04 november 2024 - 12:47:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - War in Sudan has devastated towns and cities across the country and pushed the healthcare system [...] Full text...
04 november 2024 - 11:31:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most [...] Full text...
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...
01 november 2024 - 17:38:38
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has “strongly” condemned the recent attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
01 november 2024 - 11:21:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...
01 november 2024 - 06:21:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fourteen young men and women from across Libya joined UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) experts [...] Full text...
31 october 2024 - 12:35:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
30 october 2024 - 15:11:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Wednesday issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms recent attacks [...] Full text...
30 october 2024 - 06:10:39
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...
29 october 2024 - 10:02:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...
29 october 2024 - 09:27:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the release of preliminary results of the General Elections in [...] Full text...
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...
28 october 2024 - 07:19:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - There is reason to have celebrated the International Day of the Girl this month. On average, [...] Full text...
28 october 2024 - 05:54:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Over three days in Tripoli, community leaders, civil society organisations and youth representatives from Ubari and [...] Full text...
27 october 2024 - 07:21:53
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described attacks, killing, rape and humiliation perpetrated by the paramilitary [...] Full text...
26 october 2024 - 16:54:11
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) – The World Bank Group’s Development Committee has welcomed the steps taken by the institution [...] Full text...
26 october 2024 - 10:44:56
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Globally, women’s rights have expanded significantly over the past decades. By 2023, 162 economies [...] Full text...
24 october 2024 - 16:56:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration on Thursday sanctioned a senior Sudanese government army official, saying he was behind the purchase [...] Full text...
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...
24 october 2024 - 11:26:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...
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...
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...
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...
22 october 2024 - 04:57:41
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the United States have condemned the killing of two opposition figures [...] Full text...
19 october 2024 - 06:00:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Palestinians continue to face “war-like tactics” used against them by Israeli forces and settlers in the [...] Full text...
17 october 2024 - 05:40:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged the Government to protect the population [...] Full text...
17 october 2024 - 05:22:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the [...] Full text...
15 october 2024 - 05:00:29
New York, US (PANA) - The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had [...] Full text...
15 october 2024 - 04:54:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday condemned the large number of civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli [...] Full text...
12 october 2024 - 11:22:22
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN [...] Full text...
11 october 2024 - 13:03:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Friday joined the the world in celebrating International Day of the Girl which is [...] Full text...
10 october 2024 - 08:16:09
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
10 october 2024 - 06:15:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Five trailblazing women – a nun, an activist, a social entrepreneur, a volunteer aid worker, and [...] Full text...
09 october 2024 - 05:19:47
New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
09 october 2024 - 05:10:26
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a senior leader of the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
08 october 2024 - 05:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...
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...
07 october 2024 - 11:24:53
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – At least a dozen of children were killed and injured during air strikes last Friday [...] Full text...
05 october 2024 - 12:47:40
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of [...] Full text...
05 october 2024 - 05:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...
04 october 2024 - 07:10:44
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank on Thursday launched the Sierra Leone Country Gender Action Plan (C-GAP), a [...] Full text...
04 october 2024 - 05:43:00
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] Full text...
04 october 2024 - 05:36:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and [...] Full text...
04 october 2024 - 05:12:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s human rights chief has stressed how important it is for the families of people [...] Full text...
03 october 2024 - 17:37:11
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A large delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) arrived in [...] Full text...
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...
02 october 2024 - 05:22:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials [...] Full text...
01 october 2024 - 07:53:37
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – On the back of a post-pandemic rebound and favourable export prices, real GDP growth in Eswatini [...] Full text...
01 october 2024 - 06:30:50
New York, US (PANA) - The US has announced nearly $2.1 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the unprecedented level [...] Full text...
01 october 2024 - 06:15:08
New York, US (PANA) - Action is needed now to stop the Sahara Desert and Mediterranean Sea from “becoming mass [...] Full text...
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
01 october 2024 - 05:53:25
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the General Assembly on Monday reminded UN Member States that the Organisation’s [...] Full text...
30 september 2024 - 10:18:09
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...
30 september 2024 - 05:48:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello is travelling to Nairobi and Addis Ababa from [...] Full text...
29 september 2024 - 04:55:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events [...] Full text...
29 september 2024 - 04:43:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Sierra Leone have signed a landmark $480 million Millennium Challenge Corporation [...] Full text...
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...
28 september 2024 - 06:57:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so [...] Full text...
28 september 2024 - 06:52:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Women and girls in the midst of the brutal conflict between rival militaries in Sudan [...] Full text...
27 september 2024 - 07:23:11
New York, United States (PANA) - The United Nations, European Commission, and World Bank Group will make gender equality and [...] Full text...
26 september 2024 - 08:40:08
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Cash4Jobs Project, known as Merankabandi ("be like others" in the local language), is more than [...] Full text...
26 september 2024 - 06:00:30
New York, US (PANA) - In a world where peace is “never automatic”, leadership is essential on the part of [...] Full text...
25 september 2024 - 05:53:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for finance, climate action and peace to achieve [...] Full text...
25 september 2024 - 05:40:05
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Philémon Yang, said on Tuesday that the annual [...] Full text...
24 september 2024 - 16:11:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and uproot the country’s people who global [...] Full text...
24 september 2024 - 05:23:57
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly urged all nations to sustain their momentum toward [...] Full text...
22 september 2024 - 13:53:51
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have expressed “deep concern” [...] Full text...
21 september 2024 - 18:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by reports of a full-scale assault on El Fasher [...] Full text...
20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...
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...
20 september 2024 - 06:10:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for accountability following a “despicable” terrorist attack in Mali [...] Full text...
19 september 2024 - 05:51:06
New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...
18 september 2024 - 20:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...
18 september 2024 - 04:38:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need [...] Full text...
18 september 2024 - 04:30:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost [...] Full text...
17 september 2024 - 09:53:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Access to social media and digitised communication has been a double-edged sword in Africa. [...] Full text...
17 september 2024 - 06:38:00
New York, US (PANA) - While progress has been made worldwide on gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment, critical [...] Full text...
16 september 2024 - 05:42:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The civil war in Sudan has brought the country’s health system to its knees. UN [...] Full text...
15 september 2024 - 20:15:06
New York, US (PANA) - Left unchecked, artificial intelligence (AI) could destabilise democratic systems by spreading disinformation, fuelling hate speech [...] Full text...
14 september 2024 - 14:30:30
New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and [...] Full text...
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...
13 september 2024 - 05:59:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began [...] Full text...
13 september 2024 - 05:34:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in [...] Full text...
12 september 2024 - 09:12:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While all development projects call for care and deftness during the implementation phase, these requirements become [...] Full text...
10 september 2024 - 05:38:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the [...] Full text...
10 september 2024 - 05:23:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing [...] Full text...
10 september 2024 - 05:06:34
New York, US (PANA) - Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers [...] Full text...
09 september 2024 - 20:05:54
New York, US (PANA) - As conflicts grow more complex and armed groups increasingly weaponize low-cost technologies like improvised explosive [...] Full text...
09 september 2024 - 19:58:43
New Yor, US (PANA) - A draft Palestinians resolution submitted to the UN Monday is demanding that Israel end its [...] Full text...
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...
08 september 2024 - 18:32:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
07 september 2024 - 05:36:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on Thursday, the first day of a [...] Full text...
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39
Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
06 september 2024 - 05:06:05
Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - More than 14,000 schools have had to close across West and Central Africa due to violence [...] Full text...
05 september 2024 - 20:28:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...
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...
05 september 2024 - 05:55:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and [...] Full text...
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...
04 september 2024 - 05:24:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Mike Hammer, will travel to Belgium, [...] Full text...
03 september 2024 - 11:51:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Three humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan, on Tuesday urgently called on the international community to [...] Full text...
03 september 2024 - 10:59:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire Johann Rupert is officially the richest man in Africa.His estimated net [...] Full text...
01 september 2024 - 04:26:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...
31 august 2024 - 19:00:06
Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...
31 august 2024 - 07:58:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which [...] Full text...
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...
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...
30 august 2024 - 06:16:06
New York, United States (PANA) – The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on the continuing [...] Full text...
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...
28 august 2024 - 14:04:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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...
27 august 2024 - 04:48:28
Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...
27 august 2024 - 04:39:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the resumption of humanitarian assistance deliveries through the Adré border [...] Full text...
24 august 2024 - 12:05:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it has assumed the responsibility of securing the [...] Full text...
24 august 2024 - 04:12:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General has called for stronger efforts in women’s empowerment, gender equality, and [...] Full text...
23 august 2024 - 14:54:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...
23 august 2024 - 11:46:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tension is rising in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as the city sees troop mobilisation on the [...] Full text...
23 august 2024 - 06:20:16
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marked the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based [...] Full text...
22 august 2024 - 05:25:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called on the international community to intervene and protect Palestinian [...] Full text...
22 august 2024 - 05:04:14
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled [...] Full text...
21 august 2024 - 19:49:42
New York, US (PANA) - Violence cost the world nearly $20 trillion last year, but investment in peace and conflict [...] Full text...
21 august 2024 - 05:18:22
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) MONUSCO said on Tuesday [...] Full text...
20 august 2024 - 17:32:46
New York, US (PANA) - Recent “unilateral acts” by rival sides in Libya have led to a rapid deterioration in [...] Full text...
20 august 2024 - 05:40:54
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN authorities in Sudan on Monday confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been [...] Full text...
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...
16 august 2024 - 17:01:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...
16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...
16 august 2024 - 05:30:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on [...] Full text...
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...
13 august 2024 - 16:53:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...
10 august 2024 - 05:35:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of displaced people in Sudan, already suffering from the devastating impact of a nearly 16-month-long [...] Full text...
09 august 2024 - 16:31:36
New York, US (PANA) - As countries celebrate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Friday, the theme of [...] Full text...
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...
09 august 2024 - 06:56:10
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their [...] Full text...
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...
08 august 2024 - 07:29:11
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their [...] Full text...
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...
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...
06 august 2024 - 10:08:48
Washington, DC, (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has continued with his diplomatic push to reduce tension in [...] Full text...
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
04 august 2024 - 06:08:11
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it [...] Full text...
03 august 2024 - 07:11:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) voiced grave concern on Friday over a rise [...] Full text...
02 august 2024 - 05:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...
01 august 2024 - 18:30:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Thursday concluded that [...] Full text...
01 august 2024 - 17:09:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said [...] Full text...
01 august 2024 - 08:39:16
Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...
01 august 2024 - 05:54:19
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle [...] Full text...
01 august 2024 - 05:25:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday that it is extremely concerned about the [...] Full text...
01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...
31 july 2024 - 12:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...
31 july 2024 - 08:18:59
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - On the day we celebrate African Women, Natália Yange guides us in an in-depth reflection on [...] Full text...
31 july 2024 - 07:50:28
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved Development Policy Financing (DPF) that introduces for [...] Full text...
31 july 2024 - 05:27:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of [...] Full text...
30 july 2024 - 06:06:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to [...] Full text...
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...
28 july 2024 - 07:28:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Kenyan President William Ruto during which he [...] Full text...
26 july 2024 - 11:46:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on 31 [...] Full text...
26 july 2024 - 11:34:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for [...] Full text...
26 july 2024 - 07:29:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
25 july 2024 - 05:50:16
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Following disturbing reports of conflict-related sexual violence in the Eastern provinces of Chad, the UN Special [...] Full text...
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...
23 july 2024 - 13:12:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by non-State armed groups have forced thousands to [...] Full text...
22 july 2024 - 16:16:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN convoy has been hit by “heavy shooting” from Israeli forces at a checkpoint while [...] Full text...
21 july 2024 - 06:50:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, [...] Full text...
19 july 2024 - 05:41:29
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Wars are never gender neutral and Gaza is further evidence of this as some one million [...] Full text...
18 july 2024 - 05:28:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the 15-day extension of the humanitarian truce committed to by [...] Full text...
18 july 2024 - 05:12:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread attacks against civilians - driven primarily by sub-national armed violence involving community-based militias and [...] Full text...
16 july 2024 - 05:52:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and [...] Full text...
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...
15 july 2024 - 19:17:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawmakers in the Gambia have rejected the repeal of the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015, which prohibits the [...] Full text...
15 july 2024 - 18:58:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated [...] Full text...
15 july 2024 - 18:36:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has issued a landmark decision [...] Full text...
14 july 2024 - 12:27:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the attempted assassination of former United States President Donald [...] Full text...
13 july 2024 - 05:58:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...
12 july 2024 - 12:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...
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...
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...
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...
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...
09 july 2024 - 06:13:14
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must urgently summon the commitment and investments needed to achieve the Sustainable [...] Full text...
09 july 2024 - 05:36:33
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has resulted in [...] Full text...
06 july 2024 - 09:06:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and [...] Full text...
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...
03 july 2024 - 05:38:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to [...] Full text...
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...
02 july 2024 - 14:50:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A criminal complaint has been made against newly appointed Sports, Arts and Culture Minister [...] Full text...
30 june 2024 - 06:33:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday praised the adoption of a “strong outcome document” at the [...] Full text...
29 june 2024 - 05:43:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Friday declared that it’s time to eliminate laws [...] Full text...