Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years
17 september 2025 - 16:53:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For millions of girls in Afghanistan, it has been four long years since the ban on [...] Full text...
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Healing the ozone layer: ‘Guided by science, united in action’
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UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action
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Gaza: International community must ‘match words with action’ now
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UN Security Council renews Sudan sanctions
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Chinese nationals jailed for human trafficking in South Africa
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10 september 2025 - 11:16:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’
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Attacks on schools surge by ‘staggering’ 44 per cent over the past year
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AUC chief rallies Africans to work together to build continent
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UN rights chief denounces Mali's authoritarian drift, growing repression
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'seizes new ground' in besieged city
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UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent
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‘Our livelihoods have been cut off,’ say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest (By UN News)
31 august 2025 - 07:35:22Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, Yousef (not his real name) stands [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fireworks at Kasarani as star-studded closing ceremony lights up Nairobi (By CAF Online)
30 august 2025 - 16:00:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) closed in spectacular fashion at Nairobi’s Moi International Sports Centre, [...] Full text...
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UN chief warns against ‘playing with fire’ as nuclear test threat looms
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UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen
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2024 CHAN: Youthful Senegal test Morocco’s pedigree in heavyweight semi-final
25 august 2025 - 20:13:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Football often writes its most compelling stories when youth dares to challenge history. That will be the [...] Full text...
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Libya: Security Council urged to back popular ‘yearning’ for national elections
22 august 2025 - 05:37:57New York, US (PANA) - Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their [...] Full text...
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International Day honours victims of terrorism
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Sudanese PM uses non-conventional method to address the West about the country’s woes (Report by Mohamed Osman Adam)
19 august 2025 - 15:42:43Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s new civilian Prime Minister has made an emotional appeal to the UN Secretary General [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: History in East Africa as all co-hosts reach quarter-finals
19 august 2025 - 14:35:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the first time in a CAF competition, three co-hosts — Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda — [...] Full text...
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'Immediate concrete steps' needed to protect humanitarian aid workers
19 august 2025 - 10:14:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) — An international humanitarian charity on Tuesday called on all states, parties to conflict and global leaders [...] Full text...
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US sanctions critical minerals traffickers stoking armed conflict in eastern DRC
13 august 2025 - 07:24:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Treasury Department is sanctioning four entities producing and trading in conflict minerals in [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams 20-year sentence for Chadian opposition leader Masra
12 august 2025 - 06:43:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has criticised the guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on 9 August, 2025, [...] Full text...
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Young people take the lead for a more sustainable future (Feature by UN News)
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‘Nuclear weapons have no place in our world’: UN chief
09 august 2025 - 08:03:44Nagasaki, Japan (PANA) - 80 years after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima [...] Full text...
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Tributes pour in for Ghana helicopter crash victims
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Malian PM attends 3rd Conference on Landlocked Countries in Turkmenistan
05 august 2025 - 12:00:54Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Major General Abdoulaye Maïga is taking part in the 3rd United Nations Conference [...] Full text...
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UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations
04 august 2025 - 21:27:23Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Darfur group claims mercenaries fighting alongside militias
04 august 2025 - 12:19:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Joint Force of the Armed Struggle Movements (The Joint Force) has claimed that [...] Full text...
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Former Malian PM Moussa Mara detained for X post on 'prisoners of conscience'
02 august 2025 - 16:24:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara was remanded in pre-trial detention on Friday at Bamako Central [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Tanzania vs Burkina Faso as hosts launch tournament in style against fearless Stallions (By CAF Online)
02 august 2025 - 05:54:23Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicks off on Saturday, 2 August with [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking: Senegal to strengthen legal framework, improve cross-border cooperation (By Minielle Baro, United Nations Information Centre, Dakar)
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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 - 18:35:26Tripoli, 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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Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war
29 july 2025 - 05:25:58New York, US (PANA) - As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel’s decision [...] Full text...
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Deep-sea must not turn into ‘Wild West’ of rare minerals exploitation, agency head says
25 july 2025 - 05:32:15New York, US (PANA) - Nations are pursuing underwater exploration for highly sought-after rare earth minerals, but the head of [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Morocco vs Nigeria: Dreaming of One, Chasing 10 (By CAF Online)
24 july 2025 - 05:39:40Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The TotalEnergies WAFCON 2024 has reached the business end with hosts Morocco booking their spot in [...] Full text...
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ICJ affirms states have 'an obligation to prevent significant harm to the environment'
23 july 2025 - 18:37:08The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - This is a turning point for international law, with considerable political repercussions. In a highly [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for release of ousted Niger president Bazoum two years after coup
23 july 2025 - 08:20:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Authorities in Niger should immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who remains arbitrarily detained two [...] Full text...
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Housing crisis: UN fears a future of cities transformed into slums
23 july 2025 - 07:57:23New York, US (PANA) - A bed, four walls, a safe place to breathe. These are the most basic aspects [...] Full text...
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‘Bet on youth’ to realise Africa’s digital potential, UN deputy chief says
22 july 2025 - 06:09:00New York, US (PANA) - Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Nigeria vs South Africa: Legends Oparanozie, Dlamini Stoke Flames ahead of titans’ semifinal showdown (Preview by CAF Online)
22 july 2025 - 05:59:49Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - As two of Africa’s fiercest rivals prepare to square off in a high-stakes CAF TotalEnergies Women’s [...] Full text...
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African economies plagued by deepening economic uncertainty, warns ECA
18 july 2025 - 12:21:51Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rising debt, geopolitical instability and declining aid flows are intensifying external pressure on African economies, [...] Full text...
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Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation ever
12 july 2025 - 05:37:56New York, US (PANA) - Young people are shaping the future and demanding a world that is just, inclusive and [...] Full text...
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UNICEF deplores ‘unconscionable’ killing of families lining up for aid in Gaza
11 july 2025 - 05:41:15New 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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UN warns of deepening health crisis in Gaza amid mass casualty incidents
10 july 2025 - 05:58:52New York, US (PANA) - As scores of people – including medical staff and their families – have reportedly been [...] Full text...
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How to Stabilise Africa's Debt (IMF Blog By Athene Laws, Thibault Lemaire, and Nikola Spatafora, economists in IMF’s African Department)
09 july 2025 - 11:59:18Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Successful debt stabilisation requires measures to strengthen public finances and institutions, alongside pro-growth structural reforms [...] Full text...
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Srebrenica, 30 years on: UN officials and survivors call for truth, justice and vigilance
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Gaza: Hospitals rationing critical supplies, ambulances stalling
08 july 2025 - 21:30:20Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - UN humanitarians have warned that the catastrophic conditions in Gaza are worsening, as tents, schools, [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for reform of multilateralism
07 july 2025 - 15:04:27Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for respect for international law and for [...] Full text...
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Libya mourns philosopher Najib al-Hassadi
04 july 2025 - 14:22:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death of Libyan thinker and philosopher, Najib al-Hassadi, at the age of 72, is a [...] Full text...
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With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity
04 july 2025 - 09:33:18Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain, has concluded with a renewed sense of [...] Full text...
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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation
03 july 2025 - 14:21:27Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark Sustainable development conference concluding this [...] Full text...
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Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future: UN deputy chief
02 july 2025 - 17:58:28New York, US (PANA) - Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life [...] Full text...
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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief
30 june 2025 - 18:15:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human [...] Full text...
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After the big development pledges in Sevilla, UN says action starts now
30 june 2025 - 17:16:35Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - Now the big promises have been formally adopted in the Spanish city of Sevilla to turbocharge [...] Full text...
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Every dollar invested in a girl's education generates three times more for the economy
29 june 2025 - 07:13:24Seville, Spain (PANA) - The equation is simple, the results compelling. Investing one dollar in a girl's education generates nearly [...] Full text...
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UN chief welcomes peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda
29 june 2025 - 06:59:57New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Three Egyptians identified in Greece as smugglers of migrants from Libya
27 june 2025 - 16:35:13Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities have identified four Egyptians aged between 20 and 36 accused of smuggling hundreds [...] Full text...
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Sevilla conference on development financing shows optimism for multilateralism
26 june 2025 - 06:03:42New York, US (PANA) - It’s been 10 years since the Addis Ababa Action Agenda was established to support the [...] Full text...
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‘One Earth, One Health’: Yoga Day provides respite in a tumultuous world
22 june 2025 - 11:25:40New York, US (PANA) - In an age marked by conflicts, disease, dysfunction and mental health challenges, yoga offers a [...] Full text...
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UN Peacebuilding Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict
21 june 2025 - 05:46:13New York, US (PANA) - Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and other senior officials from across the world have spoken [...] Full text...
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Development is ‘the first line of defence against conflict,’ Guterres tells Security Council
20 june 2025 - 05:40:35New York, US (PANA) - Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in [...] Full text...
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Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria
12 june 2025 - 20:18:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years including during [...] Full text...
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‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
11 june 2025 - 18:33:43Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...
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Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals - UN
11 june 2025 - 05:40:08New York, US (PANA) - Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track [...] Full text...
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Ghana sues for stronger institutions to combat corruption in Africa
07 june 2025 - 07:31:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Friday called for the strengthening of the institutions, [...] Full text...
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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
06 june 2025 - 18:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya stresses unity on Eid al-Adha
06 june 2025 - 08:34:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As Libyans mark Eid al-Adha, the UN Special Representative in the country, Hanna Tetteh, has stressed [...] Full text...
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Number of aid workers killed in Gaza conflict, highest in UN history: Guterres
06 june 2025 - 06:57:14New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution ‘alive’
05 june 2025 - 17:28:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged world leaders to revive efforts toward a two-State [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia’s chief Intelligence vows to help Sudan reach peace
02 june 2025 - 16:47:58Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia has dispatched its top intelligence service official to the Sudan to assure the military [...] 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 - 15:18:46Geneva, 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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Sanctions relief for Syria offers ‘powerful message of hope,’ says UN migration agency
27 may 2025 - 21:19:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed recent decisions by the United States, the [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for investigation into torture, forcible deportation of Kenyan and Ugandan activists by Tanzania
26 may 2025 - 06:11:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Tanzanian authorities to investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President calls for reparations to address centuries of African exploitation
25 may 2025 - 16:16:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has called for global accountability and reparative justice to confront the enduring [...] Full text...
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Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
22 may 2025 - 07:52:10New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, [...] Full text...
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UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up
19 may 2025 - 21:54:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out [...] Full text...
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Debt transparency is a public good: IMF Blog By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director
18 may 2025 - 12:02:54Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - This topic that you discussed at the IMF Conference on Public Debt Transparency—Aligning the [...] Full text...
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Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
17 may 2025 - 18:49:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As world leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a new UN-brokered agreement on pandemic preparedness, we [...] Full text...
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Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine
16 may 2025 - 19:40:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, [...] Full text...
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‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on 'killer robots'
15 may 2025 - 07:26:07New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous [...] Full text...
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Calm returns to Tripoli after night of armed clashes
13 may 2025 - 12:10:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, awoke on Tuesday to an atmosphere of precarious calm, a day after [...] Full text...
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European Council sets out priorities for the audiovisual media sector
13 may 2025 - 08:56:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - EU-wide rules governing television and on-demand services need to reflect the rapidly changing landscape for audiovisual [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya launches campaign against hate speech
09 may 2025 - 11:26:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has launched a media campaign against hate speech, [...] Full text...
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Guterres welcomes election of Pope Leo ‘at a time of great global challenges’
09 may 2025 - 07:14:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement of a new Pope on Thursday. His Holiness Pope [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Mali’s return to democracy 'suffers new blow'
06 may 2025 - 11:09:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A human rights watchdog said in a statement on Monday that in yet another blow to [...] Full text...
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2025 CAF U-20 AFCON: Makanza brace fires DR Congo to 3-1 triumph over Central African Republic
06 may 2025 - 09:01:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - DR Congo secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Central African Republic (CAR) in Group C of [...] Full text...
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‘Alarming’ slowdown in human development - could AI provide answers?
06 may 2025 - 07:38:43New York, US (PANA) - The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has [...] Full text...
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Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship - UN rights chief
03 may 2025 - 08:55:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN [...] Full text...
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IMF must focus on core mandate, encourage growth and stability – IMFC
26 april 2025 - 10:10:43Washington, DC. USA (PANA) . The International Monetary Fund (IMF) must continue to focus on its core mandate, including supporting [...] Full text...
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Achieving parity in internet usage would add trillions of dollars to global GDP: UN
25 april 2025 - 13:11:49New York, US (PANA) - Globally, far more men than women use the internet, and closing this gap in low- [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 16:57:32New York, US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 07:23:07New York,US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women [...] Full text...
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World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
23 april 2025 - 20:16:52New York, US PANA) - At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz [...] Full text...
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Ghana's president calls for renewed diplomatic engagement with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
22 april 2025 - 14:47:29Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Monday called for renewed diplomatic engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali, [...] Full text...
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UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’
21 april 2025 - 14:57:09New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning His Holiness Pope Francis, who [...] Full text...
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Ghana's President Mahama pays tribute to Pope Francis
21 april 2025 - 13:29:03Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has paid tribute to Pope Francis who passed away on Easter [...] Full text...
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51st Tripoli International Fair opens on Monday
21 april 2025 - 12:51:33Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 51st Tripoli International Fair, designed to boost Libya's economic development, opens on Monday with a [...] Full text...
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URGENT: Pope Francis dies
21 april 2025 - 08:53:37Vatican City, Vatican (PANA) - Pope Francis has died.He died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican [...] Full text...
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UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge
14 april 2025 - 20:31:58New York, US (PANA) - The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on [...] Full text...
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No arrests in Mozambique post-election political killings – Police
14 april 2025 - 13:27:57Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the [...] Full text...
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2025 CAF U-17 AFCON: Tapsoba hat-trick fires rampant Burkina Faso to reach last four
11 april 2025 - 07:36:58Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Burkina Faso delivered a commanding performance on Thursday evening, thrashing Zambia 6-1 in the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...
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Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable
09 april 2025 - 17:21:57Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to [...] Full text...
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Libya and Tunisia meet to promote cooperation and activate joint agreements
08 april 2025 - 16:37:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation in the Government of National Unity, Ali Al-Abed, and [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: Mine contamination is lethal legacy of Russia’s invasion
07 april 2025 - 18:52:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 100 million people in more than 60 countries and territories live under the threat [...] Full text...
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South African opposition condemns Zelenky's State visit
07 april 2025 - 09:37:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African opposition MP Party (MKP) has condemned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's State visit on [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum
06 april 2025 - 05:43:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often [...] Full text...
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Senegal's president hails his compatriots' 'exceptional ability' to live together
04 april 2025 - 12:00:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Thursday praised the “exceptional capacity” of his compatriots [...] Full text...
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World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief
03 april 2025 - 08:51:32Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told a [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for greater equality and inclusion as world marks Autism Awareness Day
02 april 2025 - 07:55:41New York, US (PANA) - Although people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still [...] Full text...
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Biological weapons ‘must not only be unthinkable but also impossible’
27 march 2025 - 07:21:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world came together 50 years ago to ban biological weapons and in today’s volatile geopolitical [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe journalist held on baseless charges – Human Rights Watch
26 march 2025 - 13:06:58Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM says lack of consensual electoral laws main obstacle to elections
25 march 2025 - 14:06:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, says that the real obstacle to the organisation of [...] Full text...
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Zelensky’s State visit to South Africa postponed to 24 April
25 march 2025 - 08:52:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's State visit to South Africa has been postponed from 10 [...] Full text...
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Local UN staff ‘particularly vulnerable’ to detention, as UN calls for their release
25 march 2025 - 05:49:19New York, US (PANA) - Staff members of the United Nations around the world who are recruited locally are “particularly [...] Full text...
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UN Chief urges all countries to invest in climate early warning systems
23 march 2025 - 10:31:28New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all countries to invest in climate early warning systems, [...] Full text...
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'Multilateralism is important' and 'isolationism is an illusion' - says Guterres
22 march 2025 - 07:37:25Leuven, Belgium (PANA) - Challenged by "irrationality, ignorance and isolationism," multilateralism remains "important" and "isolationism is an illusion," UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day
22 march 2025 - 07:16:56New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, [...] Full text...
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UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights
21 march 2025 - 08:31:25New York, US (PANA) - Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the [...] Full text...
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Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia
15 march 2025 - 07:41:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM rejects resettling migrants in the country
14 march 2025 - 12:10:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has denied his government's intention to settle migrants in [...] Full text...
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UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’
13 march 2025 - 07:34:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality [...] Full text...
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Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to achieving gender equality
10 march 2025 - 18:38:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on [...] Full text...
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One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
07 march 2025 - 10:25:28New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher [...] Full text...
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‘Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace’: UN chief
06 march 2025 - 08:29:41New York, US (PANA) - “Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace, not the machinery of war,” [...] Full text...
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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears
05 march 2025 - 19:19:49New York, US (PANA) - The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the [...] Full text...
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UN steps in to help survivors of sexual violence in DRC to recover economically
05 march 2025 - 07:41:58Goma, DRC (PANA) - Before the recent escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which caused an [...] Full text...
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Banking for a better world: Catalysing local solutions for global impact: World Bank Blog By Akihiko Nishio, World Bank Vice President of Development Finance and Ed Mountfield, Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services
04 march 2025 - 07:19:05Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The world is grappling with a collective action problem. Tackling global challenges like biodiversity loss [...] Full text...
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Libyans begin Ramadan fasting
01 march 2025 - 17:06:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya began the month of Ramadan, the Muslims' fasting month, on Saturday, following the example of [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor intensifies probe into DRC war crimes
28 february 2025 - 16:05:16Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded his second visit to the Democratic [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins
28 february 2025 - 05:47:00New York, US (PANA) - As Muslims around the world prepare to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of [...] Full text...
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WHO strengthens support for grassroots crowdsourcing campaign: a global movement of unity and solidarity
26 february 2025 - 20:56:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - What started as a grassroots initiative by a WHO staff member has grown into a global [...] Full text...
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Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action - FAO chief
26 february 2025 - 07:39:06Rome, Italy (PANA) - “Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message [...] Full text...
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Security Council urges Rwanda to stop supporting M23 in eastern DR Congo
22 february 2025 - 11:45:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing [...] Full text...
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DRC crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels move in
17 february 2025 - 16:24:36Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned the looting of thousands of tonnes of relief [...] Full text...
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Libyans commemorate the 14th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 revolution
17 february 2025 - 15:31:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Festive fervour has gripped Libyans since Sunday evening, when festivities began to commemorate the 14th anniversary [...] Full text...
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Key Libyan parties fail to initial AU-sponsored Charter for Peace and Reconciliation
15 february 2025 - 13:52:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation in Libya was signed on Friday in Addis [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges AU to take action to end crackdown on opposition, dissent in Mali
14 february 2025 - 06:02:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has written a letter to African Union officials urging the African Commission [...] Full text...
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Airing climate justice in Costa Rica on World Radio Day
13 february 2025 - 17:04:36Paris, France (PANA) - Quality radio remains ever universal, popular and more reliable in an era of artificial intelligence (AI) [...] Full text...
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Greater inclusion and cooperation critical to prevent violent extremism
13 february 2025 - 05:38:51New York, US (PANA) - For the third consecutive year, the UN commemorated the International Day for the Prevention of [...] Full text...
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Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM
12 february 2025 - 05:39:56New York, US (PANA) - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality [...] Full text...
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Sahel: UN calls for rethinking of social contract for stronger relations between State and citizens
10 february 2025 - 07:31:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A senior UN official has called for investment in the "social contract" to achieve a large-scale [...] Full text...
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UN Rights Council launches inquiry into atrocities in eastern DR Congo
09 february 2025 - 17:51:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission [...] Full text...
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The national reconciliation process in Libya at the centre of talks between the Chairman of the Libyan Council and Moussa Faki
08 february 2025 - 16:17:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- In a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki, the Chairman [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams 'reckless', 'vindictive' US sanctions against ICC
07 february 2025 - 06:11:13Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has criticised the US for imposing sanctions on the International [...] Full text...
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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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‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2025 - 05:39:31Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed [...] Full text...
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Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ - UNRWA
01 february 2025 - 05:48:44Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS keeps 'doors open' for Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger as withdrawal becomes effective
29 january 2025 - 11:40:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds
28 january 2025 - 04:40:38New York, US (PANA) - As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of [...] Full text...
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‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief
27 january 2025 - 06:48:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker [...] Full text...
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Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity
25 january 2025 - 07:43:48New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence
22 january 2025 - 06:09:23New York, US (PANA) - The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of [...] Full text...
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‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk
14 january 2025 - 05:55:53London, UK (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights [...] Full text...
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Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City
13 january 2025 - 14:40:35Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end [...] Full text...
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The world welcomes New Year with celebrations and church services
01 january 2025 - 09:57:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - People around the world on Wednesday ushered in the New Year, 2025, with celebrations and church [...] Full text...
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2024 is set to be the warmest year on record-WMO
30 december 2024 - 19:17:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges countries to drastically slash emissions and ‘exit this road to ruin’ in New Year Message
30 december 2024 - 14:13:02New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for making 2025 “a new beginning” in his message for [...] Full text...
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Global solidarity key to future pandemic preparedness, says UN chief
28 december 2024 - 07:31:19New York, US (PANA) - In a message commemorating Friday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged [...] Full text...
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UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza By Louise Wateridge
24 december 2024 - 15:48:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As we near the end of another year of war and humanitarian crisis, UN News is [...] Full text...
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Internet Governance Forum: Shaping a safe and equitable digital future
17 december 2024 - 14:33:27Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The UN children's agency UNICEF has been collaborating with tech companies to make digital products [...] Full text...
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Internet Governance Forum: Shaping a safe and equitable digital future
17 december 2024 - 05:24:17Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) [...] Full text...
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Gaza death toll passes 45,000 as UN school suffers new deadly strike
17 december 2024 - 05:13:09Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The authorities in Gaza reported on Monday that more than 45,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...
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Charting a path for global action on land and drought
15 december 2024 - 05:04:10Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on [...] Full text...
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Syrian crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
11 december 2024 - 19:08:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced [...] Full text...
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Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies
11 december 2024 - 05:05:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund [...] Full text...
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EU reaffirms its commitment to human rights
09 december 2024 - 16:40:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the universal respect, protection and fulfilment of [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya seeks to advance women’s meaningful political participation
06 december 2024 - 05:16:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahead of the launch of an inclusive, intra-Libyan political process, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...
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UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025
04 december 2024 - 04:51:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as [...] Full text...
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Ghana votes in 9th elections as it consolidates multi-party democracy
03 december 2024 - 13:39:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 [...] Full text...
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Disability rights: UN chief calls for amplified leadership roles to shape more inclusive future
03 december 2024 - 04:49:29New York, US (PANA) - Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action
01 december 2024 - 05:05:28New York, US (PANA) - On the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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‘We need peace’: UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Forum concludes with hope
28 november 2024 - 05:27:14Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young changemakers and the King of [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to ensure greater protection of humanitarian workers
27 november 2024 - 06:05:50New York, US (PANA) - With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly [...] Full text...
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Youth take over at UN Alliance of Civilizations
26 november 2024 - 05:19:50Cascais, Portugal (PANA) - Youth took centre stage on opening day at the UN Alliance of Civilizations 10th Global Forum [...] Full text...
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‘No excuse’: A global call to end violence against women
26 november 2024 - 05:19:29New York, US (PANA) - On the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, [...] Full text...
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Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on plastics pollution
25 november 2024 - 17:40:19Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday aiming to clinch a legally binding deal [...] Full text...
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Putin ramps up production of Russia's 8,370mph hypersonic missiles Story by Abul Taher
24 november 2024 - 07:41:31Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Vladimir Putin has ramped up production of a new hypersonic missile he fired against Ukraine last [...] Full text...
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COP29: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres
21 november 2024 - 14:09:58Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya
21 november 2024 - 09:09:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...
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COP29: Boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
19 november 2024 - 17:21:19Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders [...] Full text...
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Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace, says UNRWA chief
19 november 2024 - 05:45:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Monday that a large [...] Full text...
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Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, UN chief urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges
18 november 2024 - 05:33:12Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to [...] Full text...
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COP29: Will conference deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?
17 november 2024 - 04:52:20Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following [...] Full text...
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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
16 november 2024 - 07:14:56Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...
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Torture is never justified, insists UN rights chief, as key accord turns 40
15 november 2024 - 06:06:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - It’s been 40 years since countries adopted the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or [...] Full text...
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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities
08 november 2024 - 07:22:40Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...
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Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost
08 november 2024 - 06:32:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, [...] Full text...
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Global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development
05 november 2024 - 05:36:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of delegates on Monday joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the [...] Full text...
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85 percent of journalist killings go unpunished - UNESCO
02 november 2024 - 06:58:01Paris, France (PANA) - Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 [...] Full text...
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US Administration decides continuation of sanctions against Sudan
26 october 2024 - 16:52:58Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden has announced Continuation of the National Emergency with respect to [...] Full text...
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The role of language in gender equality: How linguistic structures shape legal norms and reinforce gender biases: World Bank Blog By Pierrick Bruyas and Caroline Perrin
26 october 2024 - 10:44:56Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Globally, women’s rights have expanded significantly over the past decades. By 2023, 162 economies [...] Full text...
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