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‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says
07 february 2025 - 05:26:51New York, US (PANA) - As the world marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female genital Mutilationon Thursday, [...] Full text...
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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda
02 february 2025 - 15:42:18Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Uganda Ministry of Health on 30 January 2025, declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease [...] Full text...
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‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent: rights experts
02 october 2024 - 05:22:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials [...] Full text...
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26 september 2024 - 05:54:04New York, US (PANA) - With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, [...] Full text...
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Conflict, external shocks amplify obstacles to economic development of the Sahel and CAR
17 november 2023 - 08:58:48Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Countries in the Sahel comprising Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, along with neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Combating hate speech is a shared responsibility: UN General Assembly President
20 june 2023 - 05:23:00New York, US (PANA) - Countering hate speech is a key component of atrocity prevention, UN General Assembly President Csaba [...] Full text...
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Arms embargo: UN Security Council extends authorization to inspect ships off coast of Libya for further year
02 june 2023 - 18:12:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has decided to renew for a further 12 months the authorization for [...] Full text...
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Libyans urged to reconcile with their national memory
29 march 2023 - 14:59:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the anniversary of the evacuation of British forces and bases from Libya [...] Full text...
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Dismantling racism today starts by understanding slavery’s ‘horrific’ past - Guterres
28 march 2023 - 05:28:30New York, US (PANA) - Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy [...] Full text...
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Burundian Health ministr calls for vigilance against Marburg virus disease
26 march 2023 - 18:21:51Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian Ministry of Public Health and the Fight against HIV/AIDS has called for vigilance against [...] Full text...
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UN upholds fight for fairer world on anti-racism day
22 march 2023 - 06:05:08New York, US (PANA) - With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the [...] Full text...
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IOM welcomes Tunisia's statement to assist migrants
09 march 2023 - 05:47:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has welcomed Tunisia's recent announcement to uphold the principled values [...] Full text...
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UN identifies peacekeepers killed in Mali IED attack
22 february 2023 - 11:16:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said has identified three peacekeepers who died [...] Full text...
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Around 4.2 million girls at risk for Female Genital Mutilation, says UN chief
07 february 2023 - 05:04:34New York, US (PANA) - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is an “abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights” said the UN [...] Full text...
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South Africa's PresidentRamaphosa condemns racial assault
27 december 2022 - 11:33:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday condemned a Christmas Day racial incident at [...] Full text...
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More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
06 december 2022 - 05:28:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis torn between priority for elections, executive and the constitutional track
01 december 2022 - 19:05:28Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The search for solution to the Libyan crisis is still at the crossroads even as the [...] Full text...
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COP27: Senegalese President calls for 'more climate action'
07 november 2022 - 19:32:32Sharm el Sheikh (PANA) – Africa, which contributes less than 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, is willing to work with [...] Full text...
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Mauritius calm after weekend riots to protest rising costs of living
25 april 2022 - 08:05:21Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is calm on Monday morning after the country experienced a violent and traumatic weekend as [...] Full text...
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Oil once again at the heart of Libya's political conflict
24 april 2022 - 18:52:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The blockades carried out by so-called demonstrators on various oil production and export sites in Libya [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns recent terrorist attacks in Somalia
27 march 2022 - 09:41:43New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms two terrorist attacks that [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prosecutor General, Belgian counterpart agree on judicial cooperation between both countries
01 february 2022 - 20:34:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting between the Libyan Prosecutor General, Councillor Seddik Al-Sour, and his Belgian counterpart, Councillor Johan [...] Full text...
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Libya's 24 December election,: uncertainties and challenges (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)
17 december 2021 - 09:56:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With less than 10 days to go before the presidential elections scheduled for 24 December, it [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNICEF warns authorities, political leaders against children attending political rallies
29 october 2021 - 16:54:13Banjul, (PANA) - UNICEF-Gambia office representative has warned Gambian authorities and political leaders to avoid the presence of children at [...] Full text...
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Climate change: Conference alerts on the vulnerability of African SIDS
16 september 2021 - 18:57:34Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Ninth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IX), which kicked off [...] Full text...
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Calling for SIDS' specificities to be taken into account on climate change
15 september 2021 - 20:59:41Santa Maria, Cape Verde (PANA) - The prime minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, on Wednesday called for [...] Full text...
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Moussa Al-Kouni welcomes Fezzan Forum for Peaceful Coexistence as a step towards reconciliation in Libya
26 july 2021 - 21:20:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member of the Libyan Presidential Council Moussa Al-Kouni said here Monday the Fezzan Forum for Peaceful [...] Full text...
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African community in Libya proves its integration in Libyan society at each religious celebration
25 july 2021 - 16:35:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The tradition of the African community in Libya to gather every year on each Islamic religious [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's foreign policy must engage other nations, address new challenges, says top parliamentarian
19 april 2021 - 17:57:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday said that Nigeria's foreign policy in [...] Full text...
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AU welcomes DRC to African Peer Review Mechanism, urges other countries to join initiative
25 march 2021 - 20:43:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the Democratic Republic of Congo as the newest member [...] Full text...
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Terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings put Nigeria in critical situation - Defence minister
22 march 2021 - 18:33:05Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria is in a critical situation as the country faces terrorist attacks, banditry and kidnappings, according [...] Full text...
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UN leaders speak out against Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred
18 march 2021 - 05:48:56New York, US (PANA) - Underlining that “diversity is a richness, not a threat”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic worsening gender inequalities for refugee women and girls: UNHCR
08 march 2021 - 05:17:47Geneva Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the lives and rights of refugee, displaced and [...] Full text...
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Mali: UN chief says ‘complex attack’ against blue helmets may constitute war crime
14 february 2021 - 07:26:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Saturday, a “complex attack” against the UN mission in the West [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate slams Morocco for cracking down on activists in Western Sahara
18 december 2020 - 06:51:01New York, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Friday called out Morocco for cracking down on pro-independence activists in Western Sahara after [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO official attributes Africa’s rising deaths to poor healthcare
15 october 2020 - 18:36:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The rising number of deaths as a result of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa is [...] Full text...
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Egyptian, Moroccan FMs discuss Libyan crisis
08 september 2020 - 11:36:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, on Monday [...] Full text...
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India, Nigeria to expand cooperation in defence, IT and solar energy sectors
02 september 2020 - 15:21:15Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and India have agreed to maintain the momentum in strengthening “excellent ties” for their mutual [...] Full text...
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New social contract needed to combat ‘inequality pandemic’: Guterres
21 july 2020 - 05:31:05New York, US (PANA) - As the coronavirus outbreak continues to rage around the world, the UN chief, at a UN [...] Full text...
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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams
19 june 2020 - 18:58:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya
19 june 2020 - 13:42:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Libya
06 june 2020 - 16:15:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has extended for 12 months the mandate for "strict implementation of [...] Full text...
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AU contact group on Libya calls on Libyan actors to observe ceasefire
20 may 2020 - 23:37:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) contact group on Libya Wednesday reaffirmed its appeal to “Libyan actors to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus is threatening global peace and security - UN chief warns
11 april 2020 - 06:20:23New York, US (PANA) - While the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are more [...] Full text...
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‘Say no to hate speech and xenophobia’, urges Guterres, as Rwanda marks 26 years since genocide
08 april 2020 - 06:20:37New York, US (PANA) - Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New guidelines from Benin against the spread of Covid-19
18 march 2020 - 20:29:29Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin has just taken new measures against the spread of COVID-19, the first [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council calls for more support key for counter-terrorism in Africa
12 march 2020 - 05:02:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for greater international support to African countries in [...] Full text...
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Congo considers action against coronavirus
28 january 2020 - 15:41:17Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government intends to strengthen border controls in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic currently [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Protest to demand resignation of President Barrow cancelled
18 january 2020 - 19:53:08Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - A protest schedule for Sunday January 19 to demand that President Adama Barrow step down has been [...] Full text...
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Gambia: EU urges political parties to express views through public rallies
17 january 2020 - 18:25:21Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Delegation to The Gambia, has urged political parties in The Gambia to [...] Full text...
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‘Unprecedented terrorist violence’ in West Africa, Sahel region, says senior UN official
09 january 2020 - 08:25:27New York, US (PANA) - The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on [...] Full text...
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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa
09 october 2019 - 15:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...
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Benin makes youth mobilization a weapon in the fight against climate change
02 october 2019 - 19:40:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is making the mobilization of young people a weapon for the fight against climate change, [...] Full text...
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'Climate change will affect health and well-being of Africans'
30 august 2019 - 17:14:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eighth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA VIII) says the climate [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns ‘cowardly terrorist attack’ in Cairo
07 august 2019 - 05:57:20New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, which left [...] Full text...
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Morocco king calls for new relations with Algeria
30 july 2019 - 11:24:54Rabat Morocco (PANA) - King Mohammed VI of Morocco reaffirmed, on Monday, his country's sincere commitment to the policy of [...] Full text...
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Sudanese rivals nod to Ethiopian mediation initiative
08 june 2019 - 17:31:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Both the Sudanese Transitional Military Council and the Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change have agreed [...] Full text...
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OIC calls for end of foreign intervention in Libya
02 june 2019 - 20:51:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 14th summit of the Organisation for Islamic Conference (OIC) has called for the cessation of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns armed attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali
20 may 2019 - 03:45:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” a violent attack against the [...] Full text...
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Algerian gov't condemns New Zealand terrorist attacks
16 march 2019 - 05:50:21Algiers, Algeria (PANA) – Algeria has ‘’strongly condemned’’ the criminal terrorist attacks perpetrated on Friday on two mosques in the [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows
30 january 2019 - 04:26:49New York, US (PANA) - The latest Global Report On Trafficking In Persons, released on Tuesday by the United Nations [...] Full text...
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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief
14 january 2019 - 20:12:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian opposition turns down invitation to take part in march 'against extremism and hatred'
07 january 2019 - 14:43:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), a Mauritanian opposition group of political parties, civil [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns Somalia terrorist attack in which dozens were killed or injured
12 november 2018 - 00:28:22New York, US (PANA) - The members of the United Nations Security Council have condemned “in the strongest possible terms” [...] Full text...
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African Union Commission Chief concludes 1st phase of West African tour
04 october 2018 - 13:51:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As part of his regular interactions with the Heads of State and Government of Member [...] Full text...
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‘Lack of unity of purpose keeps Africa under constant terror threats’ – Dramani Mahama
21 april 2018 - 13:52:27Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need integrated efforts to tackle their challenges on issues of peace and security, [...] Full text...
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UN calls for 'sharper action' to prevent mass atrocities on anniversary of Rwandan genocide
07 april 2018 - 04:41:57New York, US (PANA) - As the world officially remembers the genocidal murder of 800,000 Rwandans in 1994, United Nations [...] Full text...
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Security Council condemns terrorist attack against AU mission in Somalia
05 april 2018 - 05:38:48New Yorl, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on 1 April [...] Full text...
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EU-UN initiative on gender-based violence spotlights needs of most marginalized women, girls
14 march 2018 - 06:50:13New York, US (PANA) - As #MeToo activists continue to push for political, economic and social equality between the sexes, [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: UN rights experts praise women speaking out against sexual violence
06 march 2018 - 18:29:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have lauded the powerful global movement that has shone the spotlight on [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns Friday’s terrorist attacks in Mogadishu
26 february 2018 - 16:09:17New York, US (PANA) - Members of the Security Council have condemned in the strongest terms the two terrorist attacks [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa slams state capture, corruption in South Africa
13 january 2018 - 16:35:57East London, South Africa (PANA) – African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday promised tough action against those [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Egypt
22 october 2017 - 04:14:46New York, USA (PANA) – Condemning “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack that took place Friday in Egypt's El [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council strongly condemns deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
26 september 2017 - 19:58:26New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the attack by unknown assailants against a [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council strongly condemns ‘heinous’ attack on Egyptian police
12 september 2017 - 06:50:39New York, US (PANA) – The members of the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” [...] Full text...
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US: UN rights experts criticise US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events
23 august 2017 - 21:39:57New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations body monitoring implementation of the global convention on prohibiting racial discrimination has [...] Full text...
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US: UN condemns terrorist attack in Rafah, Egypt
09 july 2017 - 06:59:24New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council have condemned Friday's terrorist attack against [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EC adopts conclusions on EU external action on counter-terrorism
19 june 2017 - 13:56:41Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Reiterating its strong and unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, the European [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Maradona to deliver anti-racism message in football
16 june 2017 - 12:00:24St. Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - As part of FIFA's efforts to stamp out racism in football, legendary Argentinian footballer, Diego [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Commission condemns terrorist attack on Christians in Egypt
27 may 2017 - 09:44:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned "in the strongest terms" the [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Egypt
26 may 2017 - 18:24:31New York, US (PANA) - The 15-member UN Security Council, whose rotating membership currently includes Egypt, began a regularly scheduled [...] Full text...
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US: UN chief, Security Council strongly condemn terrorist attack on Manchester concert
23 may 2017 - 20:07:05New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Monday night's "horrific terrorist attack" targeting crowd [...] Full text...
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Zambia: President Lungu deeply shocked at Manchester terror attack
23 may 2017 - 14:42:05Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has learnt with a deep sense of shock the horrific death of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU commemorates Rwanda genocide
07 april 2017 - 17:54:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Diplomats and representatives of the international community on Friday gathered at the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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Belgium: EU affirms its commitment to fight all forms of racial discrimination
21 march 2017 - 14:19:26Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The elimination of racial discrimination is a global challenge that must be tackled together by the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rights chief urges governments to target hate speech, crimes
20 march 2017 - 21:32:02New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Al Hussein, on Monday reminded governments around the [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council condemns latest terrorist attack in Mogadishu
21 february 2017 - 07:55:51New York, US (PANA) - Strongly condemning the latest deadly terrorist attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Islamic body decries Trump US entry restriction order
31 january 2017 - 16:22:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed grave concern at the Executive Order signed by [...] Full text...
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US: UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Egypt
10 january 2017 - 15:33:18New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council has denounced the terrorist attack in Egypt on Monday that [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Three cultural traditions added to UNESCO heritage protection list
01 december 2016 - 05:58:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – With the current session of the United Nations committee tasked with safeguarding intangible cultural heritage [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council condemns Bangladesh terror attack
03 july 2016 - 16:08:25New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned Friday's terrorist attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi [...] Full text...
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UN: General Assembly adopts new resolution on terrorism, violent extremism
02 july 2016 - 15:20:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Saturday in New York adopted a new resolution on the [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambian NGO 'appalled' by newspaper closure
30 june 2016 - 09:09:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Oasis Forum, a Zambian non-governmental organisation, says it is not only appalled but also greatly [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rapporteur calls for strategies to counter xenophobia in migration crisis
28 june 2016 - 20:54:17New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, Mr. Mutuma Ruteere on Tuesday urged the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN urges end to elders' abuse, neglect
15 june 2016 - 17:29:53New York, US (PANA) - Marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that ending [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council authorizes ships' inspections off Libya's coast
15 june 2016 - 16:01:52New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing UN member states, acting nationally or [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council condemns Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel
03 june 2016 - 06:55:18New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the deadly attack on 1 June perpetrated [...] Full text...
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UN: UN panel to produce global framework on countering terrorist propaganda
12 may 2016 - 06:47:29New York, US (PANA) - Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious [...] Full text...
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UN: Senior UN officials call for modern forms of slavery to be tackled
30 march 2016 - 13:16:29New York, US (PANA) - Observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, senior UN officials have [...] Full text...
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UN: UN condemns terrorist bombings in Brussels
22 march 2016 - 17:11:26New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials have strongly condemned Tuesday's terrorist bombings in Brussels, extending condolences to the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN expert warns on treatment metted on people with albinism
22 march 2016 - 15:22:49New York, US (PANA) - UN expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council condemns 'horrific terrorist attacks' by Boko Haram in Nigeria
03 february 2016 - 05:52:36New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday condemned in the strongest terms Saturday’s “horrific terrorist [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban condemns Ouagadougou 'heinous terrorist attacks'
18 january 2016 - 06:20:46New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the “heinous terrorist attacks” carried out on Friday [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU strongly condemns "despicable terror attacks" in Paris
14 november 2015 - 12:28:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma was "shocked and deeply saddened" by the despicable [...] Full text...
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UN: UN experts say racial superiority myth must be debunked
04 november 2015 - 16:24:42New York, US (PANA) - Debunking the myth of racial hierarchy is imperative to deconstruct, on a global scale, the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Somali hotel
02 november 2015 - 14:25:27New York, US (PANA) -The UN Security Council on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the attacks carried out on Sunday [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council members condemn attacks in Chad, Cameroon
13 october 2015 - 15:20:23New York, US (PANA) - Members of the UN Security Council have strongly condemned what they described as "horrific" terrorist [...] Full text...
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Mali: OIF Secretary General condemns attack on Malian hotel
18 august 2015 - 20:16:19Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Secretary General of the International Francophonie Organization (OIF), Mrs Michaëlle Jean, has condemned the attack [...] Full text...
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US: OIC condemns terrorist attack in northern Cameroon
23 july 2015 - 17:10:09New York, US (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a [...] Full text...
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US: OIC condemns terror activities in Tunisia
19 june 2015 - 16:49:50New York, US (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks perpetrated in [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Dialogue needed to tackle violence against women in Sudan'
28 may 2015 - 08:40:05New York, US (PANA) - More open and constructive dialogue should be held among Sudanese stakeholders as a top priority [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Army deploys elite anti-terror battalions in war against Boko Haram
20 may 2015 - 18:52:16Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Two battalions of the Nigerian military are set to be deployed into the war against Boko [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU Peace and Security Council calls for renewed efforts to address Libyan crisis
24 april 2015 - 19:14:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has reiterated the imperative [...] Full text...
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UN: International community tasked to stem rising tide of intolerance, extremism
21 april 2015 - 21:22:13New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Tuesday in New York called on the international community "in the [...] Full text...
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UN: Libyan political parties, activists end round 2 of UN-backed talks
15 april 2015 - 08:55:01New York, US (PANA) - A second meeting of Libyan political parties and activists, facilitated by the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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UN: UN General Assembly President saddened by Al-Shabab attack on Kenyan university
05 april 2015 - 06:59:05New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, has condemned the terrorist attack [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council condemns Al-Shabaab attack against Kenyan university
03 april 2015 - 21:57:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack perpetrated by Al-Shabaab that took [...] Full text...
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US: Summit on Countering Violent Extremism stresses need to address terrorism globally
21 february 2015 - 19:37:58New York, US (PANA) - The US Summit to Counter Violent Extremism held in Washington DC, US has stressed the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council condemns Boko Haram attacks on Nigeria's neighbours
14 february 2015 - 16:55:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned, in the strongest terms, the continued escalation of attacks [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief, Security Council condemn terrorist attacks in Egypt
31 january 2015 - 09:11:24New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the UN Security Council have condemned the terrorist attacks on [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Libyan capital
28 january 2015 - 06:55:01New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the deadly terrorist attack against [...] Full text...
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US: OIC condemns terrorist attack on 'Charlie Hebdo'
08 january 2015 - 19:08:58New York, US (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned Wednesday's terrorist attack against the office of [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council urges more potent fight against transnational crime, terrorism
19 december 2014 - 20:50:54New York, US (PANA) - Amid a proliferation of well-funded and well-organized transnational criminal activities in Africa, the Middle East [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban, Security Council condemn deadly terrorist attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
25 october 2014 - 21:45:31New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council have strongly condemned two terrorist attacks [...] Full text...
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Congo: Govt. launches Ebola sensitization campaign
01 september 2014 - 12:33:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government has launched a nationwide sensitization campaign against the deadly Ebola disease, together with [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Military plans to raid Damboa over hoisting of Boko Haram flag
21 july 2014 - 18:41:18Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Defence Spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Monday said the military is preparing to embark on [...] Full text...
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US: OIC condemns assault on presidential palace in Mogadishu
10 july 2014 - 18:13:12New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Iyad Amen Madani, has strongly [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Health official regrets prevalence of sickle cell anemia in Africa
17 june 2014 - 21:22:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An official of the Senegalese Ministry of Health, Ms. Indou Demelym, on Tuesday expressed regret about [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: IGAD vows to continue fight against terror after Horn of Africa attacks
26 may 2014 - 15:48:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), whose members have troops in Somalia, has vowed to [...] Full text...
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US: OIC condemns twin bomb blast in Nigeria
22 may 2014 - 17:12:00New York, US (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has condemned the heinous killings of 118 people following [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council condemns latest terrorist bombing in Mogadishu
05 may 2014 - 14:17:57New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the latest terrorist bomb attack in the Somali [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Abuja bomb blast, abduction of female students reported in Nigeria
19 april 2014 - 07:54:20Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Monday's bomb blast at a popular lorry park in the outskirts of Abuja and the abduction, [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban expresses sadness over Abuja bomb attack
15 april 2014 - 08:03:39New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed shock and sadness after a bomb attack at a [...] Full text...
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US: UN expert tasks Seychelles on human traffickers
04 february 2014 - 17:41:09New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, on Tuesday called [...] Full text...
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UN: Security Council, Ban deplore Mogadishu bombings
03 january 2014 - 15:59:53New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have stressed the need for global efforts [...] Full text...
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UN honours Nelson Mandela as champion of peace, reconciliation
07 december 2013 - 14:28:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN family on Friday mourned the loss and celebrated the enduring legacy of Nelson [...] Full text...
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Afro-Arab Summit adopts plan to combat terrorism, human trafficking
20 november 2013 - 23:01:47Kuwait City, Kuwait (PANA) - African and Arab leaders adopted a wide-ranging plan to fight terrorism and illegal migration into [...] Full text...
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AU Chairperson berates ICC for disregarding Africa’s requests
12 october 2013 - 11:15:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders are not in a crusade against the International Criminal Court (ICC), but are [...] Full text...
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Botswana FM urges support to mitigate effects of climate change
01 october 2013 - 17:01:58New York, US (PANA) – Botswana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Phandu Skelemani, on Tuesday in New [...] Full text...
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African leaders calls for more support to achieve MDGs
28 september 2013 - 17:24:56New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly continues its annual high-level segment, a host of African leaders [...] Full text...
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UN report says political missions 'indispensable' for peace, security
18 september 2013 - 19:16:12New York, US (PANA) – A new UN report says political missions deployed in volatile environments around the world are [...] Full text...
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OIC condemns continued violence, killings in Libya
02 august 2013 - 19:18:47New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has strongly condemned [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President attributes Africa’s rise to modern communication
08 may 2013 - 11:42:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s rise in the first decade of the 21st century should be credited to the [...] Full text...
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UN experts denounce discrimination against albinos in Tanzania
05 may 2013 - 14:53:00New York, US (PANA) - A UN group of independent experts has drawn attention to discrimination against persons with albinism [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council debates conflict prevention in Africa
15 april 2013 - 22:58:45New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday held a debate on preventing conflict in Africa, with [...] Full text...
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South African survives hostage ordeal
25 january 2013 - 10:40:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - An unidentified South African citizen has been rescued from Algeria after a terrorist attack [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office condemns sectarian attacks in Nigeria
22 june 2012 - 19:14:31New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday condemned the repeated [...] Full text...
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UN honours heroes, survivours of transatlantic slave trade
24 march 2012 - 09:17:50New York, US (PANA) - The UN is to pay special tribute to the men and women who bravely fought [...] Full text...
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UN official seeks protection for rights of PLWAs
21 march 2012 - 11:56:46New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has stressed the importance of protecting the [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram menace, Jonathan's "olive branch" dominate front pages in Nigeria
28 january 2012 - 08:00:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian media were awash with stories of the renewed bombing of targets by the dreaded [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns terror attacks in Nigeria
06 november 2011 - 08:36:07New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned Friday's terror attacks in Nigeria, which led to [...] Full text...
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UN expert tasks member states on prevention of violence against women
11 october 2011 - 21:24:34New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Rashida Manjoo, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, [...] Full text...
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SA seeks global cooperation against terrorism
03 may 2011 - 11:04:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South Africa government has called on all countries to co-operate in "stemming the [...] Full text...
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UN chief, Security Council deplore Morocco terrorist bombing
29 april 2011 - 16:24:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and the UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned Thursday's [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's political parties agree on Code of Conduct ahead of polls
28 february 2011 - 09:42:32Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's 63 political parties and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have agreed on a Code [...] Full text...
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UN launches website for slave trade memorial
02 february 2011 - 17:23:54New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday lauded the launch of a website for the permanent memorial, [...] Full text...
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Sudan referendum: Arab league commends outcome
17 january 2011 - 20:26:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Arab League said Monday it was happy with the conduct of the Sudan referendum, describing [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on terrorism
09 september 2010 - 13:11:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN General Assembly Wednesday condemned acts of terror ism in all its forms and [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: South African govt. moves to allay xenophobia concerns
08 july 2010 - 18:43:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The South African government Thursday outlined a multi-faceted plan to prevent an outbreak of [...] Full text...
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Zuma condoles with Moscow over terror attack
31 march 2010 - 07:26:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- South Africa President Jacob Zuma has joined ot her world leaders and the international [...] Full text...
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Motlanthe salutes South Africans in Christmas Day message
24 december 2009 - 20:31:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has said 200 9 will be remembered in annals of [...] Full text...
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Motlanthe salutes South Africans in Christmas Day message
24 december 2009 - 10:31:00Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has said 200 9 will be remembered in annals of [...] Full text...
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"Sankarists" denounce international support for President Compaore's regime
16 october 2009 - 22:23:00Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Supporters of the slain military leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Thomas Isidore Noel Sankara, on [...] Full text...
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MFWA demands â?unconditional releaseâ? of Mauritanian journalist
15 september 2009 - 17:49:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The sub-regional rights body, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Tuesday denounced the arrest and [...] Full text...
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UN, US mark Rwandan genocide anniversary
08 april 2009 - 07:40:00New York- US (PANA) -- The UN and the US have joined the rest of the internationa l community in [...] Full text...
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