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London, UK (PANA) - With the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, concluding that Israeli authorities and forces have committed and are continuing to commit genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip, human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the [...]

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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As bombs continue to fall on Gaza City as part of Israel’s intensifying military operation, families with starving children are being pushed southwards from one “hellscape” to another, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The development followed reports that the Israeli military has stepped [...]

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Juba, South Sudan (PANA)) – South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President Riek Machar, other opposition members, and affiliates facing charges, and ensure prompt, fair, and public trials that meet international standards, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. If due process and [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report released on Tuesday. The Commission urged Israel and all States to fulfil their legal obligations under international [...]

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Tuesday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania.Currency                    Buying              SellingBurundi Franc           0.8105              0.8186Euro                [...]

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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s next president must seize the opportunity of their mandate to prioritise the human rights of everyone in the country, human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said as it launched a manifesto setting out six key priorities for the next administration. The official list of candidates [...]

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Vienna, Austria (PANA) - At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke about the nuclear challenges the world faces and called on States to “recommit” to non-proliferation. He stressed that their support for the [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing an Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, located in the southwest, with 35 confirmed cases including 27 deaths.The UN and partners are supporting the Government in the response, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General said on Monday in [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the remaining obstacles to concluding the global pandemic treaty. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking at the start of a meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, taking [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist.The world is retreating from gender equality, and the cost is being counted in lives, rights, and opportunities. Five years from the [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two Islamist armed groups have killed several dozen civilians in three separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso since May 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. It said in a statement that these attacks violated international humanitarian law and are apparent war crimes.An Al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group, the [...]

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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on Monday marked National Albinism Awareness Month this September, under the theme, “Demanding Our Rights: Protect Our Skin, Preserve Our Lives.” Every September, South Africa observes Albinism Awareness Month, a time dedicated to promoting understanding, [...]

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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – DR Congo (DRC) military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians in Uvira, South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.The militias known as Wazalendo (“patriots” in Swahili) are allied with the DR [...]

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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Governments should reinforce the global ban on cluster munitions and call upon those still using or producing these indiscriminate weapons to promptly join the treaty banning them, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday in releasing the “Cluster Munition Monitor 2025” by the Cluster Munition Coalition. HRW [...]

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New York, US (PANA) - “Underfunded, overstretched and under attack,” is how the United Nation’s top humanitarian aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector.Speaking on Monday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York, Tom Fletcher who heads up the [...]

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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan’s spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe. According to local reports, heavy shelling and assaults late last [...]

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