Gaza deal: UN and humanitarian partners ‘prepared to move – now,’ says Guterres Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to the press at the UN Headquarters, in New York.

09 october 2025 - 17:30:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Israel and Hamas to “fully abide” by the ceasefire [...] Full text...

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Spending smarter to boost growth (IMF Blog By Era Dabla-Norris, Davide Furceri, Zsuzsa Munkacsi, Galen She)

09 october 2025 - 10:03:26
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Over the past two decades, Rwanda achieved remarkable progress. Nearly every household now has [...] Full text...

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Economic uncertainty can test resilience of foreign exchange market (IMF Blog By Andrea Deghi, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Tomohiro Tsuruga)

09 october 2025 - 07:54:14
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Foreign exchange is the largest and most liquid financial market, with nearly $10 trillion changing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and TPLF of colluding to 'wage war' on it

08 october 2025 - 21:29:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday accused the Eritrean government and the Tigray People’s [...] Full text...

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Ministers from Europe and beyond commit to address housing emergency

08 october 2025 - 21:21:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Across Europe and beyond, housing costs are rising faster than incomes and many families are spending [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee amid renewed fighting in northern Mozambique, UN warns

08 october 2025 - 07:24:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due [...] Full text...

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One in ten people in Burundi faces acute food insecurity

07 october 2025 - 14:58:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Nearly 1.17 million people are in a situation of acute food insecurity in Burundi, or 10% [...] Full text...

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Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns

07 october 2025 - 08:26:12
New York, US (PANA) - More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery [...] Full text...

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From Beijing's promises to Gaza's ruins: women facing war (By UN News)

06 october 2025 - 16:23:35
New York, US (PANA) - At the UN on Monday, the scene was ritualistic: solemn speeches, alarming figures, calls to [...] Full text...

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We are not powerless in face of Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine atrocities, insists UNHCR chief

06 october 2025 - 15:54:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday took aim at the “deliberate abandonment” [...] Full text...

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UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur

04 october 2025 - 06:17:39
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN’s top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, [...] Full text...

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Fewer than one in 10 Somalis to receive life-saving aid in November, warns WFP

04 october 2025 - 06:15:18
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that millions in Somalia are at risk [...] Full text...

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African Energy Commission to convene first continental energy efficiency conference

02 october 2025 - 07:30:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Energy Commission (AFREC) will host the inaugural African Energy Efficiency Conference (AfEEC) on [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Civilians in El Fasher trapped between siege and deadly roads

01 october 2025 - 07:33:38
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting intensifies for control of El Fasher, one of the main cities in western [...] Full text...

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Explainer: Five megatrends shaping the rise of nonbank finance (IMF Blog by Jay Surti)

29 september 2025 - 16:23:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The global financial crisis of 2008 froze the financial system. Banks pulled back credit, families [...] Full text...

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Medical charity suspends activities in Mozambique's Mocímboa da Praia

28 september 2025 - 07:40:11
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has temporarily suspended activities in the town and [...] 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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Mental health care to take centre stage at the General Assembly

25 september 2025 - 09:30:48
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, mental health care will be a focus of an official meeting [...] 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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IOM chief calls for stronger cooperation on migration at UN General Assembly

23 september 2025 - 07:56:32
New York, US (PANA) - As world leaders convene in New York for the High-Level Week of the 80th Session [...] Full text...

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WHO publishes new R&D landscape analyses highlighting gaps and inequities in cancer research

23 september 2025 - 06:35:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO has released a new landscape analysis that exposes critical gaps in global research and development (R&D) [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern-based govt holds dialogue on supporting civil society organisations

22 september 2025 - 13:14:44
Benghazi, Libya (PANA)  - The Committee on Media, Culture and Civil Society of Libya's eastern -based House of Representatives of [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson concludes AU–UN bilateral, and AU–UN–EU Trilateral

22 september 2025 - 10:21:01
New York, US (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Sunday concluded a [...] Full text...

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30 years advancing gender equality: Achievements, setbacks, and the road ahead (By UN News)

22 september 2025 - 06:39:35
New York, US (PANA) - In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by [...] Full text...

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Africa at the heart of considerable opportunities - Guterres

22 september 2025 - 06:16:22
New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for investment in Africa's potential, which is "at [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson meets African Group at the UN

21 september 2025 - 06:14:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the [...] 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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Political dialogue between the Libyan unity government and international partners on water, energy and food

18 september 2025 - 15:32:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Planning of the Government of National Unity, in collaboration with international partners, [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders should commit to human rights, international justice - HRW

17 september 2025 - 09:19:41
New York, US (PANA) – World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from 22-30 September should commit to protecting [...] Full text...

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UN and partners support Ebola response in DRC's Kasai province

16 september 2025 - 07:01:44
New York, US (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing an Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, [...] Full text...

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UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action

16 september 2025 - 06:50:01
New York, US (PANA) - More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by [...] 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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Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide

14 september 2025 - 13:55:53
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a [...] Full text...

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Multilateral development banks hit record $137 billion in climate finance, driving sustainable development worldwide

14 september 2025 - 08:05:10
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Multilateral development banks (MDBs) delivered a record $137 billion in global climate finance last year—a [...] Full text...

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‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan

13 september 2025 - 05:54:49
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, [...] Full text...

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Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda

12 september 2025 - 09:59:54
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] 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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Nearly 80 million more children benefiting from school meals: WFP

11 september 2025 - 05:30:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity”, according [...] Full text...

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IOM resumes operations in Khartoum, over 2 million return amidst Sudan war

09 september 2025 - 15:13:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has just relocated its office to Khartoum, central Sudan, has [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian PM: Megadam 'closes era of begging for handout'

09 september 2025 - 11:52:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy on Tuesday hailed his countrymen and women for the construction of [...] Full text...

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UN migration agency returns to Khartoum

09 september 2025 - 10:44:41
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has become the first UN agency to resume operations [...] 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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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

07 september 2025 - 05:33:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

06 september 2025 - 17:16:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media

05 september 2025 - 20:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 percent of media coverage, [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts hampering the work of the Human Rights Council, says President

04 september 2025 - 07:50:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Council is set to meet on Monday in Geneva – an opportunity for [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: UN denounces restrictions on civic space ahead of presidential election

03 september 2025 - 08:50:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief on Tuesday denounced restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon [...] 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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African health leaders, partners call for greater investment in integrated NCD services

31 august 2025 - 07:34:56
Lusaka, Lusaka (PANA) — African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address [...] Full text...

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African health ministers commit to strengthen emergency preparedness and response

30 august 2025 - 09:49:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Across the African continent, fragile health systems are often the first to falter when crisis strikes, [...] Full text...

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African health ministers call for urgent action as progress against malaria stalls

30 august 2025 - 08:48:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Progress against malaria in the African region has significantly slowed down, with cases declining by just [...] 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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ECOWAS meeting discusses financing fight against terrorism

28 august 2025 - 14:03:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Experts from the Ministries of Finance and Defence of member states of the Economic Community [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Mauritania of years of migration control abuses

27 august 2025 - 06:56:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and [...] 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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Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight

25 august 2025 - 18:54:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to [...] Full text...

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Pope calls for security, peace for people of Mozabique's Cabo Delgado province

24 august 2025 - 13:17:00
Vatican City, Vatican (PANA) - Pope Leo on Sunday expressed concern about violence for insecurity in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province [...] Full text...

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Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says

24 august 2025 - 06:26:17
New York, US (PANA) - From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to [...] 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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Top UN official in Libya to brief Security Council on new roadmap for political process

21 august 2025 - 10:40:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, will brief the Security Council [...] Full text...

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Disease spreads in Somalia as funding cuts leave 300,000 without safe water

20 august 2025 - 11:59:07
Mogadisu, Somalia (PANA) - More than 300,000 people – mostly displaced families living in overcrowded settlements and rural communities across [...] 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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World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record toll of their own

19 august 2025 - 11:37:34
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in [...] Full text...

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UN calls for protection of aid workers in Sudan

19 august 2025 - 09:54:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations says that more than 120 humanitarian personnel have been killed in Sudan [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of health, nutrition centres closed in Somalia due to suspension of US aid

19 august 2025 - 07:46:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The realisation is painful. More than six months after the U.S. government decided to suspend its [...] Full text...

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Funding cuts exacerbate Somalia drought: OCHA

19 august 2025 - 07:29:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Severe drought in and funding cuts are undermining lifesaving assistance in Somalia, the UN aid coordination [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese ‘are counting on us’, top UN official tells Security Council

19 august 2025 - 07:25:34
New York, US (PANA) - Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and [...] Full text...

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Guinea introduces malaria vaccine into routine immunization

14 august 2025 - 13:27:50
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, and with the support of [...] Full text...

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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso (Feature by WHO)

11 august 2025 - 10:02:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – "During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to [...] Full text...

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You can run – but we will find you, militias tell terrified civilians

08 august 2025 - 15:09:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN [...] Full text...

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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice

07 august 2025 - 20:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism [...] Full text...

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WFP runs out of funds as hunger worsens in northeast Nigeria

07 august 2025 - 05:20:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As hunger rages in northeast Nigeria, funds for food delivery are running out, the World Food [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire in doubt as Rwanda-backed rebels kill hundreds in eastern DR Congo

07 august 2025 - 05:15:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hopes for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been shaken by a [...] Full text...

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WFP restricts activities in eastern DRC due to 'unprecedented' budget cuts

06 august 2025 - 12:54:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Although acute hunger has reached a record level in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs

06 august 2025 - 12:46:11
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Aid agencies warned on Tuesday that most partner organisations providing vital relief across Gaza will [...] Full text...

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Libyan journalists discuss propaganda, bias, misinformation during conflicts

06 august 2025 - 09:15:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During times of conflict or instability, the media can deepen divides and incite violence by spreading [...] 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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Gates Foundation announces catalytic funding to spark new era of women-centered research and Innovation

05 august 2025 - 10:02:53
Seattle, US (PANA) - The Gates Foundation has announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development [...] Full text...

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UNHCR flags Uganda’s refugee funding crisis

05 august 2025 - 06:01:49
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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Culinary diplomacy strengthens US-Ghana commercial ties

04 august 2025 - 11:06:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The US Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) is collaborating on the seventh biannual poultry training [...] Full text...

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Violence in northern Mozambique forces thousands to flee, straining aid efforts

03 august 2025 - 07:43:03
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Recent attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique displaced tens of thousands in July alone, deepening [...] 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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World Breastfeeding Week: Invest in health systems and policies to benefit mums and babies - WHO

02 august 2025 - 05:32:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Friday, 1 August, marked the start of World Breastfeeding Week and this year’s theme calls for [...] 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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Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians

01 august 2025 - 17:27:11
 Gaza, Gazza City (PANA) - Famine conditions are tightening their grip on the Gaza Strip, as the latest UN humanitarian [...] Full text...

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A mandate for change: UN releases proposals for streamlining of tasks as part of major reform agenda

01 august 2025 - 16:35:24
New York, US ( PANA) - Millions of lives have been improved by the mandates assigned to the UN. Yet [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya and Italy convene first mine action support group meeting to chart mine-free Libya

31 july 2025 - 18:35:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Government of Italy on this week brought [...] Full text...

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Violence in Somalia continues to displace tens of thousands of people

31 july 2025 - 05:21:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Ongoing violence has displaced more than 100,000 people in two regions of Somalia in the past [...] Full text...

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With Gaza smouldering, ministers renew push for two-State solution at UN

31 july 2025 - 05:16:32
New York, US (PANA) - With Gaza in ruins and the two-State solution in jeopardy, ministers convened at the United [...] Full text...

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Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify

31 july 2025 - 05:07:23
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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US' plan to destroy US$9.7 million of contraceptives is unconscionable, says medical charity

30 july 2025 - 06:40:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government’s plan to destroy US$9.7 million worth of contraceptives is a callous [...] Full text...

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‘By women, for women’: 15 years of the UN agency championing gender equality

29 july 2025 - 20:46:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -Fariba, a young Afghan woman, had just begun a university degree in 2021 when the Taliban returned to [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN sounds the alarm as health and food crises worsen across the country

29 july 2025 - 05:31:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is alarmed by escalating health [...] 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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UN warns of escalating human toll in Ukraine amid relentless aerial attacks, mounting aid shortfall

26 july 2025 - 16:12:06
New York, US (PANA) - Russian aerial attacks continue to intensify across Ukraine, exacting a rising toll on civilians and [...] 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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Child malnutrition surges in Nigeria as foreign aid cuts bite

26 july 2025 - 10:26:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Deadly child malnutrition is rising in northern Nigeria against the background of widespread inflation, simmering conflict [...] Full text...

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WB expands financial coverage to save lives and livelihoods in Eastern and Southern Africa

25 july 2025 - 07:28:53
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More than 12 million people in Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia will benefit from [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely

24 july 2025 - 06:21:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - At a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger in Nigeria, critical funding shortfalls [...] Full text...

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South African delegation attends defence fair in Istanbul

23 july 2025 - 10:13:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of South African companies that operate in the defence sector is participating [...] 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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UN laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency

23 july 2025 - 07:09:36
Paris, France (PANA) - The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural [...] Full text...

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Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks

22 july 2025 - 18:06:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s dramatic hunger crisis is worsening and millions of people there could miss out [...] Full text...

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Global health in decline: UN warns of glaring inequalities

19 july 2025 - 08:22:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite significant progress since the beginning of the century, a new UN assessment indicates that improvements [...] Full text...

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Ongoing violence in east DR Congo drives displacement, impedes aid delivery

19 july 2025 - 07:52:16
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Ongoing violence in North and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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New York Forum: Ocean under pressure, Nice's hopes remain to be realised (By UN News)

18 july 2025 - 07:15:26
New York, US (PANA) - The promises made in June at the Ocean Conference in Nice are barely concealing the [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: US funding cut leaves rape victims without care

18 july 2025 - 07:03:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As sexual violence has increased this year in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the [...] Full text...

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Children miss out on vaccines as diseases spread in Sudan

17 july 2025 - 18:54:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies warn that childhood immunization rates in Sudan have plummeted to their lowest level in [...] 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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‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track

14 july 2025 - 20:13:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since [...] Full text...

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WHO urges roll-out of first long-acting HIV prevention jab

14 july 2025 - 13:08:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Surge in Darfur displacement pushes Tawila into full-scale crisis, cholera spreading

11 july 2025 - 15:19:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization has rung the alarm bell about an imminent catastrophe in a new Darfur [...] 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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AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change

09 july 2025 - 12:26:32
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s longest cholera outbreak enters critical stage

08 july 2025 - 22:22:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan – the world’s youngest [...] Full text...

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Global education is in crisis: Human Rights Watch

08 july 2025 - 12:27:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – With nearly 200 million children and youth missing out on secondary school worldwide while [...] Full text...

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Immunization experts urge stronger action to close vaccination gaps in Africa

08 july 2025 - 10:03:17
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Experts, policymakers and global health partners have called for stronger, coordinated action to prevent backsliding on [...] 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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EU gives Tunisia 100 million euros to rehabilitate working-class districts

05 july 2025 - 16:57:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) has made 100 million euros available to Tunisia for the rehabilitation of working-class [...] Full text...

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33 million lives at risk in Sudan's cholera epidemic

04 july 2025 - 09:50:34
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting rages in Sudan, another threat is spreading through the country's stagnant waters and [...] Full text...

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With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity

04 july 2025 - 09:33:18
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain, has concluded with a renewed sense of [...] Full text...

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Mine action partners unite to address treats of unexploded ordnance in Libya

04 july 2025 - 08:56:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has hosted a meeting for the Mine Action [...] Full text...

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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation

03 july 2025 - 14:21:27
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark Sustainable development conference concluding this [...] Full text...

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Green Climate Fund, UNEP boost climate adaptation for Ghana, Mauritania

02 july 2025 - 11:04:42
Port 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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Mali sees increase in sexual violence in displacement camps and conflict zones

02 july 2025 - 08:00:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As insecurity and forced displacement continue in central and northern Mali, women are increasingly exposed to [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly approves $5.4 billion UN peacekeeping budget for 2025-2026

02 july 2025 - 07:31:37
New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Monday approved a $5.38 billion budget for UN peacekeeping operations for [...] Full text...

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UN warns of soaring displacement and looming floods in Sudan

02 july 2025 - 07:16:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Tuesday sounded the alarm over worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan, as escalating [...] Full text...

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Iran crisis: UN stays and delivers

01 july 2025 - 20:31:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month [...] Full text...

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‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion annually

01 july 2025 - 20:01:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Developing countries currently face a staggering $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve [...] Full text...

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Children’s lives ‘turned upside down’ by wars across Middle East, North Africa, warns UNICEF

01 july 2025 - 18:48:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the last two years, more than 12 million children have reportedly been killed, maimed or [...] Full text...

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After the big development pledges in Sevilla, UN says action starts now

30 june 2025 - 17:16:35
Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Sevilla to turbocharge [...] Full text...

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Kenya Airways secures three-year grace period on US$200 million state bailout repayment

30 june 2025 - 13:31:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan government has granted its national carrier, the Kenya Airways, known by its code KQ, [...] Full text...

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Funding shortages threaten relief for millions of Sudanese refugees: WFP

30 june 2025 - 13:14:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Critical shortfalls in global humanitarian funding now threaten millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war to seek [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: New initiative to eliminate HIV in children ‘a beacon of hope’

30 june 2025 - 05:43:25
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a bold new national initiative aimed at [...] Full text...

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Europe’s elusive savings and investment union: IMF Finance & Development article By Ravi Balakrishnan. Chief European economist at JP Morgan, Mahmood Pradhan, Head of global macroeconomics at the Amundi Investment Institute.

28 june 2025 - 14:28:08
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - An integrated capital market must be accompanied by regulatory reforms to attract substantial investment.Europe has ample [...] Full text...

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Upcoming elections ‘crucial opportunity’ for Central African Republic, UN top official tells Security Council

27 june 2025 - 05:57:18
New York, US (PANA) - As the Central African Republic (CAR) prepares for upcoming elections, the country continues to grapple [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Conflict survivors ‘have been through hell,’ says UN aid chief

27 june 2025 - 05:37:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more [...] Full text...

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World leaders recommit to immunisation amid global funding shortfall

26 june 2025 - 15:40:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunization sees a record number of donors pledge towards [...] Full text...

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Energy access has improved, yet international financial support still needed to boost progress, address disparities

26 june 2025 - 08:21:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 finds that almost 92% of the world’s population [...] Full text...

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Energy access has improved, but more funding is needed to address disparities: WHO

26 june 2025 - 06:22:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more [...] Full text...

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‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war

25 june 2025 - 19:47:08
New York, US (PANA) - When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three years-old, she woke up [...] Full text...

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Hospital attack kills dozens in Sudan’s West Kordofan state

25 june 2025 - 11:53:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that it was gravely [...] Full text...

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UN fast-tracks support for displaced people, host communities in Chad

25 june 2025 - 11:48:10
N’Djamena, Chad (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says US$8 million has been allocated from [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief flags rising gender-based violence

25 june 2025 - 05:41:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gender-based violence is rising - especially in conflict – something which is a “shameless repudiation of [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad

24 june 2025 - 05:11:53
N'Djamema, Chad (PANA) - Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced [...] Full text...

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AU calls for urgent steps to arrest economic stagnation caused by climate change

23 june 2025 - 12:26:27
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries must urgently shift their strategic view on the the financing for climate action from [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of health financing emergency

21 june 2025 - 05:31:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing a health financing emergency, according to Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, Director for Health [...] Full text...

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OCHA kick-starts second phase of its Humanitarian Reset programme

20 june 2025 - 12:49:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on humanitarian affairs has paid tribute to the dignity and courage [...] Full text...

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EC calls for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the AI-driven digital age

20 june 2025 - 07:47:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council is calling for targeted efforts to advance gender equality in the digital age, [...] Full text...

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Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars

20 june 2025 - 06:06:46
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not [...] Full text...

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Worsening cholera and hunger in South Sudan - UNOCHA

20 june 2025 - 05:56:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Thursday over [...] Full text...

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IFAD invested more than $3 billion in new projects in three years

19 june 2025 - 13:07:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invested $3.3 billion in new projects at the end [...] Full text...

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Rights group again flags South Sudan’s man-made humanitarian catastrophe

19 june 2025 - 12:17:09
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan is once again on the brink of full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, propelled by conflict, [...] Full text...

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$200 million from the World Bank for a non-polluting public transport system in southern Benin

18 june 2025 - 14:29:33
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) recently approved $200 million in funding to help Benin [...] Full text...

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Time to rethink health financing: It is not Just a public sector concern

17 june 2025 - 19:52:43
London, UK (PANA) - As G7 leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their summit in Kananaskis, Canada, a [...] Full text...

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DRC launches plan to eliminate HIV among children

17 june 2025 - 08:10:11
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As part of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Félix [...] Full text...

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Brutal cuts mean brutal choices, warns UN relief chief, launching ‘survival appeal’

17 june 2025 - 07:53:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Facing the most severe funding shortfall in the history of humanitarian aid, UN relief chief Tom [...] Full text...

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UNHCR forced to make deep cuts, despite rising needs worldwide

16 june 2025 - 23:24:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by [...] Full text...

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Without urgent funding, global hunger hotspots are set to grow, UN warns

16 june 2025 - 19:43:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia commits to efforts to revitalize the climate through Africa greenwall initiative

16 june 2025 - 16:19:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia will carry out major projects to revitalize the environment as it prepares to host [...] Full text...

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Two World Bank reports offer roadmap for Sierra Leone's sustainable growth amid climate threats

16 june 2025 - 12:57:33
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank on Monday launched the Sierra Leone Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and the [...] Full text...

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UN, partners unveil hyper-prioritised aid appeal amid 'cruel maths' of brutal funding cuts

16 june 2025 - 08:58:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the wake of the deepest funding cuts ever to hit the international humanitarian sector, the [...] Full text...

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Insufficient domestic funding hinders education progress, says rights watchdog

16 june 2025 - 08:20:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Most African governments have consistently failed to meet global and regional education funding targets to ensure quality [...] Full text...

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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania

13 june 2025 - 09:00:03
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...

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Displacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns UNHCR

12 june 2025 - 07:14:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With 13.5 million people displaced by over 13 years of brutal civil conflict, Syria used to [...] Full text...

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Greed is driving oceans toward collapse - Guterres

11 june 2025 - 05:29:00
Nice, France (PANA) - The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...

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UN relief chief fast-tracks funding to fight malnutrition in Nigeria

10 june 2025 - 13:03:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has released US$6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for more help to prevent famine in Sudan

10 june 2025 - 12:22:08
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the [...] Full text...

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WHO Director-General announces that mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern

09 june 2025 - 22:18:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On 9 June 2025, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the mpox upsurge continues [...] Full text...

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Carbon credits: Can a country buy its way to net zero?

07 june 2025 - 08:22:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA} - As nations mark World Environment Day this week, the European Commission’s proposed target of a 90 [...] Full text...

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‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem

06 june 2025 - 19:17:54
New York, US (PANA) - In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in 45 casualties and significant damage [...] Full text...

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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy

06 june 2025 - 18:17:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...

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How to spur economic growth in Africa’s fragile and conflict-affected states: IMF Blog By Wenjie Chen, Michele Fornino, Hamza Mighri, Can Sever

06 june 2025 - 08:02:57
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)—economies [...] Full text...

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Women's health suffers in Sudan amidst raging conflict, funding cuts

06 june 2025 - 07:57:15
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors [...] Full text...

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AIDS still killing one person every minute as funding cuts stall progress

06 june 2025 - 07:05:52
New York, US (PANA) - AIDS-related deaths have dropped to their lowest level since 2004, but progress remains precarious, with [...] Full text...

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Funding shortfalls, cholera spread, conflict compound relief work in South Sudan and Sudan

06 june 2025 - 06:46:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is concerned about the impact of [...] Full text...

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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? (Feature by UN News)

05 june 2025 - 07:58:58
Nice, France (PANA) - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading [...] Full text...

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Regional humanitarian crisis deepens as displacement surges in South Sudan

04 june 2025 - 07:30:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges

03 june 2025 - 17:11:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years [...] Full text...

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Bill Gates to direct majority of $200 million pledge toward Africa's future

03 june 2025 - 10:40:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chair of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, on Monday announced that the majority of [...] Full text...

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WHO Director-General, Member States reaffirm commitment to WHO and global health at historic World Health Assembly

31 may 2025 - 15:18:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the commitment shown by the Organization’s Member States which, [...] Full text...

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UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard

31 may 2025 - 09:46:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid [...] Full text...

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WHO, Africa CDC and RKI expand implementation of a unique partnership to strengthen collaborative surveillance in Africa

29 may 2025 - 22:12:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Robert Koch [...] Full text...

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Pandemics to pollution: WHO Assembly delivers landmark health decisions

29 may 2025 - 06:07:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 78th World Health Assembly concluded on Tuesday in Geneva, marking several major milestones in global [...] Full text...

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Senegal to hold National Political Dialogue

28 may 2025 - 12:56:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A national political dialogue is due to open on Wednesday in Senegal under the auspices of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict triggers regional health crisis, warns WHO

28 may 2025 - 07:05:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As the war between rival militaries in Sudan continues, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has [...] Full text...

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Sanctions relief for Syria offers ‘powerful message of hope,’ says UN migration agency

27 may 2025 - 21:19:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed recent decisions by the United States, the [...] Full text...

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Looking ahead: A perspective on the national electricity utility of Liberia: World Bank Blog By Omar V. Al Sherif, Energy Specialist

27 may 2025 - 12:18:48
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) -  Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity is vital for driving growth in Liberia’s key sectors—agriculture, [...] Full text...

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Botswana leads the way in eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV

27 may 2025 - 07:36:59
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In a historic global health milestone, Botswana has been validated as the first high HIV-burden country [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis

25 may 2025 - 09:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent [...] Full text...

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Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’

24 may 2025 - 07:44:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They [...] Full text...

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Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP

24 may 2025 - 07:23:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned [...] Full text...

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Sudan denounces US sanctions based on 'political blackmailing and falsification'

23 may 2025 - 14:48:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Minister for Culture and Information, Khalid Al-Aiser, has rebuffed sanctions announced by the US [...] Full text...

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Civilians ‘trapped and terrorised’: UN sounds alarm over collapse of critical protections

23 may 2025 - 05:17:24
New York, US (PANA) - With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence [...] Full text...

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