FAO warns of ‘silent crisis’ as land degradation threatens billions
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Roughly 1.7 billion people are living in areas where crop yields are failing due to human-induced [...] Full text...
Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
10 september 2025 - 07:45:15New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common [...] Full text...
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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
28 july 2025 - 19:17:24Addis 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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World Bank report highlights gender dynamics and opportunities in Botswana
15 july 2025 - 07:37:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday released a comprehensive report, “Trends and Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality [...] Full text...
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Investing in nutrition is smart economics: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director
02 april 2025 - 12:57:18Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - Felicienne Soton is part of a women's group that produces gari (cassava flour). She and her [...] Full text...
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Deadly impacts of childhood stunting can be prevented, WFP insists
26 march 2025 - 18:54:32Paris, France (PANA) - Childhood stunting from malnutrition is a global but preventable problem if adequate investment can be found, [...] Full text...
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Fighting malnutrition in Burundi: Mothers of Light are rays of hope: World Bank Blog By Hawa Cisse Wague, Country Manager for Burundi
21 march 2025 - 07:36:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Despite the fertile soil in Burundi, it is unfortunate to see that one in every two [...] Full text...
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Liberia needs institutional, policy reforms to boost economic growth and development: WB report
12 march 2025 - 07:19:49Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank has launched its flagship report, the Liberia Country Economic Memorandum, titled “Escaping the [...] Full text...
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Scaling up or losing steam? Parliamentarians debate the future of the SDGs
14 february 2025 - 05:19:18New York, US (PANA) - As the clock ticks toward 2030, parliamentarians gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on [...] Full text...
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Yemen bears world’s highest cholera burden, deepening humanitarian crisis
23 december 2024 - 18:29:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Yemen has reported the highest global burden of cholera, with nearly 250,000 suspected cases and 861 [...] Full text...
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Can Angola, the second largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, transform itself from a food insecure country to a regional food hub? World Bank Blog By Izabela Leao and Nelson Eduardo
21 december 2024 - 11:22:40Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Walking around Luanda, the capital of Angola, it's easy to marvel at the large, modern buildings, [...] Full text...
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Hunger deepens in Arab region amid conflicts and economic struggle
19 december 2024 - 05:18:06New York, US (PANA) - Hunger in the Arab region has intensified amid escalating crises in 2023, according to a [...] Full text...
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G7 FMs, EU reiterate commitment to support peace in Africa
26 november 2024 - 21:04:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the [...] Full text...
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Norway announces early pledge to IDA21 during G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro
19 november 2024 - 07:09:14Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - In a significant move to bolster global development efforts, Norway has announced its early [...] Full text...
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Cash transfers transforming lives in Burundi: World Bank Blog By Iftikhar Malik, Mona Niebuhr and Jacqueline Manisabwe
26 september 2024 - 08:40:08Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Cash4Jobs Project, known as Merankabandi ("be like others" in the local language), is more than [...] Full text...
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Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report
24 july 2024 - 17:58:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy - WHO
24 may 2024 - 15:54:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Data crunched by the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more [...] Full text...
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Eswatini looks forward to increased sugar exports from improved cane production
18 april 2024 - 13:07:24Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries [...] Full text...
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4.6 million people to benefit from stronger community health services in Mozambique
01 march 2024 - 19:40:58Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A new programme will improve healthcare and nutrition services for about 4.6 million people, especially women, [...] Full text...
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Bridging the educational divide in Lesotho to improve learner outcomes: World Bank Blog By Victoria Kwakwa
27 february 2024 - 11:30:34Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - At Morapeli High School in Lesotho, the atmosphere was buoyant as young adults in smart uniforms [...] Full text...
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Education-Employment paradox in Lesotho: Boys at a disadvantage in education, women at a disadvantage in employment: World Bank Blog By Tihtina Zenebe Gebre and Elizabeth Ninan Dulvy
23 january 2024 - 09:05:48Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Liphula (a pseudonym to protect the privacy of the student) is a 21-year-old young man enrolled [...] Full text...
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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented’ malnutrition crisis in Africa: 75 per cent unable to afford healthy food
08 december 2023 - 06:34:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - More than a billion Africans cannot afford a healthy diet and close to one in [...] Full text...
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COP28: New programme to protect millions from rising climate-related deaths, illnesses
03 december 2023 - 11:32:24Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The World Bank announced on Sunday at COP28 a new Climate and Health Programme to urgently [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ‘Lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease - UN humanitarians
25 august 2023 - 14:42:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ethiopia to expand access to education, nutrition services, build social cohesion
01 august 2023 - 06:29:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement for the [...] Full text...
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Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds
12 july 2023 - 15:51:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday
21 june 2023 - 08:47:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...
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Growth slows for most MENA economies amid double-digit food inflation
06 april 2023 - 14:31:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to grow at a slower [...] Full text...
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Nature-based tourism holds tremendous economic potential in Rwanda: WB report
23 february 2023 - 11:18:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – Spurred by the services sector, especially the revival of tourism, Rwanda’s GDP grew by 8.4 percent [...] Full text...
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EU delegation concludes visit to Sudan
19 december 2022 - 14:47:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A delegation of humanitarian and development experts from the European Union (EU) reiterated their support for [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns rising tide of hunger, insecurity worsening gender-based violence risks
27 november 2022 - 05:45:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and humanitarian funding shortfalls are increasing the risk of [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for optimising brain health to benefit people and society
10 august 2022 - 11:22:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At some point in their life, one in three people will develop some type of neurological [...] Full text...
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Mali launches national plan of response to food insecurity
06 july 2022 - 13:07:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Tuesday launched in Nioro du [...] Full text...
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WFP forced to suspend food assistance in South Sudan as funds dry up
14 june 2022 - 10:01:39Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Almost one-third of the acutely food insecure South Sudanese the United Nations World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres
27 may 2022 - 05:23:34New York, US (PANA) - African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously [...] Full text...
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First year of COVID-19 pandemic led to 4.5 million excess deaths - WHO
20 may 2022 - 18:20:52-Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has indicated in its latest comprehensive set of World Health Statistics to [...] Full text...
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Nations must ‘act together urgently' to end crisis of food insecurity: UN chief
19 may 2022 - 05:17:24New York, US (PANA) - Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief warned on [...] Full text...
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Millions of refugees in East Africa face 'desperate future' - UN agencies ward
13 april 2022 - 12:34:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP paints bleak picture of humanitarian situation
28 january 2022 - 17:51:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering [...] Full text...
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No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF
22 september 2021 - 17:15:39New York, US (PANA) - There has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report
12 august 2021 - 16:06:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...
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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO
27 july 2021 - 15:23:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...
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AfDB and partners renew commitment to end child stunting in Africa
14 july 2021 - 12:59:05Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Urging unity and action to accelerate nutrition targets amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, representatives of [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Number of people in crisis levels of hunger increases by 50% in 10 years
09 july 2021 - 17:48:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has warned that millions of people in South Sudan are facing the [...] Full text...
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Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa
30 april 2021 - 17:14:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in [...] Full text...
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ADF provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting in Ethiopia
29 april 2021 - 19:37:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...
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UN food agency says escalating conflict in northern Mozambique pushes thousands into hunger
23 april 2021 - 06:52:54Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says 26.5m Nigerian children face high water vulnerability
22 march 2021 - 16:41:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs [...] Full text...
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Rising hunger in drought-stricken southern Madagascar forcing families to eat insects: WFP
27 november 2020 - 20:57:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is on the rise in southern Madagascar due to consecutive years of drought, affecting half [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens human capital gains of the past decade - New WB report
16 september 2020 - 17:57:39Washington, US (PANA) – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new [...] Full text...
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New study: Living at higher altitudes associated with higher levels of child stunting
25 august 2020 - 07:13:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residing at higher altitude is associated with greater rates of stunting, even for children living [...] Full text...
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South African villagers find fresh water in ancient mountain springs (An AfDB Feature)
29 july 2020 - 16:15:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The village of Tsakhuma in the Vhembe district of South Africa’s Limpopo region has shown [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic
09 july 2020 - 21:36:07New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...
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Rwanda unveils US$ 3.4 billion fiscal budget to revive economy (Eds: This corrects our story of Monday, 22 June that put the amount needed to revive the economy at US$34.5 billion)
23 june 2020 - 13:07:00Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, on Monday unveiled a 3,245.7 billion [...] Full text...
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Rwanda unveils US$ 34.5 billion fiscal budget to revive economy
22 june 2020 - 21:28:25Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, on Monday unveiled a 3,245.7 billion [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis
16 april 2020 - 19:34:01New York, US (PANA) - The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...
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Experts press for radical rethink on child health
19 february 2020 - 10:20:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa
30 september 2019 - 13:46:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes ‘most comprehensive agreement ever’ on global health
23 september 2019 - 16:37:34New York, US (PANA) - Describing it as an “important landmark” on "our journey to health for all”, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday [...] Full text...
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Some 3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO
04 september 2019 - 20:28:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) has said in its latest guidelines on improving nutrition that [...] Full text...
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‘Invisible’ crisis of water quality threatens human and environmental well-being: Report
21 august 2019 - 05:56:21New York, US (PANA) - Deteriorating water quality worldwide is slashing the economic potential of heavily polluted areas, according to [...] Full text...
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Over 820 million people suffering from hunger, new UN report reveals
15 july 2019 - 20:00:17New York, US (PANA) - After nearly a decade of progress, the number of people who suffer from hunger has [...] Full text...
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Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report
16 may 2019 - 04:59:24New York, US (PANA) - A United Nations-backed report released on Wednesday has urged countries to invest more and take greater [...] Full text...
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World Bank launches human capital plan to propel investment in Africa’s people
12 april 2019 - 06:36:21Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank unveiled a new plan on Thursday to help African countries strengthen their human [...] Full text...
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UNICEF says Nigeria has second largest number of stunted children in the world
30 january 2019 - 09:23:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second largest number of stunted children [...] Full text...
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AfDB, partners launch ambitious plan to improve child nutrition, fight stunting
05 december 2018 - 14:16:30Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Working with Big Win Philanthropy and Aliko Dangote Foundation, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has [...] Full text...
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EU expresses concern over 821 million starving people worldwide
26 november 2018 - 20:01:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - While recognising that some countries continue to make good progress to address food and nutrition insecurity [...] Full text...
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New study links urbanization with lower rates of child stunting in Africa
20 november 2018 - 20:01:34Washington, US (PANA) - Urbanization is changing the landscape of health and nutrition in Africa, and in Nigeria it relates [...] Full text...
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Africa loses billions of dollars due to child marriage - World Bank report
20 november 2018 - 19:19:38Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Child marriage will cost African countries tens of billions of dollars in lost earnings and human [...] Full text...
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More than nine in ten children exposed to deadly air pollution - WHO
29 october 2018 - 21:25:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Air pollution is “stunting children’s brains” and affecting their health in more ways than was previously [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Save the Children fight for girl child nutrition
22 october 2018 - 14:21:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - By 2030, there will be 129 million children with stunted growth due to malnutrition, mostly born [...] Full text...
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Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says
11 september 2018 - 11:27:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, [...] Full text...
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Refugee health services on track despite record level of displacement - UNHCR
20 july 2018 - 19:45:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite record numbers of people fleeing conflict and natural disasters globally, vital health services have been [...] Full text...
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Fathers are one of the best, yet most underutilised child development resources – UNICEF
07 june 2018 - 04:09:06New York, US (PANA) – As Father’s Day is celebrated across nearly 90 countries this month, UNICEF on Thursday launched [...] Full text...
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Child marriage may cost Ethiopia billions of dollars, says World Bank report
03 may 2018 - 18:27:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s economy could potentially lose billions of dollars annually due to child marriage, according to [...] Full text...
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'Data can help to end malnutrition across Africa' - writes Kofi Annan
06 march 2018 - 16:37:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saying that data can help to end malnutrition across Africa, the former Secretary-General of the United [...] Full text...
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Germany provides critical humanitarian aid for refugees in Tanzania, Rwanda
30 november 2017 - 18:33:57Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Germany has contributed EUR 2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...
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World Bank urges action to break generation-to-generation cycle of poverty
17 october 2017 - 19:18:58Washington, US (PANA) - The social status of one’s parents is as influential today as it was 50 years ago [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Conflict, climate change key hunger drivers in poorest nations - Report
12 october 2017 - 11:53:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but more recent rising hunger [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Expert panel suggests ways to improve nutrition in Africa
12 september 2017 - 18:41:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While hunger and malnutrition are still clearly a major problem in Africa, research from [...] Full text...
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Sweden: WB study shows urgent action needed on water, sanitation to tackle poverty
28 august 2017 - 18:09:04Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - Reaching the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of access to safely managed water and sanitation services by [...] Full text...
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US: UN relief official urges continued aid to tackle hunger in Eritrea
14 july 2017 - 05:29:05New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Eritrea – which is quite isolated and off the media radars [...] Full text...
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DRC: DR Congo’s economy loses over US$1 billion to child under-nutrition - Study
07 july 2017 - 20:08:26Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is losing as much as [...] Full text...
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France: UNICEF berates fathers who don't engage their children in early learning activities
16 june 2017 - 11:45:01New York, US (PANA) - More than half – or 55 per cent - of children aged between 3 and [...] Full text...
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US: AfDB President Adesina receives Life-time Award for Child Nutrition
15 june 2017 - 08:16:50Washington, US (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, was Tuesday honoured with the [...] Full text...
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DRC: Nearly 400,000 children at risk of severe acute malnutrition in DRC's Greater Kasai – UNICEF
24 may 2017 - 15:36:06Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The crisis in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has severely [...] Full text...
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India: Stunting growth costs Africa US$25 billion annually – AfDB
23 may 2017 - 17:07:24Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said the cost of malnutrition is too huge for Africa [...] Full text...
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India: 'Promoting grey matter infrastructure is a game-changer in Africa’s development agenda'
23 may 2017 - 16:30:27Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - Developing Africa’s “grey matter infrastructure” through multi-sector investments in nutrition in Africa was a key focus [...] Full text...
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Italy: ‘Conflicts, protracted crises hamper progress to end hunger in Near East, N. Africa’
27 march 2017 - 10:50:11Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food agency says food security and nutrition levels in the Near East and North [...] Full text...
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Italy: Ongoing conflicts continue to intensify food insecurity - FAO
08 december 2016 - 11:50:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil conflict and weather-related shocks have severely affected food security in 2016, increasing the number of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN says global malnutrition costs US$3.5 trillion
01 december 2016 - 18:56:52New York, US (PANA) - As the two-day International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition [...] Full text...
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Chad: UN agencies, EU join forces to tackle malnutrition
19 november 2016 - 07:13:19N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Important steps have been taken by several United Nations agencies in partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...
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UN: UN agencies scale up relief assistance in southern Madagascar
20 october 2016 - 18:51:10New York, US (PANA) - Following a report that more than half of the population in southern Madagascar, about 840,000 [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF says most children receive inadequate nutrition
14 october 2016 - 18:36:34New York, US (PANA) - Five out of six children worldwide under two years old are not receiving adequate nutrition [...] Full text...
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US: Under-nutrition taking huge toll on Chad’s economy - Study
13 october 2016 - 07:10:33New York, US (PANA) - Chad’s economy is losing 575.8 billion CFA francs (US$1.2 billion) per year, or 9.5 per [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Third World doing badly in anti-hunger fight - report
12 october 2016 - 15:44:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The global community is not on course to end hunger by the United Nations Sustainable Development [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report says investing in early childhood development helps communities
05 october 2016 - 20:30:19New York, US (PANA) - An estimated 43 per cent or 249 million of children under five in low-and middle-income [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF monitors child-related data for SDGs implementation
15 september 2016 - 14:42:29New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a 'Time Machine' that will use data storytelling [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF stresses need for access to water supply
30 august 2016 - 13:52:45New York, US (PANA) - As the World Water Week kicks off, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted that [...] Full text...
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UN: UN report says under-nutrition in Ghana takes huge human, economic toll
02 august 2016 - 21:48:56New York, US (PANA) - The economy of Ghana has been losing some US$2.6 billion annually or 6.4 per cent [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Obama leaves legacy to transform agriculture value chains in Africa
26 july 2016 - 09:41:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the term of office of US president Barack Obama winds down, his Government's initiative dubbed [...] Full text...
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UN: 'More support needed for millions in southern Africa hit by El Nino'
22 july 2016 - 19:58:30New York, US (PANA) - Wrapping up a visit to southern Africa, UN deputy humanitarian chief, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, on [...] Full text...
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UN: WFP offers food aid to 6.5 million people in Malawi affected by severe drought
21 july 2016 - 14:29:27New York, US (PANA) - UN World Food Programme (WFP) has launched what is set to become the largest ever [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges scaled-up action to combat effects of El Nino
20 july 2016 - 05:38:51New York, US (PANA) - The lives and livelihoods of more than 60 millions people around the world have been [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN report says science important in achieving SDGs
13 july 2016 - 15:58:04New York, US (PANA) - Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia places sixth in exclusive breast feeding rating
14 june 2016 - 15:56:21Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has made great progress in promoting exclusive breast feeding, becoming the sixth highest in the [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Canada gives US$15 million towards 'zero hunger in Ghana'
01 june 2016 - 11:58:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 20 million Canadian dollars [...] Full text...
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Senegal: AfDB makes case for increased nutrition investments in Africa
24 may 2016 - 15:36:58Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African leaders at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meeting, taking place in Lusaka, Zambia, have [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges end to corruption in Madagascar, launches report on hunger
11 may 2016 - 17:33:54New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on Malagasy parliamentarians to end the corruption that [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF, World Bank urge greater investment in early childhood development
15 april 2016 - 16:38:00New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank Group have jointly urged global and [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Chronic malnutrition rates drop in Rwanda but remain ‘stubbornly high’ - Study
06 april 2016 - 05:42:39Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Chronic malnutrition rates in Rwanda have fallen significantly in the last three years, but still remain [...] Full text...
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US: UN General Assembly proclaims Decade of Action on Nutrition
01 april 2016 - 19:43:20New York, Ghana (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Friday agreed a resolution proclaiming the UN Decade of [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering calls for support for STEM
08 march 2016 - 21:07:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An unprecedented coalition of African and world leaders on Tuesday convened at the first-ever "Next Einstein [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Dangote and Bill & Melinda Gates to fight under-nutrition in Nigeria
21 january 2016 - 18:35:35Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Dangote Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a combined commitment of US$100 [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN: Funding shortfall threatens efforts to counter El Nino effects in southern Africa - WFP
18 january 2016 - 15:38:22New York, US (PANA) - With 14 million people facing hunger in Southern Africa as the El Nino weather pattern, [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UNICEF urges robust financing to check water, sanitation gaps in sub-Saharan Africa
16 december 2015 - 15:56:35New York, US (PANA) - Some 180,000 children under the age of five die every year - roughly 500 a [...] Full text...
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Senegal: World Bank unveils US$16 billion plan for Africa on climate change
25 november 2015 - 12:27:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank (WB) Group has unveiled a new plan that calls for US$16 billion in [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Tanzania: UNDP Africa launches initiative to help prevent, respond to violent extremism
24 november 2015 - 22:37:33Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Africa has launched an initiative to [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: IFPRI launches ambitious initiative to end hunger, undernutrition by 2025
19 november 2015 - 18:13:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Thursday announced the launch of 'Compact2025', an [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Tanzania: Immediate push on climate-smart development can keep more people out of poverty - WB report
08 november 2015 - 20:39:45Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change is already preventing people from escaping poverty and, without rapid, inclusive and [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief tasks world leaders on unity, togetherness
28 september 2015 - 15:23:31New York, US (PANA) - Facing a world where inequality is growing, trust is fading, and impatience with leadership can [...] Full text...
thread Society
UN: 'Malawi facing worst food crisis in decade, requires US$81 million in relief aid'
25 september 2015 - 18:44:36New York, US (PANA) - More than 2.8 million people will face hunger in the coming months in the worst food [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Tanzania: Global report says malnutrition exists in every country
15 september 2015 - 20:45:13Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Nutrition can be a driver of change or a barrier to progress, and, according [...] Full text...
thread Health
Rwanda: 660,000 Rwandans lifted out of poverty since 2011 - new report
14 september 2015 - 15:51:27Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda’s economy has been growing steadily at about 8% since 2001 with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN: 2.4 billion people worldwide still lack basic sanitation – UN report
30 june 2015 - 22:18:10New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies tracking access to water and sanitation targets against the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) [...] Full text...
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UN: Child under-nutrition costs Burkina Faso US$800 million a year
23 june 2015 - 20:12:23New York, US (PANA) - Burkina Faso loses more than US$800 million annually due to child under-nutrition, according to a [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria: Scientists advocate new approach to fighting hunger, poverty
05 march 2015 - 13:04:31Ibadan, Nigeria (PANA) - Agricultural scientists and researchers from over 30 countries across the world have advocated the adoption of [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN: WFP provides succour for flood victims in Malawi
24 january 2015 - 06:17:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday said it has begun distributing high-energy biscuits [...] Full text...
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UN: Major floods in Malawi, Mozambique force thousands to flee their homes – UN
17 january 2015 - 05:13:42New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies are gearing up for relief efforts in Malawi and neighbouring Mozambique, where heavy [...] Full text...
thread Environment
UN: UN marks World Toilet Day, stresses need for women’s access to safe toilets
19 november 2014 - 19:33:56New York, US (PANA) - With one out of three women worldwide lacking access to safe toilets, it is a [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Italy: Countries vow to combat malnutrition through firm policies, actions
19 november 2014 - 13:11:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - In a major step towards eradicating malnutrition worldwide, more than 170 countries Wednesday made a number [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Zambia: 'Zambia’s malnutrition levels embarrassing', says opposition
24 september 2014 - 17:10:04Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia's opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has noted with concern the UN 2013 [...] Full text...
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US: AUC, US to foster cooperation on food security
04 august 2014 - 22:58:18Washington DC, US (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the US government on Monday in Washington DC, reaffirmed [...] Full text...
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UN: UNICEF highlights benefits of breastfeeding
02 august 2014 - 08:10:00New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has again highlighted the benefits of breastfeeding saying the best [...] Full text...
thread Health
Nigeria: Scientists develop new Vitamin A cassava varieties
13 july 2014 - 19:24:18Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Three newly improved Vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots, aimed at tackling the problem [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
South Africa: ONE applauds Malabo Declaration on agriculture transformation
03 july 2014 - 14:56:51Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - ONE, an international campaigning and advocacy organization of nearly 6 million people taking action to [...] Full text...
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UN: Relief agencies issue urgent appeal for 800,000 refugees in Africa
01 july 2014 - 18:40:38New York, US (PANA) - The heads of two UN Nations humanitarian agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent appeal as [...] Full text...
thread Society
E. Guinea: AU, UNICEF launch landmark campaign to curb malnutrition
27 june 2014 - 12:41:09Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a landmark campaign [...] Full text...
thread Society
Italy: FAO urges global commitment to tackle world’s nutrition challenges
22 may 2014 - 14:16:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, on Wednesday called on countries to put nutrition high [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Nigeria: Rwanda hosts conference on ‘Getting Nutritious Foods to People’
28 march 2014 - 16:57:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day international conference on ‘Getting Nutritious Foods to People’, expected to attract more than 200 [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Rwanda: Experts warn against "hidden hunger" in sub-Saharan Africa
31 january 2014 - 08:15:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A new form of "hidden hunger" may break out in the short or medium term across [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Ethiopia/AU: ECA chief proposes integrated approach to agric development
27 january 2014 - 12:16:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries should take an integrated approach to economic, social and environmental dimensions in their [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN, partners launch new children's project in Malawi
22 january 2014 - 21:37:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN and its partners on Wednesday launched a new project in Malawi to tackle [...] Full text...
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UN says simple handwash with soap can prevent diseases
15 october 2013 - 15:31:50New York, US (PANA) – The UN on Tuesday called on people around the world to always engage in hand-washing [...] Full text...
thread Health
UNICEF steps up support as Namibia grapples with worst drought in decades
12 august 2013 - 18:42:54New York, US (PANA) – UNICEF on Monday said it was scaling up support, including nutrition education and infant feeding [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS malaria elimination campaign moves to Ghana
05 august 2013 - 14:06:33Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The regional war against malaria being waged by ECOWAS and partners, through the biolarvicide programme, moves [...] Full text...
thread Health
Tanzania launches marketplace to tackle malnutrition in communities
30 july 2013 - 14:02:32Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – In a fresh initiative to eliminate malnutrition, Tanzania on Tuesday launched an interactive platform [...] Full text...
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Darfur rebels release 5 humanitarian workers in Sudan
22 july 2013 - 14:13:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Darfur rebels on Monday released five humanitarian workers, who had been in captivity for over a month, [...] Full text...
thread Society
Nigerian farmers get cassava varieties to fight vitamin A deficiency
15 july 2013 - 23:25:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Farmers across the cassava planting belt in Nigeria, particularly those in rural households, have started receiving [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
World’s largest plant for AflaSafe production under construction in Nigeria
28 june 2013 - 19:36:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A plant, considered to be world's largest which will produce AflaSafe that will be use to [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UNICEF says children’s voices vital to sustainable future
25 june 2013 - 05:59:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said children’s issues as well as their voices and [...] Full text...
thread Society
38 countries meet UN anti-hunger targets for 2015 - FAO
12 june 2013 - 11:07:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thirty-eight countries have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, chalking up successes ahead of [...] Full text...
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Leaders sign new commitment to eliminate malnutrition
08 june 2013 - 18:56:28New York, US (PANA) - The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement on Saturday hailed world leaders for signing the Global [...] Full text...
thread Health
WFP joint report says hunger, poverty rates in Egypt rise
21 may 2013 - 21:49:50New York, US (PANA) - A joint report released on Tuesday by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria-based scientists develop biological control against aflatoxins
11 march 2013 - 21:49:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After more than a decade, scientists at the Ibadan-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
African CSOs want African ministers to demand action from COP18 in Doha
04 december 2012 - 16:06:14Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Expressing concern that Africa is on the frontline of a planetary emergency, representatives of [...] Full text...
thread Environment
MDGs still reachable, says FAO chief
15 october 2012 - 17:11:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - If countries step up their efforts to reduce hunger, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving [...] Full text...
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UN scribe hails progress in scaling up nutrition
27 september 2012 - 19:32:29New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday commended the recent achievements in push for maternal and [...] Full text...
thread Health
UNICEF calls for protection of rights of African children with disabilities
16 june 2012 - 18:00:27New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is marking this year's Day of the African Child with [...] Full text...
thread Society
Sudan celebrates World Water Day
22 march 2012 - 14:13:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A recent survey in Sudan has revealed that six million people in that country still have [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Ban wants potentials of small farmers unleashed
16 march 2012 - 10:57:45New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the potentials of small farmers and food producers - [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN chief wants rural women empowered for better society
07 march 2012 - 19:48:23New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Wednesday joined other senior UN officials on the eve of [...] Full text...
thread Gender
UNICEF chief puts spotlight on stunting; terms it global crisis
04 february 2012 - 14:45:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan, 35 per cent of children below the age of five, or nearly [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN summit call for `all-out attack' on Non-Communicable Diseases
19 september 2011 - 20:55:00New York, US (PANA) - A UN High-Level Summit on Monday called for an all-out attack on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) [...] Full text...
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WFP, UNICEF to reduce levels of child stunting in Southern, Eastern Africa
18 january 2011 - 20:18:59Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Tuesday agreed [...] Full text...
thread Society
WB-IMF report says global crisis hampers progress in MDGs
23 april 2010 - 14:39:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The global economic crisis has slowed the pace of poverty reduction in developing countries, [...] Full text...
thread Economy
50,000 Malawian children saved from stunted growth
24 march 2010 - 18:43:00Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- About 50,000 Malawian children have been saved from ma lnutrition, stunted growth and loss of weight [...] Full text...
thread Health
Thirty-five per cent of Kenyans below 10 years stunted, new report says
22 february 2010 - 08:20:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Nearly 35 per cent of Kenyan children aged below 10 year s are stunted, a new [...] Full text...
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