Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa

27 may 2022 - 20:07:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council and Second Vice-Chairman of the African Union (AU), Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Lawyers of Guinea pressure group accuse junta of planning to repress demonstrations

27 may 2022 - 12:54:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The French lawyers of pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) [...] Full text...

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African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres

27 may 2022 - 05:23:34
New York, US (PANA) - African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously [...] Full text...

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Tunisia aspires to strengthen South/South trade, says Prime Minister

26 may 2022 - 13:23:16
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, presided on Wednesday in Tunis over the opening ceremony of [...] Full text...

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Disaster prevention, risk reduction, critical to sustainable future: UN deputy chief

26 may 2022 - 06:05:35
New York, US (PANA) - The world will experience 1.5 medium to large-scale disasters every day through the end of [...] Full text...

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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent

25 may 2022 - 06:59:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...

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World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF

25 may 2022 - 05:40:42
New York, US (PANA) - Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous and toxic conditions for children [...] Full text...

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Africa provides a ‘home for hope’, despite new challenges: UN chief

25 may 2022 - 05:08:55
New York, US (PANA) - On Africa Day, the world celebrates the diverse and dynamic continent’s “enormous promise and potential”, [...] Full text...

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International community urged to support new administration in Somalia

24 may 2022 - 04:04:00
New York, US (PANA) - The recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls to ‘build a shared future for all life’ on Biodiversity Day

22 may 2022 - 08:04:16
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks International Day for Biological Diversity on Sunday, the UN Secretary-General has [...] Full text...

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Libya participates in 1st International Forum on Migration Review at the United Nations

20 may 2022 - 15:27:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cooperation and Organizations, Omar Ketti, led his country's [...] Full text...

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IMF calls for 'timely support' from Somalia's partners to implement reform strategy

20 may 2022 - 06:10:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed that timely support from development partners of Somalia, [...] Full text...

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More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021

20 may 2022 - 05:17:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more [...] Full text...

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WFP, Japan to provide lifesaving assistance to crisis-affected families in Chad

19 may 2022 - 15:08:43
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$5 million from the Government of Japan [...] Full text...

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Ukraine conflict highlights urgent need to build resilient food systems with people at their heart - WFP

19 may 2022 - 12:08:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on Thursday calling for a massive expansion [...] Full text...

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Global economic growth downgraded due to 'spillover from Ukraine war'

19 may 2022 - 05:45:10
New York, US (PANA) - The global economy is expected to grow by only 3.1 per cent this year, down [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State discusses issues of 'mutual concern' with African leaders

19 may 2022 - 05:29:55
New York, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday hosted a conversation with visiting African leaders [...] Full text...

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Nations must ‘act together urgently' to end crisis of food insecurity: UN chief

19 may 2022 - 05:17:24
New York, US (PANA) - Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief warned on [...] Full text...

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‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: UN chief

18 may 2022 - 15:56:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during [...] Full text...

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IMF team, Niger reach staff level agreement

18 may 2022 - 07:02:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Niger government have reached a staff-level agreement which  would [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities warn 'one person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds' in East Africa

18 may 2022 - 06:00:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - One person is likely dying of hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, [...] Full text...

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9thedition of Africities summit opens in Kisumu, Kenyatta

17 may 2022 - 15:00:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday presided over the opening of the ninth edition of Africities in Kenya's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius presents a new Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030

17 may 2022 - 08:38:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Mr. Pierre Lesjongard, on Monday, presented the key [...] Full text...

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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children: UNICEF

17 may 2022 - 07:16:32
New York, US (PANA) — The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before the war in Ukraine threatened to [...] Full text...

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54th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development begins in Dakar

16 may 2022 - 16:35:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall officially opened the 54th. conference of African ministers of finance, planning and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic has left 55 million people in extreme poverty in Africa, says report

14 may 2022 - 17:30:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 55 million Africans into extreme poverty in 2020, according to the 2021 [...] Full text...

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Sustainable Development Goals in peril due to overseas aid cuts: Guterres

14 may 2022 - 05:28:20
New York, US (PANA) - Recent deep cuts to overseas aid budgets by governments will have “direct, negative impacts” on [...] Full text...

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Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa

14 may 2022 - 05:20:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to call for scaling up assistance in the Horn of Africa, where the worst [...] Full text...

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Experts to reflect on financing Africa's recovery

13 may 2022 - 13:22:30
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Abdou Diouf International Conference Centre in Dakar is currently hosting a meeting of African experts [...] Full text...

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ECA to launch Economic Report on Africa in Dakar on Saturday

13 may 2022 - 13:13:14
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The 2021 Economic Report on Africa will be launched on Saturday in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, [...] Full text...

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UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide

13 may 2022 - 05:25:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation - UN

13 may 2022 - 05:16:36
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of [...] Full text...

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Sahel: food crisis exacerbated by conflict to worsen during hunger season

12 may 2022 - 20:49:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10.5 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Mauritania are at risk [...] Full text...

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Morocco, Egypt to hold 4th. session of consultation mechanism

11 may 2022 - 15:49:34
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco and Egypt agreed Wednesday to hold the 4th session of the coordination and political consultation [...] Full text...

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Gambia secures $20 million IDA grant to strengthen fiscal resilience

11 may 2022 - 11:37:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors  has approved a grant of $20 million for Gambia's [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group approves new country partnership framework for Gambia

11 may 2022 - 09:32:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa addresses global mining event

10 may 2022 - 14:37:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said it was critical that African nations be encouraged [...] Full text...

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High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land

10 may 2022 - 10:05:44
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gradually recovering from COVID-19 pandemic, but inflation 'substantially' up, says IMF

10 may 2022 - 09:38:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Mauritius is gradually recovering from the  COVID-19 pandemic but while most sectors have returned to pre-pandemic [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves US$456 million Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for Mozambique

10 may 2022 - 09:13:27
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved a new three-year arrangement under [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire develops response to drought, land degradation, says President Ouattara

10 may 2022 - 06:16:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced on Monday that said his country has developed an important [...] Full text...

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World getting ‘measurably closer’ to 1.5-degree threshold: UN

10 may 2022 - 05:13:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is a 50:50 chance of average global temperature reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels [...] Full text...

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15th Convention of Parties on Desertification and Drought opens in Côte d'Ivoire

09 may 2022 - 19:50:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 15th Convention of the Parties on Desertification and Drought (COP 15) opened in the [...] Full text...

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Seychelles' macroeconomic outlook 'favourable', but challenges remain - IMF

09 may 2022 - 10:08:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that the macroeconomic outlook of Seychelles is [...] Full text...

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COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy in Africa - UN

08 may 2022 - 06:12:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely [...] Full text...

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US Deputy Secretary of State Sheman meets Gabonese leaders

07 may 2022 - 07:14:12
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday met with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba [...] Full text...

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US Deputy Secretary of State Sheman meets Angolan leaders

06 may 2022 - 05:45:52
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, on Thursday met with Angolan President João Lourenço and [...] Full text...

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New Plan to accelerate clean energy access to millions globally

05 may 2022 - 06:42:05
New York, US (PANA) - Amid the global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations and partners on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor

05 may 2022 - 06:04:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in [...] Full text...

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UN meets to help reverse ‘precipitous drop’ in tourism

05 may 2022 - 05:52:36
New York, US (PANA) - As part of the “long journey” to recover from the ravages of COVID-19, UN General [...] Full text...

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Natural resources must be ‘part of the solution’ in fight against deforestation: FAO

04 may 2022 - 05:57:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Between 2010 and 2018, the rate of deforestation worldwide slowed by nearly 30 per cent compared [...] Full text...

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Senior US government official visits South Africa

03 may 2022 - 12:43:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Tuesday arrived in South Africa [...] Full text...

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Threats to media workers’ freedom ‘growing by the day’, UN chief warns

03 may 2022 - 05:42:24
New York, US (PANA) - Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Sahel

03 may 2022 - 05:30:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase”, according to [...] Full text...

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‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine,says UN chief

02 may 2022 - 05:27:37
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according [...] Full text...

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WHO releases more than US$8 million for Sahel’s humanitarian response

30 april 2022 - 16:04:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$8.3 million from its Contingency Funding for Emergencies to assist [...] Full text...

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Deaths at sea on migrant routes to Europe almost double, year on year: UNHCR

30 april 2022 - 06:08:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 3,000 people died or went missing while attempting to cross the Mediterranean and the [...] Full text...

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High profile US delegation to visit South Africa, Angola, Gabon

30 april 2022 - 05:58:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A high profile US delegation led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel [...] Full text...

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Mali’s press ban reflects growing regional intolerance, says UN rights office

29 april 2022 - 15:26:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is "a worrying development" in [...] Full text...

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IMF says economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa disrupted by Ukraine invasion

28 april 2022 - 15:10:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A promising sub-Saharan economic recovery, which saw estimated growth in 2021 being revised upward from 3.7 [...] Full text...

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‘We cannot afford greenwashing’: Guterres highlights key role of Net-Zero experts

28 april 2022 - 12:15:17
New York, US (PANA) - As part of the UN’s climate action efforts, the Secretary-General’s Net-Zero Expert Group met for [...] Full text...

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Sustaining peace, more important, but ‘more complex’ than ever, as wars rage

28 april 2022 - 05:59:38
New York, US (PANA) - Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of [...] Full text...

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NGOs call for increased humanitarian assistance to prevent tragedy in Horn of Africa

27 april 2022 - 06:57:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As the drought crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya worsens, the humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council [...] Full text...

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Human activity, behaviour contributing to increasing disasters in the world: UN

27 april 2022 - 06:33:14
New York, US (PANA) - Human activity and behaviour is contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, [...] Full text...

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US congratulates South Africa on 28th Freedom Day

27 april 2022 - 05:20:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated the people and government of South [...] Full text...

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'This is the worst drought in forty years’: Millions of Ethiopians at risk from failed rains

26 april 2022 - 09:39:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s eastern Somali Region has been hit by three consecutive below-average rainy seasons, worsening the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living

25 april 2022 - 08:05:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...

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Climate resilience and just energy transition take centre stage at AfDB's 2022 Annual Meetings

24 april 2022 - 05:02:59
 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Annual Meetings in May will focus on the impact [...] Full text...

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Benin, IMF team reach new staff-level agreement

24 april 2022 - 04:57:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Beninese authorities and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...

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Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day

23 april 2022 - 06:59:47
New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid, on Friday called for [...] Full text...

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WFP assistance relieved thousands as hunger levels rose in Sierra Leone in 2021

21 april 2022 - 05:23:13
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached 540,000 people in Sierra Leone with lifesaving [...] Full text...

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WFP Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits climate change adaptation projects in Egypt

20 april 2022 - 05:33:26
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Arab film star, Hend Sabry, has visited a climate change adaptation programme run by the Government [...] Full text...

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International Day for Monuments and Sites spotlights climate change

19 april 2022 - 05:19:09
Paris, France (PANA) - One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports Senegal's agriculture sector

15 april 2022 - 13:15:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has granted Senegal funding for the productivity and market [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports seven Sahelian countries with US$5.14 million

15 april 2022 - 13:05:19
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will allocate US$5.14 million to finance the Integrated Climate [...] Full text...

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Coral reefs’ very survival is at stake, warns UNESCO in bid to boost resilience

15 april 2022 - 06:51:43
  Paris, France (PANA) - The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless we [...] Full text...

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WFP working to feed millions in West Africa amid record hunger, rising costs

15 april 2022 - 06:11:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conflict in Ukraine is driving up global food and fuel prices which is affecting efforts [...] Full text...

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German Foreign Minister meets Mali's Transitional President

14 april 2022 - 18:52:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Wednesday received a German delegation led [...] Full text...

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International agencies seek urgent measures to arrest global food crisis

13 april 2022 - 22:41:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent steps are required, including addressing the supply of fertilizers, financial support to countries and investment [...] Full text...

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World Bank supports Ethiopians affected by conflict

13 april 2022 - 22:30:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$300 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the [...] Full text...

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Mali launches 12th edition of High Council for Agriculture

13 april 2022 - 16:50:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Wednesday launched the 12th edition of [...] Full text...

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Millions of refugees in East Africa face 'desperate future' - UN agencies ward

13 april 2022 - 12:34:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief stresses protection of older persons’ rights

12 april 2022 - 05:34:14
New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund gives $5.5 million for energy project in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan

11 april 2022 - 05:37:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $5.5 million [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan

10 april 2022 - 07:12:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises

09 april 2022 - 05:51:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, [...] Full text...

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Africa faces rising climate-linked health emergencies: WHO

08 april 2022 - 11:53:58
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, accounting for more than half of public health [...] Full text...

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Can the growing US interest in Libya help overcome the current political impasse?

07 april 2022 - 17:26:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a ten-year strategy to prevent conflict [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for protection of health and mitigation of climate crisis on World Health Day

07 april 2022 - 05:39:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Health Day is marked on Thursday, the UN health agency has made an urgent [...] Full text...

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Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO

05 april 2022 - 07:47:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved [...] Full text...

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UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees

05 april 2022 - 07:41:27
New York, US (PANA) - A new flagship UN report on climate change, out on Monday indicating that harmful carbon [...] Full text...

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Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data (Emargoed for release at 14.00 CEST on 4 April 2022).

04 april 2022 - 10:51:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy

01 april 2022 - 10:39:59
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Policy Dialogue on Green Economy project, under the SWITCH Africa Green [...] Full text...

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UN health agency launches bid to stop new global pandemic

01 april 2022 - 06:13:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Arboviruses” might not be something most of us are familiar with, but for almost four billion [...] Full text...

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UN chief hails launch of new expert group to boost net-zero climate change fight

01 april 2022 - 05:24:37
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to [...] Full text...

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$1.7 billion plan launched to meet South Sudan's humanitarian needs

01 april 2022 - 05:07:48
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official stresses need for Libya to move forward and develop

29 march 2022 - 18:00:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Omar Ketti, Tuesday stressed the need [...] Full text...

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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people

29 march 2022 - 16:26:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns of dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms

29 march 2022 - 12:36:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency warned on Tuesday  that prolonged flooding and displacement in South Sudan is [...] Full text...

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Growing risk of Somalia famine, as drought famine worsens (A UN feature)

29 march 2022 - 05:18:18
Mogdishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Horn of Africa is experiencing the worst drought since 1981, and a shortfall in aid [...] Full text...

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Parliament urged to join process of drafting constitutional basis for elections in Libya

24 march 2022 - 18:16:05
ripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meetings on the consultation process on the elaboration of a constitutional basis to hold elections [...] Full text...

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9th World Water Forum: Israeli climate exert call for drip-based agriculture

24 march 2022 - 13:14:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Israel's Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, Gideon Behar has advocated for drip-based agriculture to [...] Full text...

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9th World Water Forum: Water is an endangered resource and must be used sparingly, Expert

24 march 2022 - 12:54:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The water issues in Senegal are to some extent the same as those in other West [...] Full text...

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UN weather agency to spearhead 5-year early warning plan, boosting climate action

23 march 2022 - 14:13:00
Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - The UN set an ambitious five-year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens [...] Full text...

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Senior US official stresses importance of preparing for elections

23 march 2022 - 12:58:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Under Secretary of State for Administrative Affairs, John Bass, says his talks in Tripoli on [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group President calls for transboundary water resources management

22 march 2022 - 14:03:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, has called for transboundary cooperation in water [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, partners rush aid to thousands in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Gombe

22 march 2022 - 12:00:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), alongside Mozambique’s government and humanitarian partners, is rushing to assist thousands [...] Full text...

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UN chief warns against ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe’

22 march 2022 - 05:42:24
New York, US (PANA) - The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate [...] Full text...

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UNESCO Director General says humans are increasingly polluting or drying up existing water resources

21 march 2022 - 17:22:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay has stated that humans are increasingly polluting or drying up existing [...] Full text...

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UN chief says its time for ‘tangible and credible’ forest management

21 march 2022 - 04:34:16
New York, US (PANA) - Healthy forests are “essential” for people and the planet, the UN chief said in his [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken commends Malawi's 'strong democratic foundation'

19 march 2022 - 08:26:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday lauded Malawi’s strong democratic foundation and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR and partners seek US$1.2 billion to address Africa’s largest refugee crisis

18 march 2022 - 12:49:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), together with 102 humanitarian and development partners is appealing [...] Full text...

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UNHCR concerned at climate change impacts in South Sudan

16 march 2022 - 06:15:43
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Climate change-driven flooding and drought are threatening to aggravate an already precarious situation in vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises': Guterres

15 march 2022 - 05:40:24
New York, US (PANA) - To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and [...] Full text...

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AU, US reaffirm 'strong commitment' to collaboration.

14 march 2022 - 05:12:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States (US) and African Union Commission (AUC) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to build statistical capacity to better achieve SDGs

13 march 2022 - 18:42:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jean Paul Adam, director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Division of the Economic [...] Full text...

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Achieving SDGs difficult but not impossible for Africa - ECA's Jean Paul Adam

13 march 2022 - 18:02:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is difficult but not impossible for Africa, says Jean Paul [...] Full text...

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FRADD reveals African specificity in march towards SDGs, says ECA's Jean Paul Adam

13 march 2022 - 17:03:34
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) as revealed the specificity of Africa and the [...] Full text...

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Environmentalist calls for increased investment to combat land degradation in Africa

12 march 2022 - 15:45:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An environmentalist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on governments and businesses to [...] Full text...

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US, AU sign memorandum of cooperation

12 march 2022 - 05:48:13
Washington DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought

12 march 2022 - 05:26:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought [...] Full text...

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Families pushed to the limit as South Sudan braces for worst hunger crisis ever: WFP

11 march 2022 - 11:47:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – More than 70% of the South Sudanese population will struggle to survive the peak of [...] Full text...

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US hosts Eighth United States-African Union Commission High Level Dialogue

11 march 2022 - 06:09:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US State Department is on Friday hosting the Eighth United States-African Union Commission High Level [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Germany’s envoy Ory, UN offiicials end two-day visit to displaced commnities in Borno State

10 march 2022 - 18:00:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - German Ambassador Birgitt Ory, along with the UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, and UNDP [...] Full text...

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Researchers urged to be more involved in sustainable development in Africa

10 march 2022 - 17:07:53
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Researchers have been urged to be more involved in sustainable development, with a call for climate [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: COVID-19, climate crisis worsen inequalities for displaced women and girls

09 march 2022 - 13:07:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are delivering a triple blow to the rights and [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis threatens food security for women, girls: WFP

08 march 2022 - 12:10:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) –  Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that [...] Full text...

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‘Women everywhere are playing critical roles in building homes’- UN Resident Coordinator

08 march 2022 - 09:44:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator to the Gambia, Seraphine Wakana, has stated that women everywhere are [...] Full text...

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'Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief

07 march 2022 - 05:46:45
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed [...] Full text...

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NGO calls for preservation of Africa's natural resources

05 march 2022 - 16:21:22
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - International environmental network, Environment and Development in the Third World (ENDA-Third World), has called for the [...] Full text...

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IOM, AU sign agreement to strengthen migration policies and frameworks in Africa

05 march 2022 - 15:05:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Union (AU) have signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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US seeks AU support against Russia for Ukraine invasion

04 march 2022 - 05:13:25
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US is seeking the support of the African Union (AU) against Russia for invading [...] Full text...

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Congolese minister outlines 5 priority areas for sustainable development in Africa

03 march 2022 - 21:41:41
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Mrs. Arlette Soudan Nonault, the Congolese Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, has set out five [...] Full text...

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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution

03 march 2022 - 05:15:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heads of State, environment ministers and other representatives from 175 nations, endorsed a historic resolution at [...] Full text...

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Human rights 'inescapable and powerful': Guterres

01 march 2022 - 06:05:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems are rooted in human rights, UN [...] Full text...

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UN Environment Assembly discusses ending plastic pollution

01 march 2022 - 05:55:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Delegates at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly under way in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, [...] Full text...

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UN-backed report warns of rising wildfire threat

23 february 2022 - 20:57:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildfires are projected to rise by 50 per cent by the end of the century due [...] Full text...

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UN official says long-awaited local elections in CAR will offer opportunity to expand political space

23 february 2022 - 05:15:49
New York, US (PANA) - Local elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), which have been pending since 1988 and [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves energy access financing for six African countries

22 february 2022 - 17:36:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Energy Access [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM highlights government efforts to overcome oil sector problems

22 february 2022 - 15:21:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Adelhamid al-Dbaiba said Tuesday that the changes [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Health workers face ‘dangerous neglect’, warn WHO, ILO

22 february 2022 - 05:19:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health teams worldwide need much safer working conditions to combat the “dangerous neglect” they have faced [...] Full text...

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New WHO/ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

21 february 2022 - 16:04:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on [...] Full text...

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EU allocates 40 million Euro to assist Sudan in humanitarian domains

20 february 2022 - 16:25:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The EU Commission has allocated Sudan 40 million Euro as part of a package of 294.2 [...] Full text...

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EU-AU Summit agrees major package to support investment in Africa

20 february 2022 - 07:55:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union and the African Union have announced a Euros 150 billion package to support [...] Full text...

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African-European Summit resolve to revitalise ties

20 february 2022 - 07:40:05
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - African and European leaders rose from their sixth Summit at the seat of the European Union, [...] Full text...

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AfDB takes lead in seeking US$500 million for climate change response in Africa

19 february 2022 - 15:00:39
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Union [...] Full text...

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AU chief warns African Summit with European leaders falls below expectations

18 february 2022 - 21:45:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa Union Commission has regretted the failure of the joint partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for urgent European funding for climate change

18 february 2022 - 13:19:12
Brussels, Belgium, (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged leaders attending the African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Summit [...] Full text...

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French Development Agency gives Mauritius 2.1 million euros to fight climate change

17 february 2022 - 07:39:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The French Development Agency (FDA) has given Mauritius 2.1 million euros to strengthen its activities against [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official in South Sudan calls for end to violence against aid workers

17 february 2022 - 04:49:37
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan on Wednesday strongly condemned the continued violence across [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council to attend AU/EU Summit in Brussels

16 february 2022 - 15:01:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, will travel on Wednesday to the Belgian [...] Full text...

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Somalia polls must be finalised, Security Council hears

16 february 2022 - 05:13:58
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia’s leaders must put aside their differences and urgently conclude a credible election process, the [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL denounces attack on journalist in Benghazi, eastern Libya

15 february 2022 - 17:02:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya yy(UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the attack on the correspondent [...] Full text...

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'Historic expansion' of joint UN fund to boost sustainable development

15 february 2022 - 05:17:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Joint SDG Fund announced on Monday an additional $54.5 million in investments for projects across five countries, [...] Full text...

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Senior US officials to visit Equatorial Guinea

12 february 2022 - 07:32:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will visit Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, [...] Full text...

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World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres

12 february 2022 - 07:28:52
Brest, France (PANA) - The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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AfDB to provide US$12 million to finance AU reforms

11 february 2022 - 18:11:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) will soon benefit from an US$11.48 million grant from the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Prime Minister to attend 'One Ocean' summit in France

11 february 2022 - 12:08:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Prime Minister, Najla Bouden, left Tunis on Friday for Brest, France, at the head [...] Full text...

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Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’: Guterres

11 february 2022 - 05:33:30
New York, US (PANA) - In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN [...] Full text...

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East African Community welcomes lifting of EU sanctions against Burundi

10 february 2022 - 12:13:28
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The East African Community (EAC) on Thursday welcomed the lifting of European Union (EU) economic sanctions [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council discusses legal framework for national reconciliation law

09 february 2022 - 20:43:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting, chaired by the Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, with the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR welcomes pledges by Burundi under Global Compact on Refugees

09 february 2022 - 11:42:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the pledges made by the Government of Burundi [...] Full text...

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WFP says 13 million people facing severe hunger as drought grips the Horn of Africa

08 february 2022 - 10:19:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Horn of Africa is experiencing the driest conditions recorded since 1981, with severe drought leaving [...] Full text...

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Liberia's democratic credentials on test amid growing fear over freedom of expression

07 february 2022 - 18:22:25
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberian President George Weah's administration is on an international spotlight after the authors of a controversial [...] Full text...

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AU Summit ends with pledge to resolve urgent challenges

07 february 2022 - 10:51:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th African Union (AU) Ordinary summit ended in Addis Ababa on Sunday with renewed [...] Full text...

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Benin earmarks 1.7 billion to resettle people affected by Climate Change Adaptation Programme

06 february 2022 - 14:33:31
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin has ermarked 1.7 billion CFA francs to resettle people affected by the implementation of the [...] Full text...

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More than 7,000 Burkinabe refugees in Côte d'Ivoire following attacks by jihadist groups -UN

05 february 2022 - 18:39:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Saturday that insecurity had led to [...] Full text...

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Africa is 'a source of hope', says Guterres

05 february 2022 - 18:15:48
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, [...] Full text...

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African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa

05 february 2022 - 16:05:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th regular Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government opened in [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi leaves for 35th ordinary session of AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa

04 february 2022 - 18:56:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Félix Tshisekedi, left here Friday [...] Full text...

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Insecurity drives more Burkinabe into exile - UNHCR

04 february 2022 - 11:22:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Sahel region, already plagued by political instability, widespread violence, food shortages and disproportionately impacted by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches its first electric bus

04 february 2022 - 08:27:44
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday launched the first electric bus of the National [...] Full text...

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African Development Fund gives Ghana $27.39 million grant to support power project

02 february 2022 - 07:01:56
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.39 million grant [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to host Commonwealth Summit in June

01 february 2022 - 12:01:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Summit will take place on 20 June, 2022, the [...] Full text...

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Mali needs 64,000 tonnes of cereals to ensure food security in 2022

31 january 2022 - 17:08:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali needs 64,000 tonnes of cereals to support its needs to ensure food security in 2022, [...] Full text...

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Libya's Deputy PM calls for resolution of challenges for elections to be organised

31 january 2022 - 11:20:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's First Deputy Prime Minister Hussein al-Gatrani has called on the Speaker of Parliament, the government [...] Full text...

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AfDB extends $10 million grant to enhance climate information systems in Liberia

31 january 2022 - 10:32:45
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $10 million [...] Full text...

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Improve resistance to neglected tropical diseases, WHO urges

31 january 2022 - 05:33:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases  (NTDs) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030

28 january 2022 - 07:34:39
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies

28 january 2022 - 05:44:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...

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UN assists thousands affected by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique

28 january 2022 - 05:25:14
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - United Nations teams are on the ground in Mozambique assisting thousands of people affected by Tropical [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian official paints grim picture of situation in central Sahel

28 january 2022 - 05:16:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has said needs are growing faster than generosity in [...] Full text...

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Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides in Madagascar

26 january 2022 - 05:44:18
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding [...] Full text...

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Bachelet deplores military coup in Burkina Faso

25 january 2022 - 21:02:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, deeply deplores this week’s military takeover in Burkina Faso, the [...] Full text...

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Guterres says ‘Global learning crisis’ continues

24 january 2022 - 17:51:34
New York, US (PANA) - Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures continue to disrupt the lives of [...] Full text...

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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)

23 january 2022 - 10:17:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, [...] Full text...

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Some 1.5 million children lack treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa

22 january 2022 - 08:52:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives South Africa US$750 million loan

21 january 2022 - 06:52:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Bank on Friday announced that it had approved South Africa’s request for [...] Full text...

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2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO

19 january 2022 - 12:53:31
New York, US (PANA) - Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather [...] Full text...

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UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’

18 january 2022 - 05:54:28
New York, US (PANA) - Addressing the virtual World Economic Forum, on Monday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, told world and business leaders that “global solidarity is [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi to strengthen DR Congo's environmental leadership

15 january 2022 - 18:01:30
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The President of DR Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, on Friday expressed the need to propose projects [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced

14 january 2022 - 12:48:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refuges (UNHCR), is calling for concerted international action to end armed [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report

14 january 2022 - 07:31:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN’s key report on the global economy released on Thursday shows that the rapid [...] Full text...

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Mauritius extends moratorium for banning non-biodegradable single use plastic products by one year

12 january 2022 - 07:00:05
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Initially scheduled for 15 January 2022, the moratorium for banning of non-biodegradable single use plastic [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party urges junta to establish peaceful climate

03 january 2022 - 16:35:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The recent authorisation by the Guinean military junta for former President Alpha Conde (83) to go [...] Full text...

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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture

01 january 2022 - 19:02:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Particular attention will be paid to the agricultural sector in 2022 "as an engine of growth [...] Full text...

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2021 Year in Review: UN reiterates climate change is existential theat to life on Earth

30 december 2021 - 13:06:37
New York, US (PANA) - This year saw another steady stream of UN-backed reports reinforcing a stark message: man-made climate [...] Full text...

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UN chief says 'recovery for all' should be the resolution for 2022

29 december 2021 - 08:22:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says recovery “for people, planet and prosperity” should be the resolution [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, FAO sign 2 agreements on agriculture

28 december 2021 - 18:51:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Mahmoud Hamza, and Philippe Ankers, representative of the [...] Full text...

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