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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In conflict zones where new technologies are making landmines more dangerous, deminers must innovate at the [...] Full text...
Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
26 march 2026 - 14:36:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the “danger is only increasing”, particularly [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Council says use of force must not become the norm
05 march 2026 - 06:56:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A senior United Nations official warned in Geneva on Wednesday against the normalisation of force in [...] Full text...
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South African President calls for restraint following Middle East carnage
02 march 2026 - 07:33:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for maximum restraint after the United States [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: ‘Use every diplomatic tool to end this war’, top UN official tells Security Council
25 february 2026 - 18:52:57New York, US (PANA) - The international community must “use every diplomatic tool” to bring an end to the war [...] Full text...
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Ukraine wakes to more violence as Russia's invasion enters fifth year
24 february 2026 - 16:34:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on 24 February 2022 shattered the peaceful aspirations [...] Full text...
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Doing what’s right is ‘not a spectator sport’, Human Rights Council warned
23 february 2026 - 14:55:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Geneva, delegates from more than 120 countries gathered on Monday to mark 20 years of [...] Full text...
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Ukraine’s women at breaking point after four years of war as attacks on energy, healthcare continue – UN humanitarians
20 february 2026 - 18:49:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, millions in Ukraine struggle to keep the lights on and [...] Full text...
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Four years of war in Ukraine: Childhood has ‘moved underground’, displacement continues – UN humanitarians
17 february 2026 - 18:02:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilian suffering shows no sign of letting up in Ukraine as the four-year-mark of Russia’s full-scale [...] Full text...
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As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return
16 february 2026 - 19:41:42Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - As Ukraine prepares to enter the fifth year of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February, [...] Full text...
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General Assembly President urges Europeans to ‘stand up’ for the UN
11 february 2026 - 07:42:01Strasbourg, France (PANA) - The President of the United Nations General Assembly appealed on Tuesday for Europe to protect the [...] Full text...
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Ukraine war keeps nuclear safety on a knife-edge, UN watchdog warns
08 february 2026 - 07:59:48Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Attacks on Ukraine’s power system highlight how the ongoing war threatens the safety of the country’s [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: Families in ‘survival mode’ amid Russian strikes and deadly cold
16 january 2026 - 15:09:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Families across Ukraine are in “constant survival mode” amid ongoing waves of Russian missile and drone [...] Full text...
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Ukraine war: UN appeals for $2.3 billion to support aid teams’ ‘heroic work’
13 january 2026 - 16:27:50Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - Amid ongoing and intensifying Russian attacks across Ukraine, the UN on Tuesday launched a $2.3 billion [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark
09 january 2026 - 19:22:04Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - UN agencies are supporting efforts on Friday to get energy services up and running in Ukraine, [...] Full text...
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Drones, fear and exhaustion: The daily reality of providing aid to Ukraine
07 january 2026 - 16:29:50Kherson, Ukraine (PANA) - Almost four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, aid teams continue to adapt to the [...] Full text...
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South Africa condemns US aggression against Venezuela at UN meeting
06 january 2026 - 09:38:20New York, US (PANA) – South Africa’s International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says the US invasion of Venezuela undermined international [...] Full text...
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South African political parties condemn US strike on Venezuela
05 january 2026 - 10:54:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African opposition parties have joined the chorus of condemnation over the US administration’s military [...] Full text...
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Ghana condemns Venezuelan President Maduro’s capture
04 january 2026 - 13:09:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana has condemned the abduction of Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, [...] Full text...
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Kherson maternity ward struck as attacks on Ukraine’s health care escalate and the fourth winter of full-scale invasion sets in
06 december 2025 - 19:56:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Thursday, 4 December 2025, a maternity ward in Kherson was attacked, damaging walls, windows, doors, [...] Full text...
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Cold, displaced and in darkness, Ukrainian civilians brace for another winter of war
03 december 2025 - 17:30:02Kharkiv city, Ukraine (PANA) - As Ukraine enters its fourth winter under full-scale invasion, millions of civilians face renewed hardship [...] Full text...
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Landmine casualties hit four-year high as treaty setbacks deepen
01 december 2025 - 17:39:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilian deaths and injuries from landmines and explosive remnants of war have risen to their highest [...] Full text...
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Ukraine faces ‘unprecedented housing crisis’
17 november 2025 - 15:02:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ukraine is facing what has been described as an “unprecedented housing crisis” three and a half [...] Full text...
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Ukraine faces ‘unprecedented housing crisis’
16 november 2025 - 18:21:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ukraine is facing what has been described as an “unprecedented housing crisis” three and a half [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv
14 november 2025 - 17:11:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several civilians were killed and many others injured, including children, in a large-scale Russian attack on [...] Full text...
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UN chief Guterres calls for urgent reform of Security Council
24 october 2025 - 21:08:36New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the “fragile” legitimacy of the Security Council could [...] Full text...
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Civilians in Ukraine face death and injury amid new attacks
10 october 2025 - 17:33:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 214 civilians were killed and almost 1,000 injured in Ukraine last month, the UN [...] Full text...
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South Africa postpones naval exercises with Russia and China
09 september 2025 - 07:27:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Department of Defence has requested a postponement of joint exercises with the [...] Full text...
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UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine
08 september 2025 - 18:29:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russia’s largest aerial [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief denounces ‘glorification of violence’ and attack on rule of law
08 september 2025 - 13:15:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Volker Türk on Monday condemned what he called a worldwide “glorification of violence” [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief decries ‘relentless intensification’ of US sanctions against International Criminal Court staff
21 august 2025 - 20:01:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), [...] Full text...
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ICC 'strongly rejects' new US sanctions on judges, prosecutors
21 august 2025 - 06:28:53The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States [...] Full text...
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International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence
20 august 2025 - 21:03:35The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States [...] Full text...
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UN upholds readiness to support peace efforts in Ukraine
19 august 2025 - 21:16:24New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent diplomatic efforts spearheaded by the United States towards [...] Full text...
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The Debate over Falling Fertility: IMF Finance & Development (By David E. Bloom, Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
06 august 2025 - 12:21:08Washington DC, USA (PANA) - A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may [...] Full text...
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A Moving History: IMF Finance & Development (By Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford University)
06 august 2025 - 10:46:10Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The history of migration is the story of humanity and its progress. It’s a story [...] Full text...
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Russia bent on Internet blocking, control, and isolation
01 august 2025 - 11:50:04New York, USA (PANA) - For years, Russian authorities have been meticulously expanding their legal and technological tools to carve [...] Full text...
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In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice
26 july 2025 - 07:33:25New York, US (PANA) - The world is facing a “moral crisis” marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a [...] Full text...
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‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
23 july 2025 - 07:44:28New York, US (PANA) - The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its [...] Full text...
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UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit
22 july 2025 - 17:43:12New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge
15 july 2025 - 16:09:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Relentless missile and drone strikes by Russian forces have killed and injured hundreds of civilians in [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine, warns of nuclear safety risk
07 july 2025 - 16:13:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned Russia’s latest wave of drone and missile attacks in [...] Full text...
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‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem
06 june 2025 - 19:17:54New York, US (PANA) - In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in 45 casualties and significant damage [...] Full text...
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UN aims to transform urgency into action at Nice Ocean Conference
28 may 2025 - 07:15:02New York, US (PANA) - Countries are uniting in the French city of Nice next month to save the marine [...] Full text...
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UN rights mission deplores deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine
25 may 2025 - 17:21:56Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian [...] Full text...
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Protection of Civilians week will work to address ‘culture of impunity’
20 may 2025 - 05:11:49New York, US (PANA) - Over 50,000 civilians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. In Sudan, the figure [...] Full text...
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UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysia Airlines flight
13 may 2025 - 16:48:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion
07 april 2025 - 18:52:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 100 million people in more than 60 countries and territories live under the threat [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine
07 april 2025 - 14:14:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian [...] Full text...
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‘Every piece tells a story’: Bombs to beauty, from Gaza to Ukraine
04 april 2025 - 17:54:34Kiev. Ukraine (PANA) - What happens to bombs after they land? Some explode. Some don’t, leaving behind a deadly legacy [...] Full text...
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IMF approves 2-year US$4.5 billion Flexible Credit Line arrangement for Morocco
03 april 2025 - 10:39:28Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a successor two-year arrangement for Morocco under the Flexible [...] Full text...
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Rights group: Backsliding on landmines endangers civilian lives
01 april 2025 - 09:55:39New York, US (PANA) - The International Day for Mine Action on 4 April is a moment to highlight the [...] Full text...
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Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of war
10 march 2025 - 14:22:32Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - Attacks across Ukraine on Friday reportedly left 21 civilians dead and scores injured, making it one [...] Full text...
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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief
04 march 2025 - 07:30:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...
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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief
03 march 2025 - 20:22:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...
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Ukrainians continue to flee frontline, as war stretches into fourth year
02 march 2025 - 14:52:43New York, US (PANA) - Communities on the frontline of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are being killed, injured and [...] Full text...
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Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future
24 february 2025 - 16:51:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Today, 24 February 2025, marks the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and [...] Full text...
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World’s ‘warmongers’ must end disdain for global order, UN chief insists
24 february 2025 - 12:02:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With no end to numerous protracted conflicts - not least in Ukraine, three years to the [...] Full text...
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UN in Ukraine prepares for the worst, hopes for the best
22 february 2025 - 16:26:36New York, US (PANA) - As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches its third year, a flurry of diplomatic [...] Full text...
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Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has sown ‘psychological terror’, warns top aid coordinator
22 february 2025 - 09:58:23Kiev, Ukraine (PANA) - In the nearly three years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country’s people have [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: Three years of war reverses progress for women and girls
19 february 2025 - 23:15:54Geneva, Switzerland( PANA) - Three years of war in Ukraine have reversed decades of progress for women and girls, leaving [...] Full text...
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Sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine paramount, Security Council hears
17 february 2025 - 21:37:04New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN political affairs official on Monday reaffirmed that any peace deal in Ukraine [...] Full text...
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UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief
16 january 2025 - 16:41:14Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - The embattled people of Ukraine and those forced abroad need $3.32 billion in lifesaving and sustained [...] Full text...
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South Africa hails Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
16 january 2025 - 06:07:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government has welcomed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, saying it a “crucial first [...] Full text...
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Syrian crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
11 december 2024 - 19:08:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced [...] Full text...
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Trump ups the ante on tariffs, vowing massive taxes on goods from Mexico, Canada and China David Goldman, CNN
26 november 2024 - 14:34:35Washington DC, US (PANA) - President-elect Donald Trump on Monday promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, [...] Full text...
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Oversupply could mute effects of wider Middle-East conflict on oil prices
29 october 2024 - 05:30:51EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, October 29, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC.Washington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...
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UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter
26 october 2024 - 07:19:20Kazan, Russia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that [...] Full text...
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Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
20 october 2024 - 19:52:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone [...] Full text...
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Djibouti's economy shows strong growth in 2023 despite fiscal challenges
30 september 2024 - 10:19:49Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - Djibouti’s economy achieved an impressive rebound in 2023, outperforming forecasts with GDP growth estimated at 6.7 [...] Full text...
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New use of cluster bombs threatens global ban, report warns
10 september 2024 - 05:16:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cluster bomblets continue to kill thousands of civilians, mostly children, and the new use of this [...] Full text...
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UN alarmed at reported attacks on health care in Ukraine
19 august 2024 - 21:23:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since 24 February 2022, following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the WHO Country Office [...] Full text...
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IAEA says safety at Ukraine's nuclear plant is 'deteriorating' by Saskia O'Donoghue
19 august 2024 - 20:47:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is deteriorating. The plant, [...] Full text...
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Polarised Security Council debates meaning of multilateralism
17 july 2024 - 07:11:24New York, US (PANA) - The current polarised international political landscape was on raw display at the United Nations Security [...] Full text...
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Remittances slowed in 2023, expected to grow faster in 2024: WB report
26 june 2024 - 18:03:31Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - After a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- [...] Full text...
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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict
05 june 2024 - 06:58:07New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: South Africa asks world court to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah
11 may 2024 - 10:15:44The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa has filed an urgent request at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for additional [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings
07 may 2024 - 11:44:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN [...] Full text...
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Gazans on tenterhooks awaiting news of ceasefire call
01 may 2024 - 15:03:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack
01 may 2024 - 05:55:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on [...] Full text...
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'Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear'
26 april 2024 - 14:49:26New York, US (PANA) - Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said [...] Full text...
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UNESCO report spotlights harmful effects of social media on young girls
26 april 2024 - 04:31:08Paris, France (PANA) - Digital technologies and algorithm-driven software - especially social media - present high risks of privacy invasion, [...] Full text...
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Egypt seeks to raise earnings of millions working in cotton production, textile manufacturing
12 april 2024 - 11:36:04Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales [...] Full text...
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Palestinian request for UN membership in spotlight amid fears for Rafah invasion
08 april 2024 - 15:58:33New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council prepared to convene on Monday to consider a Palestinian request for United [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Hope grows for UN mission to ‘flood’ Gaza with food, despite fears of imminent Rafah invasion
07 april 2024 - 18:46:45Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN’s overriding mission in Gaza to ‘flood the place with food’ and avert famine, has [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Top US diplomat meets with leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia to secure Gaza ceasefire
22 march 2024 - 05:46:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing with his diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate [...] Full text...
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‘The patriarchy may be pushing back, but so are we’, says UN chief
13 march 2024 - 16:34:30New York, US (PANA) - Around the world women’s rights are under attack, and governments must act to reverse that [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief
07 march 2024 - 06:46:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] Full text...
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G7 leaders declare war on Russian economy among measures for supporting Ukraine
25 february 2024 - 09:52:12Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have [...] Full text...
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Mauritius maintains post-pandemic favourable outlook for growth: IMF
24 february 2024 - 10:31:35Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy rebounded strongly from the pandemic, while inflationary pressures eased in 2023, with [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for new global order that works for all
16 february 2024 - 15:54:33Munich, Germany (PANA) - Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza Crisis: Tourism surges in Egypt despite economic hardships
15 february 2024 - 11:45:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Despite economic hardships and the Israel-Hamas conflict, Egypt hosted 14.9 million tourists in 2023, exceeding its [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso, AfDB launch project to bolster food security
11 february 2024 - 11:25:32Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported project to [...] Full text...
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A study of 100 inflation shocks since the 1970s provides valuable pointers for policymakers today (IMF Blog By Anil Ari and Lev Ratnovski)
10 february 2024 - 08:40:09Washington, United States (PANA) - In the early 1970s, conflict in the Middle East set off a spike in oil [...] Full text...
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Food scarcity set to worsen in Sudan as threat increases from desert locusts
07 february 2024 - 06:02:38New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians are warning that food will become even more scarce in the coming months [...] 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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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security
05 february 2024 - 18:05:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA
31 january 2024 - 12:19:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for 'serious negotiation' between industrialised and emerging economies on debt
17 january 2024 - 13:45:42Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of the world’s ills are the result of a disconnect between “the rich, the big and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Back two-State solution ‘once and for all’, urges UN chief
17 january 2024 - 13:27:16Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The unremitting conflict in Gaza has already sparked regional insecurity and is clear evidence that the [...] Full text...
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises
16 january 2024 - 05:06:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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UN News looks ahead to 2024: January to June
31 december 2023 - 07:36:38New York, US (PANA) - In 2024, the UN will once again be at the heart of international efforts to [...] Full text...
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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
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‘Rebuild a foundation of hope’ for global human rights: says UN rights chief
12 december 2023 - 19:35:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: At Rafah crossing, Türk says both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes
09 november 2023 - 07:44:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reiterated the call for an urgent ceasefire between Israel [...] Full text...
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Boosting opportunities for the most vulnerable: Productive social safety net toolbox for Africa: World Bank Blog
06 november 2023 - 07:41:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Africa is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty. While many [...] Full text...
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Conflict in Middle East could bring ‘dual shock’ to global commodity markets: World Bank report
30 october 2023 - 11:10:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Although the global economy is in a much better position than it was in the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gambia calls for unconditional ceasefire, release of all hostages
20 october 2023 - 11:21:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia has called for an unconditional ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict and the [...] Full text...
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Impact of monetary, fiscal policy uncertainty on the global economy: World Bank Blog by Senior Economist Franz Ulrich Ruch and Economics Professor Haroon Mumtaz of Queen Mary University, London
15 october 2023 - 12:43:14Washington DC, United States (PANA) - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers across the globe unleashed unprecedented amounts [...] Full text...
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Resilient global economy still limping along, with growing divergences: IMF Blog By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
10 october 2023 - 15:34:50Washington DC, United States (PANA) - The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and [...] Full text...
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Pace of energy transition will define South Africa’s economic prospects: Climate Commission
06 october 2023 - 09:20:52Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) executive director Dr Crispian Olver says South Africa’s energy transition and [...] Full text...
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Geo-economic fragmentation threatens food security, clean energy transition: IMF Blog
03 october 2023 - 17:20:57Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 fragmented major commodity markets. Countries have since restricted [...] Full text...
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Fragile states need customised support to strengthen institutions: IMF Blog
23 september 2023 - 08:51:05Washington DC, United States (PANA) - In the most vulnerable countries, strengthening state capacity must adapt to more frequent economic [...] Full text...
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UNGA78: ‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century
19 september 2023 - 17:36:57New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is “becoming unhinged” and underscored the [...] Full text...
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UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action
14 september 2023 - 06:03:09New York, US (PANA) - With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, [...] Full text...
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Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres
10 september 2023 - 09:42:47New York, US (PANA) - With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: more than 7 million refugee children out of school
08 september 2023 - 19:09:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than seven million refugee children are out of school globally according to UN data – [...] Full text...
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Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban
05 september 2023 - 18:05:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according [...] Full text...
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AfDB, Eritrea strengthen partnership for growth
02 september 2023 - 11:34:50Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Eritrea on Friday strengthened their partnership to support the [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: 'ECOWAS to fully explore diplomatic channel in resolving crisis'
26 august 2023 - 17:04:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue to pursue diplomatic initiatives towards the [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuels consumption imposes enormous environmental costs: IMF Blog
25 august 2023 - 13:50:35Washington DC, US (PANA) - Fossil-fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion last year as governments supported consumers and [...] Full text...
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BRICS leaders eye new world positioning
23 august 2023 - 08:18:04Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) have reaffirmed their commitment [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: ECOWAS defence chiefs asked to restore constitutional order in Niger
17 august 2023 - 12:46:33Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) kicked off [...] Full text...
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Fragility and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: two sides of the same coin: WB Blog
15 august 2023 - 11:42:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - In 1990, about half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and two-thirds [...] Full text...
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Burundi: AfDB's 2019-2023 Country Strategy Paper impactful, says evaluation team
03 august 2023 - 09:57:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has expressed satisfaction with the implementation of its Country [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa’s economic prospects subdued, yet abounds with investment opportunity in climate change initiatives
26 july 2023 - 12:11:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Southern Africa region has seen a slowdown in economic growth over the past year [...] Full text...
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Global economy on track but not yet out of the woods: IMF Blog
25 july 2023 - 16:42:46Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The global economy continues to gradually recover from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. [...] Full text...
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AfDB Group commits $87 million to prop cereal production in Tunisia
21 july 2023 - 13:59:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will receive an $87.1 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to scale [...] Full text...
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Russian president Putin will not attend BRICS Summit, says South African presidency
19 july 2023 - 12:04:36Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will not attend the forthcoming 15th Summit of BRICS [...] Full text...
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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity
18 july 2023 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...
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‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief
12 july 2023 - 16:10:31New York, US (PANA) - Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: IGAD quartet: A walk into Sudan's landmine field (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 july 2023 - 13:32:58Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cracks are showing not only within the Sudanese political façade at home towards the two belligerents, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Orlando Pirates urged not to play in Israel
07 july 2023 - 16:12:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Coalition (BDS) on Friday urged leading South African team Orlando [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South AFrican Minister addresses Russia crisis with German counterpart
28 june 2023 - 17:09:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - International Relations and Co-Operation Minister Naledi Pandor says the aborted mutiny in Russia will [...] Full text...
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With needs at record high, underfunding is chronic, Guterres tells humanitarians
22 june 2023 - 06:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a lack [...] Full text...
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WB Gabon economic update highlights importance of pro-poor fuel subsidy reforms
20 june 2023 - 15:17:24Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Over the course of 2022, Gabon's economy has benefited from high oil prices. However, the rise [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for concerted action as forced displacement hits new high
14 june 2023 - 05:23:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflicts, persecution and climate-driven upheaval meant more people than ever remained uprooted from their homes last [...] Full text...
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Social protection policies vital to addressing labour market exclusion in MENA: WB report
08 june 2023 - 09:36:53Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Labour market exclusion is at the root of poverty and vulnerability in the Middle East [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia conflict killed over 100,000: Norwegian think-tank
08 june 2023 - 08:38:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region caused over 100,000 battle-related deaths in 2022, above the [...] Full text...
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Global economy on precarious footing amid high interest rates: WB report
06 june 2023 - 11:36:17EDS: EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, 6 June, 2023, AT 1:30 PM UTC. Washington, DC, US (PANA) [...] Full text...
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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity
06 june 2023 - 11:32:06Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Critical humanitarian situation in Central African Republic
06 june 2023 - 05:52:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains critical, with more than half the [...] Full text...
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African free trade area could spur sustainable growth: UN chief
25 may 2023 - 06:00:00New York, US (PANA) - The robust growth that many African countries experienced before COVID-19 was lost to the pandemic, [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $11.7 million to facilitate access to fertilizers for African farmers
18 may 2023 - 18:38:44Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$11.7 million [...] Full text...
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South Africa's president Ramaphosa to lead African delegation to Russia/Ukraine peace talks
17 may 2023 - 09:13:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that he will lead a delegation of African heads [...] Full text...
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Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa could permanently decline if geopolitical tensions escalate: IMF
01 may 2023 - 18:21:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa could stand to lose the most if the world were split into two [...] Full text...
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Growth slows for most MENA economies amid double-digit food inflation
06 april 2023 - 14:31:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to grow at a slower [...] Full text...
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‘Green industrial age’ can be sustainable development breakthrough: UN report
06 april 2023 - 07:18:53New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday called for a “sustainable industrial transformation” to close the widening development [...] Full text...
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Volatile commodity prices reduce growth, amplify swings in inflation
01 april 2023 - 12:04:37Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Food and energy prices surged to near historic highs in recent years amid the pandemic [...] Full text...
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The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan describes a meeting with non-signatories of agreement as fruitful, for a reason (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
30 march 2023 - 05:49:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Trilateral Mechanism in Sudan on Wednesday said they held a constructive meeting with the Sudanese entities [...] Full text...
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Volatile commodity prices reduce growth, amplify swings in inflation: IMF Blog
28 march 2023 - 19:14:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Food and energy prices surged to near historic highs in recent years amid the pandemic [...] Full text...
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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB
28 march 2023 - 06:33:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...
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Global economy’s 'speed limit' set to fall to three-decade low: WB report
27 march 2023 - 13:38:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The global economy’s “speed limit”—the maximum long-term rate at which it can grow without sparking [...] Full text...
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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania
23 march 2023 - 08:16:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...
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Return of Sudanese women from ISIS shows gender-blind nature of violent extremism (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 march 2023 - 12:52:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has announced that a number of its nationals, including women and children, previously [...] Full text...
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Global food crisis may persist, with prices still elevated after year of war: IMF Blog
09 march 2023 - 19:01:44Washington, DC, US (PANA) - One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended agricultural commodity markets, food prices remain elevated [...] Full text...
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South Africa marks Armed Forces Day
21 february 2023 - 11:44:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is marking Armed Forces Day on Tuesday with parades and festivities in [...] Full text...
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Despite challenges, Africa ‘poised for progress’ – Guterres
18 february 2023 - 18:26:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his support for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa conducts military exercise with China, Russia
18 february 2023 - 10:12:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African military on Friday embarked on a joint exercise with Russia and [...] Full text...
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Investing in human capital, governance and business climate key for Guinea Bissau
17 february 2023 - 08:24:00Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Strengthening governance, investing in human capital with a focus on education, and improving the business [...] Full text...
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Cape Town mayor takes aim at Russian warship
14 february 2023 - 13:21:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis on Tuesday strongly condemned the docking of a Russian [...] Full text...
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Ensuring universal access to WASH means huge benefits for Tanzania
13 february 2023 - 11:04:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Providing universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) could reduce Tanzania’s economic losses [...] Full text...
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‘Act decisively before it is too late’, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023
07 february 2023 - 05:25:02New York, US (PANA) - Time is running out as the world inches closer to meltdown and countries must change [...] Full text...
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$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO
24 january 2023 - 05:25:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that it would need $2.54 billion across [...] Full text...
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Africa picks up economic growth momentum after recession - AfDB
20 january 2023 - 08:51:23Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the [...] Full text...
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World Bank says 2023 global growth to slow to 1.7% from 3% expected six months ago
11 january 2023 - 17:29:24Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment, [...] Full text...
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Sharp, long-lasting slowdown to hit developing countries hard: WB
10 january 2023 - 19:10:59Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso's mining minister denies granting mine to private Russian company Wagner
20 december 2022 - 19:51:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe minister in charge of mines and quarries, Simon Pierre Boussim, denied on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Ghana announces suspension of external debt repayments
19 december 2022 - 11:16:51Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's finance ministry on Monday announced a suspension of all debt service payments under certain categories of [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President Akufo-Addo raises security threats in West Africa in Blinken meeting
15 december 2022 - 06:39:48Washington, DC, US - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has raised security threats and terrorism with the US Secretary [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa to skip key US-Africa summit
12 december 2022 - 15:17:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African presidency has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be attending [...] Full text...
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UN Emergency Response Fund, a ‘lifeline of hope’ to meet record needs, says Guterres
11 december 2022 - 05:41:43New York, US (PANA) - As humanitarian needs soar to unprecedented levels, top UN officials have highlighted the importance of [...] Full text...
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WHO: Despite continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases, deaths remained stable in 2021
08 december 2022 - 12:20:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries around the world largely held the line against further setbacks to malaria prevention, testing and [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges governments to support justice
05 december 2022 - 07:02:09The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should make a commitment at their annual meeting [...] Full text...
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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need
30 november 2022 - 07:33:52New York, US (PANA) - The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising [...] Full text...
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Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO
11 november 2022 - 17:07:37Rome Italy (PANA) - Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than [...] Full text...
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Currency depreciations risk intensifying global food, energy crisis: World Bank
27 october 2022 - 11:45:41Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The shrinking value of the currencies of most developing economies is driving up food and fuel [...] Full text...
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Luxury Russian yacht heads to Cape Town
24 october 2022 - 11:49:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A luxury yacht belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Alexey Mordashov has departed from Hong [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘sustained political commitment’ for a healthier world
17 october 2022 - 05:20:19Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The UN chief on Sunday called for governments worldwide to prioritise healthcare, to make a “sustained political [...] Full text...
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South Africa, 14 other African countries abstain in UN vote over Russia
13 october 2022 - 12:42:24Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa was among 15 African countries that abstained from a UN General Assembly resolution [...] Full text...
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WTO anticipates sharp slowdown in world trade growth in 2023
07 october 2022 - 05:50:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain [...] Full text...
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US, Malawi sign $350 MCC Compact
30 september 2022 - 06:36:20Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday outlined his country's support for economic growth in Malawi [...] Full text...
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Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable
30 september 2022 - 06:18:48New York, US (PANA) - Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
25 september 2022 - 06:24:20New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...
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77th UNGA: As global economic crises ‘pile up’, Ghanaian leader says it's time for urgent attention
22 september 2022 - 06:20:01New York, US (PANA) - It was doubtful that any generation of Earth’s inhabitants has ever witnessed “such a perfect [...] Full text...
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Famine looms in Somalia, many ‘hunger hotspots’ are in deep trouble: UN Agencies warn
21 september 2022 - 18:22:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people facing life-threatening levels of hunger worldwide without immediate humanitarian aid, is expected to rise [...] Full text...
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Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security to act on situation with urgency
21 september 2022 - 05:59:29New York, US (PANA) - The leaders of several countries and organisations have flagged the critical global food security situation [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for 'course correction' to end geopolitical divisions, tackle climate crisis
20 september 2022 - 06:31:45New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for strengthened international solidarity to address a raft of global challenges [...] Full text...
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Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development
16 september 2022 - 05:58:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding [...] Full text...
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UN chief tells world leadrrs: This year’s General Debate must be about providing hope
14 september 2022 - 17:39:22New York, US (PANA) - As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for [...] Full text...
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Top South African team fined for pitch invasion
12 september 2022 - 12:45:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Premier Soccer League (PSL) Disciplinary Committee has fined Kaizer Chiefs for the [...] Full text...
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'Large scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns'
09 september 2022 - 05:22:38New York, US (PANA) -A large-scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns, including the potential for diversion, [...] Full text...
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South African football giants in hot water over pitch invasion
06 september 2022 - 11:36:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Soweto football giants Kaizer Chiefs are in trouble with the South African Premier Soccer [...] 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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US gives additional $68 million to World Food Programme
17 august 2022 - 05:24:42Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The U.S. Government announced on Tuesday that it will contribute more than $68 million through USAID’s [...] Full text...
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UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis
04 august 2022 - 07:46:01New York, US (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State to visit South Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda
30 july 2022 - 09:13:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to embark on a three-nation African tour from [...] Full text...
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ADF extends $4.3 million grant to Ethiopia for capacity building, economic resilience
28 july 2022 - 08:36:32Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $4.3 million [...] Full text...
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IMF says outlook of global economy worsens as global recession looms
26 july 2022 - 20:18:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Still reeling from the COVID pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global economy is [...] Full text...
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