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<title><![CDATA[ILO says 10.5 million children in domestic labour]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:38:35 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigerian state legalises voluntary cremation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's South-west Lagos State has legalised voluntary cremation,  following the signing into law of the Cremation Bill by Gov. Babatunde Fashola on Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:08:19 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['Number of out-of-school children dips slightly, remains high']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - New figures from the UN Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have shown that the number of children out of school dipped<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:15:19 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN chief ‘regrets’ new Burundi media law ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret that a new media law in Burundi was promulgated with provisions that may have a negative impact on the freedom of the press.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 21:13:38 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN Panel releases report for post-2015 development agenda]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda on Thursday in New York released a report  that sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty from the world by 2030, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:48:15 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ex-Nigeria Works Minister dies, President mourns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Nigeria's Minister of Works, retired Maj.-Gen. Mamman Kotangora, has died at the age of 69, a local radio station monitored by PANA here said Thursday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:53 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Local govts, regional organisations to meet in New York on poverty alleviation]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - Local and Regional organizations from different parts of the world will gathered at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday to address commitments made to end extreme poverty and sustainable development.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:26:47 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN chief calls for more push to achieve MDGs target]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has emphasised the importance of countries stepping up their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before the 2015 deadline.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:10 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN official urges stronger global governance to achieve MDGs' target]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Nestor Osorio has called for a more effective and inclusive global governance system to ensure that the international community achieves the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and establishes an actionable post-2015 agenda.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:07:54 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ADEA to present awards to African education researchers ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Paris, France (PANA) - The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will present awards to African scholars who have published distinctive research in the field of education, at a ceremony in Sevres, near Paris, France on Tuesday, the association said in<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:57:50 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ghana doctors' strike ends]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian doctors on Tuesday announced the end of their crippling strike that disrupted services in government health facilities and brought suffering to patients for about one month.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:55:41 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN rights chief hails new treaty on economic, social, cultural rights]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Monday welcomed the birth of a new mechanism which will empower individuals to seek out justice when their rights to food, adequate housing, education or health are violated.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 07:55:13 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Press Freedom Day: Nigerian editors seek correction of misconception against media ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the World Press Freedom Day is observed Friday, the umbrella<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:48:33 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Freedom of expression under threat in Burundi - Amnesty International]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Global rights body Amnesty International said Tuesday that Burundi's new law, which will severely limit the activities of journalists in Burundi, poses a grave threat to freedom of expression.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:09 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigerian Polytechnic teachers on strike]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Teachers in Nigerian polytechnics have commenced an indefinite strike over pay and the poor work conditions, the local media reported Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:50:01 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Nigerian govt declares 1 May public holiday]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has declared 1 May as a public holiday in observance of Workers' Day, Minister of Interior Abba Moro announced in a statement Friday in the capital city of Abuja.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:35:06 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[National Labour Commission takes doctors to court over ‘illegal’ strike]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's National Labour Commission (NLC) has filed a writ at the High Court seeking the powers of the court to compel striking doctors to return to the hospitals as conditions in the public health facilities continue to deteriorate.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:29:36 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[SA TV station gets permission to broadcast pornography]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In an unprecedented move, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has granted a television station, TopTV, permission to broadcast pornography in the country.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:26:47 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['100 political prisoners remain in detention in Sudan']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan continues to hold 100 political prisoners, even though it has recently released 24 others, according to a coalition of human rights organisations.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:58:17 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Teachers stage protest marches in South Africa]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Thousands of disgruntled teachers in South Africa on Wednesday morning embarked on protest marches in Cape Town and Pretoria.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:28:45 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Japan gives Togo CFAF 5 billion to fight poverty]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lome, Togo (PANA) – Japan on Tuesday granted Togo CFA F 5.6 billion to assist the West African nation in its struggle to end poverty that is adversely affecting the population, official sources told PANA here.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:10:01 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[NGO, partners launch project for underprivileged children]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Mali-based NGO, SAMU-Social, and partners, Bamako Town Hall, have jointly initiated a project aimed at protecting children in difficult situations and reinforcing the technical capacities of the social services at the local level, PANA learnt here Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:29:40 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UNAOC, IOM call for video entries on migration, diversity]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:21:06 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Gambia bans online dating, calls]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambia's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has banned online dating services and the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services offered by cyber cafes, PANA confirmed Monday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:30:18 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ghana doctors’ strike enters second week]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The strike by doctors in public health facilities in Ghana entered its second week on Monday, but with doctors rescinding their decision to intensify their action, at least for a week.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:26:03 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Togo students protest teachers’ strike]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lomé, Togo (PANA) – Pupils and students in public and private schools in the Togolese capital, Lome, and some cities in the West African state on Friday held demonstrations to express their anger at the handling of on-going strike called by teachers.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:18:11 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[South African politicians eulogise Thatcher]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Leading South African politicians have paid tribute to former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died on Monday at the age of 87.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:42:27 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AU Commission alleges impersonation of its Chairperson on social media]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has warned those<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:36:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Mental disabilities ''like a death sentence'' in Ghana]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Accra, Ghana (PANA) - People with mental disabilities suffer severe abuses in psychiatric institutions and spiritual healing centres in Ghana, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released here over the weekend.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:27:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Workers resume in Nigeria after Easter break ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Work resumed across Nigeria Tuesday, after the Easter holiday weekend.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-LAS-index.html">Social</a>]]>
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