Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa

31 october 2025 - 19:09:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Caribbean reels from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, UN humanitarian agencies are stepping [...] Full text...

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AU Commissioner outlines $30 billion infrastructure investment plan for aviation

30 october 2025 - 13:19:12
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The African Union Commissioner for Infrastrcuture and Energy, Lerato D. Mataboge, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure [...] Full text...

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UN warns of a critical funding gap for climate adaptation

30 october 2025 - 07:42:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As global temperatures soar and climate disasters become more frequent, developing countries have only a fraction [...] Full text...

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IAEA warns of fragility of nuclear non-proliferation regime

30 october 2025 - 07:36:42
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the world's nuclear watchdog has citeed Iran, Syria and Ukraine as fronts [...] Full text...

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African leaders converge to 'unlock' trillion-dollar infrastructure investments at Luanda finance summit

29 october 2025 - 10:20:42
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - African leaders, global investors, and development partners have gathered in the Angolan capital, Luanda, for the [...] Full text...

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‘Horrific’ violence as thousands flee Sudan's El Fasher

29 october 2025 - 07:28:03
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - After 500 days of siege, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have taken control of [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: AUC chairperson condemns atrocities in Sudan's El Fasher

28 october 2025 - 10:03:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...

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Desperate need for water and food continues as Gaza families head north

28 october 2025 - 05:26:58
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 470,000 movements by civilians heading north inside the Gaza Strip have been recorded [...] Full text...

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Risk of large-scale atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher grows ‘by the day’

28 october 2025 - 05:07:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Grave atrocities, including summary executions are reportedly being carried out in Sudan's Darfuri regional capital of [...] Full text...

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Rights advocates say momentum builds for crimes against humanity treaty

27 october 2025 - 13:04:15
New York, US (PANA) – Developing an effective International Convention to Prevent and Punish Crimes against Humanity will require ambitious [...] Full text...

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Giving birth in the shadow of Sudan’s war (By Esther Bayliss and Sufian Abdul-Mouty, UN News)

27 october 2025 - 11:11:18
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)  As Sudan’s destructive war – now in its third year – grinds on, the challenges to [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $73 million to empower Kenyan youth through science, technology development

26 october 2025 - 04:30:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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Nearly one million affected by South Sudan floods

25 october 2025 - 05:59:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Nearly one million people have been impacted by devastating floods in South Sudan, the Office [...] Full text...

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UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages

25 october 2025 - 05:57:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN and its partners are accelerating deliveries of life-saving aid across Gaza, but relief [...] Full text...

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Fragile Gaza ceasefire marks ‘a momentous but precarious juncture’, UN envoy tells Security Council

23 october 2025 - 17:37:39
New York, US (PANA) - The Gaza ceasefire provides a rare opportunity to end one of the most destructive phases [...] Full text...

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Eswatini strengthens health workforce planning

23 october 2025 - 10:57:26
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – The Eswatini Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), is developing evidence-based [...] Full text...

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Climate science and early warnings key to saving lives - Guterres

22 october 2025 - 15:38:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means [...] Full text...

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‘Finance must flow now’, says UN climate chief as COP30 nears

21 october 2025 - 18:14:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell has urged countries to deliver a rapid surge in [...] Full text...

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UN aid coordination office warns of health crisis in eastern DRC

21 october 2025 - 07:27:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday reported that health systems across North and South [...] Full text...

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Haiti is under a UN arms embargo: So why are 500,000 illegal weapons in circulation?

17 october 2025 - 20:46:09
Port-au-Prince (PANA) - Up to 500,000 illegal weapons ranging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN pushes to fire scale up aid delivery

16 october 2025 - 20:54:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, UN aid teams are intensifying efforts [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza

16 october 2025 - 07:50:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recovery in Gaza must also include accountability for violations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights [...] Full text...

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UN calls for tripling of funding to protect endangered rainforests

16 october 2025 - 07:39:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Many tropical forests, which regulate the climate and guarantee global food security, are disappearing at an [...] Full text...

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Global Economic Outlook shows modest change amid policy shifts and complex forces (IMF Blog by Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas)

15 october 2025 - 10:46:05
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - In April, the United States shook global trade norms by announcing sweeping tariffs. Given the [...] Full text...

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African Caucus and IMF reaffirm commitment to Africa’s resilience and long-term development

15 october 2025 - 09:47:13
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Inflation pressures and tight global financing conditions continue to weigh on fiscal positions and debt [...] Full text...

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Growth of nonbanks is revealing new financial stability risks (IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian)

15 october 2025 - 09:10:20
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Stretched asset valuations and pressures in core sovereign bond markets are keeping financial stability risks [...] Full text...

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'World falling behind on its clean energy goals' - Report

15 october 2025 - 08:19:21
New York, US (PANA) - A new report released on Tuesday warns the world is falling behind on its clean [...] Full text...

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Israel restricts Gaza aid, saying Hamas must do more to return deceased hostages

15 october 2025 - 08:01:47
Gaza  City, Gaza (PANA) - Israel announced late on Tuesday that it will limit the flow of aid to Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians call for greater support amid immense needs

15 october 2025 - 07:38:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the end of the year fast approaching, humanitarians are urging donors to step up support [...] Full text...

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Gaza: $70 billion needed to rebuild shattered enclave, says UN

14 october 2025 - 19:40:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around $70 billion will be needed to reconstruct Gaza and make it safe after two years [...] Full text...

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UN releases $11 million for Gaza aid as ceasefire, hostage release bring ‘fragile hope’

14 october 2025 - 07:20:13
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The UN is stepping up its emergency response in Gaza, releasing $11 million from its [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hostages released, aid scale-up has begun, say aid agencies

13 october 2025 - 12:11:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Opportunity in a time of change (IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's curtain raiser speech for the 2025 World Bank, IMF Annual Meetings)

12 october 2025 - 11:56:40
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - As I look at the world over the decades, I see incredible progress, but also [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience - IMF

12 october 2025 - 06:34:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Despite facing consecutive shocks, Rwanda's economy continues to demonstrate strength and resilience, the IMF has [...] Full text...

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The girl I am, the change I lead

11 october 2025 - 14:33:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shaped through consultations with girls organizations, UN partners and, most importantly, girls themselves, the 2025 International [...] Full text...

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In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes

10 october 2025 - 17:53:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly four million people across Africa’s vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile [...] Full text...

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Civilians in Ukraine face death and injury amid new attacks

10 october 2025 - 17:33:06
Geneva, 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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UN decries deadly Myanmar airstrike, amid mounting military attacks on civilians

09 october 2025 - 17:05:17
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has condemned a Myanmar airstrike that killed dozens of civilians, including children, [...] Full text...

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Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in (By UN News)

09 october 2025 - 12:22:42
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached [...] Full text...

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Turning Tanzania’s farmers into agri- entrepreneurs. A unique international alliance helps smallholder farmers become more sustainable and profitable (By Caitríona Palmer and Birom Seck)

09 october 2025 - 07:36:35
Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - It is just past dawn in the village of Kasuguti, Tanzania, and as a golden pink [...] Full text...

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Ministers from Europe and beyond commit to address housing emergency

08 october 2025 - 21:21:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Across Europe and beyond, housing costs are rising faster than incomes and many families are spending [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP attends Global Parliamentary Conference on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism in Istanbul

08 october 2025 - 12:04:45
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A member of Libya's House of Representatives and member of the Executive Committee of the Arab [...] Full text...

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Artificial intelligence for, and by, Africa

08 october 2025 - 08:21:33
Paris, France (PANA) - Africa should not inherit artificial intelligence (AI) designed elsewhere, believes UNESCO, which wants to help develop [...] Full text...

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Africa needs conflict prevention as the continent faces unprecedented threats

08 october 2025 - 07:34:37
New York, US (PANA) - Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee amid renewed fighting in northern Mozambique, UN warns

08 october 2025 - 07:24:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due [...] Full text...

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Good policies (and Good luck) helped emerging economies better resist shocks: IMF Blog By Marijn Bolhuis, Arindam Roy, Patrick Schneider, Zhao Zhang

07 october 2025 - 09:17:26
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Emerging market economies have held up remarkably well in recent years, even after periods of [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Major UN aid operation ‘ready to go’ if agreement is reached on US peace plan

07 october 2025 - 08:15:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN aid teams in Gaza are “ready to go” with thousands of tonnes of supplies [...] Full text...

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IOM Director General, Pope Leo call for urgent reform to protect migrants and end smugglers’ exploitation

04 october 2025 - 08:26:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, concluded a two-day visit [...] Full text...

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IMF Chief speaks on ‘Enhancing GCC Resilience to Global Shocks’

04 october 2025 - 08:10:31
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week addressed the annual Meeting of the Ministers of [...] Full text...

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Fewer than one in 10 Somalis to receive life-saving aid in November, warns WFP

04 october 2025 - 06:15:18
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that millions in Somalia are at risk [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Zimbabwe

03 october 2025 - 07:35:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – After a sharp slowdown in 2024, Zimbabwe is experiencing a degree of macroeconomic stability due to [...] Full text...

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Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries

03 october 2025 - 06:47:35
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – [...] Full text...

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IMF Board concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Liberia

02 october 2025 - 08:14:38
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Following a strong post-pandemic recovery, Liberia’s economic activity moderated somewhat in 2024, according to the International [...] Full text...

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Breathless in Gaza: Health crisis deepens as families burn plastic for fuel

01 october 2025 - 07:34:23
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Doctors in Gaza are warning of a surge in respiratory illnesses as families – cut [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Peace still elusive despite ‘progress we see on paper’, UN official says

01 october 2025 - 07:30:46
New York, US (PANA) - Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is still mostly a promise”, the [...] Full text...

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Drafting of missing persons law in Libya moves forward with UN facilitation

30 september 2025 - 15:11:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Building on a year-long process of consultations, a committee of experts reached consensus on key elements [...] Full text...

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Reconciliation talks in Morzouk highlight need to provide justice for families of missing people

29 september 2025 - 16:32:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several chiefs of the Toubou tribes and the inhabitants of Morzouk in southeast Libya have, under [...] Full text...

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Fiscal rules foster stability as spending pressures grow (IMF Blog by Era Dabla-Norris, Raphael Lam, Francisco Roch)

28 september 2025 - 08:37:49
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Countries have increasingly adopted fiscal rules and frameworks that aim to give clarity and predictability [...] Full text...

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Pursuing durable growth in an uncertain world - IMF Annual Report 2025

27 september 2025 - 12:23:49
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Policymakers must resolve trade tensions, safeguard stability, and implement growth-oriented reforms to achieve durable growth [...] Full text...

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Fiscal rules foster stability as spending pressures grow (IMF Blog by Era Dabla-Norris, Raphael Lam, Francisco Roch)

26 september 2025 - 13:44:02
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Countries have increasingly adopted fiscal rules and frameworks that aim to give clarity and [...] Full text...

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IMF staff says Tanzania's economic activity 'robust'

25 september 2025 - 10:17:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, which [...] Full text...

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Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly

25 september 2025 - 09:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, mental health care will be a focus of an official meeting [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs

25 september 2025 - 05:01:32
New York, US (PANA) - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – [...] Full text...

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New national climate plans unveiled at high-level summit ahead of COP30 conference

25 september 2025 - 04:45:31
New York, US (PANA) - From accelerating the move to clean energy to planting acres of trees, leaders from more [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President Ruto calls for UN reforms

24 september 2025 - 19:03:38
New York, US (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto is calling for reforms of the United Nations Organisation saying the [...] Full text...

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Faced with avalanche of online violence against women, UN calls for response and protection

24 september 2025 - 06:55:09
New York, US (PANA) - The internet has become a training ground for hatred against women through the "machosphere", the [...] Full text...

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UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos

23 september 2025 - 15:28:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world [...] Full text...

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Why digitalisation for displaced people and host communities can’t wait (World Bank Blog by Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Global Practice Manager, Digital Economy & Society, Digital Vice Presidency; Johan Bjurman Bergman, Digital Development Specialist and Anne Schuchardt, Consultant, World Bank Digital Vice Presidency)

23 september 2025 - 08:49:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - For more than 120 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including refugees and [...] Full text...

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IOM chief calls for stronger cooperation on migration at UN General Assembly

23 september 2025 - 07:56:32
New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders convene in New York for the High-Level Week of the 80th Session [...] Full text...

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WHO publishes new R&D landscape analyses highlighting gaps and inequities in cancer research

23 september 2025 - 06:35:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO has released a new landscape analysis that exposes critical gaps in global research and development (R&D) [...] Full text...

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30 years advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead (By UN News)

22 september 2025 - 06:39:35
New York, US (PANA) - In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by [...] Full text...

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Africa at the heart of considerable opportunities - Guterres

22 september 2025 - 06:16:22
New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for investment in Africa's potential, which is "at [...] Full text...

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UNICEF aid trucks robbed at gunpoint in Gaza City

19 september 2025 - 19:56:36
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, [...] Full text...

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UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds

19 september 2025 - 04:48:46
New York, US (PANA) - During a year of escalating global turmoil – from widening wars and economic hardship to [...] Full text...

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Gaza City lifelines collapsing, UN aid agency warns

18 september 2025 - 20:48:30
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The last remaining lifelines for civilians in Gaza City are collapsing as Israel ramps up [...] Full text...

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Fragile progress in Syria, at risk from exclusion and foreign interference, UN warns

18 september 2025 - 20:05:07
New York, US (PANA) - Syria’s tentative steps towards recovery could quickly unravel without inclusive politics, sustained aid and respect [...] Full text...

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More than thousand investment projects worth $18.7 billion over four years in Libya

18 september 2025 - 15:45:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The General Authority for Investment Promotion and Privatization has announced that the total number of investment [...] Full text...

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Sunscreen restored to WHO essential medicines list hailed as lifeline for people with albinism

18 september 2025 - 05:22:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN experts have welcomed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) decision to restore sunscreen to its [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders should commit to human rights, international justice - HRW

17 september 2025 - 09:19:41
New York, US (PANA) – World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from 22-30 September should commit to protecting [...] Full text...

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Attacks on Gaza City are destroying health and protection services for pregnant women and survivors of violence

17 september 2025 - 05:29:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Intensified bombardment and ground operations in Gaza City are forcing families to flee yet again, [...] Full text...

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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

17 september 2025 - 05:04:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites [...] Full text...

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Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’

16 september 2025 - 19:47:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged world leaders to “get serious – and deliver” as [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves extension of Extended Credit Facility arrangement with Zambia

16 september 2025 - 12:18:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the Zambian authorities’ request [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Militias, army threaten South Kivu civilians

16 september 2025 - 06:31:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – DR Congo (DRC) military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians [...] Full text...

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UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack’

16 september 2025 - 06:12:19
New York, US (PANA) - “Underfunded, overstretched and under attack,” is how the United Nation’s top humanitarian aid official has [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council renews Sudan sanctions

13 september 2025 - 05:22:04
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday extended for another year Sudan's sanctions regime including an [...] Full text...

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Libya and Italy sign memoranda of understanding

12 september 2025 - 12:08:31
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government and Italy's intelligence services have signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the areas [...] Full text...

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Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda

12 september 2025 - 09:59:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...

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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)

12 september 2025 - 07:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...

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Flood and unprecedented rainfall hit many areas in north and north eastern Sudan

11 september 2025 - 16:02:22
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The UN says unprecedented rains have displaced dozens of villages and localities in south Sudan, already [...] Full text...

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Nearly 80 million more children benefiting from school meals: WFP

11 september 2025 - 05:30:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity”, according [...] Full text...

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‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform

10 september 2025 - 08:01:15
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly opened its 80th session on Tuesday, new President Annalena Baerbock [...] Full text...

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Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion

10 september 2025 - 07:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising [...] Full text...

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Peacekeeping: A lifeline for millions seeking a ‘future without fear’

09 september 2025 - 21:33:28
New York, US (PANA) - With a record number of active conflicts worldwide, the Security Council met on Tuesday to [...] Full text...

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IOM resumes operations in Khartoum, over 2 million return amidst Sudan war

09 september 2025 - 15:13:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has just relocated its office to Khartoum, central Sudan, has [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency returns to Khartoum

09 september 2025 - 10:44:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has become the first UN agency to resume operations [...] Full text...

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Over 35 metric tonnes of WHO medical supplies arrive in Kabul to support earthquake survivors in eastern Afghanistan

08 september 2025 - 20:52:30
Kabul, Afghanistan (PANA) - A new consignment of more than 35 metric tonnes of life-saving medical supplies landed in Kabul [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

07 september 2025 - 05:33:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

06 september 2025 - 17:16:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media

05 september 2025 - 20:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 percent of media coverage, [...] Full text...

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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 20:08:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...

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Save the Children aid workers travelling on donkeys deliver first emergency assistance to landslide victims

05 september 2025 - 14:30:52
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation, Save the Children, aid workers travelling on a herd of donkeys [...] Full text...

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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 07:23:16
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...

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Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan

04 september 2025 - 20:48:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - War-torn Sudan continues to face “a horrific humanitarian situation” as UN colleagues scramble to help communities [...] Full text...

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Sudan to keep vital crossing border point with Chad open for humanitarian aid

02 september 2025 - 18:16:31
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Government of Sudan on Tuesday said it is extending the opening of a crossing [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF installs parallel government despite international rejection

31 august 2025 - 13:58:48
Nyala, Sudan (PANA) – Despite the rejection and condemnation by the international community of the declaration by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...

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IMF spots rising foreign investor interest in range of sectors in Mozambique

30 august 2025 - 10:51:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic activity is gradually recovering after a sharp slowdown between October 2024 and March 2025. [...] Full text...

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African health ministers commit to strengthen emergency preparedness and response

30 august 2025 - 09:49:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Across the African continent, fragile health systems are often the first to falter when crisis strikes, [...] Full text...

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The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn

29 august 2025 - 14:20:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated [...] Full text...

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Seven deportees from US arrive in Rwanda

29 august 2025 - 08:46:15
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has confirmed the arrival of seven migrants from the United States, as part [...] Full text...

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Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on

29 august 2025 - 06:53:37
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Health, WHO discuss establishment of system to manage pharmaceutical needs

28 august 2025 - 14:09:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Secretary-General of the Tripoli-based Ministry of Health, Mohamed al-Ghouj, has spoken with the Deputy [...] Full text...

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Committee to resolve electricity crisis in eastern Libya meets

28 august 2025 - 13:56:31
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A committee charged with resolving the electriciy crisis in eastern Libya has met to discuss a [...] Full text...

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UN Report on Children and Armed Conflict submitted to the General Assembly

28 august 2025 - 06:53:40
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict has said grave violations against children [...] Full text...

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Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO

27 august 2025 - 16:33:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts [...] Full text...

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Education is key to jobs, growth, and lifelong learning (World Bank Blog by Luis Benveniste, Global Director for Education at the World Bank)

27 august 2025 - 08:26:24
Washington, DC., USA (PANA) - Education equips learners with important foundational skills that are essential for work and life. Education is [...] Full text...

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One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation

26 august 2025 - 17:54:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite progress over the past decade, billions worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, [...] Full text...

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Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office

26 august 2025 - 15:31:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of five more Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces – bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Sudan: After ten months of blockade, a UNICEF convoy reaches South Kordofan

26 august 2025 - 06:15:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - For nearly a year, the people of Sudan's South Kordofan region have been isolated, besieged [...] Full text...

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African ministers kick off regional forum on health

25 august 2025 - 14:57:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - African ministers of health on Monday opened the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Senior UN migration agency official ends Nigeria visit

25 august 2025 - 11:17:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Deputy Director General for Operations, Ugochi Daniels, has concluded a [...] Full text...

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Sudan govt welcomes UN rights agency's condemnation of attacks on civilians by rival RSF

24 august 2025 - 06:56:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday commended the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights for condemning the [...] Full text...

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Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says

24 august 2025 - 06:26:17
New York, US (PANA) - From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Rising insecurity in the east impedes diplomatic progress, Security Council hears

23 august 2025 - 07:24:29
New York, US (PANA) - US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Sudanese army denies targeting WFP relief convoy

21 august 2025 - 12:20:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) relief [...] Full text...

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Food for Gaza piled up in warehouses risks spoiling without Israel's green light

21 august 2025 - 07:04:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Israel's neighbouring countries, thousands of tons of food aid destined for Gaza are piling up [...] Full text...

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International Day honours victims of terrorism

21 august 2025 - 06:41:35
New York, US (PANA) - Thursday, 21 August, marks the eighth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and [...] Full text...

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International coalition urges Sudanese warring parties to take action to improve humanitarian situation

20 august 2025 - 21:24:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international coalition that groups five governments beside the United Nations and the African Union [...] Full text...

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Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, ‘the systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underway’: UN rights office

20 august 2025 - 19:34:07
Geneva, Switzerland 9PANA) - In recent days, the Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to take [...] Full text...

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Disease spreads in Somalia as funding cuts leave 300,000 without safe water

20 august 2025 - 11:59:07
Mogadisu, Somalia (PANA) - More than 300,000 people – mostly displaced families living in overcrowded settlements and rural communities across [...] Full text...

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“I had to be there”: The doctor who healed Goma’s wounds (By Fabrice Robinet, UN News)

20 august 2025 - 08:29:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - In late January, when Goma fell to the M23 rebels, Dr. Thierno Baldé was one of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears about rising conflict-related sexual violence amid falling resources

20 august 2025 - 07:40:35
New York, US (PANA) - Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate [...] Full text...

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UN calls for protection of aid workers in Sudan

19 august 2025 - 09:54:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations says that more than 120 humanitarian personnel have been killed in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of health, nutrition centres closed in Somalia due to suspension of US aid

19 august 2025 - 07:46:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The realisation is painful. More than six months after the U.S. government decided to suspend its [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese ‘are counting on us’, top UN official tells Security Council

19 august 2025 - 07:25:34
New York, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and [...] Full text...

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Surge in flow of Burkinabe refugees into Mali

18 august 2025 - 06:40:22
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - In barely a week, the small town of Koro in central Mali has seen an influx [...] Full text...

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UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow

17 august 2025 - 14:55:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, [...] Full text...

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UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow

16 august 2025 - 06:09:36
New York, US (PANA) - Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate [...] Full text...

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Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip

14 august 2025 - 20:01:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As hunger and malnutrition deepen in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian missions continue to face delays and [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends spatial emanators for malaria vector control and prequalifies first two products

14 august 2025 - 13:16:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a new recommendation supporting the use of spatial [...] Full text...

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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

14 august 2025 - 10:50:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...

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Record starvation, malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement

13 august 2025 - 07:33:05
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killing of journalists, as child malnutrition deaths rise

11 august 2025 - 21:18:35
New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this [...] Full text...

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Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres

08 august 2025 - 20:35:05
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over Israel’s decision to “take control of [...] Full text...

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Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit

08 august 2025 - 08:03:23
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA)  Countries agreed on Thursday to form a new climate negotiating bloc to advocate for the unique needs [...] Full text...

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Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns

08 august 2025 - 07:46:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New evidence suggests mistreatment remains common in maternal and newborn care, with new research across four [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high

08 august 2025 - 07:42:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Acute malnutrition among children in Gaza has reached the highest levels to date as hunger continues [...] Full text...

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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice

07 august 2025 - 20:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism [...] Full text...

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Several Somali regions hit by severe drought

07 august 2025 - 05:22:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - About 2.5 million people in Somalia are living in drought-affected areas, warn UN agencies currently conducting [...] Full text...

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WFP runs out of funds as hunger worsens in northeast Nigeria

07 august 2025 - 05:20:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As hunger rages in northeast Nigeria, funds for food delivery are running out, the World Food [...] Full text...

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‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:18:52
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier [...] Full text...

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WFP restricts activities in eastern DRC due to 'unprecedented' budget cuts

06 august 2025 - 12:54:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Although acute hunger has reached a record level in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] 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 - 12:21:08
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may [...] Full text...

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Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone

06 august 2025 - 06:03:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Famine was declared in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur one year ago. And since [...] Full text...

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The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief

06 august 2025 - 06:01:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - High stakes negotiations got under way at the UN Geneva on Tuesday to agree on a [...] Full text...

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WHO consultations bring urgency, hope to health worker migration crisis

05 august 2025 - 11:11:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – When health experts across the World Health Organisation (WHO) African region, logged into the virtual WHO [...] Full text...

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Gates Foundation announces catalytic funding to spark new era of women-centered research and Innovation

05 august 2025 - 10:02:53
Seattle, US (PANA) - The Gates Foundation has announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development [...] Full text...

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Mounting civilian casualties in Sudan as fighting intensifies

05 august 2025 - 05:55:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As conflict intensifies between rival militaries in Sudan, the UN humanitarian wing (OCHA) expressed alarm [...] Full text...

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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)

03 august 2025 - 08:08:47
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...

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Violence in northern Mozambique forces thousands to flee, straining aid efforts

03 august 2025 - 07:43:03
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Recent attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique displaced tens of thousands in July alone, deepening [...] Full text...

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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)

03 august 2025 - 07:32:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya engages public on way forward to elections

02 august 2025 - 17:22:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Friday engaged [...] Full text...

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Eswatini’s digital transformation crucial to unlocking growth, jobs, and economic resilience

02 august 2025 - 08:14:00
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Eswatini needs to digitalise, strengthen public finances and address structural economic constraints to sustain growth, according [...] Full text...

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Gaza: ‘No one should ever be forced to risk their life to find food,’ says UN humanitarian agency

02 august 2025 - 05:25:58
New York, US (PANA) - As Gaza faces famine-like conditions, large numbers of people reportedly continue to be killed and [...] Full text...

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Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians

01 august 2025 - 17:27:11
 Gaza, Gazza City (PANA) - Famine conditions are tightening their grip on the Gaza Strip, as the latest UN humanitarian [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mali

01 august 2025 - 11:27:12
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with [...] Full text...

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‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasises climate action, food security

01 august 2025 - 05:18:48
New York, US (PANA) - The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected [...] Full text...

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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food

01 august 2025 - 05:13:32
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...

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‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasizes action on climate, food security

31 july 2025 - 19:50:42
New York, US (PANA) - The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya and Italy convene first mine action support group meeting to chart mine-free Libya

31 july 2025 - 18:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Government of Italy on this week brought [...] Full text...

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Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify

31 july 2025 - 05:07:23
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Gaza children starving despite Israeli ‘tactical pauses’, UN says

31 july 2025 - 05:01:09
New York, US (PANA) - Despite daily “tactical pauses” declared by Israeli forces, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with [...] Full text...

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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)

29 july 2025 - 09:13:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...

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Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war

29 july 2025 - 05:25:58
New York, US (PANA) - As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel’s decision [...] Full text...

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Guterres: ‘Breaking point’ reached in Israel-Palestine conflict, urgent action needed on two-State solution

28 july 2025 - 20:21:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached a breaking point, [...] Full text...

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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...

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UN warns of escalating human toll in Ukraine amid relentless aerial attacks, mounting aid shortfall

26 july 2025 - 16:12:06
New York, US (PANA) - Russian aerial attacks continue to intensify across Ukraine, exacting a rising toll on civilians and [...] Full text...

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Disarming armed groups in Tripoli is ‘imperative’ - PSC

26 july 2025 - 13:20:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has affirmed "the imperative of maintaining order and disarming [...] Full text...

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IMF approves new 48-month ECF arrangement for Chad

26 july 2025 - 12:21:28
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement under the [...] Full text...

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Child malnutrition surges in Nigeria as foreign aid cuts bite

26 july 2025 - 10:26:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Deadly child malnutrition is rising in northern Nigeria against the background of widespread inflation, simmering conflict [...] Full text...

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1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery

25 july 2025 - 17:11:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people — including one [...] Full text...

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'Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says

25 july 2025 - 05:07:48
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.” Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for [...] Full text...

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'Catastrophic birth outcomes’ in Gaza threaten a whole generation, warns UN agency

24 july 2025 - 06:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - Pregnant women and newborns in Gaza face “catastrophic” conditions, including a dysfunctional healthcare system, psychological [...] Full text...

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UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds

23 july 2025 - 19:18:09
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official on Wednesday urged the Security Council to push for an immediate [...] Full text...

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Financing agreements to strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad

23 july 2025 - 07:36:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN scales up response plan as humanitarian needs rise in Tawila

23 july 2025 - 05:56:19
New York, US (PANA) - As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan, the UN and partners have revised and scaled [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Guterres condemns killing of people seeking food as humanitarian conditions deteriorate

22 july 2025 - 06:22:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is appalled by the accelerating breakdown of humanitarian conditions in Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Crisis worsens as cholera and floods drive needs higher

22 july 2025 - 05:41:26
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues to deepen as cholera spreads, flooding displaces communities, and [...] Full text...

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Global health in decline: UN warns of glaring inequalities

19 july 2025 - 08:22:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite significant progress since the beginning of the century, a new UN assessment indicates that improvements [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: US funding cut leaves rape victims without care

18 july 2025 - 07:03:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As sexual violence has increased this year in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the [...] Full text...

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Guterres deplores Israeli strike on Gaza church

18 july 2025 - 06:51:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the Israeli strike on Thursday that hit the [...] Full text...

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Benin can mobilize more domestic resources to drive inclusive growth and equity

17 july 2025 - 19:14:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - More inclusive growth path, taxation and spending adaptedz to vulnerable populations could further accelerate efforts to [...] Full text...

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Children miss out on vaccines as diseases spread in Sudan

17 july 2025 - 18:54:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warn that childhood immunization rates in Sudan have plummeted to their lowest level in [...] Full text...

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Cameroon needs to harness forests, natural wealth for sustainable growth: WB report

16 july 2025 - 08:39:28
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The World Bank Group has launched the 2025 Cameroon Economic Update, titled ‘’Cameroon’s Green Gold: Unlocking [...] Full text...

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IMF Country Focus: Mauritius' economy depends on sustainable public finances (By Mariana Colacelli, IMF Mission Chief to Mauritius and Felix Simione, Senior Economist in IMF’s African Department)

15 july 2025 - 10:57:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The island of Mauritius was once the native habitat of the dodo—striking, flightless bird that [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes review of two arrangements with Niger

15 july 2025 - 08:57:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the Seventh of [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian needs deepen in Sudan amid rising hostilities and heavy rains

15 july 2025 - 05:05:36
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence, displacement and heavy rains are deepening the needs of civilians caught in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UNICEF mourns seven children killed queuing for water

14 july 2025 - 20:35:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of UN child rights agency UNICEF has called for Israel to review its rules [...] Full text...

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WHO urges roll-out of first long-acting HIV prevention jab

14 july 2025 - 13:08:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total [...] Full text...

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Libyan central bank governor calls for partnership between banks and govt institutions on housing projects

14 july 2025 - 11:28:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Naji Issa, on Sunday stressed the importance [...] Full text...

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