Gaza's economy has collapsed, exacerbating poverty
26 november 2025 - 07:46:40Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two years of Israeli military operations and restrictions have "caused an unprecedented collapse of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two years of Israeli military operations and restrictions have "caused an unprecedented collapse of the [...] Full text...
Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
25 november 2025 - 18:01:44Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
14 november 2025 - 16:57:02New York, US (PANA) - Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That’s [...] Full text...
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Doctors Charity: Dozens of bodies piled up inside homes in Bara,RSF denies burying
04 november 2025 - 15:46:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan Doctors Network, a widely spread charity of doctors grouping, has hinted that an outbreak [...] Full text...
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Sudan medical group, UN report massive displacement from Bara, rights violations
01 november 2025 - 04:52:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network (SDN) said on Friday that 4,500 people have been displaced from the [...] Full text...
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‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s El Fasher falls (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)
30 october 2025 - 19:21:31New York, US (PANA) - El Fasher has “descended into an even darker hell”, senior UN officials warned on Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese govt slams EU Council for legitimising rival paramilitary group
23 october 2025 - 05:11:02Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Wednesday rejected to the conclusions of the European Union Council, which [...] Full text...
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'Overwhelming’ demand for food aid in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds
21 october 2025 - 14:46:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food [...] Full text...
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Dozens of civilians, including children and toddlers killed in RSF Bombing of an IDPS camp
11 october 2025 - 16:52:31Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At least 60 civilians were killed and dozens more injured in a shelling carried out [...] Full text...
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Playing and games put thousands of Sudanese children back on the track of healing and recovery (PANA Feature) By Mohamed Osman Adam
07 october 2025 - 16:05:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan's war, sports and games have shown that they are not only entertainment and [...] Full text...
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Release the hostages in Gaza ‘unconditionally and immediately’: Guterres
07 october 2025 - 07:33:47New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked two years since the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in Sudan's besiged city
02 october 2025 - 18:54:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday warned that civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher city [...] Full text...
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CAR: Thousands of civilians seek refuge with the UN on the Sudanese border
26 september 2025 - 05:11:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 fleeing civilians have gathered in recent days around a UN peacekeepers base in the [...] Full text...
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Gazans flee ‘death and devastation’ with no transportation or means of shelter
20 september 2025 - 07:58:58Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the face of escalating Israeli military operations, thousands of Palestinian families continue to flee [...] Full text...
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Presidency gives double the number reported earlier as killed by RSF drone strike
19 september 2025 - 18:57:30Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese presidency on Friday revealed a higher number of victims in the most recent drone [...] Full text...
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Sudanese doctors: Dozens killed inside mosque in besieged Darfur town
19 september 2025 - 13:11:20Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The non-governmental professional organisation, Sudan Doctors Network, has reported that dozens of worshipers were killed [...] Full text...
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UN’s Guterres condemns gang attack in Haiti that killed at least 40
14 september 2025 - 15:27:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned a deadly gang attack in Haiti that left at [...] Full text...
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Charity group condemns enforced disappearance, torture, mass killing of women, children in Sudan's North Darfur
01 september 2025 - 14:47:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A women rights group in East Africa, The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn [...] Full text...
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IOM: More than 1,000 families flee Sudan's besieged El Fasher city
01 september 2025 - 07:49:52Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced on Sunday that more than a thousand families [...] Full text...
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso (Feature by WHO)
11 august 2025 - 10:02:06Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to [...] Full text...
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Doctors appeal: Save us from Phase-3 Hunger
06 august 2025 - 14:42:16Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan Doctors Network on Wednesday issued an urgent humanitarian appeal regarding the dire food situation [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias
04 august 2025 - 12:19:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that [...] Full text...
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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)
03 august 2025 - 08:08:47Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...
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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)
03 august 2025 - 07:32:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...
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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food
01 august 2025 - 05:13:32Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...
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Pollution, melting microbes, undamming rivers, risks for elders: 4 key climate issues (By UN News)
27 july 2025 - 06:10:58New York, US (PANA) - In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: [...] Full text...
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12 million Kenyans to benefit from new social protection project for strengthening human capital, economic inclusion
18 july 2025 - 07:59:47Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors approved the Second Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project [...] Full text...
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From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life (Feature by UN News)
17 july 2025 - 08:20:44Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...
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Iran crisis: UN stays and delivers
01 july 2025 - 20:31:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month [...] Full text...
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The unseen frontline: Why social vulnerability must be at the heart of climate action: World Bank Blog By Ezgi Canpolat and Joanna de Berry
25 june 2025 - 07:20:50Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - In Beira, Mozambique, Cyclone Idai caused extensive damage to the city's infrastructure, including roads. When we talk [...] Full text...
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Gaza horrors continue as the weakest succumb to injuries and disease
20 june 2025 - 16:25:13Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Death and suffering in Gaza are ever-present and the enclave's people now have little choice [...] Full text...
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In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
05 june 2025 - 18:12:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
03 june 2025 - 12:46:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed [...] Full text...
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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections
23 may 2025 - 05:17:24New York, US (PANA) - With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence [...] Full text...
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UN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount
21 may 2025 - 05:23:40New York, US (PANA) - Aid is trickling into Gaza after nearly three months of blockade, but it remains far [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’
09 may 2025 - 14:52:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s plan to take control of relief assistance in Gaza would put civilian lives in danger [...] Full text...
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Exhausted Sudanese flee into Chad as fighting escalates: UNHCR
06 may 2025 - 12:49:19N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid [...] Full text...
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Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequences
05 may 2025 - 15:44:47Gaza City (PANA) - "After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation
04 may 2025 - 12:42:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation
02 may 2025 - 17:44:37Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
23 april 2025 - 05:11:55New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum
06 april 2025 - 05:43:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often [...] Full text...
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WFP mobilises to help Congolese refugees in Burundi in a difficult financial context
25 march 2025 - 06:02:01Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has quickly mobilised additional aid to Burundi to support [...] Full text...
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World Bank enhances commitment to human capital development in Morocco
20 march 2025 - 07:32:03Rabat, Morocco (PANA) — The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $600 million financing package for the third [...] Full text...
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Sudan is a powder keg with growing risk of war crimes, UN warns
28 february 2025 - 06:18:34Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - Sudan is a flashpoint, with a growing risk of atrocity crimes and mass starvation deaths, [...] Full text...
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MENA is open to work: Tackling the jobs deficit: World Bank Bog By Ousmane Dione and Roberta Gatti
02 february 2025 - 12:32:06Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has a large reservoir of untapped human resources, with [...] Full text...
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AU warns DRC, Rwanda to quell military tension in Eastern DRC
29 january 2025 - 20:31:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed “grave concern” over the increased tensions [...] Full text...
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AU warns DRC, Rwanda to quell military tension in eastern DRC
29 january 2025 - 18:15:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council has expressed “grave concern” over the increased tensions [...] Full text...
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DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
24 january 2025 - 21:44:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have [...] Full text...
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Aid partners seek $1.42 billion to help 4.6 million people in Somalia
23 january 2025 - 05:00:32Mogadishu, Somalia US (PANA) - A joint appeal was launched on Wednesday for $1.4 billion by the UN, aid partners [...] Full text...
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Palestinian prime minister, UN official discuss Gaza relief plan
20 january 2025 - 16:15:30Ramallah, Palestine (PANA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa discussed with a top UN official on Monday a government relief [...] Full text...
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UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California Santa Monica Pier in California, USA.
10 january 2025 - 16:06:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the [...] Full text...
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South African institute downplays threat of Chinese virus
10 january 2025 - 07:47:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday said there is no [...] Full text...
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Avian flu risk still ‘low’ after first US patient dies from H5N1 virus: WHO
07 january 2025 - 18:31:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A day after the United States reported its first human death from avian flu, the UN [...] Full text...
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‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council
07 january 2025 - 06:55:05New York, US (PANA) - Human suffering in Sudan has reached devastating levels, with over 11.5 million people internally displaced [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges greater support for people fleeing post-election violence in Mozambique
31 december 2024 - 20:51:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is deeply alarmed by the ongoing situation in Mozambique, where post-election unrest [...] Full text...
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Takias: Community kitchens or the second half of the glass (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
06 december 2024 - 15:00:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - There is a filled half, to be considered, in the current Sudanese war, now over [...] Full text...
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ICC issues warrant of arrest for Hamas leader for role in 7 October attacks in Israel
21 november 2024 - 14:32:16The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...
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UNICEF report projects challenging future for children in 2050
21 november 2024 - 05:21:06New York, US (PANA) - The future of childhood hangs in the balance if urgent action is not taken to [...] Full text...
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Sudanese paramilitary forces accused of working to invite foreign intervention in bloody war
08 november 2024 - 12:15:55Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday claimed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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In Sudan, once more sports transcend all tragedies, bring hope to people
29 october 2024 - 05:56:39Sport report by Mohamed Osman AdamPort Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- It was a whistle that I could never forget, six months [...] Full text...
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UN: Paramilitary Forces repeat Darfur atrocities in central Sudan
27 october 2024 - 07:21:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described attacks, killing, rape and humiliation perpetrated by the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says WHO
09 october 2024 - 17:03:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting [...] Full text...
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Global immunisation coverage still below pre-pandemic levels: WHO
03 october 2024 - 05:27:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global immunisation coverage has remained below pre-pandemic levels and the number of children who have not [...] Full text...
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Lebanon crisis: Guterres urges parties to ‘step back from the brink’
29 september 2024 - 04:55:19New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Saturday over the dramatic escalation of events [...] Full text...
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Many people killed in terrorist attack in north-central Burkina Faso
26 august 2024 - 11:14:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Many people, mainly civilians, were killed on Saturday in a terrorist attack in the town [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams
12 august 2024 - 15:58:00Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians issued a fresh [...] Full text...
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Promoting gender-transformative approach in the transboundary water sector: World Bank Blog By Ai-Ju Huang and Ellen Hagerman
26 july 2024 - 07:16:57Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - The men talked about how, as boys, gender stereotypes meant they got special treatment compared to [...] Full text...
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Over 1,000 attacks on healthcare in Occupied Palestinian Territory since October
17 july 2024 - 18:33:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 1,000 attacks on healthcare facilities in the [...] Full text...
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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO
15 july 2024 - 18:58:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated [...] Full text...
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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
09 july 2024 - 15:37:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...
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Eight Libyan pilgrims die during 2024 Hajj
21 june 2024 - 11:09:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight Libyan pilgrims have died during this year's Hajj season in Saudi Arabia, while five others [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’
11 june 2024 - 06:36:02New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive [...] Full text...
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Ongoing war destroying social fabric in Gaza, UN aid official says
04 june 2024 - 06:16:52New York, USA (PANA) - The narrowing space left for civilians in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly limited and [...] Full text...
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Libya welcomes peace plan proposed by US President to end war in Gaza
02 june 2024 - 12:22:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al- Dbaiba, and the chairman of [...] Full text...
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Awards for outstanding contributions to public health presented during 77th World Health Assembly
01 june 2024 - 11:25:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a special ceremony at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Friday, awards were [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
28 may 2024 - 12:41:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organisations have expressed deep [...] Full text...
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WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria most threatening to human health
17 may 2024 - 18:51:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring [...] Full text...
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Tunisia and Oman sign Memorandum of Understanding for social promotion
17 may 2024 - 17:47:40Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The two ministers responsible for Social Affairs in Tunisia and Social Development in the Sultanate of [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN humanitarians say 450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues
14 may 2024 - 12:43:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on [...] Full text...
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New WB report calls for strong resilience of Ghana’s health system in response to climate change
01 may 2024 - 07:09:58Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A new World Bank report calls for urgent action to strengthen the resilience of Ghana’s health [...] Full text...
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World Bank Gaza war: World Bank calls for urgent action to save lives
19 march 2024 - 18:48:15Washington DC, USA (PANA) - With more than half the population of Gaza on the brink of famine—including children and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique
02 march 2024 - 05:36:59Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
01 march 2024 - 06:09:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker [...] Full text...
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Activities marking the 13th anniversary of Libya's 17 February revolution begin
17 february 2024 - 17:18:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festivities to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution that toppled the former [...] Full text...
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Fighting in DR Congo puts Goma at risk of lockdown, warns humanitarian charity
16 february 2024 - 10:19:18Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Increased armed hostilities in Rafah pose 'disastrous risk' to civilian lives and infrastructure - ICRC
15 february 2024 - 07:21:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is cautioning the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'We must do all in our power to protect Rafah,' say UN humanitarians
06 february 2024 - 12:57:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN migration agency, rights experts spotlight deepening crisis
06 february 2024 - 05:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 25 million people need humanitarian assistance in Sudan, 14 million of them children. That’s the [...] Full text...
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Stigma, shame still surround leprosy victims, warn top rights experts
26 january 2024 - 05:35:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although leprosy is age-old and can be cured, the disease is still endemic in more than [...] Full text...
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Joint World Bank, EU, UN report assesses damages caused by catastrophic flooding in Libya
25 january 2024 - 08:32:25Washington, United States (PANA) - Reconstruction and recovery needs following the catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya last September are estimated [...] Full text...
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World Bank boosts support to accelerate digital transformation in Gabon
03 january 2024 - 08:43:07Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Gabon and the World Bank on Tuesday signed a $68.5 million loan for the Digital Gabon [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Death toll in Gaza soars to 21,110
29 december 2023 - 05:59:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, the latest death toll as of midnight on Thursday stood at 21,110 according to [...] Full text...
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Health services predict a rise in cases of coronavirus infections in Libya over coming period
26 december 2023 - 18:36:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday that it expected an increase in cases [...] Full text...
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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)
25 december 2023 - 07:10:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief
22 december 2023 - 17:28:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the UN Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for [...] Full text...
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World Bank increases support for human capital programme in Morocco
20 december 2023 - 08:56:19Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a new US$500 million loan aimed at improving [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICRC deplores deliberate, deadly attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum
11 december 2023 - 08:15:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is shocked and appalled by "a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN agency heads unite in urgent plea for women and children in Gaza
22 november 2023 - 21:03:02New York, US (PANA) - The heads of three UN agencies on Wednesday highlighted the disproportionate suffering faced by women [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF
17 november 2023 - 09:55:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN’s Türk calls for political path out of 'horror'
16 november 2023 - 17:28:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday welcomed the Security Council call for pauses in [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza
11 november 2023 - 07:58:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community must act now to end the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza, scores of [...] Full text...
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Some 6.5 million Nigerians face food insecurity In 2024 - Report
10 november 2023 - 12:09:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 26.5 million Nigerians are expected to grapple with high levels of food insecurity in 2024, [...] Full text...
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Gazans struggle for survival; north sealed off
08 november 2023 - 15:22:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso
04 november 2023 - 06:13:10Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians
01 november 2023 - 06:47:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘The world must do more’ for Gaza, 5 UN agencies say
22 october 2023 - 10:54:05Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The aid that entered Gaza on Saturday "is only a small beginning and far from enough", five [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians
20 october 2023 - 06:44:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza
15 october 2023 - 07:39:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...
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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,
13 october 2023 - 19:19:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...
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Middle East crisis: Guterres appeals for end to 'vicious cycle of bloodshed, hatred and polarization'
10 october 2023 - 06:22:19New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognised the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM warns against extending strikes against Gaza after Hamas military operation
08 october 2023 - 14:11:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has underlined the [...] Full text...
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Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse
16 september 2023 - 09:12:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out [...] Full text...
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Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys
14 september 2023 - 05:35:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN system is providing aid to areas in eastern Libya impacted by the weekend floods [...] Full text...
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Internet celebrates its 40th birthday, but some users are twice its age! World Bank Blog
01 september 2023 - 15:45:07Washington DC, US (PANA) - Does internet help you to stay in touch with family and friends? If you answered [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented crisis in DR Congo 'goes ignored', says humanitarian charity
23 august 2023 - 10:42:03Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent months have brought a dramatic deterioration in the situation in eastern DR Congo, where [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
15 july 2023 - 08:08:01New York, US (PANA) - The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Joy of Eid Al-Adha lost as fighting continues (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
28 june 2023 - 11:27:18Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - This day is supposed to be one of joy and happiness for the Muslim community in [...] Full text...
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More than 63,000 pensioners in Mali undergo physical check for fraud
22 june 2023 - 14:58:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Social Security Fund (CMSS), which is responsible for managing pension beneficiaries in Mali, has [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Evacuation of hundreds of unaccompanied children launched
06 june 2023 - 12:54:44Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Khartoum State is currently engaged in a precarious and complicated transportation of hundreds of unaccompanied children [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Tunisian officials discuss blockages and delays at joint Ras Jedir border crossing
28 may 2023 - 13:23:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of officials from the Government of National Unity and Tunisia Saturday met to discuss [...] Full text...
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Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’: Guterres
25 may 2023 - 17:54:30New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the arrest of one of the world's [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Armed Forces accuses paramilitary group of attacking worshippers in Khartoum church
15 may 2023 - 06:31:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA ) - The Sudanese government on Sunday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of attacking a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No need for more severe health restrictions -(Mauritius Health Minister
02 may 2023 - 13:59:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jagutpal, said here Tuesday that there was no need [...] Full text...
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Reports say there was low turnout in Gambia's local government election
16 april 2023 - 19:29:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A report of the Civil Society Organization (CSO) on Local Government Elections in the Gambia, has [...] Full text...
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Morocco strongly condemns incursion of Israeli forces on Al-Aqsa Mosque
05 april 2023 - 19:49:13Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has strongly condemned the incursion of Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches anti-influenza vaccination exercise 2023
05 april 2023 - 11:57:09Roses-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - The Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo Wednesday launched an [...] Full text...
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Libya attends 58th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Health in Algeria
14 march 2023 - 17:35:24Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health in the Government of National Unity, [...] Full text...
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Assistance rushed to 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia
08 march 2023 - 06:25:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are scaling up in Ethiopia’s Somali region to support [...] Full text...
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Renewal of state of emergency a precautionary measure to avert a falling back into manslaughter (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
24 february 2023 - 18:23:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Blue Nile State, near the borders with Ethiopia, on Friday renewed a state of emergency [...] Full text...
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Pope lauds work of charities in DR Congo, Africa
01 february 2023 - 19:31:51Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Pope Francis on Wednesday praised the work of charities in DR Congo and the African continent [...] Full text...
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Violence, threats by armed groups continue to displace refugees, civilians in Mali: UNHCR
24 january 2023 - 13:18:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for enhanced support for those recently displaced in Mali, [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of three aid workers in South Sudan and Abyei
11 january 2023 - 18:59:03Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the killing of three aid workers in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit
10 january 2023 - 05:53:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that it will co-host the inaugural Partnership [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya calls on Govt to support vulnerable in Tawergha
30 december 2022 - 12:28:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has called on the [...] Full text...
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Amidst ‘unimaginable suffering’ in South Sudan, over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support
23 december 2022 - 05:56:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths on Thursday released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) [...] Full text...
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Mauritius records 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes
22 november 2022 - 07:40:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down [...] Full text...
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Arab leaders reaffirm support for Libya to hold elections
03 november 2022 - 05:33:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States has expressed solidarity with the Libyan people and their efforts to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to introduce health book for senior citizens
29 october 2022 - 07:11:10Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health and Wellness Ministry announced on Friday that it will introduce a health book for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination rollout stalls in Africa, says WHO
21 october 2022 - 14:42:56Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the monthly [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
21 october 2022 - 10:48:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered [...] Full text...
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UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat
11 october 2022 - 06:06:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for urgent action by countries for achieving Medication Without Harm
16 september 2022 - 12:36:43Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, half of all preventable harm in medical care is medication related, a quarter of which is [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN expert calls for more advances in protecting older persons
11 september 2022 - 06:32:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)) - Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Govt accuses TPLF of expanding war to border areas with Sudan
31 august 2022 - 15:18:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia on Wednesday accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) regional force [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates 174th centenarian
16 august 2022 - 08:44:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity on Monday celebrated the 174th centenarian, the [...] Full text...
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‘Catastrophic’ drought displaces one million in Somalia, world asked to ‘step up’ support
11 august 2022 - 20:44:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, leaving one million people within the country [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister instructs coordination with Tunisia on improving services at joint border crossing
19 july 2022 - 18:22:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has instructed the Libyan ministers [...] Full text...
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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation
13 june 2022 - 14:49:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa
18 may 2022 - 06:00:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, [...] Full text...
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Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
14 may 2022 - 05:20:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst [...] Full text...
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$1.7 billion plan launched to meet South Sudan's humanitarian needs
01 april 2022 - 05:07:48Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for [...] Full text...
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Mauritius' population slides by 0.17%
12 march 2022 - 08:34:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the population of the country stood at 1,263,888 as at [...] Full text...
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Burundi adopts two continental protocols on disability and the elderly
05 march 2022 - 16:33:20Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government has adopted two continental protocols on disability and the elderly. The Council of Ministers [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates its 172nd centenarian; records more women centenarians than men
22 february 2022 - 06:58:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday celebrated its 172nd centenarian of whom 145 are women and 27 men at [...] Full text...
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Some 1.4 million Somalis may be forced from their homes, says humanitarian charity
31 january 2022 - 05:52:51Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s escalating drought is creating a massive displacement crisis, a humanitarian charity has warned. The Norwegian Refugee [...] Full text...
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Mauritius counted 174 centenarians at beginning of the year
08 january 2022 - 09:31:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Welfare and Elderly Persons’ Protection Unit of the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and [...] Full text...
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Algeria and Tunisia sign 27 agreements and memoranda of understanding
16 december 2021 - 18:48:30Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, and his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Wednesday at the Carthage [...] Full text...
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AUEOM says Gambia election was ‘peaceful and democratic’
07 december 2021 - 14:22:57Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observer Mission headed by Kgalema Motlanthe, former president of the Republic of [...] Full text...
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Tunisia participates in int'l campaign on violence against women
25 november 2021 - 18:21:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia is participating in an international campaign, "16 days of activism against gender-based violence", by adopting [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 'Abiy marches to the war front to to save Ethiopia'
23 november 2021 - 10:04:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With Ethiopian rebels saying they are continuing their march on the capital, Addis Ababa, with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius records 97 positive cases
23 november 2021 - 07:00:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Tuesday that they detected 97 COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group 'deeply concerned' about 'ethnicity' arrests under state of emergency
08 november 2021 - 10:59:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concern over people being arrested and detained [...] Full text...
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In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
02 november 2021 - 19:51:10Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) -Pockets of famine have now been reported in southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on [...] Full text...
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UN says intense fighting in Northern Ethiopia halts humanitarian supplies
01 november 2021 - 21:24:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Fighting and hostilities in the northern Ethiopia towns of Dessie and Kombolcha in Amhara has [...] Full text...
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UNHCR responding to worst flooding in decades in South Sudan
20 october 2021 - 06:04:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is supporting the Government of South Sudan in assisting people hit hard by the worst [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Morocco launches vaccination campaign for third dose of vaccine
06 october 2021 - 21:00:02Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco launched this week its vaccination campaign against the coronavirus (COVID-19) with the third dose of [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso commemorates International Day of the Elderly
01 october 2021 - 20:33:13Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso on Friday commemorated the International Elderly Day on the theme "digital equality for [...] Full text...
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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought
01 october 2021 - 08:11:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...
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Cardiovascular diseases kill 1,800 people every year in Mauritius
30 september 2021 - 07:49:47Port-Louis Mauritius (PANA) - Some 1,800 people die from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) every year, accounting for 19% of all deaths [...] Full text...
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Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season
02 september 2021 - 13:03:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...
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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region
01 september 2021 - 13:24:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over one million people vaccinated in Libya
28 august 2021 - 11:54:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,035,640 people have been vaccinated in Libya against the coronavirus since the launch [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius announces 402 new positive cases
26 august 2021 - 06:48:41Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian health authorities announced on Thursday that 402 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected [...] Full text...
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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia
21 august 2021 - 20:50:00Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...
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Cameroon: Satellite images reveal devastation in Anglophone regions - rights group
28 july 2021 - 13:28:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says new research has revealed the scale of destruction caused by the ongoing conflict [...] Full text...
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EU allocates 200,000 euros to Gambia for windstorm victims
22 july 2021 - 17:06:33Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - In response to the windstorm which hit The Gambia earlier this month, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria records 132 new cases, zero death on Friday
17 july 2021 - 20:04:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 132 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia records its 'new dark day’ in fighting the pandemic
15 july 2021 - 12:52:46Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had recorded 194 new deaths caused by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mauritius detects 60 positive cases
14 july 2021 - 07:17:22Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that 60 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected on [...] Full text...
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New social protection assessment in Lesotho aims to strengthen programmes for poor people
06 july 2021 - 14:01:31Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Strong effective social protection programmes are needed to help protect vulnerable people in Lesotho and ensure [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians report thousands facing most severe food insecurity in northern Mozambique
19 june 2021 - 08:45:19Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Although the ongoing harvest is expected to improve food security in parts of Mozambique, the conflict [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO explains why vaccinating children is not a priority
11 june 2021 - 22:28:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO's Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Friday shed light on why vaccinating children against the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of vaccine
04 june 2021 - 19:17:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent [...] Full text...
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13 killed in boat mishap in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria
04 june 2021 - 15:23:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Thirteen persons, including women and children, were killed in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Goma volcano eruption displaces 415,700 people as IOM prepares response
01 june 2021 - 16:00:41Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano, in eastern DR Congo, has forced more than 415,000 people, nearly half [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 173,000 people vaccinated in Libya
24 may 2021 - 12:08:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 173,539 people have received the coronavirus vaccine in Libya since the launch of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya receives 120,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines
20 may 2021 - 11:59:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 120,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines were received on Wednesday by Libya, the spokesperson of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers
18 may 2021 - 11:32:42Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...
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Shortage of water and sanitation hamper response to cholera in northern Mozambique
10 may 2021 - 13:03:00Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Nearly 900,000 people are projected to face severe hunger in Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula provinces [...] Full text...
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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique
07 may 2021 - 05:27:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...
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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown
05 may 2021 - 05:13:02Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...
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800,000 South Sudanese may face reduced access to fife-saving primary health care soon, IOM warns
04 may 2021 - 14:27:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warns that more than 800,000 people in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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70,000 people already vaccinated against the coronavirus in Libya
01 may 2021 - 11:38:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 70,000 people have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Libya, 14 days after [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches flu vaccination campaign
22 april 2021 - 07:25:44Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched an influenza vaccination campaign, targeting initially people aged 60 and over. An official [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libyan Health Minister orders distribution of vaccines to vaccination centres
15 april 2021 - 11:48:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Health Minister Ali al-Zanati has given instructions for the commencement of distribution of vaccines to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Benin records five new deaths
14 april 2021 - 23:31:10Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin between 22 March and 12 April recorded five new deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19), [...] Full text...
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West Darfur clashes force nearly 2,000 refugees into Chad: UNHCR
13 april 2021 - 11:45:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent intercommunal clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced 1,860 refugees to [...] Full text...
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Crimes linked to children, women exploitation on the rise in Tunisia
05 april 2021 - 22:53:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Crimes linked to the exploitation of children and women in their different forms are on a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries
27 march 2021 - 05:52:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday told journalists that the UN-backed vaccine [...] Full text...
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