UN must recognise ‘critical emergency’ malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria, says Medical charity

28 september 2022 - 11:43:13 MA

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is calling on the humanitarian community to respond to the emergency needs of people in  [...] Full text...

UNHCR chief welcomes renewal of his mandate

28 september 2022 - 11:19:14 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has welcomed the renewal of his mandate by the UN General Assembly, [...] Full text...

US welcomes opening of trial of CAR commander Abdel Kani by ICC

28 september 2022 - 06:31:24 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the opening of trial proceedings at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the prosecution of [...] Full text...

UN General Assembly confirms Filippo Grandi as UN refugee agency chief for another two-and-a-half-years

27 september 2022 - 14:44:02 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly has confirmed Filippo Grandi of Italy as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for a [...] Full text...

Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support

27 september 2022 - 14:38:14 MA

Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has [...] Full text...

South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts

27 september 2022 - 05:26:31 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have warned. Women and girls continue to [...] Full text...

Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court

26 september 2022 - 16:41:27 MA

The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity and war crimes in the [...] Full text...

UN Secretariat calls for release of Ivorian soldiers detained in Malian capital

26 september 2022 - 16:35:13 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The Secretariat of the United Nations has expressed "grave concern" about the continued detention since 10 July of Ivorian soldiers in the [...] Full text...

5 dead, 13 injured in armed clashes in Zawiya in western Libya

26 september 2022 - 13:40:17 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least five people, including a child, were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes that broke out on Sunday [...] Full text...

Five dead, 13 injured in armed clashes in Libyan town near capital

26 september 2022 - 13:25:44 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least five people, including a child, were killed and 13 others wounded in armed clashes that broke out on Sunday [...] Full text...

WFP, Cabo Verde govt sign agreement to meet food, nutrition needs of school children

26 september 2022 - 05:34:14 MA

Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) - A week after schools reopened in Cabo Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration, and the United [...] Full text...

Beaches in South Africa's Plettenberg Bay closed after fatal shark attack

25 september 2022 - 15:04:39 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – All beaches in the popular Western Cape Town of Plettenberg Bay have been closed after a woman was killed [...] Full text...

77th UNGA: High-level independent panel on security and development in crisis-torn Sahel region launched at UN

25 september 2022 - 12:49:46 MA

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and [...] Full text...

WFP in Kenya welcomes record funding from US government to fight hunger

25 september 2022 - 09:56:12 MA

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$194.5 million from the United States Government, through the [...] Full text...

UNHCR, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development launch Global Islamic Fund for Refugees

25 september 2022 - 06:41:02 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) have launched a fund for [...] Full text...

Indian Ocean: The IOC launches activities of Governance, Peace and Stability (GPS) project

24 september 2022 - 11:04:48 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) launched on Thursday in Antananarivo, Madagascar, the first activities of the Governance, Peace and Stability in [...] Full text...

Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid - UNICEF

23 september 2022 - 13:49:12 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to [...] Full text...

Keen interest in South Africa's Land Expropriation Bill

23 september 2022 - 12:48:28 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – On 28 September, the final version of the Expropriation Bill, which is aimed at addressing Apartheid-era laws which saw [...] Full text...

UNHCR warns of surging needs in Sudan amid skyrocketing prices and gaps in humanitarian funding

23 september 2022 - 11:54:18 MA

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Friday warned of "spiralling humanitarian needs" for refugees and displaced people in Sudan [...] Full text...

Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25 MA

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 peaceful demonstrators and the rape [...] Full text...

Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns

23 september 2022 - 05:14:24 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political instability, is creating a crisis [...] Full text...

South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls

22 september 2022 - 23:17:58 AO

New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for victims of sexual violence in [...] Full text...

Gambian leader sneaks through backdoor to attend UNGA amidst Gambians protest

22 september 2022 - 20:02:51 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow was sneaked through the backdoor of his Manhattan hotel to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) [...] Full text...

African Muslim leaders meet Mali junta leader

22 september 2022 - 12:38:49 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Wednesday received a delegation of the first sub-regional forum of [...] Full text...

Libyan delegation in France for sixth meeting of Interpol Chiefs of Police in Middle East and North Africa

21 september 2022 - 18:35:43 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- A delegation from the Ministry of Interior, headed by Major General Bashir Al-Amin, Deputy Minister for Security Directorates Affairs, is participating in [...] Full text...

World falling ‘far short’ of pledge to protect minority rights: Guterres

21 september 2022 - 18:31:51 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The world is falling “far short” of commitments made three decades ago to protect minority communities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...

Famine looms in Somalia, many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble: UN Agencies warn

21 september 2022 - 18:22:21 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise steeply in coming weeks, the [...] Full text...

Ethiopian crisis: Govt rejects 'incomplete, incoherent, unsubstantiated' rights report on Tigray

21 september 2022 - 10:39:50 MA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has "categorically" rejected the report of International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) that blames [...] Full text...

Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days

21 september 2022 - 06:36:05 MA

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey Sithole is revealing of the [...] Full text...

Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security to act on situation with urgency

21 september 2022 - 05:59:29 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation and agreed to act with urgency [...] Full text...

Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations

21 september 2022 - 05:24:51 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress, UN-appointed independent human [...] Full text...

Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a right for every citizen - President Barrow

20 september 2022 - 18:48:37 MSS

  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian leader Adama Barrow, has said that The Gambia upholds education and skills acquisition as a right for every citizen to [...] Full text...

South African lawmaker denies animal trafficking claims

20 september 2022 - 11:36:49 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg lawmaker has denied media reports that he has been involved in an animal trafficking syndicate. Michael Sun, who [...] Full text...

Mauritius distributes one cent coins with effigy of Queen Elizabeth II to Metro passengers

20 september 2022 - 09:27:45 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - One cent coins with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was distributed to passengers on Monday on board the Metro Express [...] Full text...

UNHCR evacuates 29 refugees from Libya to Canada and Europe

19 september 2022 - 14:53:23 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Monday assisted 29 refugees to leave Libya on flights this week for resettlement in [...] Full text...

WFP calls for access to conflict-affected communities in South Sudan's Upper Nile and Jonglei States

19 september 2022 - 06:33:34 MA

Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called for the safe and secure passage of food and other humanitarian [...] Full text...

'Nearly half of global food crisis hungry are children'

19 september 2022 - 06:15:42 MA

Rome, Italy (PANA) - School-aged children are bearing the brunt of today’s Global Food Crisis with devastating consequences for their education and their ability to [...] Full text...

Financing education, imperative for 'peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief

18 september 2022 - 11:44:53 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during a joint [...] Full text...

Mauritius to observe national day of mourning Monday for Queen Elizabeth

17 september 2022 - 06:42:46 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) – Mauritius will on Monday observe a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, who will be buried on [...] Full text...

Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule - Rights expert

17 september 2022 - 05:20:02 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, [...] Full text...

South Africa: Delta Airline secures Cape Town route

16 september 2022 - 13:19:51 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delta Air Lines will begin flying from the US to Cape Town on 2 December, an official source said [...] Full text...

‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned

16 september 2022 - 05:14:33 MA

New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator urged the Security [...] Full text...

Burkina Faso's President decorates soldiers who repelled terrorist attack in Oursi in the Sahel

15 september 2022 - 19:26:38 BBA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, supreme head of the army, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, on Wednesday awarded the Cross [...] Full text...

Libya and UNICEF sign agreement for first Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

15 september 2022 - 15:58:24 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of Libya have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to officially launch the [...] Full text...

Meeting of Directors of Civil Protection of African countries begins in Rabat

14 september 2022 - 21:25:47 BBA

Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Sixth session of Directors General and Directors of Civil Protection of African countries opened here Tuesday with the aim of [...] Full text...

Libya inaugurates first phase of 400 kw/d solar power project

14 september 2022 - 20:34:01 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first phase of a project to produce electricity from the solar cell system, with a daily output of 400 kilowatts [...] Full text...

50 tonnes of war remnants destroyed in the Misrata region of central Libya

14 september 2022 - 18:11:02 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 50 tons of war remnants in residential and agricultural areas located from Misrata to Tawergha in the central [...] Full text...

Fuel depot explosion in southern Libyan town injures 17

14 september 2022 - 11:21:24 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An explosion at a fuel depot in Sebha, 800 km south of Tripoli, has injured 17 people, an official statement said [...] Full text...

Humanitarian needs ‘growing exponentially’ across Sudan, mission chief warns Security Council

14 september 2022 - 06:02:05 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are in increasing danger, while humanitarian needs across Sudan “are growing exponentially”, the head of the UN mission in [...] Full text...

ECOWAS region to get an agency in charge of education soon

13 september 2022 - 19:28:19 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning to set up an agency in charge of education, sources close [...] Full text...