Dundo, Angola (PANA) – The European Union (EU) will finance projects by Angolan Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Lunda Norte Province, to the tune of 820,000 euros, the coordinator of the Angolan Humanitarian Support Technical Unit, António Manengo, indicated here Wednesday. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova, on Tuesday condemned the murder of a Somali television journalist in Mogadishu. Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - To highlight the physical and emotional violent impact of the criminalisation of the 250,000 plus sex workers in South Africa, SISONKE (the national sex workers' movement) will be hosting a series of events across five provinces leading up to the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers on Saturday. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed that sustainable development cannot be achieved without addressing social inequalities and called for fresh ideas and international commitment to fairly share global resources. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN country team and the UN-Africa Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) are collaborating to help civilians in the region, arguing that they wanted services regardless of who provides them. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - A UN-led forum on cyber attacks and development on Friday warned that developing countries were at higher risk of being the target of cyber attacks. Full text...

Paris, France (PANA) - Several French Socialist and Communist elected representatives have declared support for the strike action that was started 28 November by the staff of Radio France International (RFI) against the decision to merge France 24, RFI and TV5 monde under the French Foreign Audiovisual Policy (AEF), PANA learnt Friday from union sources in Paris. Full text...

Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Italian government has granted one million US dollars to Angola for the rehabilitation of a centre intended for the hosting of street children, the ambassador of Italy in Angola, Giuseppe Mistretta, announced on Wednesday Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Drought, hunger, violence and conflict, discrimination, climate change are some of the challenges being addressed daily by volunteers around the globe but according to a news report launched by the Red Cross Red Crescent, little is being done to ensure those volunteers are adequately protected. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Susana Malcorra, on Wednesday visited UNAMID’s headquarters in Fashir, North Darfur, to meet with the Mission leadership and assess the situation on the ground ahead of a review of uniformed personnel due to take place in the coming weeks. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, is set to release his latest book, which will chronicle his personal experience during the 30-month civil war in Nigeria, the private Guardian newspaer reported Tuesday, quoting the book's publishers. Full text...

Tamale, Ghana (PANA) – At least 21 passengers died on Saturday morning at Savelugu, near Tamale, Ghana's Northern Region capital, when the vehicles on which they were travelling were involved in a head-on collision. Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government of Senegal is working towards the establishment of a legal and statutory framework for voluntary service in Senegal, the Technical Assistance Director, Papa Birama Thiam, announced at a news conference on Thursday in Dakar. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN workers, led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Full text...

Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The political crises in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt triggered an important increase of illegal North African migrants into Europe, according to a report issued by the European Agency of Control at the External Borders (FRONTEX) issued on Friday in Brussels. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Friday said that increasing economic and social disparities posed a threat to children’s rights, stressing that much more needs to be done to safeguard millions of young people around the world. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha Rose-Migiro on Thursday exhorted young people to use their skills and energy to encourage leaders at next year’s UN conference on sustainable development in Brazil. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, Tuesday called for more synergies between the spheres of international justice and development. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition leader, Ahmed Ould Daddah, on Wednesday appealed for national and international action against famine in the country. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Few hours to the celebration of the muslim festival of Eid-Eil-Kabir, faithfuls of the religion in Nigeria engaged in last minute shopping, as prices of ram, transportation and other commodities such as clothes, shoes as well as condiments shot up, fueling fears that many might find it difficult to slaughter the significant animal. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Niger and Burundi Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The chief of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday expressed the hope that Darfuri people would witness peace and love in their region, on the occasion of the Eid-al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – What was to be a happy dinner for a family in northern Ghana has turned into a tragedy with seven of them dying after eating a meal prepared from beans. Full text...

Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - Angolan diplomat Alfredo Dombe was 28 October decorated with the title "Honorary Citizen of Seoul City", for his contributions to the co-operation between Angola and South Korea, PANA reported Monday. Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations will make a financial package, totaling US$ 9.2 million, available to the Burundian government to help some 1.3 million people in the region who were most affected by civil war in recent years, PANA learnt from diplomatic sources here. Full text...

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia forced almost 320,000 Somalis to flee their country so far this year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said Friday. Full text...

Caxito, Angola (PANA) - Some 10,000 houses are to be built in Angola's Dande district, in northern Bengo province, under the National Housing Programme aimed at constructing 1 million houses across the southern African nation. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday stressed the need for more investment in people's growth and development to effectively check poverty and its attendant consequences. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The US Department of State has warned Americans of the risks of travelling to Nigeria, advising them to avoid going to Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers and the Gulf of Guinea and the Southeastern states of Abia, Edo and Imo. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Prison Service (ZPS) said Friday it would not offer condoms to prisoners despite concerted appeals by human rights groups. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hundreds of Zimbabwean deportees arrived home from South Africa Thursday, a day after Pretoria began forcible deportations of the illegal immigrants from its northern neighbour. Full text...

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New York, US (PANA) - The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and The New York Times Full text...

Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Judges in Burundi, who went on a 10-day work stoppage last month to demand better pay, plan to begin a fresh strike from 19 October, PANA learnt from a union source in Bujumbura. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Wednesday that 6.1 million more teachers are needed to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of attaining universal primary education by 2015. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr. Sha Zukang, on Tuesday urged countries to pursue economic policies that take social considerations into account to ensure that the poor, youth, persons with disability and the elderly do not continue to bear the brunt of fiscal austerity measures and unemployment in the uncertain global economy. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The committee tasked with building a permanent memorial at the UN headquarters in New York to honour victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade on Saturday launched a global competition for the design of the structure. Full text...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese singer and composer Zaydan Ibrahim died in Egypt on Saturday from liver complications, the official Sudan Radio reported. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 1,200 delegates from across the globe will take part in the 10th edition of the People's Forum scheduled for 31 October to 3 November, 2011. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Thursday marked the annual International Day of Peace Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - An inter-agency forum on the safety of journalists hosted by the Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday called for better protection for journalists and greater efforts to ensure that those who kill or intimidate them are brought to justice. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Bank representative in Congo, Doussou Kouame, has revealed that 25 percent Congolese youth are unemployed, adding that the unemployment rate was over 40 percent when frustrated job seekers are taken into account. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Tourism Organisation (WTO) on Thursday said that international tourist numbers surged by nearly 5 per cent in the first half of this year as the industry continues its recovery following the global dip in the wake of the recent financial crisis. Full text...

Agadez, Niger (PANA) – The security chief of former Libyan leader Mouamar Kadhafi, Mansour Dhao, is on his way to Niamey, the capital of Niger, accompanied by an official from the region of Agadez, a reliable source told PANA on Tuesday. Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré on Monday officially received the "administrative city" built with a 53.5 billion FCAF loan from the ousted Libyan government. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN and NGOs ended their annual joint conference Tuesday in Bonn, Germany, with calls for civil society to encourage people to realize that their local concerns were connected to the larger global issues. Full text...

Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria (PANA) - Muslims across Nigeria Tuesday observed the Eid-Eil-Fitr prayers, signifying the end of the Ramadan fast, with a call from Islamic clerics and political leaders to imbibe the lessons of the period -- charity, peaceful coexistence, obedience to God, abstinence from sins and good neighbourliness. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday stressed the need to accelerate efforts to accomplish the global poverty eradication and social development targets, urging all partners, including the private sector and civil society, to work with governments to ensure the goals are achieved by the 2015 deadline. Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - One of Zimbabwe's most influential politicians, former army commander Gen. Solomon Mujuru, died on Tuesday in a fire accident at his farm near the capital Harare, officials said. Full text...

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday underscored the Full text...