07:08:33Deir 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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Sudan famine: Emergency response must include more than food, urges top UN aid official
06 august 2024 - 05:53:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The battle to prevent lives being lost in Sudan to famine must include a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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2024 Paris Olympics: Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
05 august 2024 - 18:52:59Paris, France (PANA) - Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an [...] Full text...
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Senior US diplomat travels to Kenya, Ethiopia
05 august 2024 - 06:53:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, is [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration
03 august 2024 - 07:09:05Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians' efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war
02 august 2024 - 05:47:56New York, US (PANA) (PANA) - Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’
02 august 2024 - 05:35:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls [...] Full text...
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Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan - Report
02 august 2024 - 05:35:15New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...
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Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East
01 august 2024 - 05:54:19New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle [...] Full text...
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War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
31 july 2024 - 05:34:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Several thousand people, mostly internally displaced persons (IDPs), have been affected as heavy rains and [...] Full text...
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Gazans need polio vaccines amid ‘deadly cycle’ of hunger, heat and disease, say UN aid agencies
30 july 2024 - 14:02:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a bid to prevent a polio epidemic in Gaza, UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated continuing [...] Full text...
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UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
30 july 2024 - 06:31:44New York, US (PANA) - The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Fresh evacuation orders compound misery for enclave’s displaced
30 july 2024 - 06:20:11Geneva, 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 - 05:58:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday strongly denounced the increasing attacks on healthcare facilities [...] Full text...
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Kenyan climate scientists discover groundbreaking Turkana Jet influencing drought patterns
29 july 2024 - 17:19:23By Kennedy AbwaoNairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Climate scientists from the University of Nairobi (UoN) have discovered a new climate pattern [...] Full text...
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Why working with traditional and religious leaders changes the dynamic for community-led development in Cameroon: World Bank Blog By Issa Bitang A Tiati and Odilia R. Hebga
27 july 2024 - 09:53:21Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Chad, Nigeria, and Lake Chad, has been beleaguered by [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Evacuation orders displace thousands, disrupt aid operations
27 july 2024 - 06:05:36New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and [...] Full text...
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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
27 july 2024 - 05:47:01New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...
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Libya warns against foreign interference in Sudan crisis
26 july 2024 - 11:27:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Minister of the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Al-Taher Al-Baour, has [...] 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 - 17:58:39New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions [...] Full text...
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