New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  on Tuesday announced the appointment of Bruno Lemarquis of France as his new Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Resident Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...]Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - Although international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more than 170,000 boys and girls recruited to fight, more remains to be done, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.  Mr. Guterres was among senior officials, ambassadors and other members of [...]Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Omicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over.  Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus said that more than 18 million cases were reported last week, and the [...]Full text...

Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - With Nigeria already through to the Round of 16 from Group D in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, Egypt have their destiny in their hands as they play Sudan in their last group match at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde on Wednesday. The [...]Full text...