UPDATE: ECOWAS chairman Julius Maada Bio holds 'constructive' discussions with Guinea-Bissau junta leaders

01 december 2025 - 17:36:04
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS chairman Julius Maada Bio arrives in Guinea-Bissau to meet coup leaders

01 december 2025 - 14:09:11
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup

28 november 2025 - 12:19:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies [...] Full text...

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Around 224 million women still don’t access family planning

04 november 2025 - 07:34:45
New York, US (PANA) - Since 1990, the number of people using modern contraception methods has doubled globally but despite [...] 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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In a changing world, are people having the number of children they want?

10 june 2025 - 12:38:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The United Nations Population Agency (UNFPA) on Tuesday launched ts State of World Population [...] Full text...

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UNFPA calls on US to reconsider ban on future funding

10 may 2025 - 08:20:52
New York, US (PANA) - The United States’ decision to halt future funding to the UN sexual and reproductive health [...] Full text...

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Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

08 march 2025 - 09:22:20
New York, USA (PANA) – The right to go to school. To join the workforce. The right to vote. To [...] Full text...

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US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

28 february 2025 - 15:29:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and [...] Full text...

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Why does family planning save lives? (Feature by UNFPA)

09 february 2025 - 08:23:53
New York, US (PANA) - Sakina Sani was forced into marriage at the age of 12, amid war and food [...] Full text...

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Gender parity remains distant goal: Rights experts

04 february 2025 - 07:56:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Approximately one in three women is subjected to physical or sexual violence, and 800 women and [...] Full text...

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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda

02 february 2025 - 15:42:18
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Uganda Ministry of Health on 30 January 2025, declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease [...] Full text...

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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC

30 september 2024 - 10:18:09
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

31 august 2024 - 19:00:06
Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital

29 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Mass casualties reported in Israeli attack on camp for displaced

27 may 2024 - 13:21:17
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of people are believed to have died in an Israeli overnight attack on a camp [...] Full text...

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Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

05 march 2024 - 19:01:12
Paris, France (PANA) - Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth [...] Full text...

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Pregnant students, adolescent mothers in Mozambique leave school

14 february 2024 - 07:09:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Many adolescent girls and women in Mozambique, who are pregnant or parenting, drop out of school [...] Full text...

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Women’s sexual and reproductive rights an ‘unfinished agenda’

19 october 2023 - 16:55:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC says violations of ceasefire hinder transfer of wounded soldiers for treatment

19 june 2023 - 20:03:55
artoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sudan Armed Forces have entered into [...] Full text...

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New data show alarming setbacks for maternal health around the world

23 february 2023 - 16:29:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released [...] Full text...

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Updated family planning guide promotes empowerment, health and wellbeing – WHO

15 november 2022 - 09:11:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wider access to self-administered contraceptives and the use of digital technologies by providers are just two [...] Full text...

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Access to safe abortion critical for health of women and girls: WHO

15 march 2022 - 19:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines on abortion care, in a bid to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray

04 december 2021 - 06:31:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence [...] Full text...

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Benin Bishops kick against legalisation of abortion

20 october 2021 - 13:02:47
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Bishops' Conference of Benin (CEB) has again voiced its opposition to the legalization of abortion [...] Full text...

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WHO: Abuse allegations amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’

29 september 2021 - 05:50:08
Gene,a Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN [...] Full text...

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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health

05 july 2021 - 20:50:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International bemoans Boko Haram brutality against women and girls in Nigeria

24 march 2021 - 07:35:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new research by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has revealed that Boko Haram fighters targeted women [...] Full text...

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Internationally renowned Malian musician artist charged with assault and voluntary injury, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend

24 september 2020 - 23:08:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian international music artist Sidiki Diabaté was arrested Monday and taken into custody at the Judicial [...] Full text...

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Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

13 july 2020 - 18:35:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people [...] Full text...

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UN chief slams 'horrifying surge' in domestic violence

06 april 2020 - 08:48:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in [...] Full text...

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One-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse: UN

25 november 2019 - 06:24:35
New York, US (PANA) - Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations [...] Full text...

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European parliamentarians praise healthcare, sexual rights advancements in Africa

14 november 2019 - 18:52:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – European Union members of Parliament and diplomats have praised the efforts of the African civil society [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Pro-life petitions government against global reproduction health conference

11 november 2019 - 19:27:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A coalition of pro-life non-governmental organizations and activists on Monday held a demonstration against what they [...] Full text...

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Military escalation in Tripoli and the Berlin Conference on Libya highlighted in the news

05 october 2019 - 18:42:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers were awash this week with stories from the current escalation of tension near Tripoli, [...] Full text...

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'No access to sexual, reproductive health services for children in Zimbabwe'

03 july 2019 - 15:42:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Children in Zimbabwe, despite recording high sexual activity, do not have access to sexual and reproductive [...] Full text...

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Rwanda grants amnesty to 788 prisoners

08 june 2019 - 18:31:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwandan President Paul Kagame has granted amnesty to 788 prisoners jailed for various crimes, according to [...] Full text...

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We will keep supporting human rights in The Gambia - AI

03 may 2019 - 09:53:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Amnesty International for West and Central Africa regional chief Evelyn Petrus-Barry has vowed her organization’s unflinching [...] Full text...

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We will keep supporting human rights in The Gambia - AI Barry

02 may 2019 - 20:56:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Amnesty International for West and Central Africa regional chief Evelyn Petrus-Barry has vowed her organization’s unflinching [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights

12 march 2019 - 21:28:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...

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Documentary on sexually abused nuns goes viral in Belgium

07 march 2019 - 20:25:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Cinematographic documentary, "Sisters abused", and the other scandals of the Catholic Church", directed by ARTE, the [...] Full text...

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Madagascar's new leader must tackle historic rights violations - rights group

18 january 2019 - 14:28:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Incoming President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, must tackle historic human rights violations, including excessive use of [...] Full text...

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Nigerien authorities close down 2 health centres operated by Marie Stopes

30 november 2018 - 09:16:48
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Nigerien health authorities on Thursday closed two health centres in Niamey and Maradi operated by the [...] Full text...

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Experts call for end to global epidemic of killings of women

24 november 2018 - 06:18:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and other UN and regional human rights experts [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges next Malagasy gov't to end human rights violations

03 november 2018 - 04:25:32
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The next government of Madagascar must bring an end to the brutal suppression of human rights [...] Full text...

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'Access to legal abortion services needed, to prevent 47,000 women dying each year'

28 september 2018 - 16:28:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - States across the world should act now to decriminalise abortion and make every effort to ensure [...] Full text...

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Stop regression on sexual, reproductive rights of women and girls, UN experts urge

05 september 2018 - 18:54:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rollback and regression on respect for international human rights norms threatens the sexual and reproductive health [...] Full text...

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It’s time to ‘eliminate the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence’, urges UN chief

20 june 2018 - 07:10:24
New York, US (PANA) - The effects of conflict-related sexual violence echo across generations, in the form of trauma, stigma, [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant girls, young mothers in Africa should not be barred from school

15 june 2018 - 08:41:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are banned or discouraged from attending school [...] Full text...

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Amnesty lauds Barrow's commitment to reform repressive laws

26 february 2018 - 10:08:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has lauded the new government in Gambia for its commitment [...] Full text...

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Rights group says state-sponsored hate spurs new era of social activism

22 february 2018 - 07:12:06
Washington, D.C., (PANA) - The world is reaping the terrifying consequences of hate-filled rhetoric that threatens to normalise massive discrimination [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: About 25 million unsafe abortions occur each year in the world - WHO

28 september 2017 - 09:49:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions (45% of all abortions) occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Stand up for human rights to – and through – health,' experts urge gov'ts

23 may 2017 - 11:49:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world is at a watershed moment that could lead to greater dignity for everyone throughout [...] Full text...

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US: Survivors of sexual violence in war zones are 'victims of conflict' - UN report

03 may 2017 - 20:59:26
New York, US (PANA) - Survivors of sexual violence in war zones need to be recognised as legitimate victims of [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief criticises US funding cut to UNFPA as based on 'inaccurate perception'

04 april 2017 - 19:39:42
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday voiced deep regret at the decision by the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights groups urge Angola to allow women's demo

17 march 2017 - 16:20:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Angolan government must allow protesters to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan women jailed for abortion set to be freed (A News Analysis by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Kigali)

13 december 2016 - 16:23:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government's pardon for dozens of women is seen as a move to free those [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body urges AU to ramp up women, human rights

12 july 2016 - 13:55:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As a renewal of violence in South Sudan threatens to plunge the country back into full-scale [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert tasks governments on safeguarding adolescent health rights

15 june 2016 - 17:35:33
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Mr. Dainius Puras on Wednesday called on [...] Full text...

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UN: AIDS epidemic still driven by human rights violations, UN experts warn

03 june 2016 - 18:15:37
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of next week’s UN high-level meeting on ending AIDS by 2030, UN experts on [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Study finds 23m adolescents at risk of unintended pregnancy in developing regions

17 may 2016 - 17:07:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An estimated 38 million of the 252 million adolescent women aged 15–19 in developing [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Abortion rates drop in developed world, remain unchanged developing regions

12 may 2016 - 07:34:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Abortion rates declined significantly across most developed regions between 1990 and 2014, but, during [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Study finds unsafe abortion common, major cause of maternal death in Tanzania

31 march 2016 - 07:38:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In the first nationally representative study of the incidence of abortion and the provision [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN rights experts condemn reproductive rights violations as 'torture'

11 march 2016 - 08:48:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Child marriage, forced pregnancy testing in schools, abuse of women seeking maternal health services [...] Full text...

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UN: LGBT detainees suffer higher rates of violence, states new UN report

10 march 2016 - 08:51:01
New York, US (PANA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) detainees suffer more acts of violence than the general [...] Full text...

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UN: Upholding women’s human rights essential to Zika response – UN rights chief

07 february 2016 - 07:02:18
New York, US (PANA) - Upholding women’s human rights is essential if the response to the Zika health emergency is [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report highlights atrocities, human rights abuses in South Sudan

21 january 2016 - 17:17:20
New York, US (PANA) - Hundreds of extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearances, gang-rapes, sexual slavery, forced abortion, massive child soldier recruitment [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN Committee urges Malawi to expand access to safe, legal abortion

01 december 2015 - 07:38:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Noting a high number of teenage pregnancies and lack of comprehensive and age appropriate [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: NGO calls for education and protection of girls

11 july 2015 - 17:36:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Executive Director of the Mauritius Family Planning and Welfare Association (MFPWA), Vidya Charan, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights chief urges concerted action to tackle Boko Haram's abuses

01 july 2015 - 18:55:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Zeid Al-Hussein on Wednesday urged the international community to help Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Reproductive Rights centre sues Kenya’s health ministry for blocking legal abortion

29 june 2015 - 13:33:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Kenya’s Ministry of Health is undermining women’s constitutional rights and contributing to cases of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Abortion law hits hurdle as activists seek removal of restrictions (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA correspondent)

30 march 2015 - 21:26:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda is among the few African countries where abortion law came into effect since 2012, but [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IPPF prods African journalists to promote reproductive health

24 november 2014 - 17:42:54
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA)- The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Journalists Network Conference opened here Monday with a call on media practitioners [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official calls for efforts to combat sexual violence in South Sudan

21 october 2014 - 05:59:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Bangura says sexual violence has become [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Brucellosis vacination called off after 40 years in Botswana

18 august 2014 - 13:59:10
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s veterinary services on Monday announced that it has stopped the national brucellosis vaccination campaign after [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 20 years of pro-abortion policies marked

11 june 2014 - 07:24:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa has marked 20 years of pro-abortion policies with a conference entitled ''20 [...] Full text...

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UN: '45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990'

06 may 2014 - 13:53:18
New York, US (PANA) - New United Nations data show a 45% reduction in maternal deaths since 1990, according to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Nurses improve rural healthcare amid intensified doctor training

16 april 2014 - 16:12:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Trained nurses are offering highly-skilled surgical services to women in rural Ethiopia as the government [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zimbabwe rape ruling welcomed by SALC

26 march 2014 - 07:54:02
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – The Johannesburg-based Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) on Tuesday welcomed Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court ruling that [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Amnesty to launch global campaign on sexual, reproductive health

04 march 2014 - 12:23:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International will launch a global campaign Thursday encouraging young people to claim their sexual and [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Expert suggests ways to end unsafe abortion in Africa

09 february 2014 - 17:51:03
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Increasing sexuality education and the availability of Misoprostol pills can help to ensure safe abortion in [...] Full text...

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ICFP confab: Participants harp on sustained family planning funding

15 november 2013 - 21:38:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) came to an end Friday in Addis [...] Full text...

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Violence against women, ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions’ - WHO

21 june 2013 - 13:04:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to allocate more resources to health sector

14 may 2013 - 09:14:30
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - African countries have been urged to deploy more resources into the health sector, especially issues of [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian dailies focus on country’s prospects in 2013

05 january 2013 - 09:03:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Every New Year brings hope and expectation to people and so does 2013, according [...] Full text...

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WHO joins call for renewed focus on family planning

11 july 2012 - 11:18:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday committed to fast-tracking its assessment of new and existing [...] Full text...

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Mauritius authorizes abortion in specific cases

12 june 2012 - 21:08:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The parliament in Mauritius has adopted an amendment to the criminal code, authorizing the voluntary interruption [...] Full text...

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WHO warns against spread of untreatable gonorrhoea

06 june 2012 - 18:37:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the spread of untreatable gonorrhoea, after many countries [...] Full text...

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Women's group urges Rwanda to ensure access to safe legal abortions

31 may 2012 - 08:14:03
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - International women’s rights group Equality Now has called on Rwandan President Paul Kagame to ensure that [...] Full text...

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Religious, charity groups wage joint battle against legalized abortion in Mauritius

15 september 2011 - 13:40:11
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Religious and charity organisations in Mauritius have formed a common front to wage a battle [...] Full text...

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Jonathan opts for single term for Nigerian president, governors

26 july 2011 - 18:04:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said he would send an amendment bill to the National [...] Full text...

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Equality Now, SOAWR issue guide on use of African protocol on women’s rights

15 july 2011 - 07:28:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - International human rights organisation Equality Now, in conjunction with Solidarity for African Women’s Rights [...] Full text...

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Egyptian stocks record slight advance in week's opening session

12 june 2011 - 15:05:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian stocks advanced slightly on Sunday, the first day of the new trading week. All three major [...] Full text...

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Egyptian stocks advance on official cancellation of capital tax proposal

09 june 2011 - 16:46:04
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian stocks advanced on Thursday after confirmation that an earlier Cabinet proposed tax on capital gains [...] Full text...

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UNFPA boss urges support for women on reproductive health

12 april 2011 - 18:50:45
New York, US (PANA) - Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA), on Tuesday urged member [...] Full text...

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Women still face challenges despite many successes in past century - WHO boss

07 march 2011 - 14:23:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Women still face a lot of challenges despite the advances made in the past 100 years [...] Full text...

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Pregnant woman kills self at Angolan hospital

21 february 2011 - 18:39:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A 24-year-old woman, apparently mentally deranged, plunged to her death Monday from the fifth floor of [...] Full text...

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Kenyan court dismisses case against referendum outcome

24 august 2010 - 13:17:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A Kenyan High Court has dismissed a case by a voter challenging the validity of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan voter files suit against new constitution

20 august 2010 - 12:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Discontented Kenya churches filed a case in Independent Constitutional Dispute Resolution Court here Friday challenging the [...] Full text...

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1.8 million youth die annually - WHO

15 august 2010 - 19:11:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Most young people are healthy, yet, more that 1. 8 millio n of them, aged 15 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan law opponents seek direct talks after referendum loss

06 august 2010 - 09:34:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan politicians and church leaders fronting the campaign for the rejection of a draft new constitution [...] Full text...

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Kenya's new constitution gets overwhelming vote approval

06 august 2010 - 09:30:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyans have overwhelmingly voted in a new constitution, which would redefine the political landscape and make [...] Full text...

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Diouf hails Namibia's effort at curbing RVF

30 july 2010 - 15:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The FAO Director-General, Jacques Diouf, has commended N amibia for acting swiftly and effectively to halt [...] Full text...

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Kenya shilling loses momentum after anti-reform rally deaths

14 june 2010 - 17:18:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenyan shilling lost its end-of-week gains against the US dollar as the financial markets re-opened [...] Full text...

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Death toll from Kenya bomb attacks rises

14 june 2010 - 08:27:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan police have revised upwards the number of persons killed and injured in Sunday's twin bombings [...] Full text...

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Kenyan Independence bash: President, PM campaign for new constitution

01 june 2010 - 13:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan leaders made a strong statement here on Tuesday for the adoption of the proposed Constitution, [...] Full text...

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Kenya braces for possible outbreak of Rift Valley fever

20 may 2010 - 13:10:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya government Thursday placed its veterinary department on high alert over a possible outbreak of [...] Full text...

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Conference on sterility opens in Tripoli

22 april 2010 - 20:38:00
Zaouia- Libya (PANA) -- The fifth international conference on the diagnosis and t reatment of sterility and early abortion began [...] Full text...

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Law: Kenyan leaders to meet with clergy

07 april 2010 - 17:33:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga are due to meet with church leaders [...] Full text...

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Civil Society Organisations consult on Maputo health plan

12 august 2009 - 15:34:00
Brazzaville- Congo (PANA) -- The leaders of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Central Africa are meeting in the Congolese capital, [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM, ministers to face 109 questions Tuesday

04 april 2009 - 14:36:00
Port-Louis- Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Min-ister Navin Ramgoolam and his ministers will be confronted with 109 questions at the [...] Full text...

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