African Water Facility Governing Council adopts new five-year strategy to boost water security efforts

30 november 2025 - 08:43:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Governing Council of the African Water Facility has adopted the organisation’s new five-year strategy, marking [...] Full text...

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Children hit by HIV funding gaps

29 november 2025 - 06:35:28
New York, US (PANA) - Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early [...] Full text...

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DRC launches drive to vaccinate 62 million children and adolescents against measles and rubella

27 november 2025 - 10:29:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday launched a nationwide vaccination campaign aiming to protect [...] Full text...

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Peacebuilding Fund hits $1 billion milestone amid funding gap

27 november 2025 - 08:52:32
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund on Wednesday announced a major milestone, with the approval of [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with Sierra Leone on first and second reviews of ECF

27 november 2025 - 07:38:15
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – Subject to approval by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Management and Executive Board, completion of [...] Full text...

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Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns

26 november 2025 - 07:19:13
New York, US (PANA) - More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers [...] Full text...

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Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter

25 november 2025 - 18:01:44
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” [...] Full text...

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Finance experts urge African states to track US$1.2 trillion laundered through wildlife conservancies

25 november 2025 - 17:36:30
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – African countries must urgently take steps to track some US$1.2 trillion, which flows into the continent [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes virtual mission on programme review with Mali

25 november 2025 - 10:31:28
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Malian authorities have concluded the virtual mission under [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa hailed after successful G20 Summit

24 november 2025 - 08:22:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has been saluted for his successful hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit [...] Full text...

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Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and pledge to plan fossil fuel transition (By Felipe de Carvalho, UN News)

23 november 2025 - 05:24:18
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction

22 november 2025 - 18:30:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV Mission to Mozambique

22 november 2025 - 09:39:20
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that Mozambique is navigating a “complex macroeconomic environment”. It said [...] Full text...

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IMF staff concludes mission to Chad

22 november 2025 - 09:24:38
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) - A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has held discussions with the Chadian authorities on [...] Full text...

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One in five children living in poverty in developing countries

20 november 2025 - 16:24:56
New York, US (PANA) - At least 417 million children — more than one in five — living in low- [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Diplomatic momentum must translate into urgent steps on the ground

19 november 2025 - 09:15:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is prepared to play “any role” needed to advance the breakthrough Security Council [...] Full text...

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AU sustainable development chief calls for deepening of community-led conservation efforts in Botswana

18 november 2025 - 16:45:28
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The sight of wild animals freely roaming the floodplains of the Chobe National Park in the [...] Full text...

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Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles eliminate measles and rubella

18 november 2025 - 07:34:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a significant public health achievement, Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, [...] Full text...

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IMF staff concludes visit to Libya

17 november 2025 - 07:59:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya’s GDP growth in 2025 is being supported by an increase in oil production, but lower [...] Full text...

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Ukraine: UN condemns latest deadly attack targeting civilians in Kyiv

14 november 2025 - 17:11:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several civilians were killed and many others injured, including children, in a large-scale Russian attack on [...] Full text...

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UN launches first refugee-led green fund to restore land and cut carbon

14 november 2025 - 12:50:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund, the first major refugee-led [...] Full text...

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IMF staff team concludes Ethiopia visit on ECF

14 november 2025 - 11:13:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Alvaro Piris visited Addis Ababa [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak

13 november 2025 - 20:08:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia reports suspected viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak

13 november 2025 - 19:49:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN supports response to potentially deadly virus outbreak

13 november 2025 - 17:17:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Ethiopia as the country faces a suspected viral haemorraghic [...] Full text...

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IMF staff reach deal with Burkina Faso on fourth review under ECF and RSF

13 november 2025 - 08:58:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabè authorities and International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...

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‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action

13 november 2025 - 08:38:02
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes post-financing assessment mission to Uganda

13 november 2025 - 08:21:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s fiscal position deteriorated significantly in FY2024/25 due to higher current spending, including one-off items, but [...] Full text...

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Africa’s Giant Eye on the Sky turns 20

12 november 2025 - 09:59:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), Africa’s largest optical telescope, on Tuesday celebrated its [...] Full text...

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ICC: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity

12 november 2025 - 07:34:12
New York, US (PANA) - Coercion and sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “assaults on the very principles [...] Full text...

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IOM Chief warns of imminent catastrophe as displacement surges in North Darfur

11 november 2025 - 15:27:17
Port Sudan,Sudan (PANA)- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope has warned that extreme insecurity and appalling [...] Full text...

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Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds

11 november 2025 - 07:44:25
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their [...] Full text...

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From pledges to action: Leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30

10 november 2025 - 20:08:17
Belem, Brazil (PANA) - COP30 opened in Belém on Monday with a clear message: the era of half-measures is over. [...] Full text...

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Fight continues for dignity, education and sexuality of young girls around the world

09 november 2025 - 08:15:06
New York, US (PANA) - The dignity of girls and their sexual health were at the heart of the International [...] Full text...

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COP30 Climate Conference: What to know

08 november 2025 - 12:38:18
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Next week, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference (COP30) will begin in Belém, Brazil. The [...] Full text...

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New Brazil-led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action

07 november 2025 - 07:30:27
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. [...] Full text...

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Inflationary pressures ease in Zambia but economic challenges remain

06 november 2025 - 12:45:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian economy has demonstrated resilience amid last year’s drought, with real GDP growth at 3.8 [...] Full text...

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Catch-up immunization campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children

05 november 2025 - 17:00:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring will be launched in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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African Summit on environmental conservation opens in Gaborone

05 november 2025 - 11:24:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – The first of its kind African Summit on biodiversity conservation opened in Gaborone on Wednesday, banking [...] Full text...

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IMF, Cape Verde hold productive consultation

05 november 2025 - 09:16:32
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) -  Cape Verdean authorities and a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have held productive [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for sustainable health financing

04 november 2025 - 07:55:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday issued new recommendations aimed at helping countries mitigate the [...] Full text...

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AU Summit launches talks on US$800 million green conservation Trust Fund

03 november 2025 - 20:37:19
Gaborone, 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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UN launches appeal for solidarity in face of Great Lakes tragedy

31 october 2025 - 07:33:33
Paris, France (PANA) - The international community gathered in the French capital on Thursday to try to raise funds for [...] Full text...

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UN warns of a critical funding gap for climate adaptation

30 october 2025 - 07:42:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As global temperatures soar and climate disasters become more frequent, developing countries have only a fraction [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $73 million to empower Kenyan youth through science, technology development

26 october 2025 - 04:30:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the African Development Bank (AfDB) [...] Full text...

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ADF approves additional $8.6 million grant for Burundi clean water supply

26 october 2025 - 04:26:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), through its Climate Action Window, has approved an $8.6 million [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Millions pushed to ‘brink of survival’

23 october 2025 - 17:30:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 900 days of brutal conflict, widespread human rights violations, famine, and the collapse of essential [...] Full text...

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Climate science and early warnings key to saving lives - Guterres

22 october 2025 - 15:38:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means [...] Full text...

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Finance changed, risks didn’t (By Yao Zeng for F&D Magazine, an assistant professor of finance and the Cynthia and Bennett Golub Faculty Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania)

22 october 2025 - 07:16:02
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More than 15 years after the global financial crisis, the banking and financial system looks [...] Full text...

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‘Finance must flow now’, says UN climate chief as COP30 nears

21 october 2025 - 18:14:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell has urged countries to deliver a rapid surge in [...] Full text...

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African Development Bank President pledges deeper cooperation with key constituency

19 october 2025 - 06:53:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah has met with the finance ministers [...] Full text...

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UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget

18 october 2025 - 08:05:42
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director sets out priorities for a resilient global economy

17 october 2025 - 07:13:57
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has called for increased efforts to spur [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN pushes to fire scale up aid delivery

16 october 2025 - 20:54:37
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, UN aid teams are intensifying efforts [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights ‘maximum impact’ reform agenda

16 october 2025 - 08:14:25
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness [...] Full text...

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Central Bank of Libya signs cooperation agreement with World Bank

15 october 2025 - 12:45:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), Naji Mohamed Issa, has signed a cooperation [...] Full text...

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African Caucus and IMF reaffirm commitment to Africa’s resilience and long-term development

15 october 2025 - 09:47:13
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Inflation pressures and tight global financing conditions continue to weigh on fiscal positions and debt [...] Full text...

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'World falling behind on its clean energy goals' - Report

15 october 2025 - 08:19:21
New York, US (PANA) - A new report released on Tuesday warns the world is falling behind on its clean [...] Full text...

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Gaza: $70 billion needed to rebuild shattered enclave, says UN

14 october 2025 - 19:40:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around $70 billion will be needed to reconstruct Gaza and make it safe after two years [...] Full text...

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UNICEF workshop on strengthening the social protection system for Libyan families

14 october 2025 - 15:42:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Libya, in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Social Affairs [...] Full text...

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UN releases $11 million for Gaza aid as ceasefire, hostage release bring ‘fragile hope’

14 october 2025 - 07:20:13
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The UN is stepping up its emergency response in Gaza, releasing $11 million from its [...] Full text...

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Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, Guterres says on International Day

13 october 2025 - 19:09:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Hostages released, aid scale-up has begun, say aid agencies

13 october 2025 - 12:11:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes deal on fourth review of ECF for Somalia

13 october 2025 - 08:56:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somali authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff have reached a staff-level agreement on the 4th [...] Full text...

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IMF staff concludes visit to Kenya

12 october 2025 - 06:36:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Haimanot Teferra visited Kenya to assess the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave

11 october 2025 - 12:01:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As displaced Gazans jammed the main route leading north on Friday after the ceasefire deal between [...] Full text...

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Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis

11 october 2025 - 07:32:52
New York, US (PANA) - Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young [...] Full text...

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'I will not go hungry again': Hope reborn in Gaza after ceasefire agreement (By UN News)

10 october 2025 - 18:09:17
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - "What makes me even happier is that I will no longer suffer from hunger." Like [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave

10 october 2025 - 17:49:01
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As displaced Gazans jammed the main route leading north on Friday after the ceasefire deal [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave

10 october 2025 - 17:18:28
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As displaced Gazans jammed the main route leading north on Friday after the ceasefire deal [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level agreement on fifth review of Extended Credit Facility with Ghana

10 october 2025 - 13:05:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ghanaian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...

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WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to lasting peace

09 october 2025 - 07:46:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World Health [...] Full text...

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National training workshop on marine biodiversity monitoring and reserve management begins in Zouara

08 october 2025 - 15:03:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - A national training workshop on the monitoring of marine biodiversity and reserve management began in Zuwara [...] Full text...

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Playing and games put thousands of Sudanese children back on the track of healing and recovery (PANA Feature) By Mohamed Osman Adam

07 october 2025 - 16:05:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan's war, sports and games have shown that they are not only entertainment and [...] Full text...

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Two years of Gaza-Israel war bring ‘indescribable’ pain, warn aid agencies

07 october 2025 - 14:50:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the UN [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Guinea-Bissau on the Ninth Review of Extended Credit Facility Arrangement

07 october 2025 - 14:04:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Guinea-Bissau have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies [...] Full text...

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IMF MD lauds Senegal for addressing misreporting case

07 october 2025 - 13:03:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said the Senegalese [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Major UN aid operation ‘ready to go’ if agreement is reached on US peace plan

07 october 2025 - 08:15:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN aid teams in Gaza are “ready to go” with thousands of tonnes of supplies [...] Full text...

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Denmark announces 40% increase in contribution to African Development Fund

05 october 2025 - 06:45:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Denmark has announced a planned 1.1 billion Danish krone pledge to the African Development Fund’s [...] Full text...

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IMF Chief speaks on ‘Enhancing GCC Resilience to Global Shocks’

04 october 2025 - 08:10:31
Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva this week addressed the annual Meeting of the Ministers of [...] Full text...

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IMF announces appointment of Dan Katz as First Deputy Managing Director

04 october 2025 - 07:30:31
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Dan Katz [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Zimbabwe

03 october 2025 - 07:35:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – After a sharp slowdown in 2024, Zimbabwe is experiencing a degree of macroeconomic stability due to [...] Full text...

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Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries

03 october 2025 - 06:47:35
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – [...] Full text...

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IMF Board concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Liberia

02 october 2025 - 08:14:38
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Following a strong post-pandemic recovery, Liberia’s economic activity moderated somewhat in 2024, according to the International [...] Full text...

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World failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn

01 october 2025 - 14:22:35
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As Israeli forces continued their push to take full control of Gaza City on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Marshal Haftar inaugurates infrastructure projects in eastern Libya

01 october 2025 - 11:45:33
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The commander-in-chief of the eastern-based Libyan Arab Army Forces, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has inaugurated several basic [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on EFF/ECF arrangements

01 october 2025 - 10:01:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Guterres calls for ‘all parties’ to commit to US peace plan, as UN agencies stress urgent ceasefire need

30 september 2025 - 17:22:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Monday’s Gaza peace deal proposal from US President [...] Full text...

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Gaza: As world waits for Hamas' response to US peace plan, aid teams call for ceasefire

30 september 2025 - 15:01:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies reiterated calls for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday to help alleviate Palestinian [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV consultation with Eswatini

30 september 2025 - 08:41:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s economic growth is expected to strengthen in the near term, up to 4.6 percent in [...] Full text...

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IMF team says São Tomé and Príncipe economy remains 'relatively resilient'

29 september 2025 - 14:37:20
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team says the Santomean economy appears to have remained [...] Full text...

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IMF begins 5th review of Ghana's Extended Credit facility programme

29 september 2025 - 11:04:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday began its fifth review of Ghana’s performance under the [...] Full text...

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French-speaking Africa calls on the UN to address its shortcomings

27 september 2025 - 08:37:53
New York, US (PANA) - The same refrain ran through the ranks of French-speaking Africa this week during the high-level [...] Full text...

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IMF encourages Botswana to streamline public spending

27 september 2025 - 08:29:27
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s economic activity is expected to contract by about 1 percent in 2025, owing primarily to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum returnees face shelter crisis, warns IOM

27 september 2025 - 06:32:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The ongoing war between rival militaries in Sudan has left vast areas devastated and people returning [...] Full text...

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UNICEF delivers vaccines, life-saving support as Ebola outbreak hits DRC's Kasai region

25 september 2025 - 11:21:59
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Nearly 45,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine are on their way to Kasai province as the [...] Full text...

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IMF staff says Tanzania's economic activity 'robust'

25 september 2025 - 10:17:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, which [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly hosts first ever development finance summit to boost SDGs

25 september 2025 - 05:01:32
New York, US (PANA) - The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – [...] Full text...

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Seventeen African govts commit to reforms, actionable plans to expand electricity

24 september 2025 - 18:24:50
New York, US (PANA) - Seventeen African governments on Wednesday committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access [...] Full text...

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'Millions at risk of HIV to benefit from new prevention option'

24 september 2025 - 11:49:58
New York, US (PANA) - Millions more people at risk of HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will have [...] Full text...

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IMF staff to visit Kenya on possible fund-supported programme

24 september 2025 - 09:57:26
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Haimanot Teferra, mission chief for Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Climate Summit 2025: The path to COP30 (By UN News)

24 september 2025 - 05:50:57
New York, US (PANA) - Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored [...] Full text...

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UN’s Guterres to world leaders: Choose peace and cooperation over chaos

23 september 2025 - 15:28:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General opened the General Assembly high-level debate with a stark message: the world [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Life-saving cholera vaccination campaign begins in Darfur

23 september 2025 - 14:41:04
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Amid the devastating war in Sudan, UN aid teams are overcoming major obstacles to curb [...] Full text...

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High-level week opens with celebration of women’s empowerment

22 september 2025 - 19:25:12
New York, US (PANA) - Annalena Baerbock, only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UNICEF says at least 11 children killed in El Fashir mosque attack

22 september 2025 - 15:37:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As more details come out from the scene of the drone strike that killed at [...] Full text...

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AfDB, Congo sign MOU for hosting of 2026 Annual Meetings

21 september 2025 - 04:37:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Republic of Congo have signed a memorandum of [...] Full text...

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UNICEF aid trucks robbed at gunpoint in Gaza City

19 september 2025 - 19:56:36
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, [...] Full text...

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UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds

19 september 2025 - 04:48:46
New York, US (PANA) - During a year of escalating global turmoil – from widening wars and economic hardship to [...] Full text...

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Fragile progress in Syria, at risk from exclusion and foreign interference, UN warns

18 september 2025 - 20:05:07
New York, US (PANA) - Syria’s tentative steps towards recovery could quickly unravel without inclusive politics, sustained aid and respect [...] Full text...

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Thirsty and starving, Gazans face ‘inhumane’ evacuation

16 september 2025 - 15:37:41
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As bombs continue to fall on Gaza City as part of Israel’s intensifying military operation, [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves extension of Extended Credit Facility arrangement with Zambia

16 september 2025 - 12:18:30
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the Zambian authorities’ request [...] Full text...

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UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack’

16 september 2025 - 06:12:19
New York, US (PANA) - “Underfunded, overstretched and under attack,” is how the United Nation’s top humanitarian aid official has [...] Full text...

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South Africa moves closer to securing Grand Prix hosting rights

15 september 2025 - 09:08:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African companies have committed to funding the estimated US$ 117 million licensing fee [...] Full text...

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Libya and Italy sign memoranda of understanding

12 september 2025 - 12:08:31
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government and Italy's intelligence services have signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the areas [...] Full text...

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What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)

12 september 2025 - 07:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...

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‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform

10 september 2025 - 08:01:15
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly opened its 80th session on Tuesday, new President Annalena Baerbock [...] Full text...

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Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year

10 september 2025 - 07:53:00
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks on schools in conflict zones around the world have increased by a “staggering 44 [...] Full text...

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Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion

10 september 2025 - 07:35:13
New York, US (PANA) - Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising [...] Full text...

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Over 35 metric tonnes of WHO medical supplies arrive in Kabul to support earthquake survivors in eastern Afghanistan

08 september 2025 - 20:52:30
Kabul, Afghanistan (PANA) - A new consignment of more than 35 metric tonnes of life-saving medical supplies landed in Kabul [...] Full text...

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UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine

08 september 2025 - 18:29:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russia’s largest aerial [...] Full text...

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A fourth generation nuclear survivor’s push for justice

06 september 2025 - 14:12:08
New York, US (PANA) - Standing behind the United Nations rostrum on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Oemwa Johnson, [...] Full text...

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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 20:08:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...

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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns

05 september 2025 - 07:23:16
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF

03 september 2025 - 06:34:17
New York, US (PANA) - Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children [...] Full text...

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IMF spots rising foreign investor interest in range of sectors in Mozambique

30 august 2025 - 10:51:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique’s economic activity is gradually recovering after a sharp slowdown between October 2024 and March 2025. [...] Full text...

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Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on

29 august 2025 - 06:53:37
New York, US (PANA) - Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and [...] Full text...

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Committee to resolve electricity crisis in eastern Libya meets

28 august 2025 - 13:56:31
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A committee charged with resolving the electriciy crisis in eastern Libya has met to discuss a [...] Full text...

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Why economic inequality matters for development (World Bank Blog by Luis Felipe López-Calva, Global Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice; Deon Filmer, Director, Development Research Group, World Bank and Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician of the World Bank Group and Director of the Development Data Group)

28 august 2025 - 07:22:41
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Does economic inequality matter for development? That’s a question we discussed at a recent event [...] Full text...

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The Sultanate of Oman to increase trade with Burkina Faso

27 august 2025 - 13:34:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has had a meeting in Ouagadougiu with [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Over 1000 children killed, maimed in siege of Sudanese city

27 august 2025 - 12:33:37
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said that since the start of the siege [...] Full text...

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IMF team assists Senegal to rectify misreporting of public accounts

27 august 2025 - 09:17:25
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has commended the Senegalese authorities on their commitment to [...] Full text...

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Libya and US discuss security partnership

26 august 2025 - 14:46:13
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Chargé d'affaires of the US embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, spoke with the Chief of [...] Full text...

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Africa steps up malaria fight with new commitments and accountability scorecard

26 august 2025 - 06:37:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ministers of Health, partners, and global health leaders convening on the sidelines of the Seventy Fifth [...] Full text...

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Cholera epidemic spreads in Sudanese refugee camps in Chad

26 august 2025 - 06:06:26
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Cholera, which is raging in Sudan, is spreading to Chad. As large numbers of Sudanese from [...] Full text...

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UN Chief appoints Zambia Chaloka Beyani as Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide

24 august 2025 - 14:40:47
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Dr. Chaloka Beyani of Zambia as Special Adviser [...] Full text...

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Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York

22 august 2025 - 20:19:09
New York, US (PANA) - Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to [...] Full text...

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Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue

21 august 2025 - 19:45:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late [...] Full text...

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Food for Gaza piled up in warehouses risks spoiling without Israel's green light

21 august 2025 - 07:04:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Israel's neighbouring countries, thousands of tons of food aid destined for Gaza are piling up [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council hears about rising conflict-related sexual violence amid falling resources

20 august 2025 - 07:40:35
New York, US (PANA) - Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate [...] Full text...

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Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid

15 august 2025 - 19:38:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions

15 august 2025 - 16:44:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, [...] Full text...

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State funeral held for Ghana helicopter crash victims; last six buried

15 august 2025 - 15:07:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Friday led a State funeral for eight people, including two [...] Full text...

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AfDB commits $40 million to catalyse Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

14 august 2025 - 10:50:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance [...] Full text...

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Swedish national Ingeborg Richardson appointed Deputy Special Representative of UNSMIL in Libya

09 august 2025 - 11:59:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson of Sweden as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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Forum discusses proposal to establish sovereign fund for health in Libya

08 august 2025 - 15:42:49
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - At the conclusion of its proceedings, the first National Forum for the Development of Health Systems [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes 2025 Article IV mission to Eswatini

08 august 2025 - 11:45:11
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Regardless of the risks that include heightened global uncertainty and potential delays in project execution, Eswatini’s [...] Full text...

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Several Somali regions hit by severe drought

07 august 2025 - 05:22:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - About 2.5 million people in Somalia are living in drought-affected areas, warn UN agencies currently conducting [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group joins African Development Bank Group and Mastercard as co-chair of Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy

06 august 2025 - 07:49:28
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group has signed on as co-chair of the Mobilising Access to the [...] Full text...

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Children are ‘skin and bones’ as Sudan marks a grim milestone

06 august 2025 - 06:03:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Famine was declared in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur one year ago. And since [...] Full text...

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Mounting civilian casualties in Sudan as fighting intensifies

05 august 2025 - 05:55:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As conflict intensifies between rival militaries in Sudan, the UN humanitarian wing (OCHA) expressed alarm [...] Full text...

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Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns

03 august 2025 - 20:00:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and [...] Full text...

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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)

03 august 2025 - 08:08:47
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...

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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)

03 august 2025 - 07:32:10
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...

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Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines

02 august 2025 - 05:34:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency highlights deepening climate and displacement crisis in Somalia

02 august 2025 - 05:30:23
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Climate shocks and mass displacement caused by conflict have uprooted some 3.6 million people in Somalia, [...] Full text...

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AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

01 august 2025 - 12:59:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mali

01 august 2025 - 11:27:12
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with [...] Full text...

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New Standards for Economic Data Aim to Sharpen View of Global Economy (IMF Blog by Vladimir Klyuev, James Tebrake)

01 august 2025 - 08:38:55
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The updated System of National Accounts better captures digitalisation, intangible assets, and global production—helping [...] Full text...

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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food

01 august 2025 - 05:13:32
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...

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Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for children

31 july 2025 - 04:58:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central [...] Full text...

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South Africa secures major energy loan

30 july 2025 - 06:33:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Germany’s KFW Development Bank on Tuesday concluded a €500 million loan for the implementation [...] Full text...

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In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation

29 july 2025 - 12:56:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said [...] Full text...

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South Africa secures rights to host major golf tournament

29 july 2025 - 10:14:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Gauteng Department of Sport has confirmed the province will host the inaugural LIV [...] Full text...

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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)

29 july 2025 - 09:13:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...

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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report

28 july 2025 - 19:17:24
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...

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Pollution, melting microbes, undamming rivers, risks for elders: 4 key climate issues (By UN News)

27 july 2025 - 06:10:58
New York, US (PANA) - In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV consultation and Fifth Review Under ECF with Zambia

27 july 2025 - 06:08:33
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Article IV Consultation [...] Full text...

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IMF approves new 48-month ECF arrangement for Chad

26 july 2025 - 12:21:28
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement under the [...] Full text...

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US and Libyan officials meet on ways to strengthen cooperation

25 july 2025 - 11:02:33
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A high-level Libyan-American meeting has examined prospects for cooperation between Libya the two countries and ways [...] Full text...

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'Sustain fiscal consolidation,’ IMF urges Cameroon

25 july 2025 - 10:53:34
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has concluded the eighth reviews under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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'Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says

25 july 2025 - 05:07:48
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.” Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for [...] Full text...

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Risks blur Malawi’s growth outlook amid FX shortages, fuel scarcity, declining ODA

23 july 2025 - 09:41:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi is at a critical juncture facing high inflation, an unsustainable fiscal and debt outlook, foreign [...] Full text...

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Financing agreements to strengthen Education in Mauritania and Chad

23 july 2025 - 07:36:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Governments of Mauritania and Chad on Tuesday signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for [...] Full text...

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CAR innovates with nature-based solutions, reaffirms commitment to urban climate resilience

23 july 2025 - 07:12:31
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an additional grant financing of $9.175 million (just over CFAF 5.3 [...] Full text...

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IMF's First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath quits to rejoin Harvard economics faculty

22 july 2025 - 08:45:20
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has announced the departure of Gita Gopinath, [...] Full text...

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Libya signs contracts on air sector infrastructure with Turkish company

21 july 2025 - 12:08:16
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libya's eastern-based Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has signed [...] Full text...

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IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath’s statement at the conclusion of the Third Meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

19 july 2025 - 06:37:40
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (PANA) - International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath delivered the following remarks at the [...] Full text...

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Global gas flaring hits highest level since 2007, undermining energy security, access, and emissions goals

18 july 2025 - 14:34:03
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Global gas flaring surged for a second year in a row, wasting about $63 billion [...] Full text...

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Belgacem Haftar insists on compliance with standards and deadlines in the execution of projects in Libya

17 july 2025 - 17:09:42
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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IGAD and Germany expand partnership on regional migration

17 july 2025 - 16:27:29
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has announced signing a landmark Euro 8 million Grant Agreement with [...] Full text...

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From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones

17 july 2025 - 16:20:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt and UN mission discuss promoting education

16 july 2025 - 12:42:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's interim Minister of Education in the government of national unity, Ali al-Abed al-Rida, held talks [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: At least 35 children reportedly killed in attacks in communities in Sudan’s North Kordofan State

16 july 2025 - 05:40:14
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that hundreds of civilians including dozens of [...] Full text...

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4th African Futsal Championship 2025 begins in Libya

15 july 2025 - 11:36:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth African Mini-football (Futsal) Championship, organised by the city of Derna in eastern Libya, kicked [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes review of two arrangements with Niger

15 july 2025 - 08:57:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the Seventh of [...] Full text...

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LIbya's eastern-based Prime Minister launches major projects

14 july 2025 - 11:37:47
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) -The Prime Minister of Libya's rival government appointed by the eastern-based parliament, Osama Hamad, has reaffirmed his [...] Full text...

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Belgacem Hafar inaugurates health facilities in Benghazi

13 july 2025 - 15:37:48
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has inaugurated a [...] Full text...

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Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent

13 july 2025 - 05:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent [...] Full text...

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Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation ever

12 july 2025 - 05:37:56
New York, US (PANA) - Young people are shaping the future and demanding a world that is just, inclusive and [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Number of children with severe acute malnutrition doubles in Darfur

11 july 2025 - 13:12:12
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Alarming new data released by the UN Children's Fund UNICEF reveals a 46 percent increase [...] Full text...

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Fight to end AIDS: ‘This is not just a funding gap – it’s a ticking time bomb’

11 july 2025 - 05:41:31
New York, US (PANA) - Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV — but [...] Full text...

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UNICEF deplores ‘unconscionable’ killing of families lining up for aid in Gaza

11 july 2025 - 05:41:15
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep dismay over the “unconscionable” [...] Full text...

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Gaza: More than 15,000 students killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas

10 july 2025 - 12:14:44
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 15,000 students have been killed since the start of the war between Israel [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes third review of Somalia’s Extended Credit Facility

10 july 2025 - 09:52:18
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has completed the third review under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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Belgacem Haftar stresses the importance of guaranteeing the stability of the electricity grid in Benghazi

09 july 2025 - 14:23:59
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the [...] Full text...

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Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits Gambia

08 july 2025 - 11:18:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed, on Monday met President Adama [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes fourth review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana

08 july 2025 - 06:36:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth review [...] Full text...

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IMF Country Focus: How Nigeria can unleash its economic potential (By Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF Mission Chief to Nigeria and Christian Ebeke, IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria)

07 july 2025 - 12:12:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over the past two years, Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—has implemented difficult reforms to tackle long-standing obstacles [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes first review under ECF arrangement for DRC

06 july 2025 - 07:08:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under [...] Full text...

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