Libya takes steps to halt land degradation
23 december 2025 - 11:55:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved funding of US$5.8 million for a new pilot initiative [...] Full text...
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved funding of US$5.8 million for a new pilot initiative [...] Full text...
‘Decisive battle’: Guterres calls for youth power in fight to phase out fossil fuels
19 november 2025 - 08:34:08Belém, Brazil (PANA) - A page feels like it’s turning. After years of debate, the long-awaited roadmap for phasing out [...] Full text...
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AU Summit launches talks on US$800 million green conservation Trust Fund
03 november 2025 - 20:37:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Talks on the creation of a US$800 million environmental support facility to be funded from 1% [...] Full text...
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Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
15 october 2025 - 19:57:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than eight percent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough [...] Full text...
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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)
27 july 2025 - 14:06:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...
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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies
22 july 2025 - 06:41:45New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...
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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
05 july 2025 - 07:33:54Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...
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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania
02 july 2025 - 11:04:42Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PANA) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$ 120 million in new funding to [...] Full text...
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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
19 june 2025 - 16:53:37Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...
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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
23 april 2025 - 05:11:55New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...
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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change
23 april 2025 - 05:02:24New York, US (PANA) - City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can [...] Full text...
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Reinforcing pastoralism in the Sahel and West Africa: a decade of progress and the path forward: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Boutheina Guermazi and Olivier Buyoya
14 february 2025 - 11:26:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Pastoralism has long been a hallmark of the cultural, social, and economic landscapes of the Sahel [...] Full text...
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The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025 (By Conor Lennon, UN News)
30 december 2024 - 08:18:06Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the [...] Full text...
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UNCCD Sacred Lands Declaration underscores role of Indigenous Peoples in sustainable resource management
15 december 2024 - 06:19:32Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - In a landmark decision, COP16 parties that concluded their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on [...] Full text...
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Charting a path for global action on land and drought
15 december 2024 - 05:04:10Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on [...] Full text...
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Holding the front line against desertification
09 december 2024 - 07:15:59Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they [...] Full text...
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‘No life without land’ says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting
06 december 2024 - 15:13:22Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive”, according to an [...] Full text...
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Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation
05 december 2024 - 17:21:41Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) -The private sector has been urged to make the sustainable management of land a key part [...] Full text...
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Droughts: The ‘slow onset, silent killer’
03 december 2024 - 15:22:03Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to [...] Full text...
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Three billion people globally impacted by land degradation
02 december 2024 - 15:54:11Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land [...] Full text...
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Experts hopeful devastating trend of desertification can be reversed (Feature by UN News)
01 december 2024 - 05:18:42Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land [...] Full text...
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Why pastoralism matters more than ever for the Sahel and West Africa’s future: World Bank open editorial by Mohamed Ould El-Ghazaouani, President of Mauritania, Mahamat Idriss Déby, President of Chad and Ousmane Diagana, World Bank Vice-President for West and Central Africa
07 november 2024 - 09:12:09Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Today, more than ever, we must turn our attention to pastoralism across the Sahel and West [...] Full text...
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Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns
16 october 2024 - 21:28:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter [...] Full text...
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EU urges action to combat desertification for a sustainable future
14 october 2024 - 14:39:11Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions addressing the urgent challenges posed by desertification, [...] Full text...
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South Africa attends African Ministerial Conference on Environment
05 september 2024 - 11:27:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, is participating [...] Full text...
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UN airlifts ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
17 august 2024 - 06:43:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for [...] Full text...
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Cameroon elections: Upcoming vote marks ‘key opportunity’ to commit to human rights: UN human rights chief
09 august 2024 - 06:56:10Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Despite obstacles, Cameroon maintains immense potential to foster social change and promote civic engagement in their [...] Full text...
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Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
16 june 2024 - 07:12:52New York, US (PANA) - As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM urges young people in CEN-SAD countries to promote the organisation
23 april 2024 - 15:14:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, on Tuesday underlined the importance of the Community of [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$1.3 billion under RSF for Cote d’Ivoire
16 march 2024 - 07:50:19Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 30-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement [...] Full text...
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From AI to fast fashion, ‘world’s environment parliament’ adopts bold action plans
02 march 2024 - 06:05:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the [...] Full text...
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World Bank boosts climate, community resilience in Senegal River valley
14 february 2024 - 07:43:51Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a significant initiative aimed at addressing urgent challenges [...] Full text...
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Burundi and Russia ratify civil nuclear cooperation agreement
01 february 2024 - 15:54:37Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Assembly Thursday adopted a bill ratifying a cooperation agreement between Burundi and Russia on [...] Full text...
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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
09 december 2023 - 17:18:10Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...
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COP28: Guterres presses for accelerated climate action to help mountainous and landlocked developing countries
02 december 2023 - 15:10:41Dubai, UAE (PANA) - On second and final day of the World Climate Action Summit – the ministerial-level segment of [...] Full text...
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COP28: 'Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action'
02 december 2023 - 05:56:44Dubai, UAE (PANA) - A new report by the UN team combatting desertification reveals alarming trends over the past two [...] Full text...
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COP28: Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
30 november 2023 - 11:32:29Santiago, Chile (PANA) - The impact of “failed promises” to address the rapid rise in global temperatures is strikingly evident [...] Full text...
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COP 28: Leaders at summit must protect human rights by agreeing to phase out fossil fuels, press the hosts for reforms
28 november 2023 - 06:27:23London, UK (PANA) - Leaders at the COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must place human rights [...] Full text...
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UN issues global alert to combat severe sand and dust storms
13 july 2023 - 05:33:06New York, US (PANA) - Severe sand and dust storms (SDS) are becoming increasingly common, with UN climate experts attributing [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to save thousands of African children at risk of dying before their fifth birthday
21 june 2023 - 08:47:46Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - At least 216 million African children suffer from stunting and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, where [...] Full text...
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Combating drought, one garden at a time (A WFP feature)
18 june 2023 - 04:48:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Just before noon in Satara, a remote village in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region, the thermometer is [...] Full text...
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Women suffer disproportionately from ravages of drought, desertification - UN chief
17 june 2023 - 07:34:33New York, US (PANA) - Women’s land rights are in the spotlight ahead of the World Day to Combat Desertification [...] Full text...
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Niamey hosts fourth African climate talks
20 february 2023 - 14:42:01Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The fourth African climate talks will be held from 26 to 27 February in Niamey, the [...] Full text...
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2022 Year in Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights
30 december 2022 - 05:49:04New York, US (PANA) - UN News on Friday highlighted the work of activists helping to protect women’s rights, which [...] Full text...
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‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event
07 december 2022 - 05:30:11Montreal, Canada (PANA) - The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set [...] Full text...
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COP27: Climate change having dire effects on Libya, says President
08 november 2022 - 15:48:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has painted a dire picture of the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Finance Minister urges WB, IMF to help Africa mitigate effects of climate change
17 october 2022 - 12:47:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Finance of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Khaled al-Mabrouk, has urged the [...] Full text...
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African states on the front line of climate crisis - UN official
13 october 2022 - 05:46:46New York, US (PANA) - African States are on the front line of the climate crisis, a senior UN official [...] Full text...
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MoU signed on Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline
16 september 2022 - 19:23:41Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) relating to the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline was signed on Thursday in [...] Full text...
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‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned
16 september 2022 - 05:14:33New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency [...] Full text...
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Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’, warns UN chief on World Environment Day
04 june 2022 - 04:50:27New York, US (PANA) - “This planet is our only home,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for sustainable solutions to immigration and humanitarian crises in Africa
27 may 2022 - 20:07:32Tripoli, 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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Ukraine conflict highlights urgent need to build resilient food systems with people at their heart - WFP
19 may 2022 - 12:08:46Abidjan, 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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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation - UN
13 may 2022 - 05:16:36Abidjan, 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 - 20:49:41Ouagadougou, 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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High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land
10 may 2022 - 10:05:44Abidjan, 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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Cote d'Ivoire develops response to drought, land degradation, says President Ouattara
10 may 2022 - 06:16:01Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced on Monday that said his country has developed an important [...] Full text...
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15th Convention of Parties on Desertification and Drought opens in Côte d'Ivoire
09 may 2022 - 19:50:38Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 15th Convention of the Parties on Desertification and Drought (COP 15) opened in the [...] Full text...
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Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises': Guterres
15 march 2022 - 05:40:24New York, US (PANA) - To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and [...] Full text...
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Environmentalist calls for increased investment to combat land degradation in Africa
12 march 2022 - 15:45:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - An environmentalist of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on governments and businesses to [...] Full text...
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African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa
05 february 2022 - 16:05:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th regular Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government opened in [...] Full text...
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Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life (Feature by FAO)
23 january 2022 - 10:17:05Dakar, 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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Libyan Prime Minister inaugurates tree planting project
22 january 2022 - 16:57:20Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba inaugurated on Saturday a tree planting project in Tripoli, which aims [...] Full text...
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East African block says quiet diplomacy has paid off in mitigating conflicts in the region
17 december 2021 - 16:19:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African Inter-government Authority for Development (IGAD), has revealed that what it termed “quiet diplomacy” [...] Full text...
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COP26: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people, says UNHCR
08 november 2021 - 05:23:49Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said there is now a clear link between [...] Full text...
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Nigeria pledges gas-based energy transition, net zero emissions by 2060
02 november 2021 - 19:11:13Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland, pledged that Nigeria would cut its emissions to net [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for bold action to end 'suicidal war with nature'
12 october 2021 - 10:25:12New York, US (PANA) - With more than a million species at risk of extinction, countries must work now to achieve a sustainable future for [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries
14 september 2021 - 15:12:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...
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South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation
14 july 2021 - 13:41:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso to restore 5.16 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
17 june 2021 - 15:03:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is committed to rehabilitating 5.16 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, as [...] Full text...
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Guterres: Desertification and drought destabilising well-being of 3.2 billion people
17 june 2021 - 06:21:52New York, US (PANA) - Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “undermines the [...] Full text...
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Restoring nature ‘the test of our generation’: UN General Assembly President
15 june 2021 - 05:34:18New York, US (PANA) - Stepping up global efforts to combat land degradation is the only way to safeguard food [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister signs Paris Agreement on Climate Change
07 june 2021 - 10:48:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba on Sunday signed the procedures of the Ministry of Environment on [...] Full text...
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Niger's former President Issoufou scoops top African democracy prize
08 march 2021 - 13:16:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Former Niger President Mohamadou Issoufou, who championed Africa's cause for a continental free trade area, has [...] Full text...
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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative
11 january 2021 - 15:42:04Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...
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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall
11 january 2021 - 14:07:20Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ADF approves $28.233 million grant for Sudan’s response to pandemic
19 november 2020 - 13:28:25Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to [...] Full text...
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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter
27 october 2020 - 06:00:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FAO calls for transformational change in management of forests and food systems
06 october 2020 - 12:46:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transformational change is needed in the way countries manage forests and their biodiversity, people produce and [...] Full text...
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GCA Africa launch seeks to improve effectiveness of climate adaption activities across Africa
18 september 2020 - 18:10:40Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The regional office of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) was inaugurated on Wednesday in [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president urges compatriots to plant trees and re-green the country
03 august 2020 - 14:45:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien head of state, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday called on his compatriots to continue planting [...] Full text...
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19th Conference of CILSS Heads of State and Government opens
20 july 2020 - 18:26:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 19th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Permanent Inter-State Committee for [...] Full text...
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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger
06 july 2020 - 23:10:24Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Monday announced a financing package to support 210,000 poor [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Presidency rejects UK All-Party parliamentary group report on religious freedom
19 june 2020 - 19:56:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Friday labelled as “misrepresentation” the report of the United Kingdom (UK) All-Party [...] Full text...
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‘New contract’ needed with nature to keep drought and deserts at bay, says GUterres
18 june 2020 - 05:42:05New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for "a new contract with nature" to address ongoing global [...] Full text...
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Congo controls its deforestation rate - official
18 june 2020 - 00:15:20Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, said here Tuesday Congo was controlling its [...] Full text...
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Botswana joins global food security campaign
17 june 2020 - 13:29:25Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has joined the international community to celebrate the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Build back better and preserve biodiversity after COVID-19 pandemic: UN chief
23 may 2020 - 06:17:55New York, US (PANA) - Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must lead to countries uniting to preserve the natural world, [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges ‘more caring’ relationship with nature on World Wildlife Day
03 march 2020 - 05:16:52New York, US (PANA) - People everywhere need to remember that we depend on Mother Earth to survive, the UN [...] Full text...
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Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list
14 january 2020 - 07:25:18New York, US (PANA) - The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out [...] Full text...
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Inaction over climate emergency ‘not an option’ says UN Assembly chief
11 january 2020 - 07:50:29UAE, Abu Dhabi (PANA) - Inaction when it comes to fighting back against damaging climate change is not an option, [...] Full text...
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Pan-African NGO formed to reduce risk of climate change-related disasters
16 december 2019 - 10:59:02Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A Pan-African NGO, the African Association for the Promotion of Disaster Risk Reduction, has been formed [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal
19 november 2019 - 17:03:56Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...
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IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks
19 november 2019 - 15:54:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...
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AfDB forms climate change team
25 october 2019 - 14:49:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed a group of renowned experts to the board of [...] Full text...
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New UN report shows bottlenecks to sustainable land management in Africa
09 october 2019 - 23:04:02Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Wednesday on the sidelines [...] Full text...
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Africa-led movement calls for urgent action to grow 8,000 km 'natural wonder' across the continent
23 september 2019 - 08:18:06Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – As the UN Climate Action Summit starts in New York on Monday, global leaders from government, [...] Full text...
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INDIA: Land restoration cheapest solution to climate change, says COP 14
18 september 2019 - 18:38:15New Delhi, India (PANA) - The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat [...] Full text...
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Addiction to fossil fuels causes climate emergency, say UN human rights experts
17 september 2019 - 15:25:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called for an end to society's addiction to fossil fuels ahead [...] Full text...
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COP 14: Conference agrees to make land degradation neutrality national target
13 september 2019 - 11:03:54New Delhi, India (PANA) – The 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the UN Convention for [...] Full text...
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INDIA: IPCC told to strengthen scientific evidence of how to overcome barriers in reports
12 september 2019 - 21:41:54New Delhi, India (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was Thursday urged to strengthen scientific evidence on [...] Full text...
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INDIA: Ministers at COP14 in New Delhi call for coalition to scale up land restoration
11 september 2019 - 18:48:08New Delhi, India (PANA) – Ministers gathered in New Delhi, India, for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 14th [...] Full text...
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INDIA: COP 14 urged to penalize countries for degradation, destruction of land
10 september 2019 - 17:58:49New Delhi, India (PANA) – As the Conference of Parties to the the 14th session of the United Nations Convention [...] Full text...
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India: Costa Rica calls for paradigm shift from perceiving women as victims
10 september 2019 - 17:44:54New Delhi, India (PANA) – Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Lorena Revelo, has taken a swipe over [...] Full text...
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Zambia assures UN of commitment to environmental protection
10 september 2019 - 15:17:24New Delhi, India (PANA) – Total degraded land in Zambia is now estimated at 55,103.7 square kilometres, according to the [...] Full text...
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UNCCD COP14: Time for countries to step up with their NDCs
09 september 2019 - 21:01:54New Delhi, India (PANA) – As the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit in New York draws closer, Amina Mohammed, [...] Full text...
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UNCCD COP 14: Great Green Wall partners agree to develop 'visionary roadmap' to support 15 SDGs
09 september 2019 - 20:53:21New Delhi, India (PANA) – Partners of the African-led Great Green Wall Initiative have agreed to develop a visionary roadmap [...] Full text...
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High-level segment of the COP 14 begins in New Delhi
09 september 2019 - 15:18:24New Delhi, India (PANA) – The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP14) taking place in New [...] Full text...
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Restore land to save the planet, boost the economy, says UNCCD chief
08 september 2019 - 11:12:44New Delhi, India (PANA) - Investing in land restoration could not only help keep our planet healthy, but also be the [...] Full text...
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Insecurity, violence turn Nigeria into ‘pressure cooker’ that must be addressed - UN rights expert
03 september 2019 - 20:32:53Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is a pressure cooker of internal conflicts and generalised violence that must be addressed urgently, [...] Full text...
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UNCCD COP14 begins in New Delhi amid global campaign to save productive land
02 september 2019 - 18:04:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The 14th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat [...] Full text...
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UNCCD chief calls for political will to act on land degradation
08 august 2019 - 20:01:50Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Thursday ties together [...] Full text...
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World food security increasingly at risk due to 'unprecedented' climate change impact: UN report
08 august 2019 - 16:59:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, [...] Full text...
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Only 10,428 ha of land are reforested each year in Burkina Faso - Ministry
16 july 2019 - 16:02:12Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of the Environment, Nestor Batio Bassière, said on Monday that only 10,428 [...] Full text...
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Land degradation neutrality takes centre stage at global observance
19 june 2019 - 22:33:38Ankara, Turkey (PANA) – Land degradation neutrality took centre stage at the global observance of the 2019 World Day to [...] Full text...
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Congo calls for mobilization to achieve zero land degradation goal
19 june 2019 - 05:01:33Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Minister of Tourism and Environment, Arlette Soudan Nonault, said on Tuesday in Brazzaville that the [...] Full text...
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Turkey: Land tenure, a major sticking point at COP 14 in New Delhi, says UNCCD head
18 june 2019 - 17:39:23Ankara, Turkey (PANA) - Land tenure will be one of the major sticking points in negotiations at the forthcoming COP [...] Full text...
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UNCCD honours Ethiopia with Land for Life award
18 june 2019 - 09:13:48Ankara, Turkey (PANA) - The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has honoured the Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Desertification, a major challenge in Botswana - says Environment permanent secretary
17 june 2019 - 19:13:06Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Permanent Secretary in the Botswana Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Thato Raphaka, [...] Full text...
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Take action to repay debt to nature and restore land, UNCCD says
17 june 2019 - 13:52:21Ankara, Turkey (PANA) – As the world observed on Monday the World Day to Combat Desertification, which falls on 17 [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for urgent action to protect, restore degrading land
17 june 2019 - 12:26:18Ankara, Turkey (PANA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent action to protect and restore degrading land [...] Full text...
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UNCCD senior expert urges governments to link drought policies to rainfall, land policies
16 june 2019 - 17:14:45Ankara, Turkey (PANA) – United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) lead scientist,Dr. Barron Joseph Orr, has urged governments to [...] Full text...
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CEN-SAD countries call on Libyan warring parties to end military escalation
15 april 2019 - 07:15:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The extraordinary Summit of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) has called on all Libyan parties [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General lectures young Tunisians on 3 key challenges facing the world
02 april 2019 - 14:00:29Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has identified three key challenges facing the world, including growth in [...] Full text...
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Climate change 'affecting housing' in Niger (Feature by Souleyman Anza, PANA Correspondent)
31 march 2019 - 05:54:08Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Two-thirds of the West African state of Niger is occupied by the creeping Sahara desert, where [...] Full text...
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Climate change could push 100 million people into poverty by 2030 (Declaration)
26 february 2019 - 22:33:31Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Climate change has an impact on resource availability; its impact on poverty is well documented: It [...] Full text...
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AU appeals to foreign actors to jointly combat climate change disasters
08 february 2019 - 17:22:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has launched a universal appeal to foreign actors to join African [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian gov't hails appointment of Ibrahima Thiaw as UNCCD chief
01 february 2019 - 10:52:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government on Friday hailed the appointment of Ibrahima Thiaw as the Executive Secretary of [...] Full text...
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Buhari says Nigeria remains committed to saving Lake Chad from extinction
03 december 2018 - 15:39:33Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Katowice, Poland, reaffirmed that Nigeria remains committed to saving [...] Full text...
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Buhari departs Abuja to attend climate change conference in Poland
01 december 2018 - 11:57:24Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja for Katowice, Poland on Saturday to attend the 24th session [...] Full text...
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Nigeria losing half kilometre of land mass annually to desert encroachment
18 november 2018 - 20:03:39Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is losing about a half kilometre of its land mass annually to desert encroachment and [...] Full text...
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Building climate resilience and peace, go hand in hand for Africa’s Sahel – UN forum
14 november 2018 - 02:02:38New York, US (PANA) - To build a sustainable peace in Africa’s Sahel region, “urgent attention” is needed to mitigate [...] Full text...
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UN Chief urges nations to work together
12 november 2018 - 00:23:38Paris France (PANA) - From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” [...] Full text...
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AfDB presidents sees Africa as future global renewable-energy leader
08 november 2018 - 17:19:22Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina has said Africa is poised to become the [...] Full text...
thread Economy
Fighting ‘existential crisis’ of encroaching desert sands
02 november 2018 - 00:36:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a move described as a landmark decision, the Group of Earth Observations (GEO) – a [...] Full text...
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Nigerian traditional ruler urges Africa to put education, the poor at the centre of development
31 october 2018 - 12:52:35Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - One of Nigeria’s foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development [...] Full text...
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First Rwanda's hackathon project to focus on building resilience of wetlands
06 october 2018 - 20:04:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of entrepreneurs from around the globe will gather Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, for a [...] Full text...
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EU, FAO reaffirm commitment to build a more sustainable future for all
03 october 2018 - 11:20:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday reaffirmed [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
UN alone can solve its problems of climate change, migration, poverty and terrorism
30 september 2018 - 08:57:26New York, US (PANA) - Niger – victim of the quadruple scourge of climate change, migration, poverty and terrorism – [...] Full text...
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Beyond the motions of an electoral success in Mali (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
25 july 2018 - 11:18:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian voters go to the polls on 29 July to either elect a new president or [...] Full text...
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Sand, dust storms, a 'human well-being' issue, says high level panel
17 july 2018 - 07:07:37New York, US (PANA) - From higher morbidity and mortality rates to reduced economic growth, the impact of sand and [...] Full text...
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Fragile countries risk being ‘stuck in a cycle of conflict, climate disaster,’ Security Council told
12 july 2018 - 06:36:31New York, US (PANA) - Climate change – and the shortages of water and food that come from it – [...] Full text...
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On World Day to Combat Desertification, UN shines spotlight on ‘true value’ of land
18 june 2018 - 06:52:55New York, US (PANA) - Land is not a limitless resource and ignoring its role in our everyday lives threatens [...] Full text...
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FAO calls for pro-active, long-term planning against droughts
15 june 2018 - 11:03:54Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for a fundamental shift in the way [...] Full text...
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FAO, partner launch programme to boost soil productivity in Africa
13 june 2018 - 19:21:30Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership on Wednesday launched [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Morocco sign three agreements on strengthening economic relations
11 june 2018 - 14:41:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday in Rabat, Morocco, signed three agreements, including that [...] Full text...
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The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste, says UN chief
05 june 2018 - 04:16:35New York, US (PANA) - The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in [...] Full text...
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FAO hosts debate on policies to tackle rural population dynamics Mediterranean region
29 may 2018 - 10:37:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries around the Mediterranean region "should aim towards a forward-looking dialogue" geared to food security and [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
Exploit demand for gum arabic, UNCTAD urges Africa
26 april 2018 - 10:32:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gum arabic is not only an exotic commodity but also has the power to drive development [...] Full text...
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As cities boom, forests key to meeting demands for water, food, energy - UN
21 march 2018 - 22:56:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - With two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, forests are [...] Full text...
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FAO stresses collaborative partnership to halt deforestation
21 february 2018 - 13:42:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - Highlighting the challenge to meet the demands of a growing and more urbanized population, changing the [...] Full text...
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FAO cautions that soils being neglected as 'World Soil Day' is marked
05 december 2017 - 10:30:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks "World Soil Day" on Tuesday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Over 600,000 displaced by floods in Greater Horn of Africa in 2016 - Report
27 september 2017 - 09:37:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudden onset natural hazards, primarily floods, caused more than 600,000 new displacements in 2016 in the [...] Full text...
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US: Cameroon President Biya says ‘surge of solidarity’ can halt spread of poverty
22 september 2017 - 17:26:17New York, US (PANA) - Cameroonian President Paul Biya has told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that peace, essential [...] Full text...
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China: Much of planet’s land severely degraded owing to increased consumption - UN
13 september 2017 - 07:12:31Ordos, China (PANA) – A new United Nations report warns that a third of the planet’s land is now severely [...] Full text...
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China: UN summit spotlights financial need to combat land degradation
06 september 2017 - 19:38:28Beijing, China (PANA) – The head of the United Nations body tasked with addressing desertification on Wednesday stressed the importance [...] Full text...
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US: Help preserve land – our 'home and future' – UN
17 june 2017 - 14:02:38New York, US (PANA) – With hundreds of millions of people around the globe directly affected by desertification – the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB working with partners to accelerate drought resilience programme
17 june 2017 - 08:48:31Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - On the eve of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the African Development [...] Full text...
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Niger: UN Security Council links aid and development in fight against Boko Haram
06 march 2017 - 06:48:51Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Security Council – which is in the Lake Chad Basin to draw attention to the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: FAO, Japan hold high level talks to bolster partnership
25 january 2017 - 10:22:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FAO on Tuesday in Rome hosted a high-level delegation from Japan in a bid to bolster [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Great Green Wall' initiative to combat climate change in Africa
17 november 2016 - 19:19:28New York, US (PANA) - At the UN Climate Conference (COP 22) under way in Marrakech, Morocco, the Food [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Rehabilitating drylands key to global food security - IFAD
12 november 2016 - 10:36:20Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - A new report released by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) reveals that [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Tackling impacts of land degradation vital to achieving Global Goals – UN official
19 october 2016 - 06:19:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification has told delegations gathered in Nairobi, [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO, French group sign agreement to protect wetland resources
06 october 2016 - 12:00:27Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) will [...] Full text...
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US: Corruption is major obstacle to achieving Agenda 2030 - Buhari
21 september 2016 - 05:48:04New York, US (PANA) - Warning that corruption undermines achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took [...] Full text...
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UN: FAO study finds dry lands susceptible to more drought, land degradation
19 july 2016 - 19:43:34New York, US (PANA) - A new study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will help to fill [...] Full text...
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Italy: Cape Verde joins Port State Measures Agreement to combat unregulated fishing
24 june 2016 - 11:01:44Rome, Italy (PANA) - Cape Verde joined the Port State Measures Agreement on Thursday, as President Jorge Carlos Fonseca personally [...] Full text...
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UN: UN calls for more action to restore land resources
17 june 2016 - 15:44:01New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 800 million people are undernourished as a direct consequence of land degradation, declining soil, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials say climate change affecting stability in Sahel region
27 may 2016 - 06:11:28New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials late on Thursday in New York said climate change plays a direct [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN-backed report says climate change fuels internal displacement
12 may 2016 - 18:09:22New York, US (PANA) - Disasters associated with slow processes of environmental change, including drought, sea level rise and desertification [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan vows to purse new environment roadmap
16 march 2016 - 05:53:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have agreed to pursue a new environment roadmap, focusing on reducing the use of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Khartoum Green Belt allows Sudan access to UN Climate finance (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
14 march 2016 - 06:24:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Local communities around Khartoum stand to benefit from international trade in carbon once the government completes [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Top environmentalists in Sudan launch Greenbelt Initiative
13 march 2016 - 09:04:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Top environmentalists have gathered in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to attend the landmark launch of an [...] Full text...
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Germany: Ban marks UN’s 20th year in Bonn
09 march 2016 - 07:41:24Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Continuing his visit to Germany, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday celebrated the 20th anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN official says science is vital in managing disaster risk, promoting development
26 january 2016 - 19:58:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Robert Glasser on Tuesday drew the attention of [...] Full text...
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COP21: With climate change agreement in sight, UN chief tells Governments to 'finish the job'
12 december 2015 - 16:17:19Paris, France (PANA) - As the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) reached its final hours, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon [...] Full text...
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COP21: NEPAD hosts event combating climate change in Africa
10 december 2015 - 12:53:22Paris, France (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has hosted an event on the sidelines of the [...] Full text...
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COP21: Google, FAO partner to make remote sensing data more efficient and accessible
02 december 2015 - 10:11:15Paris, France (PANA) - Google Maps and FAO have agreed to work closely together to make geospatial tracking and mapping [...] Full text...
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France: Buhari approves Nigeria's INDC as world leaders gather in Paris for Climate pact
30 november 2015 - 21:04:24Paris, France (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the submission of the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Pope ‘strikes hearts’ with new call for climate change deal
26 november 2015 - 18:25:40Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis, on the second day of an African tour, addressed the global community on the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Pope celebrates first Holy Mass in Africa with calls for family unity
26 november 2015 - 14:13:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Pope Francis called for respect for women and family valued when he led thousands of Christians [...] Full text...
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UN: UN expert says Morocco’s agriculture-focused 'Green Plan' must benefit all
14 october 2015 - 18:26:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Ms. Hilal Elver, on Wednesday commended [...] Full text...
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US: Paris agreement must address Climate Change vulnerabilities - Pres. Buhari
28 september 2015 - 09:59:07New York, US (PANA) - The agreement to be reached at the forthcoming 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, [...] Full text...
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UN: Sustainable soil management key to curbing climate change, ensuring food security - FAO
24 june 2015 - 08:02:34New York, US (PANA) - A newly-released UN-backed publication said mountain soils are of great importance to ecosystem and food [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials urge action to protect arable land
17 june 2015 - 19:32:57New York, US (PANA) - Land is a renewable resource, but only if investments are made in land degradation neutrality, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 14 million face effects of desertification in Nigeria
17 june 2015 - 17:46:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – About 14 million Nigerians in the northern part of the country and 43 per cent [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya burns ivory to mark Wangari Maathai Day
04 march 2015 - 10:32:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta led celebrations to mark the African Environment Day Tuesday with the burning [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Govt. unveils plan to fight desertification
29 january 2015 - 13:05:57Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana says it will soon align its national action plan (NAP) to combat desertification with the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigeria establishes agency to implement continental afforestation programme
26 november 2014 - 10:49:49Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has established the Agency of the Great Green Wall (GGW) to facilitate the successful implementation [...] Full text...
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Kenya: EU, FAO step up anti-desertification fight in Africa
22 october 2014 - 12:50:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the African, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Tanzanian dailies play up calls to halt global warming
27 september 2014 - 08:40:21Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As world leaders gathered at the UN headquarters in New York, US, for the [...] Full text...
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Benin: President Yayi rallies countrymen for successful reforestation programme
01 august 2014 - 20:26:40Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin President Boni Yayi on Friday rallied his countrymen to ensure the success of an environment [...] Full text...
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Italy: Global plan of action endorsed to halt escalating degradation of soils
24 july 2014 - 16:44:44Rome, Italy (PANA) - Urgent action is required to improve the health of the world's limited soil resources and stop [...] Full text...
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Niger: Niger launches coal-fired power plant
27 june 2014 - 12:48:30Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Following the commissioning in 1975 of the coal power plant in Anu Araren, 1000km north of [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban inaugurates UN House in Windhoek, hails cooperation with Namibia
24 june 2014 - 21:10:29New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday inaugurated the UN House in Windhoek, Namibia which, he [...] Full text...
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US: UN officials call for restoration of ecosystems to reduce climate change disasters
17 june 2014 - 16:30:19New York, US (PANA) - Marking the World Day to Combat Desertification, UN officials Tuesday emphasized the importance of restoring [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Mauritania Minister meets Ethiopian PM on Africa green wall
26 march 2014 - 23:00:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mauritanian Environment miAmedi Camara has met the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemarian Desalegn, to seek Addis [...] Full text...
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Lesotho: AU celebrates Africa Environment, Wangari Maathai Day
04 march 2014 - 10:58:51Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has marked this year's Africa Environment and Wangari Maathai Day in Maseru, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Govt. seeks financial grant to tackle desertification
08 january 2014 - 10:18:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Worried by the high level of desertification, particularly in northern part of the country, the Nigerian [...] Full text...
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Botswana FM urges support to mitigate effects of climate change
01 october 2013 - 17:01:58New York, US (PANA) – Botswana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Phandu Skelemani, on Tuesday in New [...] Full text...
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