Reported massacre at hospital in Sudan’s El Fasher leaves 460 dead

29 october 2025 - 16:20:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Services (RSF) militia continue to emerge, along [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts undermining development, says top UN rights official

28 october 2025 - 05:14:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sharp declines in global aid are undermining decades of human rights and development progress, the UN [...] 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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Calm returns to Libyan city of Misrata after clashes on Thursday night

24 october 2025 - 12:59:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to Libyan city of Misrata, 220 km east of Tripoli, after hours of [...] Full text...

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Ghana declares three days of national mourning for former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

24 october 2025 - 11:02:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Government of Ghana on Friday declared three days of national mourning following the death of [...] Full text...

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Sudan's Sovereign Council denies talks with paramilitary RSF

24 october 2025 - 07:03:32
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council has categorically denied reports in some media outlets and on social media [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Israel to respect its obligations reaffirmed by the ICJ

23 october 2025 - 16:07:49
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Israel to respect its obligations regarding the presence and activities [...] Full text...

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Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings dies, aged 76

23 october 2025 - 14:29:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has passed away, according to local media publications [...] Full text...

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Israel obliged to let aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory, says World Court

22 october 2025 - 18:22:21
The Hague,Netherlands (PANA) -  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says that Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs attend General Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union

22 october 2025 - 12:56:51
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Members of Parliament are attending the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly and the 216th [...] Full text...

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Libyan MP participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union advisory group meeting on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism

20 october 2025 - 12:52:38
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The member of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) and member of the High-level Advisory [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags 'climate of fear and repression' in Tanzania ahead of general elections

20 october 2025 - 07:55:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and [...] Full text...

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EU equality ministers call for stronger focus on prevention, early detection and intervention on violence against women

17 october 2025 - 10:28:10
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Recognising the vital role that ordinary citizens can play in preventing abuse, the European Council has [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Madagascar's military leader Col. Randrianirina sworn in as president

17 october 2025 - 09:41:26
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's military leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who heads National Transitional Defence Council (CNDT) that took power [...] Full text...

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AU deploys high-level delegation to Madagascar after coup

17 october 2025 - 07:49:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) is immediately deploying a high-level delegation to Madagascar to “facilitate [...] 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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Why are over 670 million people going hungry?

15 october 2025 - 19:57:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than eight percent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian funding cuts pushing millions into hunger: WFP

15 october 2025 - 16:37:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 14 million people could face severe hunger by the end of the year, the World [...] 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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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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12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary opens in Gambia

14 october 2025 - 16:28:53
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 12th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, which brings together First Ladies from [...] Full text...

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UNICEF workshop on strengthening the social protection system for Libyan families

14 october 2025 - 15:42:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Libya, in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Social Affairs [...] Full text...

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Madagascar President Rajoelina leaves the country after attempted coup

14 october 2025 - 08:12:44
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar's president, Andry Rajoelina, announced on Monday night that he had left the country for security [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights

14 october 2025 - 07:06:54
Beijing, China (PANA) - UN Deputy-Secretary General Amina Mohammed has acknowledged the Chinese capital’s enduring association with the fight for [...] Full text...

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Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, Guterres says on International Day

13 october 2025 - 19:09:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes deal on fourth review of ECF for Somalia

13 october 2025 - 08:56:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on the 4th [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile undertakes official visit to Turkiye

13 october 2025 - 06:55:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, will undertake a working visit to the Turkiye [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson concerned about situation in Madagascar as President Rajoelina says 'coup under way'

12 october 2025 - 15:51:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said on Sunday [...] 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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Madagascar: UN calls on authorities to cease unnecessary use of force against protesters

11 october 2025 - 07:40:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief called on security forces in Madagascar on Friday to stop the [...] Full text...

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Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis

11 october 2025 - 07:32:52
New York, US (PANA) - Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young [...] Full text...

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'I will not go hungry again': Hope reborn in Gaza after ceasefire agreement (By UN News)

10 october 2025 - 18:09:17
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - "What makes me even happier is that I will no longer suffer from hunger." Like [...] 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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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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Spending smarter to boost growth (IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen She)

09 october 2025 - 10:03:26
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Rwanda achieved remarkable progress. Nearly every household now has [...] Full text...

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Fears mount in Tanzania over disappearance of govt critic Humphery Polepole

09 october 2025 - 08:58:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities must immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of a former ambassador to [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for Israel and Hamas to ‘abide fully’ by terms of US peace plan

09 october 2025 - 04:13:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and [...] 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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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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Sand and dust storms: a global crisis

08 october 2025 - 08:03:26
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - Sand and dust storms are no longer a local phenomenon, but a global crisis that requires [...] Full text...

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Playing and games put thousands of Sudanese children back on the track of healing and recovery (PANA Feature) By Mohamed Osman Adam

07 october 2025 - 16:05:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan's war, sports and games have shown that they are not only entertainment and [...] Full text...

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One in ten people in Burundi faces acute food insecurity

07 october 2025 - 14:58:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Nearly 1.17 million people are in a situation of acute food insecurity in Burundi, or 10% [...] Full text...

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WHO: Despite smoking decline, tobacco still hooks one in five adults worldwide

07 october 2025 - 07:13:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, one in five adults worldwide is [...] Full text...

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From Beijing's promises to Gaza's ruins: women facing war (By UN News)

06 october 2025 - 16:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - At the UN on Monday, the scene was ritualistic: solemn speeches, alarming figures, calls to [...] Full text...

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We are not powerless in face of Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine atrocities, insists UNHCR chief

06 october 2025 - 15:54:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday took aim at the “deliberate abandonment” [...] Full text...

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Sudanese journalist dies of his wounds, raising to 32 those killed in the war

05 october 2025 - 11:42:34
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate on Sunday said a journalist, Al-Nour Suleiman, has died of his [...] 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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UN chief ‘encouraged’ after Hamas indicates willingness to release Israeli hostages

04 october 2025 - 06:34:58
New York, US (PANA) - The leadership of Hamas said late on Friday it was willing to release Israeli hostages [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Morocco to halt use of excessive force during youth protests

03 october 2025 - 15:30:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for an “immediate and independent investigation” into the Moroccan [...] 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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Calls grow louder for more age-inclusive societies

02 october 2025 - 06:44:00
New York, US (PANA) - Member States, UN officials and civil society came together on Wednesday to shift the global [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema found guilty in illegal firearm discharge case

01 october 2025 - 13:16:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)  leader Julius Malema was on Wednesday found guilty of [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on EFF/ECF arrangements

01 october 2025 - 10:01:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Eswatini

30 september 2025 - 08:41:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in the near term, up to 4.6 percent in [...] Full text...

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IMF begins 5th review of Ghana's Extended Credit facility programme

29 september 2025 - 11:04:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday began its fifth review of Ghana’s performance under the [...] 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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New AfDB review highlights inland fisheries as lifeline for millions of Africans

28 september 2025 - 05:55:13
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a "Review of African Inland Fisheries," calling for [...] Full text...

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IMF encourages Botswana to streamline public spending

27 september 2025 - 08:29:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s economic activity is expected to contract by about 1 percent in 2025, owing primarily to [...] Full text...

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World leaders support political declaration on NCDs, mental health

27 september 2025 - 06:25:23
New York, US (PANA) - World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council President reaffirms call for UN to play effective role in transition success

26 september 2025 - 16:00:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, said on Thursday that the North African [...] 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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AUC chairperson meets U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

24 september 2025 - 07:33:21
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has held “a constructive” meeting [...] Full text...

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Climate Summit 2025: The path to COP30 (By UN News)

24 september 2025 - 05:50:57
New York, US (PANA) - Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored [...] 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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Libya's eastern-based govt holds dialogue on supporting civil society organisations

22 september 2025 - 13:14:44
Benghazi, Libya (PANA)  - The Committee on Media, Culture and Civil Society of Libya's eastern -based House of Representatives of [...] Full text...

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Stress tests can help determine how much capital Central Banks need (By Romain Veyrune, IMF)

22 september 2025 - 12:08:50
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Central banks pride themselves on being data-driven and consensus-based. Surprisingly, though, there is little consensus [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Deputy President Mashatile to lead Heritage Day celebrations

22 september 2025 - 07:52:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy President Deputy President Mashatile will lead Heritage Day celebrations in Oudtshoorn [...] 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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Workshop on identifying victims of human trafficking and migrants in Libya ends

21 september 2025 - 11:57:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A training workshop on identifying victims of human trafficking and irregular migrants, aimed at strengthening the [...] Full text...

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Civilians bear the brunt of ethnicization of Sudan conflict: UN

21 september 2025 - 04:33:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sudanese conflict has intensified in recent months, according to a report by the UN Human [...] Full text...

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New IMF Blog: Stress tests can help determine much capital central banks need by Romain Veyrune

19 september 2025 - 18:17:21
Washington, DC USA (PANA) - Central banks pride themselves on being data-driven and consensus-based. Surprisingly, though, there is little consensus [...] Full text...

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Global debt remains above 235% of world GDP

19 september 2025 - 09:26:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Decline in private lending offsets increase in public borrowing; notable differences persist across countries and [...] Full text...

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Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

19 september 2025 - 08:57:07
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN relief chief welcomes progress towards three-month truce

19 september 2025 - 05:11:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has highlighted recent diplomatic progress made towards a three-month pause [...] Full text...

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US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire

19 september 2025 - 05:04:12
New York, US (PANA) -  The United States once again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent [...] 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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Venezuelan migrants drive economic gains in Ecuador but face persistent vulnerabilities

17 september 2025 - 16:07:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Venezuelan migrants in Ecuador contribute an estimated $900 million each year to the country’s economy, yet [...] Full text...

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Kenya prepares penal code changes to fight femicide cases

17 september 2025 - 15:04:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A Panel of 42-experts formed to recommend measures to deal with rising cases of femicide is [...] Full text...

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Digital technology driving the future of jobs (World Bank Blog by Christine Zhenwei Qiang, Global Director, Digital Vice Presidency; Stéphane Straub, Chief Economist, Infrastructure Vice Presidency, World Bank; and Leora Klapper, Lead Economist)

17 september 2025 - 09:29:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A farmer in Kenya uses mobile apps to get real-time harvesting tips, check market prices, and [...] 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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'Côte d’Ivoire's next president must tackle urgent human rights issues'

16 september 2025 - 07:24:34
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s next president must seize the opportunity of their mandate to prioritise the human rights [...] Full text...

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UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action

16 september 2025 - 06:50:01
New York, US (PANA) - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by [...] Full text...

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Top official of Libya's eastern-based government meets with Egyptian tribesmen

13 september 2025 - 13:17:50
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A top official of Libya's eastern-based government has had a meeting with leaders of some Egyptian [...] 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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Gisma: The story of brutal death of woman in the wilderness of Darfur

11 september 2025 - 19:09:42
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - This time the death was not caused by hanging or pulling the victim chained to [...] Full text...

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Tax revenues are catalyst for more inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire – WB

11 september 2025 - 09:02:12
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's economic growth is solid and remarkably resilient in the face of global shocks, [...] Full text...

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Ghana has received 14 deported West Africans from US: President Mahama

11 september 2025 - 06:25:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana received 14 West African nationals deported from the US after it was approached to accept [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’

10 september 2025 - 08:10:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital [...] Full text...

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Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns

10 september 2025 - 07:45:15
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common [...] 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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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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The 9/9/99 Sirte Declaration on creation of AU hailed in Libya as major step towards African unification

09 september 2025 - 14:22:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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AUC chief rallies Africans to work together to build continent

09 september 2025 - 11:33:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has rallied Africans to [...] 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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UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine

08 september 2025 - 18:29:57
Geneva, 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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A fourth generation nuclear survivor’s push for justice

06 september 2025 - 14:12:08
New York, US (PANA) - Standing behind the United Nations rostrum on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Oemwa Johnson, [...] 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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Dozens of countries lag on climate reporting, warns UN climate chief

04 september 2025 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that 37 countries have yet to [...] Full text...

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WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide

02 september 2025 - 16:27:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released [...] Full text...

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Sudanese health ministry says no chemical weapons used in Khartoum

02 september 2025 - 12:13:35
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese Ministry of health has dismissed widespread rumours about the possible use and residues of [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent

01 september 2025 - 07:05:59
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, [...] 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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2024 CHAN: The 'winning losers': Sudanese footballers have done what politicians have failed to achieve (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

30 august 2025 - 14:54:40
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Friday, the 29th of August 2025, was still a good day for Sudanese football fans, [...] 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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IMF team assists Senegal to rectify misreporting of public accounts

27 august 2025 - 09:17:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has commended the Senegalese authorities on their commitment to [...] 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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Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital

25 august 2025 - 18:48:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza [...] Full text...

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Reclaiming a policy role for economists (IMF Blog by Karen Dynan, Professor of Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics)

22 august 2025 - 11:58:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Acknowledging missteps, listening well, defending data, and avoiding jargon will help the profession engageEconomists have [...] 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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It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says

20 august 2025 - 20:08:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 1.2 billion children worldwide endure corporal punishment each year. Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue [...] Full text...

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‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan

20 august 2025 - 18:54:02
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in [...] Full text...

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Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day

18 august 2025 - 18:49:28
New York, US (PANA) - A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited [...] Full text...

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Veteran Ghanaian journalist Ben Asante passes on

18 august 2025 - 15:44:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Ben Asante, has died, according to media reports on Monday. Asante, died on 12 [...] Full text...

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South African Cabinet Minister investigated for old racist remarks

18 august 2025 - 07:24:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it is investigating Sport [...] Full text...

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Vote counting for Group II of the municipal elections in Libya begins

17 august 2025 - 13:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Counting and Statistics Centre of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) began counting the [...] Full text...

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Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid

15 august 2025 - 19:38:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a [...] Full text...

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Several soldiers arrested in Mali for attempting to 'destabilise state institutions'

15 august 2025 - 12:31:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several Malian military officers, including General Abbas Dembélé, former governor of Mopti, and Brigadier General Niéma [...] Full text...

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Shipwreck off Italy kills at least 27

15 august 2025 - 07:32:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 27 refugees and migrants were drowned in a shipwreck near the southern Italian island [...] Full text...

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UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict

14 august 2025 - 21:14:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the [...] Full text...

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Guinea introduces malaria vaccine into routine immunization

14 august 2025 - 13:27:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, and with the support of [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan

14 august 2025 - 05:27:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of [...] Full text...

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Libyan, UN agencies discuss sustainable solutions to internal displacement

12 august 2025 - 10:27:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and United Nations agencies on Monday held a meeting to discuss sustainable solutions to internal [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams 20-year sentence for Chadian opposition leader Masra

12 august 2025 - 06:43:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has criticised the guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on 9 August, 2025, [...] Full text...

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Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges

11 august 2025 - 15:40:38
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing [...] Full text...

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Swedish national Ingeborg Richardson appointed Deputy Special Representative of UNSMIL in Libya

09 august 2025 - 11:59:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson of Sweden as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency

08 august 2025 - 07:48:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...

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UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan

08 august 2025 - 07:44:17
New York, US (PANA) - Hungry civilians are reportedly eating animal feed as women and girls face a “gender emergency” [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured

07 august 2025 - 19:06:42
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) -  Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food [...] Full text...

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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:34:26
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] 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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Libyan journalists discuss propaganda, bias, misinformation during conflicts

06 august 2025 - 09:15:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During times of conflict or instability, the media can deepen divides and incite violence by spreading [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group joins African Development Bank Group and Mastercard as co-chair of Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy

06 august 2025 - 07:49:28
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group has signed on as co-chair of the Mobilising Access to the [...] Full text...

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Geography shouldn't define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens

05 august 2025 - 12:20:55
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third [...] 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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'We sleep hungry': UNRWA staff member describes daily struggles of Gaza residents (By UN News)

05 august 2025 - 06:17:13
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As civilians in Gaza face starvation and humanitarian aid is insufficient, Manar, an employee of [...] 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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Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed while seeking food, as UN warns airdrops are no solution

01 august 2025 - 16:55:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Despite Israel’s 27 July announcement of daily military pauses in western Gaza “to improve humanitarian [...] Full text...

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A mandate for change: UN releases proposals for streamlining of tasks as part of major reform agenda

01 august 2025 - 16:35:24
New York, US ( PANA) - Millions of lives have been improved by the mandates assigned to the UN. Yet [...] Full text...

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AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

01 august 2025 - 12:59:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They [...] Full text...

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Russia bent on Internet blocking, control, and isolation

01 august 2025 - 11:50:04
New York, USA (PANA) - For years, Russian authorities have been meticulously expanding their legal and technological tools to carve [...] 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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IFAD supports growth of aquaculture in Tanzania

31 july 2025 - 12:07:51
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a [...] Full text...

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UN chief appoints experts to help countries create tax policies that advance sustainable development

31 july 2025 - 05:25:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed 25 experts to a UN committee to help countries [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa

30 july 2025 - 07:10:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on [...] Full text...

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Reassessing tax incentives can assist growth, equity in DR Congo

30 july 2025 - 06:28:47
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Rationalising tax incentives in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could improve effectiveness of tax policies, and [...] Full text...

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Tech’s Winner-Take-All Trap (IMF Finance & Development Feature, By Bruce Edwards)

30 july 2025 - 06:25:42
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When controlled by a select few, tech innovation can be self-serving and undermine the institutions [...] Full text...

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Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions

29 july 2025 - 10:56:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being [...] 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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UN health agency calls for urgent action on hepatitis

29 july 2025 - 05:29:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging governments and partners to step up efforts to eliminate [...] Full text...

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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report

28 july 2025 - 19:17:24
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...

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Besieged city appeals for lifting siege, says situation ‘’ unbearable’’ ; Report

28 july 2025 - 17:10:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- While UN and international organisations launch appeal after appeal, and the government in Port Sudan and [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained Eswatini MPs as prisoners of conscience

28 july 2025 - 07:35:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of [...] 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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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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UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development

25 july 2025 - 05:36:26
New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in [...] Full text...

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UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development

24 july 2025 - 16:43:16
New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded on Wednesday following a week-and-a-half of [...] Full text...

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2024 WAFCON: Morocco vs Nigeria: Dreaming of One, Chasing 10 (By CAF Online)

24 july 2025 - 05:39:40
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The TotalEnergies WAFCON 2024 has reached the business end with hosts Morocco booking their spot in [...] Full text...

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Risks blur Malawi’s growth outlook amid FX shortages, fuel scarcity, declining ODA

23 july 2025 - 09:41:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi is at a critical juncture facing high inflation, an unsustainable fiscal and debt outlook, foreign [...] Full text...

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Housing crisis: UN fears a future of cities transformed into slums

23 july 2025 - 07:57:23
New York, US (PANA) - A bed, four walls, a safe place to breathe. These are the most basic aspects [...] Full text...

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‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO

23 july 2025 - 07:44:28
New 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 laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency

23 july 2025 - 07:09:36
Paris, France (PANA) - The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural [...] Full text...

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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies

22 july 2025 - 06:41:45
New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...

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‘Bet on youth’ to realise Africa’s digital potential, UN deputy chief says

22 july 2025 - 06:09:00
New York, US (PANA) - Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on [...] Full text...

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Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic

21 july 2025 - 21:50:23
New York, US (PANA) - “There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now,” UN [...] Full text...

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Dreams amid the rubble: Gaza’s women speak of homes, loss and hungry children

21 july 2025 - 21:26:12
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hadriya collapses from hunger, Khadija dreams of her kitchen and Hiyam longs for her daughters’ [...] Full text...

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Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres

21 july 2025 - 18:41:59
New York, US (PANA) - Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary‑General António [...] Full text...

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UN mission to hold conference on the media's role in Libya's conflict

21 july 2025 - 18:40:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission  in Libya (UNSMIL) is holding a webinar for Libyan media professionals [...] Full text...

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Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day

19 july 2025 - 06:09:09
New York, US (PANA) - In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations celebrated a public [...] Full text...

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12 million Kenyans to benefit from new social protection project for strengthening human capital, economic inclusion

18 july 2025 - 07:59:47
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors approved the Second Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project [...] 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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Belgacem Haftar insists on compliance with standards and deadlines in the execution of projects in Libya

17 july 2025 - 17:09:42
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says

17 july 2025 - 15:16:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the midst of the Women’s Euro football championship in Switzerland, Volker Türk, the UN human [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt says more than 600 projects completed

17 july 2025 - 13:04:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 658 projects have been fully implemented, while 801 others are still underway in [...] Full text...

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Surge in traditional gold mining in Sudan exposes communities to dangerous chemicals (Feature by By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

17 july 2025 - 11:29:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Scores of villagers gathered on Thursday for the sixth day running, in Hilat Younis, a remote [...] Full text...

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From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life (Feature by UN News)

17 july 2025 - 08:20:44
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...

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EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025, AT 9:30 AM EDT, WHICH IS 1:30 PM UTC Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

15 july 2025 - 11:00:55
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial [...] 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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World Bank report highlights gender dynamics and opportunities in Botswana

15 july 2025 - 07:37:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday released a comprehensive report, “Trends and Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality [...] Full text...

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Health leaders commit to accelerate action against severe chronic diseases in Africa

15 july 2025 - 05:25:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Health leaders, policymakers and development partners across Africa have renewed commitment to accelerate the implementation of the [...] Full text...

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‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track

14 july 2025 - 20:13:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since [...] Full text...

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Libya reiterates commitment to Africa

13 july 2025 - 19:05:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stated that despite the circumstances that [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes reviews with Cabo Verde

13 july 2025 - 05:08:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the IMF has completed the sixth review under the ECF arrangement, [...] Full text...

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Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent

13 july 2025 - 05:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire moves to formalize vast informal gold mining sector

12 july 2025 - 10:48:55
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often [...] Full text...

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Building trust through effective service delivery in Africa – WB Report

10 july 2025 - 14:22:15
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes third review of Somalia’s Extended Credit Facility

10 july 2025 - 09:52:18
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has completed the third review under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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South Africa prepares for annual Nelson Mandela Day

10 july 2025 - 07:53:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is preparing for the annual Nelson Mandela Day on 18 July. The [...] Full text...

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UN warns of deepening health crisis in Gaza amid mass casualty incidents

10 july 2025 - 05:58:52
New York, US (PANA) - As scores of people – including medical staff and their families – have reportedly been [...] Full text...

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UN calls for support to SMEs through agricultural trade facilitation

09 july 2025 - 18:04:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged governments to scale up support for [...] Full text...

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Forced transfer of Gaza population not acceptable, UN says

09 july 2025 - 09:47:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the war continues to rage in the Gaza Strip, pending a hypothetical ceasefire, the UN [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits Gambia

08 july 2025 - 11:18:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed, on Monday met President Adama [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes fourth review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana

08 july 2025 - 06:36:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth review [...] Full text...

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