New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday emphasised the need for a “strengthened and updated” United Nations to better reach and support people around the world. Amid multifaceted crises ranging from conflicts to climate, and poverty and inequality, the world looks to the UN “to help deliver the [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday called for a “surge in investment” to give developing countries a chance to build better lives for their people. According to UN estimates, the world is facing an annual financing gap of about $4 trillion to achieve sustainable development, leaving countries [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, adding that he accepted the final findings of an independent probe into the organisation, launched in response to unproven allegations that UNRWA staff had participated in the [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Meaningful action to prevent the use of explosive weapons in populated areas could reduce the number of child casualties in conflicts by nearly half, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. UNICEF warned that as urban warfare increases, the use of weapons designed for open battlefields [...]Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Israeli authorities have provided no proof yet following their three-month-old claim that a dozen UN staff colluded with Hamas in the 7 October attacks in Israel. This is according to the final report of an independent review of the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The tenth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), designed to prepare the African position for the International Summit on Sustainable Development, will kick off on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting will focus on the theme "Strengthening the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On Wednesday, the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development will address the evaluation of the implementation of partnerships to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the event's organisers. This assessment, which will be led by the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning of [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Farhat Ben Gdara, has stressed the importance of scientific research and training of human resources in the fields of oil and gas. He was speaking at the opening ceremony on Monday of the [...]Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The former Malawian president, Joyce Banda, has called for a change in the way things are done and for action to be taken on climate issues. Mrs. Banda, who was president from April 2012 to May 2014), was speaking on Monday at the fifth climate talks [...]Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A high-level delegation from the Libyan government which attended the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington has concluded a series of important meetings during which they met US officials and representatives of international institutions to discuss strengthening cooperation in [...]Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday. New data published jointly by the [...]Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will soon become a ‘Friend’, meaning observer, of the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment, a regional cooperation framework to tackle piracy, armed robbery, human trafficking and other illegal maritime activities in the North-Western Indian Ocean, including the Gulf of Aden and the [...]Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Gambian Dalasi as published by the Central Bank of Gambia. Currency Buying Selling US Dollar 65.057 67.50 Pound Sterling 82.62 [...]Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The following are the exchange rates for the Tanzania Shilling on Monday as issued by the Bank of Tanzania. Currency Buying Selling Burundi Franc 0.8911 0.8993 Euro 2,735.4501 2,763.3228 British Pound 3,193.8811 3,226.8563 Japanese Yen 16.5936 16.7584 Kenya Shilling 19.2885 [...]Full text...
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Atlas Lions of Morocco clinched their third consecutive TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON title following a stunning 5-1 victory over Angola in Sunday's entertaining final. A sold-out Prince Moulay Abdellah Hall witnessed Hicham Dguig write history by joining Egypt as the two teams to have won the [...]Full text...
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Mediterranean Knights of Libya came from behind to beat Egypt 3-1 on penalties following a thrilling 2-2 draw to qualify for the FIFA Futsal World Cup on Sunday. The third place match of the TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON Morocco 2024 produced four goals in normal time [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup first-leg semi-final fixture on Sunday, 21 April 2024, between USM Alger and RS Berkane in Algiers, Algeria did not take place as scheduled. "The matter will be referred to the competent bodies," CAF said in a statement posted by its Communications Department. It gave [...]Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana's Dreams FC held Egypt's Zamalek FC to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup semi-final match on Sunday in Cairo. The Ghanaian side, who are playing in the competition for the first time, will leave the game the happier side after restricting [...]Full text...
