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Intensifying threat looms large as UN highlights the world’s growing nuclear arsenals.
27 september 2025 - 06:12:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary General on Friday warned a high-level meeting in New York focused on [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly adopts milestone cybercrime treaty
25 december 2024 - 05:50:20New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global [...] Full text...
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Kenya govt's digitisation of state services faces mounting cyber attacks
19 december 2024 - 19:51:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is facing mounting cyber attack threats following the increased migration of state services to digital [...] Full text...
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UN finalises new cybercrime treaty
10 august 2024 - 05:25:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States have finalised a new treaty targeting cybercrime, the UN Office on Drugs [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns of ‘cyber mercenaries’ amid spike in weaponising digital tools
21 june 2024 - 07:44:25New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the dual-edged nature of cyberspace, stressing its potential [...] Full text...
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African Union raises stakes in cyberspace diplomacy
17 april 2024 - 13:45:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has kicked off a campaign to raise awareness on the need [...] Full text...
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World Economic Forum: Widening disparities, growing threats cloud global cybersecurity outlook for 2024
11 january 2024 - 10:40:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Economic Forum report released Thursday provides a snapshot of the multifaceted challenges facing [...] Full text...
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime
07 december 2023 - 19:24:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] Full text...
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Freedom of the press under attack worldwide: Guterres
03 may 2023 - 06:23:28New York, US (PANA) - Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, [...] Full text...
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Benghazi cyber security conference calls for cyber security centre
23 january 2023 - 20:49:33Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The International Conference on Cybersecurity which ended on Monday in Benghazi, Libya's second city (East), affirmed [...] Full text...
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UN Missionin Libya calls for end to online harassment of women
27 november 2022 - 11:37:01Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that it has brought together women [...] Full text...
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'Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict:'
11 november 2022 - 05:46:17New York, US (PANA) - The growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security, currently felt [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to shield population against cybercriminals
10 november 2021 - 08:30:03Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, Mr Darsanand Balgobin, on Tuesday, said that the [...] Full text...
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Kamala Harris in Paris to reaffirm US support for Libyan people
09 november 2021 - 12:38:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris has travelled to France to attend the Paris Conference on Libya, [...] Full text...
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World Bank and partners announce new Global Fund for Cybersecurity
16 august 2021 - 16:09:10Washington DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank announced on Mo9nday the launch of a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund [...] Full text...
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Nigeria begins review of its National Cyber security Strategy
28 october 2020 - 18:31:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, on Wednesday said the #EndSARS protesters used [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Army announces start of military exercise on Tuesday
18 october 2020 - 12:31:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of a nationwide exercise named CROCODILE SMILE V1 from [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists
09 july 2020 - 03:55:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the [...] Full text...
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Cybersecurity meeting opens in Brazzaville to strengthen national system
29 january 2020 - 23:17:04Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister for posts, telecommunications and the digital economy, Léon Juste Ibombo, opened a meeting [...] Full text...
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Botswana finds different literacy levels a challenge in industrial revolution
06 november 2019 - 15:02:10Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Undeveloped value chains, different literacy levels in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are a major challenge in [...] Full text...
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Botswana is prime pilot candidate for EU’s Cyber Resilience for Development Project
21 september 2019 - 14:29:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Botswana has been selected for the European Union's (EU) Cyber Resilience for Development, known as Cyber4Dev Project, [...] Full text...
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Four in 10 indigenous languages at risk of disappearing, warn UN human rights experts
07 august 2019 - 20:47:34New York, US (PANA) - Of 7,000 indigenous languages spoken today, four in 10 are in danger of disappearing, rights [...] Full text...
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Africans move to revamp cyberspace security
22 july 2019 - 16:58:11Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Representatives of several African countries have met in the capital city of Gaborone in Botswana to [...] Full text...
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West African states made significant gains in consolidating regional peace - Sillah
03 july 2019 - 18:36:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Over the years, West African states have made significant gains in consolidating regional [...] Full text...
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CISSA regional forum opens in Banjul
03 july 2019 - 17:16:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The West Africa regional forum of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa, has opened [...] Full text...
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African countries urged to protect citizens against cyberspace
17 april 2019 - 23:44:51Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Congolese Prime Minister Clement Mouamba Wednesday urged African countries to ensure that cyberspace is first and [...] Full text...
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Senegal opens cyber security training centre
08 november 2018 - 16:17:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A National Cyber security School will open in January next year in Dakar, according to a [...] Full text...
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SADC workshop focuses on cyber security
11 september 2018 - 06:53:16Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) capacity building workshop focusing on cyber security and the SADC [...] Full text...
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Development gains unsustainable without cyber-diplomacy, UN official says
02 september 2018 - 06:44:50New York, US (PANA) - Hacking, child sexual exploitation and other cybercrimes could keep countries from reaching their development goals, [...] Full text...
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‘Our values, beliefs and identity’ are embedded within language - UNESCO
21 february 2018 - 21:39:31Paris, France (PANA) - Every two weeks, one of the world’s languages disappears, along with the human history and cultural [...] Full text...
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UN chief stresses unity in Security Council to overcome conflict
20 december 2017 - 22:08:19New York, USA (PANA) – UN Secretary General António Guterres has told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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AU ministers agree to seek greater say on global internet governance agenda
23 november 2017 - 17:46:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers of communication, technology and information resolved on Thursday to seek a greater [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: INTERPOL, West, Central African police chiefs meet to counter terror threat
11 october 2017 - 12:00:20Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – With Central and West Africa combating some of the most deadly terrorist organizations in the world, [...] Full text...
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Singapore: INTERPOL World Congress discusses "Tomorrow’s security challenges"
04 july 2017 - 12:45:24Singapore, Singapore (PANA) - "Tomorrow’s security challenges can only be tackled through a coordinated public- and private-sector response focusing on [...] Full text...
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Azerbaijan: 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
07 may 2017 - 05:50:51Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) – It is time to find that “magic formula” that will encourage people to live together in [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU underlines critical importance of press freedom
02 may 2017 - 16:27:48Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Free press is vital for having a democracy that works, European Union (EU) High Representative Federica [...] Full text...
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UN: UNESCO says multilingual education essential for peace, creativity
21 february 2017 - 20:38:45New York, US (PANA) Learning languages is a promise of peace, innovation and creativity, and will contribute to the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius hosts SADC workshop on cyber-security
31 august 2016 - 07:09:35Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister, Mr Etienne Sinatambou, has said that emerging technologies such as [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief calls for eradicating nuclear weapons
23 august 2016 - 18:27:29New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday in New York stressed the need to seriously refocus [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU underlines freedoms of opinion, expression in all media
02 may 2016 - 17:50:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reaffirming its determination to promote and support, freedoms of opinion and expression as rights to be [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Conference on ways to combat cybercrimes opens in Mauritius
21 march 2016 - 13:05:37Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Acting Attorney General, Nandcoomar Bodha, on Monday said that the response to the huge volume [...] Full text...
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Sudan: African Security experts discuss how to combat internet crimes
08 november 2015 - 14:05:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Security experts representing 40 African intelligence services have started deliberations in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, on [...] Full text...
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US: UN releases new guidelines for child online protection
05 september 2014 - 17:51:42New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies, together with partners of the Child Online Protection Initiative, on Friday released new [...] Full text...
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UN officials, experts seek ways to stop online child abuse
27 september 2013 - 19:54:14New York, US (PANA) – UN officials and experts from the fields of law enforcement, research and academia are meeting [...] Full text...
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ITU appoints Nigerian First Lady to champion child online protection
22 july 2013 - 22:37:28New York, US (PANA) - The First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, was on Monday appointed as the UN International [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to host int'l confab on threat of cyber crimes to national security
04 september 2012 - 19:34:57Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is to host a three-day World Cyber Conference aimed at developing strategies against the latest [...] Full text...
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International Youth Day: Ban warns on risk of creating a 'lost generation'
11 august 2012 - 16:53:37New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the International Youth Day and amidst an economic crisis which has affected young [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls on countries to listen to voices of women, youth
16 february 2012 - 19:10:22New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday stressed the need to empower women and youth, who [...] Full text...
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Public right to information essential to good governance -- UN chief
30 april 2010 - 15:25:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a wholesale change in attitudes towards press freedom, [...] Full text...
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Ban condemns killing of journalists worldwide
29 april 2010 - 18:17:00New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the increasing number of journalists killed worldwide, insisting that [...] Full text...
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