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Association launches campaign to promote women's right, fight GBV

06 december 2021 - 19:38:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A women's association, called "Musodev", has launched an awareness campaign for the promotion of women's rights [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray

04 december 2021 - 06:31:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence [...] Full text...

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World AIDS Day 2021 - Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics

02 december 2021 - 08:00:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO), on World AIDS Day marked here Wednesday, highlighted the [...] Full text...

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Emergency aid needs set to rise by 17% to 274 million, UN humanitarians warn

02 december 2021 - 06:08:50
Geneva, Swizerland (PANA) - A total of 274 million people worldwide will need emergency aid and protection in 2022, a [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso facing ‘multitude of challenges’: Human rights chief

02 december 2021 - 05:31:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, [...] Full text...

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World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns

30 november 2021 - 05:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight presidential election, challenges of candidate elimination

28 november 2021 - 14:57:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week gave wide coverage to the presidential election, scheduled for December 24, and [...] Full text...

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Violence against refugee women surged in 2020: UNHCR

26 november 2021 - 05:09:10
New York, US (PANA) - One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation [...] Full text...

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FIFA supports WHO 16-day campaign on domestic violence

25 november 2021 - 23:30:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to raise awareness about domestic violence [...] Full text...

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Tunisia participates in int'l campaign on violence against women

25 november 2021 - 18:21:28
Tunis, 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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Gambia: Truth and Reconciliation report must lead to justice and reparations for victims

25 november 2021 - 16:06:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the Gambian government that the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for halt to violence against women

25 november 2021 - 04:47:15
New York, US (PANA) - In a virtual event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against [...] Full text...

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'West, Central Africa seriously affected by grave violations against children in armed conflict'

24 november 2021 - 09:24:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West and Central Africa have emerged as the regions in the world with the highest number [...] Full text...

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UN to use technology, medical capacity to improve peacekeeping: Officials

23 november 2021 - 07:15:35
New York, US (PANA) - Beginning on 7 December, ministers from around the world will discuss the technology and medical capacity building of UN Peacekeeping, UN officials said at a [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken begins Senegal visit

20 november 2021 - 05:49:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Dakar on Friday on the last leg of [...] Full text...

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UN chief stresses safe sanitation for all on World Toilet Day

20 november 2021 - 05:23:49
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation [...] Full text...

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‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger in Madagascar

19 november 2021 - 05:13:31
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rights body documents 184 civilian killings in Amhara region

13 november 2021 - 11:58:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – At least 184 civilians had been killed and many suffered physical and psychological injuries as [...] Full text...

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AI wants rights manifesto signed ahead of Gambian polls

10 november 2021 - 13:27:09
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - The London-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday challenged Gambia's political leaders to [...] Full text...

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COP26: Momentum builds up at Conference to put gender at forefront of climate action

10 november 2021 - 05:13:39
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – There has been new momentum to put gender at the forefront of climate action from countries [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

09 november 2021 - 22:31:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...

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COP26: Many countries ‘unsupported and unprepared’ to address climate health risks: WHO

09 november 2021 - 05:29:56
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - Although governments are prioritising public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health [...] Full text...

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Land is Africa's greatest heritage, says ECA

07 november 2021 - 18:05:24
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is highlighting the importance of land to Africa [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Several western govts warn of increase in human toll in Tigray

07 november 2021 - 14:45:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Several Western governments, including three permanent members of the UN Security Council, have warned that the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopians continue to rally against rebels

07 november 2021 - 11:42:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residents of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and several cities and towns on Sunday heeded calls [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems

06 november 2021 - 17:59:04
Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false

03 november 2021 - 10:31:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...

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Nigeria pledges gas-based energy transition, net zero emissions by 2060

02 november 2021 - 19:11:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland, pledged that Nigeria would cut its emissions to net [...] Full text...

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Africa Youth Day marked amid reforms

01 november 2021 - 14:19:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat joined celebrations to mark the Africa [...] Full text...

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Kenya calls on UN to review peacekeeping cooperation with Africa

29 october 2021 - 19:06:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for close cooperation between the UN, African Union and regional [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Minister deplores decline of women-owned businesses

26 october 2021 - 08:41:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Monday, deplored that women-owned [...] Full text...

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African governments urged to Help youth to achieve potentials

22 october 2021 - 20:10:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Usif, has described Africa's youth as her greatest asset, [...] Full text...

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Women in leadership ‘must be the norm’, Security Council hears

22 october 2021 - 07:07:23
New York, US (PANA) We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN [...] Full text...

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EBRD, EU and Reefy Microfinance step up support for women entrepreneurs in Egypt

20 october 2021 - 10:06:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Wednesday it is stepping up its support [...] Full text...

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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa

20 october 2021 - 06:00:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – [...] Full text...

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Women’s freedoms suppressed, UN General Assembly told

19 october 2021 - 06:47:40
New York, US (PANA) - Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill [...] Full text...

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UN chief says rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times'

17 october 2021 - 10:06:08
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN [...] Full text...

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WFP helps Ghana School Feeding Programme to digitise monitoring system

14 october 2021 - 05:49:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) with tablets [...] Full text...

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Diversity is a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council

13 october 2021 - 06:15:52
New York, US (PANA) - Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world [...] Full text...

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Women of the AU Commission support President Félix Tshisekedi's concern for Agenda 2063

09 october 2021 - 17:46:20
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The women of the African Union Commission have expressed their support to the current chairman [...] Full text...

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Insufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians in DR Congo

09 october 2021 - 09:23:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a [...] Full text...

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Botswana citizens climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Gender-based Violence awareness

08 october 2021 - 11:35:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) tourism outfit Cresta Marakanelo Limited (CML) has applauded a group of citizen [...] Full text...

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Women on death row face despicable discrimination, says Amnesty International

08 october 2021 - 07:02:29
London, UK (PANA) - Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's pregnant student ban harms thousands: HRW

07 october 2021 - 10:25:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tanzania's ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres calls for humanitarian work to continue in Ethiopia

07 october 2021 - 05:13:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged authorities in Ethiopia to allow vital humanitarian work [...] Full text...

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Libyan women urged to actively participate in upcoming elections

06 october 2021 - 18:02:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has called on Libyan women to actively [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM reaffirms support for women to play their role in spreading culture of dialogue and peace

05 october 2021 - 15:32:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba on Tuesday affirmed that his government will continue to support women [...] Full text...

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UN World Data Forum meets at ‘critical time’ with COVID battle ongoing

02 october 2021 - 06:36:12
Bern, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic [...] Full text...

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Multilateralism still ‘only way’ to address common challenges: UNGA President

02 october 2021 - 06:21:43
New York, US (PANA) - Multilateralism remains “the only way to address common challenges”, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid [...] Full text...

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New World Bank Group programme to boost Djibouti’s efforts to reduce poverty

01 october 2021 - 20:16:47
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The World Bank on Friday unveiled the new 2022-2026 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Djibouti which [...] Full text...

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Education a ‘powerful tool’ to counter hate speech, UN chief tells online forum

01 october 2021 - 05:20:44
New York, US (PANA) - Growing polarisation and intolerance are fuelling a rise in hate speech worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on [...] Full text...

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UN recognises work of 2 million seafarers in ‘extraordinarily challenging times’

30 september 2021 - 16:10:52
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations celebrated World Maritime Day on Thursday, highlighting the role of the men and women who work at [...] Full text...

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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change

30 september 2021 - 14:22:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...

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Five more sub-Saharan countries act to protect girls’ education

30 september 2021 - 05:10:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have taken important steps in recent years to protect the right to education of [...] Full text...

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Families of missing migrants forced to search alone: IOM report

29 september 2021 - 18:26:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent support is needed for tens of thousands of missing migrant families who are often forced [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly President wraps up annual debate promising ‘active and inclusive’ 76th session

28 september 2021 - 05:25:13
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst the global COVID-19 crisis, the President of the General Assembly closed the UN High-Level [...] Full text...

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‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism,’ says UN chief

27 september 2021 - 17:37:21
New York, US (PANA) - Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalised, and “those at risk [...] Full text...

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Rwanda arbitrarily rounded up people before the postponed Commonwealth leaders' meeting: HRW

27 september 2021 - 06:15:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is accusing the Rwandan authorities of rounding up and arbitrarily detaining gay and transgender [...] Full text...

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AfDB adopts new policy to strengthen accountability

24 september 2021 - 16:13:59
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report

22 september 2021 - 17:07:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, [...] Full text...

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Provisional census results put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million

22 september 2021 - 12:41:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Provisional figures from the Ghana Statistical Service put Ghana’s population at 30.8 million after the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group criticises Kenya's response to gender-based violence during pandemic

22 september 2021 - 06:49:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA ) – The Kenyan government’s response to gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has been too little, too [...] Full text...

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Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76

22 september 2021 - 05:03:47
New York, US (PANA) - With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Empty promises will not save the world from pandemic, campaigners warn

21 september 2021 - 18:43:38
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the side-lines of [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Council urged to renew Libya fact-finding mission’s mandate

21 september 2021 - 06:48:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seven human rights organisations on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness

17 september 2021 - 14:06:34
New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...

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UN Women sign agreement to promote gender mainstreaming in disaster response

16 september 2021 - 22:47:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment [...] Full text...

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Google joins Kenyan women lawmakers to advance digital skills

16 september 2021 - 20:49:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, [...] Full text...

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World Patient Safety Day marked for the first time

16 september 2021 - 13:59:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Established by the World Health Assembly in 2019 through resolution WHA72.6 World Patient Safety Day will be [...] Full text...

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76th General Assembly gets under way at UN Headquarters in New York

15 september 2021 - 05:09:07
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be the most challenging period the world has seen since the Second World War, said [...] Full text...

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Jordanian gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women

14 september 2021 - 05:10:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as the the new head [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN reveals multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray

14 september 2021 - 04:58:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations [...] Full text...

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EBRD finances 6th of October Dry Port in Egypt under EBRD Green Cities programme

13 september 2021 - 13:33:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the construction of the first inland [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief encourages progress on women’s political participation in Somalia

13 september 2021 - 05:36:20
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity [...] Full text...

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EU supports marginalised communities in Namibia through Cash-Based Transfers

11 september 2021 - 05:32:34
Windhoek, Namibia – The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Namibian Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $137 million loan for post-pandemic economic recovery in Botswana

10 september 2021 - 15:36:21
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Botswana’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic got a boost after the Board of Directors [...] Full text...

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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition

09 september 2021 - 16:08:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...

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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report

08 september 2021 - 15:00:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Zambian Parliament elects its first ever woman Speaker

04 september 2021 - 09:57:22
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Prominent lawyer Nelly Mutti has been elected as the first-ever woman Speaker of the Zambian National [...] Full text...

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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability

03 september 2021 - 18:40:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves US$60 million for Togo's education sector

28 august 2021 - 13:51:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The World Bank has approved US$60.1 million to Togo to improve conditions in its basic education [...] Full text...

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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF

28 august 2021 - 05:48:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside [...] Full text...

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OCHA reports worsening humanitarian situation in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region

27 august 2021 - 16:32:06
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Grand Sud of Madagascar continues to deteriorate, as people endure the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief

27 august 2021 - 11:53:30
New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...

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Botswana forges ahead with citizen empowerment

24 august 2021 - 19:12:37
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced intentions to promulgate an economic inclusion law, targeted at empowering citizens. Mmusi Kgafela, the [...] Full text...

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‘Widespread and systematic’ violence in DRC linked to clashes over gold

14 august 2021 - 06:17:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks [...] Full text...

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UN experts call for end to police brutality worldwide

13 august 2021 - 15:41:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have expressed alarm at “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide” and [...] Full text...

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Youth need ‘seat at the table’ to lead struggle for better future: Guterres

13 august 2021 - 05:13:22
New York, US (PANA) - Young people are on the “frontlines of the struggle to build a better future”, the [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report

12 august 2021 - 16:06:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN experts

12 august 2021 - 13:36:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have urged Ghana’s Government to reject a proposed ‘family values’ bill, saying [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees

11 august 2021 - 05:40:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals [...] Full text...

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UN officials call for urgent action following ‘alarming’ 80 per cent rise in sexual violence

06 august 2021 - 05:21:32
New York, US (PANA) - An alarming 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two [...] Full text...

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Call for urgent action after ‘alarming’ 80 percent rise in sexual violence in Somalia

05 august 2021 - 15:57:13
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent [...] Full text...

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Canada supports WFP to help Tanzania’s poorest urban populations

05 august 2021 - 15:16:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Government of Canada has provided US$ 3.74 million to the United Nations World [...] Full text...

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USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States

03 august 2021 - 19:04:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed [...] Full text...

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US strengthens efforts to fight famine in Tigray region of Ethiopia

31 july 2021 - 13:36:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In response to growing needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United States is providing more than [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Bill on anti-LGBTQ gazetted, to receive first reading in Parliament

31 july 2021 - 00:10:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An anti-LGBTQ+ bill pushed by eight members of Ghana's parliament is set to be read in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$ 689.5 million for Cameroon’s rapid post-pandemic recovery

30 july 2021 - 12:49:59
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) – Cameroon has secured US$ 689.5 million in credit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for action as COVID leaves ‘many millions’ more vulnerable to human trafficking

30 july 2021 - 05:34:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, [...] Full text...

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WHO lists six game-changing actions to end violence against children

26 july 2021 - 22:58:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One billion children experience violence and abuse every year, a situation exacerbated by the onset of [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 182 illegal migrants

24 july 2021 - 19:14:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 182 illegal migrants of various nationalities were rescued on Saturday off the coast of Libya [...] Full text...

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Mauritian women have higher life expectancy than men

22 july 2021 - 08:12:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian women live some 6.8 years longer than men, Statistics Mauritius said on Thursday in its [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’

21 july 2021 - 18:54:13
New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd  birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the [...] Full text...

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Fewer women than men will regain work during pandemic recovery: ILO

20 july 2021 - 05:52:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period, than men, according to a new study released [...] Full text...

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Domestic violence, forced marriage, have risen in Sudan: UN-backed study

20 july 2021 - 05:41:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 133 asylum seekers evacuated to Rwanda

19 july 2021 - 11:31:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 133 asylum seekers left Tripoli for Rwanda last Thursday on a humanitarian evacuation [...] Full text...

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Let's celebrate Mandela, a legacy of humility and service - UN Chief

18 july 2021 - 06:34:20
New York, US (PANA) - As societies are becoming more polarized with hate speech on the rise, Nelson Mandela’s calls [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges all States to ratify the Rome Statute

17 july 2021 - 19:35:21
New York, US (PANA) - Accountability for grave crimes of concern to the international community is central to global commitment [...] Full text...

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‘Deeply negative impact’ of COVID pandemic, reverses SDG progress

16 july 2021 - 05:28:08
New York, US (PANA) - Closing a key international development forum on Thursday, the deputy UN chief observed that a year of “immense [...] Full text...

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Guterres underlines youth involvement in policy-making processes

15 july 2021 - 15:27:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said that young people were already facing disproportionate levels of [...] Full text...

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Gambia VP says domestic violence still a problem

13 july 2021 - 10:06:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice President Dr Isatou Touray has expressed concern about rights violations against women and girls, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Libya assumes chair of Arab Women's Organisation

12 july 2021 - 13:49:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has taken over the rotating chair the Supreme Council of the Arab Women's Organisation for [...] Full text...

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Women victims of insults and humiliation in Guinea during Covid-19 - Report

10 july 2021 - 12:33:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A report published by a non-governmental organization (NGO)- Femmes, Développement et Droits Humains en Guinée - [...] Full text...

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Athens hosts conference in Athens in honor of Nelson Mandela

09 july 2021 - 08:12:55
Athens, Greece (PANA) - An international conference was organised on Thursday in the Greek capital, Athens, in honor of Nelson [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence

06 july 2021 - 21:13:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of [...] Full text...

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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health

05 july 2021 - 20:50:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told

03 july 2021 - 06:39:12
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence and exploitation cases on the decline in Mauritius

02 july 2021 - 10:12:44
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius says that the number of reported sexual violence and sexual exploitation in the country [...] Full text...

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Women must no longer be ‘squeezed into a small corner’, landmark Forum declares

01 july 2021 - 07:04:00
Paris, France (PANA) - In a bid to put gender equality at the heart of COVID recovery, UN Women kicked [...] Full text...

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Malian authorities urged to ‘break the cycle of impunity’ for human rights violations

30 june 2021 - 07:12:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of [...] Full text...

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Girls in Somalia to benefit from World Bank financed access to education

29 june 2021 - 15:32:29
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 100,000 children residing in Somalia’s most educationally disadvantaged areas will benefit from a World Bank [...] Full text...

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Despite advances, terrorist threats continues to persist and diversify

29 june 2021 - 05:28:31
New York, US (PANA) - Although the fight against terrorism has made important advances in thwarting attacks across the world, [...] Full text...

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‘A global model to tackle violence against women’ - UN Secretary-General

25 june 2021 - 17:24:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - “As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic [...] Full text...

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New economic analysis calls for affordable ICT for youth, women, and rural communities in Malawi

25 june 2021 - 16:05:42
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s low levels of electricity access, high internet prices, unpredictable connectivity, high cost of smart devices, [...] Full text...

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AU Ethiopia election observer mission gives vote clean bill of health

24 june 2021 - 09:21:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia's General Elections on 21 June, 2021 has [...] Full text...

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SADC holds Extraordinary Summit in Maputo

23 june 2021 - 09:22:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on Wednesday meeting in the Mozambican capital, [...] Full text...

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Kenya, EU underline bilateral, multilateral partnership through Strategic Dialogue

22 june 2021 - 07:52:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Kenya and the European Union (EU) have launched a Strategic Dialogue underlining their solid bilateral and [...] Full text...

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One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’ – WHO

18 june 2021 - 06:55:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research published by the UN health agency on Thursday revealed that suicide remains one of [...] Full text...

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Bring crimes of sexual violence in conflict out of ‘the shadows’: UN chief

18 june 2021 - 06:24:18
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the [...] Full text...

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Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of rural families in poverty – IFAD

16 june 2021 - 15:50:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis - ILO

15 june 2021 - 13:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs [...] Full text...

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G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses

14 june 2021 - 13:15:11
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) of the G7 member countries have for the first time come [...] Full text...

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UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council

11 june 2021 - 21:14:15
New York, US (PANA) - Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Treasury targets massive financial expansion to combat pandemic

11 june 2021 - 01:43:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s finance Ministry has embarked on a massive expansion of the monetary policy, marked by the [...] Full text...

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Renewed donor support critical to ending polio after recent rise in cases and COVID-19 setbacks- WHO

09 june 2021 - 23:48:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) will Thursday launch the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022 titled "Delivering on [...] Full text...

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More than 3,300 people abandon their villages in Burkina Faso's Sahel after recent terrorist attacks

08 june 2021 - 17:28:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 3,300 people, including more than 2,000 children and more than 500 women, have [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns 'deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years'

08 june 2021 - 10:30:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has strongly condemned the latest attack by armed groups that killed [...] Full text...

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World Bank financing to improve access to electricity in Zanzibar

06 june 2021 - 11:22:09
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - Nearly 400,000 residents of Zanzibar, offshore island of Tanzania, will have access to new or improved [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts condemn arbitrary arrest of LGBT human rights defenders in Ghana

04 june 2021 - 12:55:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Friday condemned the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of 21 people [...] Full text...

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We won’t allow corruption to continue unchecked: UN Assembly president

03 june 2021 - 06:24:11
New York, US (PANA) - The effects of corruption are “detrimental to all of society”, the President of the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022

03 june 2021 - 05:29:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of [...] Full text...

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Africa’s Free Trade Area, world’s largest, says Expert

02 june 2021 - 19:59:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Anne Wambui Gaitha, an International Trade and Investment expert on Wednesday revealed that the newly-launched African [...] Full text...

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Africa can salvage social, economic fortunes after devastating pandemic - Mo Ibrahim

02 june 2021 - 17:50:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to reinvent its economic growth plan, a governance think-tank, [...] Full text...

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Mandate of African Legal Support Facility extended until 2036

01 june 2021 - 08:18:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At the Annual Meetings of its Management and Governance Councils, held on 25 and 26 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agency expresses grave concerns over 'dire' situation in Tigray region

30 may 2021 - 06:56:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians have expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday

28 may 2021 - 21:15:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...

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UN salutes ‘dedication and bravery’ of peacekeepers

28 may 2021 - 06:22:18
New York, US (PANA) - With a focus for this year’s International Day if UN Peacekeepers on youth, peace and security, [...] Full text...

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Military Gender Advocate of the Year highlights ‘crucial gender dimensions’ in Darfur

25 may 2021 - 05:50:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Monday commended an award-winning Kenyan peacekeeper for her gender-mainstreaming work while [...] Full text...

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More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in DRC's Goma district

23 may 2021 - 20:16:32
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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EBRD president on virtual visit to Morocco

21 may 2021 - 11:42:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso will pay her first official visit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘feeding’ drivers of conflict and instability in Africa: Guterres

20 may 2021 - 05:32:13
New York, US (PANA) - Women and young people must be part of Africa’s plans to recover from the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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European Union releases 5.55-million-euro budget support for the Gambia

19 may 2021 - 18:05:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has released 5.55 million euros (about 338 million Gambian Dalasis) as a [...] Full text...

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South Africa has ‘obligation’ to better address domestic violence: UN women’s rights experts

18 may 2021 - 06:44:50
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Failure to address domestic violence in South Africa is a violation of women’s rights, independent [...] Full text...

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WHO chief calls for safety measures to reduce traffic accidents

18 may 2021 - 06:34:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has stressed the need [...] Full text...

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US accuses Ethiopia of continuing atrocities and denial of humanitarian access in Tigray Region

15 may 2021 - 19:50:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has issued the strongest critique yet against Addis Ababa, lamenting what it described [...] Full text...

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African policymakers face three challenges to lift economies out of worst health crisis

13 may 2021 - 15:09:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The second wave of the health crisis that hit sub-Saharan Africa earlier in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan paves road for foreign lenders after clearing US$413 million AfDB loan pile-up

13 may 2021 - 11:20:11
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Sudan will access new funding from the African Development Bank after clearing its debt arrears [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine inequity posing ‘significant risk’ to global economic recovery: UN report

12 may 2021 - 05:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well [...] Full text...

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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs

10 may 2021 - 18:49:28
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...

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UN human rights office finds Uganda’s sexual offences bill 'deeply troubling'

08 may 2021 - 12:06:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The decision this week by the Ugandan Parliament to pass a wide-ranging sexual offences bill that [...] Full text...

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Libya's new government urged to reestablish rule of law

07 may 2021 - 10:13:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International said on Thursday that Libya’s recently installed Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique

07 may 2021 - 05:27:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...

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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives

05 may 2021 - 10:32:39
New York, US (PANA) - The world is currently facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, with COVID-19 further exacerbating the [...] Full text...

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New report sounds alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives - WHO

04 may 2021 - 21:50:17
New York, United Nations (PANA) - A new World Health Organization report has asserted that fully investing in midwives by [...] Full text...

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World Press Freedom Day: EU underlines freedom of information and expression

03 may 2021 - 10:01:03
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Freedom of information and free speech must be promoted and protected everywhere because it is in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN says security situation continues to impede humanitarian work in Tigray region

30 april 2021 - 05:42:52
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations says the complex and unpredictable security situation continues to impede the freedom [...] Full text...

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ADF provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting in Ethiopia

29 april 2021 - 19:37:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Women globally suffer over $800 billion in lost income in one year - Oxfam

29 april 2021 - 12:45:36
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis cost women around the world at least $800 billion in lost income [...] Full text...

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Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom prize

29 april 2021 - 05:31:01
Paris, France (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and media [...] Full text...

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29 million Sahelians need humanitarian aid and protection - UN agencies

28 april 2021 - 13:46:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sahelians in need of humanitarian assistance and protection have reached a new record of 29 [...] Full text...

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UNESCO laureate helps girls go back to school in Kenya (A UNESCO feature)

27 april 2021 - 05:45:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - “I would be out of school and married now without the help of our community facilitator," [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EC reaffirms Team Europe’s commitment to global fight against the pandemic

23 april 2021 - 14:47:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Friday approved conclusions reaffirming Team Europe's full commitment to the global fight [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘No end’ to conflict in Tigray region, warns UNICEF

20 april 2021 - 19:29:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Greta Thunberg contributes 100,000 Euros to vaccine equity initiative

20 april 2021 - 05:30:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated 100,000 Euros to boost global efforts to deliver [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's foreign policy must engage other nations, address new challenges, says top parliamentarian

19 april 2021 - 17:57:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said that Nigeria's foreign policy in [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister of Women's Affairs, UNICEF discuss support for the ministry

19 april 2021 - 12:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday discussed the creation of a technical committee [...] Full text...

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Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears

15 april 2021 - 05:34:35
New York, US (PANA) - Prevention is the best and only cure to stem the multiple, devastating and enduring consequences [...] Full text...

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US wildlife conservationists evacuate nine giraffes from rising tides in Kenya

14 april 2021 - 09:42:55
Baringo, Kenya (PANA) - An international rescue of nine critically endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has been completed from an Island in [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows

14 april 2021 - 06:31:24
New York, US (PAA) - Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make [...] Full text...

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Gambia's Human Rights Commission chairperson commends media for exposing sexual and gender-based violence

13 april 2021 - 18:11:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Emmanuel D. Joof, chairperson of The Gambia National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has commended the media, [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s human Rights Commission alarmed at spate of rape, gender-based violence

13 april 2021 - 17:23:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed shock at the spate of rape and other [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for solidarity with those hit hardest by the global COVID-19 pandemic during Ramadan

12 april 2021 - 06:04:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Islamic world begins the holy month of Ramadan, UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) [...] Full text...

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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International

08 april 2021 - 11:50:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda

08 april 2021 - 08:11:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Youth Forum: UN chief calls for ‘tangible improvements’ in the face of injustice, poor governance

08 april 2021 - 07:11:13
New York, US (PANA)- Leaders across the world need to “move beyond platitudes” about young people, and deliver a better future [...] Full text...

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Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee

08 april 2021 - 06:22:30
New York, US (PANA) - The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, Guterres urges, reflecting on Rwandan genocide

07 april 2021 - 08:15:32
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...

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Rights group says devastating impact of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa compounded by COVID-19

07 april 2021 - 06:40:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that [...] Full text...

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EU President Michel commends Libya’s efforts and spirit of reconciliation

04 april 2021 - 20:51:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan people have witnessed a historic moment with the installation of the new Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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Thousands on the move after brutal attacks in northern Mozambique, UN office reports

02 april 2021 - 15:35:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Thousands of people in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado are on the move [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique

01 april 2021 - 10:33:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern [...] Full text...

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Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalised groups, UN environment report finds

31 march 2021 - 06:57:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is [...] Full text...

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USAID launches new $33 million activity to enhance Civil Society advocacy in Nigeria

30 march 2021 - 22:58:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a new activity that promises to [...] Full text...

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Armed attacks lead to 'extremely concerning' humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique

30 march 2021 - 11:50:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The humanitarian situation in Palma District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique is [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls on US to lead global vaccination plan effort, climate action

30 march 2021 - 05:56:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General welcomed a recommitted and re-engaged United States administration to United Nations Headquarters on Monday, [...] Full text...

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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS

30 march 2021 - 05:36:56
New York, US (PANA) - A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has [...] Full text...

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Women-led Kenyan design house wins Fashionomics Africa competition

29 march 2021 - 20:30:58
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house [...] Full text...

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UN commission pushes equality for women in decision-making

29 march 2021 - 05:13:35
New York, US (PANA) - At the closing of the UN women’s commission, world leaders issued a strong pledge for [...] Full text...

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