New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines
25 april 2024 - 06:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...
US calls for Immediate cessation of attacks in Sudanese El Fasher city
25 april 2024 - 06:16:29Washington, DC, US (PA A) - The United States is calling on all armed forces in Sudan to immediately cease [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djibouti
25 april 2024 - 06:05:15Djibouti city, Djibouti (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is offering medical care, food, shelter and psychosocial support [...] Full text...
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Malian Army 'neutralises' five terrorists
24 april 2024 - 15:51:45Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Army has announced that it has neutralised five terrorists and recovered several weapons from [...] Full text...
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Latest hunger data spotlights extent of famine risk in Gaza, Sudan and beyond
24 april 2024 - 11:09:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
23 april 2024 - 13:34:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...
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Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
22 april 2024 - 12:06:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls
20 april 2024 - 16:21:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...
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Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo
19 april 2024 - 05:31:43Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...
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UN chief appeals for maximum restraint in the Middle East
19 april 2024 - 05:14:16New York, US (PANA) - Recent escalations in the Middle East make it even more important to support efforts towards [...] Full text...
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Kenya's highest ranking military officer, eight others killed in chopper crash
18 april 2024 - 21:03:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's topmost ranking officer, the Chief of Defense Forces General Francis Ogolla, and eight others were [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: $2.8 billion appeal for three million people in Gaza, West Bank launched
17 april 2024 - 20:53:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN and partner agencies insisted on Wednesday that “critical changes” are needed to improve aid access [...] Full text...
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Violations of women’s reproductive health rights trigger rise in preventable deaths
17 april 2024 - 05:31:01New York, US (PANA) - African women are 130 times more likely to die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
16 april 2024 - 16:00:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...
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Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief
15 april 2024 - 11:57:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...
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UNICEF: Nine children killed in 2023 by landmines in Libya
15 april 2024 - 11:09:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine Libyan children lost their lives to mines and explosive devices during 2023, the United Nations [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
12 april 2024 - 22:13:55New York, US (PANA) - The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...
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Calm returns to Tripoli after tensions following gunfire between rival armed groups
12 april 2024 - 11:43:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Calm has returned to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following a tense security situation after gunfire was [...] Full text...
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HRW says COVID pandemic data reveals threats, opportunities to improve health systems
12 april 2024 - 11:27:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) – New data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that many governments around the world [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war
12 april 2024 - 11:08:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa expresses remorse over Mozambican boat tragedy
09 april 2024 - 15:44:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Mozambique [...] Full text...
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Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
09 april 2024 - 13:14:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN Security Council urged to ‘end the bloodshed’ in Gaza
09 april 2024 - 05:35:43New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly appealed on Monday for “all those with leverage” [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO
07 april 2024 - 06:14:50Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has [...] Full text...
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WHO announces global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera
06 april 2024 - 07:12:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A massive cholera-busting initiative partnered by the UN is underway, with more than 1.2 million rapid [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Planning the post-war reconstruction and recovery of Gaza
06 april 2024 - 07:02:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction wrought across the Gaza Strip by Israel in the six months since the beginning [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics
05 april 2024 - 18:01:57New York, US (PANA) - Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid [...] Full text...
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30 years on, justice for genocide crimes in Rwanda more urgent than ever, says rights group
05 april 2024 - 13:12:18Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi [...] Full text...
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‘Shocking’ increase in children denied aid in conflicts
04 april 2024 - 11:10:32New York, US (PANA) - All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure, [...] Full text...
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UN human rights experts urge Egypt to halt executions
04 april 2024 - 05:48:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed grave concern after death sentences [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark
04 april 2024 - 05:30:57New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to [...] Full text...
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South African theatre production celebrates Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
03 april 2024 - 07:55:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six years since her death, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is being honoured with a production at [...] Full text...
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Aid worker deaths ‘inevitable result’ of Gaza war tactics - Guterres
03 april 2024 - 06:09:18New York, US (PANA) - The killing of seven humanitarians by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Tuesday – 196 [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israeli strike on NGO aid team widely condemned as humanitarians repeat calls for access
02 april 2024 - 15:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen in Israeli military airstrikes [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: President Fall pledges to make Senegal country of hope, independent justice
02 april 2024 - 15:19:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, on Tuesday pledged to make his West African country [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital
02 april 2024 - 12:44:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal's president
02 april 2024 - 12:25:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Tuesday sworn in as the fifth president of Senegal and the [...] Full text...
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Urgent vaccination campaign needed to halt deadly measles outbreak in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state
01 april 2024 - 12:48:44Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges global community to 'stand as one' to end plastic pollution
31 march 2024 - 13:56:15New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the global community to "stand as one" and work towards [...] Full text...
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Christians in Ghana mark Easter
31 march 2024 - 06:16:35Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana are on Sunday joining other faithful around the world to celebrate Easter, the resurrection [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory
30 march 2024 - 07:37:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...
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Christians commemorate Good Friday
29 march 2024 - 04:58:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaians are on Friday joining the Christian fraternity around the world to mark Good Friday, the beginning [...] Full text...
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Fossil fuel industry a top source of Africa’s air pollution: Greenpeace report
28 march 2024 - 18:39:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries in terms of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election
27 march 2024 - 20:52:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was on Wednesday declared winner of last Sunday's presidential [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Committee adopts annual report
27 march 2024 - 11:36:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations on Wednesday adopted its annual report covering its [...] Full text...
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IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs on the move
26 march 2024 - 16:32:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said [...] Full text...
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Togo moves from presidential to parliamentary system
26 march 2024 - 13:45:10Lomé, Togo (PANA) - With three weeks to go before legislative elections in Togo, members of parliament (MPs) voted on [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: 'UN resolution must pave way for enduring ceasefire to alleviate mass suffering in Gaza'
26 march 2024 - 08:45:49New York, US (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate implementation of Monday's UN Security [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Israel’s new aid ban on UNRWA in Gaza ‘a wrong move’: UN coordinator
26 march 2024 - 06:26:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Israel’s ongoing restrictions and its new ban on aid deliveries by the largest United Nations agency [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal
25 march 2024 - 16:57:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat
25 march 2024 - 15:46:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: We must push for lasting peace in Gaza, UN chief insists, as starvation threat nears
25 march 2024 - 11:14:49Amman, Jordan (PANA) - With “starvation bearing down” on Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday repeated his call for [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns UN Security Council's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire plan
25 march 2024 - 10:51:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives has expressed its deep regrets at [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye
25 march 2024 - 10:31:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...
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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead
25 march 2024 - 05:17:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...
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Mass grave found in Libya highlights migrant horrors - IOM
23 march 2024 - 05:29:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A mass grave has been found in southwest Libya containing at least 65 migrants who are believed [...] Full text...
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Massive rise in displacement in DRC poses dire threat to children - UNICEF
23 march 2024 - 05:18:27Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A major upsurge in violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has displaced [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease, hunger
22 march 2024 - 13:54:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of ongoing bombardment across Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians highlighted “shocking levels of disease [...] Full text...
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Navy intercept 180 sub-Saharan migrants, retrieve two bodies off Tunisian coast
21 march 2024 - 18:04:45Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two bodies of sub-Saharan migrants were fished out of the sea and 180 other migrants intercepted [...] Full text...
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Mpox deaths falling everywhere but Africa, says expert panel
21 march 2024 - 05:37:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cases of Mpox are falling everywhere except in Africa, a UN health agency expert panel has [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month
20 march 2024 - 13:33:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Less than half of the UN aid convoys planned for Gaza’s hunger-ravaged north have made it [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn
19 march 2024 - 13:10:08New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing [...] Full text...
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Achieving demographic dividend in Tanzania for economic growth: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete
19 march 2024 - 06:41:57Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fatuma was married at age 15 and had her first child, Hadija, after a year, causing [...] Full text...
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WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
19 march 2024 - 04:47:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria' president condemns 'unprovoked' killing of soldiers by civilians in Delta State
18 march 2024 - 16:03:26Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday condemned the “unprovoked” killing of soldiers attached to 181 Amphibious [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM visits offices of civil status authority
18 march 2024 - 13:29:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, on Sunday visited the headquarters of the Civil Status [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians
18 march 2024 - 13:00:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search [...] Full text...
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Nigerian soldiers raze community after youths abduct, behead their colleagues
18 march 2024 - 06:38:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Irate Nigerian soldiers have razed Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Niger [...] Full text...
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Southern Madagascar - where girls are sold into marriage before they are born: UN News
16 march 2024 - 12:43:39Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice [...] Full text...
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Malian government dissolves governing body of students
15 march 2024 - 08:31:59Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has dissolved the Association des élèves et étudiants du Mali (AEEM -Association of [...] Full text...
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‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
13 march 2024 - 05:40:38New York, US (PANA) - The fight against child mortality has reached an historic milestone, the UN announced on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: US undertakes another diplomatic push to end Sudan's 'senseless conflict'
10 march 2024 - 07:32:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, will from Monday visit several African and Middle [...] Full text...
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African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
08 march 2024 - 12:13:58Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) — Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have committed to accelerated action [...] Full text...
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Campaign for Senegal's delayed presidential vote fixed for 9-22 March
08 march 2024 - 10:08:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Campaign for Senegal's 24 March presidential election would be from 9-22 March, according to a decree [...] Full text...
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South Africa approaches World Court over Israel again
07 march 2024 - 09:17:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has again again approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ask [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President Sall announces election for 24 March
07 march 2024 - 06:18:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's President Macky Sall announced on Wednesday that the West African country would hold the postponed [...] Full text...
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IOM: Last year was deadliest on record for migrants worldwide
06 march 2024 - 18:52:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record [...] Full text...
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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso
06 march 2024 - 17:31:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...
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681,450 poultry killed by bird flu in Burkina Faso
06 march 2024 - 17:29:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Medical charity says its UK Board member killed in Gaza
06 march 2024 - 12:49:48London, UK, (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it is devastated about the death of Reem Abu [...] Full text...
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Beyond efficiency: A more-human economics: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt
06 march 2024 - 11:42:57Washington, United States (PANA) - John Maynard Keynes, memorialising the death of his mentor Alfred Marshall a century ago, wrote [...] Full text...
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Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge
06 march 2024 - 07:01:52Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell [...] Full text...
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New report documents increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir
05 march 2024 - 18:41:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest HIV Drug Resistance (HIVDR) Report tells us where drug resistance [...] Full text...
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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia
05 march 2024 - 06:28:44Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...
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Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief
04 march 2024 - 16:57:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as [...] Full text...
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Gaza: ‘Babies slowly perishing under the world’s gaze,’ UNICEF warns
04 march 2024 - 06:14:07Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian [...] Full text...
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AUC chairperson expresses deep regrets at violence in Chad
02 march 2024 - 10:44:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The President of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep regrets [...] Full text...
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4.6 million people to benefit from stronger community health services in Mozambique
01 march 2024 - 19:40:58Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A new programme will improve healthcare and nutrition services for about 4.6 million people, especially women, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’
01 march 2024 - 17:55:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
01 march 2024 - 06:09:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker [...] Full text...
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At least one in eight people now obese, warns WHO
01 march 2024 - 05:41:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organisation [...] Full text...
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Senior officials call for action and solutions at UN Environment Assembly
29 february 2024 - 19:35:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war
29 february 2024 - 19:29:38New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the [...] Full text...
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Rights expert commends peace efforts in Central African Republic
28 february 2024 - 05:51:33Bangui, Central African Reoublic (PANA) - An expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has urged the Government of the [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners warn of noncommunicable diseases in emergencies
28 february 2024 - 05:42:17Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and [...] Full text...
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World unites at UN Environment Assembly to combat ‘triple planetary crisis’
27 february 2024 - 05:45:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday [...] Full text...
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G7 leaders declare war on Russian economy among measures for supporting Ukraine
25 february 2024 - 09:52:12Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT
24 february 2024 - 10:27:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights violations ripple across Sudan as 'senseless conflict' rages
24 february 2024 - 10:26:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices
24 february 2024 - 10:24:50The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...
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Alternatives from international and regional powers to Abdoulaye Bathily's initiative to break the deadlock in Libya
22 february 2024 - 19:01:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The initiative launched last November by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has [...] Full text...
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Celebrate both: the road already travelled and the one ahead to empower women and girls in Togo: World Bank Blog By Miriam Muller and Jozefien Van Damme
22 february 2024 - 12:03:01Lomé, Togo (PANA) - It’s important to celebrate – there are reasons to celebrate. We should take this positive energy [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza
22 february 2024 - 06:03:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global NGOs implored world leaders to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza has become a ‘death zone’, warns UN health chief
21 february 2024 - 17:49:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An “inhumane” health and humanitarian situation now prevails across Gaza with conditions continuing to deteriorate, the [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes another resolution for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'
20 february 2024 - 16:44:03New York, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday vetoed the latest resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council [...] Full text...
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Former death row inmates benefit from presidential pardon in Benin
18 february 2024 - 15:54:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eleven former death row inmates are among 345 prisoners pardoned last December by the President of [...] Full text...
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Thousands of people march in support of Burkina Faso's military junta
17 february 2024 - 17:12:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Thousands of people from all walks of life on Saturday demonstrated their support for Burkina [...] Full text...
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US welcomes restoration of Senegal's presidential electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 06:05:52Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council to restore the presidential [...] Full text...
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Kenya fiercely rebuts police brutality report at AU Summit
16 february 2024 - 21:20:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Kenya has requested the African Union to alter the language in a report accusing the [...] Full text...
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2ND UPDATE: Senegalese President Sall pledges to respect constitutional Council's verdict on election
16 february 2024 - 18:51:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday pledged “to fully implement” the verdict of the Constitutional Council [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for new global order that works for all
16 february 2024 - 15:54:33Munich, Germany (PANA) - Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Respect decision of Constitutional court annulling delay in presidential election: ECOWAS tells Senegal stakeholders
16 february 2024 - 13:07:58Dakar, Snegal (PANA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged stakeholders in the political crisis [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council strikes down 'unconstitutional' law delaying presidential election
16 february 2024 - 06:06:21Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday struck down a controversial law that postponed the West African country's [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Increased armed hostilities in Rafah pose 'disastrous risk' to civilian lives and infrastructure - ICRC
15 february 2024 - 07:21:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is cautioning the parties to the Israel-Palestine conflict, [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat expresses 'serious concerns' about Senegal's political crisis
14 february 2024 - 06:07:17Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Senegalese President Macky Sall as tensions [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Civilians suffer as ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan
14 february 2024 - 05:47:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal 'suspends' internet as Dakar Prefect bans march to protest poll delay
13 february 2024 - 14:23:35Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Senegalese authorities on Tuesday announced the suspension of internet at "certain time slots" as the [...] Full text...
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Dakar prefect bans protest march against postponement of presidential election
13 february 2024 - 12:56:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The prefect of Dakar, Cherif Mouhamadou Blondin Ndiaye, has banned Tuesday's march in tribute to three people who [...] Full text...
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Nearly 10,000 children vaccinated as malaria vaccine rollout in Africa expands
13 february 2024 - 09:11:18Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon have now received the RTS,S malaria vaccine since [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression
13 february 2024 - 07:24:23Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS MPs begin meetings in Senegal in efforts to end political crisis
12 february 2024 - 17:19:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A team from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday [...] Full text...
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Libya strongly condemns deadly attack in Mogadishu, Somalia
12 february 2024 - 14:52:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity Monday condemned in the [...] Full text...
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UN chief adds voice for dialogue, peace in Senegal as violence spreads; first death reported
10 february 2024 - 08:16:43New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added his voice for peace and dialogue in Senegal following [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: It's nearly impossible to protect civilians in event of ground attacks in Rafah
10 february 2024 - 07:34:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The unprecedented population density in Rafah in southern Gaza makes it nearly impossible to protect civilians [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: War leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition
09 february 2024 - 17:02:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 700,000 children in Sudan face the worst and most life-threatening form of hunger after [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gazans ‘stalked by hunger, disease and death’ warns UN’s top aid official
08 february 2024 - 18:10:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further fighting across Gaza on Thursday, including reports of deadly airstrikes in Rafah governorate, the UN’s [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS, US ask Senegal to restore electoral calendar
07 february 2024 - 07:41:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States have [...] Full text...
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WHO flags unprecedented cholera spike in Africa
07 february 2024 - 05:57:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Cholera cases are surging globally, and there’s been an unprecedented spike in Africa, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'We must do all in our power to protect Rafah,' say UN humanitarians
06 february 2024 - 12:57:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any move by Israel to extend its full-scale invasion of Gaza into the massively overcrowded southern [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Parliament postpones presidential poll to 15 December in controversial vote
06 february 2024 - 07:48:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill to postpone the West African country's presidential [...] Full text...
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Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation
06 february 2024 - 06:05:47New York, US (PANA) - Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Medical charity calls for urgent response amid high death rates, malnutrition crisis in North Darfur
05 february 2024 - 16:17:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is calling for the mass mobilization of the international community [...] Full text...
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World Bank urges action for gender equality in artisanal, small-scale mining
05 february 2024 - 16:08:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Gender discrimination, enshrined in mining laws, and disregard for health, safety, and social protection [...] Full text...
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Namibia begins period of national mourning for late President Geingob
05 february 2024 - 15:59:04Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia on Monday began a national period of mourning following the death of President Hage Geingob on [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Food convoy in Gaza hit by shelling - UN humanitarians
05 february 2024 - 12:32:46Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians reported on Monday that a food convoy in Gaza had been hit by shelling [...] Full text...
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UN chief mourns 'respected, principled' late Namibian president Geingob
05 february 2024 - 06:14:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Dr. Hage Gottfried [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Tinubu sends condolences to Namibia over President Geingob’s death
04 february 2024 - 18:30:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Bola Tinubu has extended the condolences of the Nigerian people and government to the people and [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa mourns the death of Namibian President Hage Geingob
04 february 2024 - 12:13:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said he was deeply saddened by the passing of [...] Full text...
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Namibian President Hage Geingob dies at 82
04 february 2024 - 05:42:26Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibian President Hage Geingob died in Windhoek on Sunday, the Namibia Press Agency reported quoting Vice [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers injured in attack on UN helicopter in DR Congo
03 february 2024 - 05:57:13Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - Two South African peacekeepers were injured, one seriously, in an attack on a UN helicopter [...] Full text...
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Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services
01 february 2024 - 17:34:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Cancer Day, 1 February, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN chief reiterates two-State solution the only path to a just, lasting peace
01 february 2024 - 05:40:16New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres underscored on Wednesday the critical role of the UN committee on the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group
31 january 2024 - 23:33:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA
31 january 2024 - 12:19:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...
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Latest Mediterranean deaths highlight need for safe migration routes
29 january 2024 - 20:32:50Rome, Italy (PANA) - Nearly 100 people have died or disappeared crossing the Central and Eastern Mediterranean so far this [...] Full text...
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Remembering Holocaust victims, Guterres urges a stand against division
28 january 2024 - 06:04:11New York, US (PANA) - In remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call [...] Full text...
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Preventing famine and deadly disease outbreak in Gaza requires faster, safer aid access and more supply routes
27 january 2024 - 13:01:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a [...] Full text...
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Political impasse in Libya, United States to Bathily's rescue to relaunch intra-Libyan dialogue
25 january 2024 - 19:24:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At a time when the Libyan political process is bogged down in a new impasse, a [...] Full text...
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Gaza-Israel crisis: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians
25 january 2024 - 11:44:03Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Attacks on buildings in Gaza where terrified civilians are sheltering are “abhorrent and must stop immediately”, [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarians scale up cholera response in Somalia
25 january 2024 - 07:32:01Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The spread of cholera and acute watery diarrhoea is continuing in Somalia, with over 470 new [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza - UN
25 january 2024 - 06:21:34Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned [...] Full text...
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MRCG at LSHTM's integral role in the development RTS,S malaria vaccine
24 january 2024 - 20:05:19Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Researchers at The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and [...] Full text...
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Several dead in the brazen excavation of an artisanal mine in Mali
24 january 2024 - 17:35:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several people were killed last Friday when a gallery in a small-scale mine collapsed in [...] Full text...
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Ghana High Court sentences six to death for coup plot, aquits three
24 january 2024 - 17:27:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra has convicted six coup plotters for various counts of conspiracy to [...] Full text...
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Rights group says victims of 'reckless air strike' in Nigeria still awaiting justice after one year
24 january 2024 - 06:52:15Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is demanding justice for 40 people who were killed in an [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza
24 january 2024 - 06:00:06Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres
23 january 2024 - 20:37:03New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...
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Education-Employment paradox in Lesotho: Boys at a disadvantage in education, women at a disadvantage in employment: World Bank Blog By Tihtina Zenebe Gebre and Elizabeth Ninan Dulvy
23 january 2024 - 09:05:48Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Liphula (a pseudonym to protect the privacy of the student) is a 21-year-old young man enrolled [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Restrictions, lack of medicines deprive people in Khartoum state of lifesaving care - MSF
23 january 2024 - 06:04:49Paris, France (PANA) - Over the past few months, people in Khartoum State, Sudan, have become increasingly cut-off from healthcare, [...] Full text...
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119 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya - IOM
19 january 2024 - 16:13:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 7 and 16 January, [...] Full text...
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Terrorist leader neutralised in central-eastern Burkina Faso
19 january 2024 - 11:49:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The leader of the Sablogo/Lalgaye terrorist base in central-eastern Burkina Faso, Abdoul Karim Dicko, and [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza health system collapsing, as UN agencies renew ceasefire call
18 january 2024 - 07:23:07New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to do all it can to deliver critical [...] Full text...
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Benin receives more than 200,000 doses of malaria vaccine
17 january 2024 - 12:47:02Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has received 215,590 doses of malaria vaccine, the Ministry of Health announced on [...] Full text...
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Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports
16 january 2024 - 18:44:35Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and [...] Full text...
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Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO
16 january 2024 - 12:41:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people using tobacco continues to decline despite industry attempts to jeopardise progress towards [...] Full text...
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Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report
16 january 2024 - 05:34:53New York, US (PANA) - Globally in 2024, children are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war, and [...] Full text...
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises
16 january 2024 - 05:06:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza conflict: UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears
15 january 2024 - 13:33:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After more than 100 days of war in Gaza and no let-up in sight, senior UN [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack on Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport
13 january 2024 - 20:00:40New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemns the attack on Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UNICEF warns against 'triple threat stalking' children in Gaza
13 january 2024 - 08:01:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned against the “triple threat” of conflict, disease and malnutrition [...] Full text...
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COVID risk still high, warns WHO
13 january 2024 - 07:33:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The public health risk from COVID-19 remains high, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark
12 january 2024 - 20:26:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: War against Hamas in Gaza is act of self-defence, Israel tells world court
12 january 2024 - 13:47:32The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Israel strongly rejected accusations by South Africa of genocidal intent against Palestinians on Friday at [...] Full text...
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WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free
12 january 2024 - 12:01:59Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
11 january 2024 - 17:14:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...
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Libya supports South Africa's complaint against Israel for genocide in Gaza before the ICJ
11 january 2024 - 14:10:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has announced Libya's support for the complaint brought by South Africa against [...] Full text...
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Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO
08 january 2024 - 12:57:24Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - On day 93 of the war in Gaza, amid reports of relentless and heavy Israeli bombardment, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’
06 january 2024 - 05:12:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s relief chief on Friday warned that “Gaza has simply become uninhabitable” and demanded Israeli forces [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Nearly 600 attacks on healthcare in Gaza, West Bank since war began: WHO
06 january 2024 - 04:46:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hospitals and other vital medical infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank have been attacked nearly [...] Full text...
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Lethal combination of hunger and disease to lead to more deaths in Gaza
05 january 2024 - 18:30:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is ravaging Gaza, and this is expected to increase illness across the Strip, most acutely [...] Full text...
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Libya condemns terrorist attack in Iran
04 january 2024 - 13:08:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has strongly denounced the "terrorist attack" in the province of Kerman, in the south of [...] Full text...
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Israel/Gaza crisis: Everyone is hungry in Gaza now: UN humanitarians
02 january 2024 - 15:05:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Tuesday repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza. This [...] Full text...
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This will be one of the toughest AFCON tournaments – Sadio Mane
01 january 2024 - 10:27:12Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Senegal captain and talisman Sadio Mane believes that the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudanese army 'destroys substantial supplies' to rival RSF
31 december 2023 - 08:21:50Nyala, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese army warplanes have destroyed a substantial supply shipment to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...
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Half-way to SDG's deadline: Tackling climate change, protecting the planet
30 december 2023 - 07:37:13New York, US (PANA) - Halting unsustainable consumption and production, which have contributed to the decline of biodiversity and the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Death toll in Gaza soars to 21,110
29 december 2023 - 05:59:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In Gaza, the latest death toll as of midnight on Thursday stood at 21,110 according to [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence
29 december 2023 - 05:50:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against [...] Full text...
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Libya assess flooded areas in the east with UN officials
28 december 2023 - 12:52:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senior Libyan and UN officials have discussed the results of work done in areas affected in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Museveni, RSF leader Dagalo discuss ending the devastating war
28 december 2023 - 12:27:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and the leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Services (RSF), General [...] Full text...
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‘Act on the lessons of COVID-19’, Guterres says on Epidemic Preparedness Day
27 december 2023 - 15:56:41New York, US (PANA) - The world must prepare for the next pandemic and act on lessons learned from COVID-19, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: fighting hampers cholera response: UN agency
27 december 2023 - 07:00:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan continues to block efforts to respond to a deadly cholera outbreak that [...] Full text...
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Health services predict a rise in cases of coronavirus infections in Libya over coming period
26 december 2023 - 18:36:12Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday that it expected an increase in cases [...] Full text...
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Mali records more than 700 cases of dengue fever, 30 deaths
23 december 2023 - 13:46:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 700 cases of dengue fever, including around 30 deaths, have been recorded in Mali [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amnesty International says Security Council resolution 'woefully insufficient'
23 december 2023 - 09:50:03London, UK (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says Friday's UN Security Council resolution calling for “urgent steps to [...] Full text...
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Japan pledges support for UNICEF in fight against epidemics in Burundi
22 december 2023 - 18:51:29Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government of Japan has announced its support for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programme [...] Full text...
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Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO
22 december 2023 - 17:05:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Security Council continues negotiations over Gaza resolution calling for ‘urgent suspension’ of fighting
21 december 2023 - 17:19:31New York, US (PANA) - After intense negotiations all week behind closed doors at the 15-member Security Council, ambassadors are [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO designates JN.1 ‘variant of interest’ amid sharp rise in global spread
21 december 2023 - 06:46:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is continuously monitoring the global spread of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Barely a drop of safe water to drink in Gaza, UN aid agency warns
20 december 2023 - 14:55:53New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Security Council was slated to meet for a third consecutive day on [...] Full text...
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Sharp increase in journalists killed in conflict zones: UNESCO
19 december 2023 - 18:52:54Paris, France (PANA) - 2023 has been a particularly deadly year for journalists who work in conflict zones, with killings [...] Full text...
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