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

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

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World failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn

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

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'Sudan faces worst cholera outbreak in years as war devastates infrastructure'

19 september 2025 - 06:18:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Amid Sudan’s devastating conflict, which has already caused tens of thousands of casualties and displaced millions, [...] Full text...

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Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years

17 september 2025 - 16:53:00
  Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For millions of girls in Afghanistan, it has been four long years since the ban on [...] Full text...

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Gisma: The story of brutal death of woman in the wilderness of Darfur

11 september 2025 - 19:09:42
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - This time the death was not caused by hanging or pulling the victim chained to [...] Full text...

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‘Shift the narrative’ on suicide to prevent loss of 720,000 lives annually

11 september 2025 - 05:39:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head [...] Full text...

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

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

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2024 CHAN: The 'winning losers': Sudanese footballers have done what politicians have failed to achieve (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

30 august 2025 - 14:54:40
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Friday, the 29th of August 2025, was still a good day for Sudanese football fans, [...] Full text...

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65 people on rubber boat from Libya rescued at sea, three sisters drown

25 august 2025 - 07:11:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A humanitarian ship, NADIR, has rescued 65 people from an overcrowded and flooded rubber boat in [...] Full text...

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Pope commends 'determination' of Chagossians in peaceful struggle for their homeland

24 august 2025 - 13:34:12
Vatican City, Vatican (PANA) - Pope Leo XIV on Sunday commended “the determination of the Chagossian people, particularly that of [...] Full text...

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Gazans face a future of pain and prosthetics

22 august 2025 - 06:14:50
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a [...] Full text...

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Survivors’ voices ‘integral’ to preventing terrorism

22 august 2025 - 05:58:16
New York, US (PANA) - Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that [...] Full text...

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International Day honours victims of terrorism

21 august 2025 - 06:41:35
New York, US (PANA) - Thursday, 21 August, marks the eighth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and [...] Full text...

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‘There is no military solution’ to end Israel-Palestine conflict, Security Council hears, as starvation stalks the Gaza Strip

10 august 2025 - 20:34:56
New York, US (PANA) - It’s essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international [...] Full text...

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Hundreds pay last respects to Ghana helicopter crash victims

08 august 2025 - 18:08:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Hundreds of people on Friday paid their last respects to eight people, including two cabinet ministers, [...] Full text...

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Ghana president gives assurance of 'full, transparent investigation' into helicopter crash

07 august 2025 - 22:25:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday night gave the assurance that there would be a [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for Ghana helicopter crash victims

07 august 2025 - 06:42:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Tributes have been pouring in for 8 people, including two cabinet ministers, who died on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Security Council meets on hostage crisis amid ‘unbearable’ conditions facing Palestinian civilians

06 august 2025 - 06:53:26
New York, US (PANA) - As conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel continue to deteriorate, a senior UN [...] 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)

01 august 2025 - 05:50:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In response to the scourge of human trafficking, Senegal has adopted a solid legal framework, the [...] Full text...

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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...

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No fuel, no aid, no escape: UN agencies warn of looming collapse in Gaza

13 july 2025 - 04:59:30
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The fuel crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point, threatening to bring all humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Sudan appeals for lifting siege on Fashir and ending famine

12 july 2025 - 11:06:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan’s Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris, still working to form a civilian cabinet, has launched an [...] Full text...

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Srebrenica, 30 years on: UN officials and survivors call for truth, justice and vigilance

08 july 2025 - 21:31:38
New York, US (PANA) - At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, survivors of the Srebrenica genocide joined top officials [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DRC sign peace agreement to end three decades of war

28 june 2025 - 05:58:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday signed a peace agreement in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, DRC sign peace agreement to end three decades of war

27 june 2025 - 22:31:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday signed a peace agreement in [...] Full text...

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UN Peacebuilding Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict

21 june 2025 - 05:46:13
New 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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Gaza horrors continue as the weakest succumb to injuries and disease

20 june 2025 - 16:25:13
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Death and suffering in Gaza are ever-present and the enclave's people now have little choice [...] Full text...

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Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria

12 june 2025 - 20:18:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years including during [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis

08 june 2025 - 11:28:40
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become [...] Full text...

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Over 30 million children suffer from ‘wasting’ in 15 countries: WFP

06 june 2025 - 08:01:49
New York, US (PANA) - Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies are uniting to tackle wasting - the deadliest [...] Full text...

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'Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war in DRC'

05 june 2025 - 11:36:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty-five years since the six-day war in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in [...] Full text...

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AU marks Africa Day 2025 with call to justice, unity, shared progress

24 may 2025 - 13:42:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is commemorating Africa Day 2025, which falls on Sunday, with a renewed [...] Full text...

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‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out

16 may 2025 - 17:58:53
New York, US (PANA) - Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken [...] Full text...

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US deportations raise serious human rights concerns

13 may 2025 - 19:05:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has voiced concern over the recent deportation of [...] Full text...

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UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism

29 april 2025 - 07:42:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched the Victims of Terrorism Associations Network (VoTAN) on [...] Full text...

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Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist

17 april 2025 - 18:30:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as [...] Full text...

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Children die while walking long distances in South Sudan to seek medical treatment for cholera

09 april 2025 - 11:16:04
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At least five children with cholera in South Sudan have died on an arduous journey [...] Full text...

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Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures – On World Health Day WHO calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

07 april 2025 - 18:15:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, with the theme “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures,” the Gaza Strip continues to [...] Full text...

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From despair to resilience in Kwamouth, Democratic Republic of Congo: Story By Wassy Kambale for OCHA

28 march 2025 - 11:32:55
Kwamouth, Mai-Ndombe, DR Congo (PANA) - Tantine Moba's eyes, once radiant with life, now gaze vacantly into the distance, as [...] Full text...

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‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

16 march 2025 - 08:56:52
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s leaders must avert another deadly crisis and uphold peace agreement, urges UN Commission

08 march 2025 - 16:04:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The surge in violence in Upper Nile State, escalating political tensions in Juba, and other [...] 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 - 19:19:49
New 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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‘Rapid expansion’ of synthetic drugs reshaping illicit markets, UN anti-narcotics body warns

05 march 2025 - 07:16:39
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according [...] Full text...

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DRC deepens investigation on cluster of illnesses, community deaths in Equateur province

03 march 2025 - 08:23:07
Kinshasa. DRC (PANA) - Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from World Health Organisation [...] Full text...

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Sudan is a powder keg with growing risk of war crimes, UN warns

28 february 2025 - 06:18:34
Geneva, Switzerland US (PANA) - Sudan is a flashpoint, with a growing risk of atrocity crimes and mass starvation deaths, [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: WHO tracks deadly mysterious illness

27 february 2025 - 20:10:09
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) are carrying [...] Full text...

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Ukraine three years on: Pain, loss, solidarity and hope for a better future

24 february 2025 - 16:51:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Today, 24 February 2025, marks the third year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, and [...] Full text...

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‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation (By Fabrice Robinet, UN News)

07 february 2025 - 05:42:06
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia [...] Full text...

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‘Step Up the Pace’ and end female genital mutilation, UN says

07 february 2025 - 05:26:51
New 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 - 05:39:31
Djibouti 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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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda

02 february 2025 - 15:42:18
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Uganda Ministry of Health on 30 January 2025, declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease [...] Full text...

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Malawi needs urgent action on macroeconomic reforms and transformative potential of mining: WB report

31 january 2025 - 08:28:24
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s economic recovery remains fragile due to lagging implementation of macroeconomic reforms and a series of [...] Full text...

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Neglected tropical diseases: Niger becomes first in WHO African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis

31 january 2025 - 05:44:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Niger has met the criteria for elimination of onchocerciasis, making it the fifth country in the [...] Full text...

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WHO chief Tedros advises against travel restrictions to Tanzania in Marburg outbreak

21 january 2025 - 05:50:51
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against travel restrictions [...] Full text...

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Recruitment of child soldiers is on the rise, despite global commitments

01 january 2025 - 03:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - 2024 marked the thirty-fifth anniversary of a UN commitment to protect children from being recruited [...] 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 - 14:13:02
New 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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UN News Champion: ‘Are you keeping up with the death?’ The grinding toll of war in Gaza By Louise Wateridge

24 december 2024 - 15:48:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As we near the end of another year of war and humanitarian crisis, UN News is [...] Full text...

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Gaza: ‘Sickening normalization’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys

14 december 2024 - 07:20:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza continue to cause devastation for civilians trying to [...] Full text...

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Ghana FA dissolves management committee of national football team after disastrous AFCON 2025 qualifiers

21 november 2024 - 15:09:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Thursday announced the immediate dissolution of the management committee of [...] Full text...

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One in three women experiences gender-based violence

16 november 2024 - 07:01:36
New York, US (PANA) - Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN [...] Full text...

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Oversupply could mute effects of wider Middle-East conflict on oil prices

29 october 2024 - 05:30:51
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, October 29, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC.Washington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...

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33 percent of deaths in Mauritius caused by cardiovascular diseases

15 october 2024 - 13:11:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius' Minister for Health and Quality of Life, Kailash Jagutpal, said on Tuesday that cardiovascular diseases, [...] Full text...

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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)

06 october 2024 - 05:57:14
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...

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ICC unseals arrest warrants against six Libyans for crimes at Tripoli's Tarhunah district

05 october 2024 - 12:47:40
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of [...] Full text...

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Ghana confirms first case of mpox

03 october 2024 - 13:27:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Thursday confirmed the first case of mpox in the west [...] Full text...

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Strengthening coastal resilience in Senegal: Vital issue for the people of Saint-Louis: World Bank Blog By Sokhna Ba and Seydina Alioune Djigo

03 october 2024 - 07:50:28
Saint-Louis, Senegal (PANA) - Khady Beye Sene cannot hide her satisfaction: after losing her home to coastal erosion in 2018, [...] Full text...

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Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as public health problem

01 october 2024 - 20:25:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public [...] Full text...

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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations

08 september 2024 - 18:32:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...

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Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South

07 september 2024 - 05:27:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the UN independent expert on the right [...] Full text...

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Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency

20 august 2024 - 06:03:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing

16 august 2024 - 14:53:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must [...] Full text...

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Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency

14 august 2024 - 05:14:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease [...] Full text...

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WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa

08 august 2024 - 18:28:04
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to the mpox outbreak in [...] Full text...

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WHO chief convenes expert meeting on mpox spread

08 august 2024 - 07:17:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) called for an emergency meeting on mpox following [...] Full text...

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Nurturing hope and leadership among Gaza’s young people (A feature by UN News)

07 august 2024 - 12:48:21
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - “My message to the world is how important it is to strengthen the role of [...] Full text...

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Middle East: UN rights chief warns against wider war, appeals for urgent de-escalation

05 august 2024 - 18:12:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Monday for an urgent de-escalation in the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’

02 august 2024 - 05:35:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, launched a programme on Thursday to get boys and girls [...] Full text...

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Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts

04 july 2024 - 05:48:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of [...] Full text...

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South Africa confirms six more Mpox cases as first batch of treatment arrives

21 june 2024 - 17:32:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Health department on Friday announced six more laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox (previously known [...] Full text...

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South Africa records Mpox death, sources vaccines from WHO member countries

12 june 2024 - 19:26:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla announced on Wednesday that his department intends to [...] Full text...

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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)

20 may 2024 - 13:46:45
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

16 may 2024 - 13:05:06
Manama, Bahrain (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s healthcare workers grapple with mental health impact of unyielding war, says health charity

29 april 2024 - 07:21:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After over six months of relentless war, Gaza’s healthcare workers have had to face unprecedented challenges [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF Champions League: Al Ahly stage late rally to defeat Mazembe and reach final

27 april 2024 - 05:36:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The roars of delight from Al Ahly's players and fans told the story - the Egyptian [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering

16 april 2024 - 16:00:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 women have been killed in Gaza since war erupted six months ago and one [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’

12 april 2024 - 04:53:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - People in Gaza are struggling to survive, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics

05 april 2024 - 18:01:57
New York, US (PANA) - Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid [...] Full text...

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Hidden debt hurts economies. Better disclosure laws can help ease the pain: IMF Blog By Alissa Ashcroft, Karla Vasquez, Rhoda Weeks-Brown

02 april 2024 - 15:28:55
Washington, United States (PANA) - If efforts to address record global public debt are to leave no stone unturned, then [...] Full text...

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Mobile network operators in Ghana slowly reconnecting Internet

18 march 2024 - 08:46:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Mobile network companies in Ghana are working hard as they slowly reconnected the country to the [...] Full text...

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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’

09 march 2024 - 07:46:11
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...

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Gambia, ECOWAS to establish international court to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations under Jammeh

01 march 2024 - 16:04:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia and the ECOWAS   joint technical committee Friday held their inaugural meeting [...] Full text...

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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability

19 february 2024 - 14:31:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...

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Global cancer burden growing, amidst mounting need for services

01 february 2024 - 17:34:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Cancer Day, 1 February, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the [...] Full text...

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WHO assists South Sudan to fight neglected tropical diseases

31 january 2024 - 10:45:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says 19 of the 20 neglected tropical diseases are [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa hails South Africa's genocide victory at The Hague

26 january 2024 - 16:18:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Africa’s extraordinary victory at the International Court of [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says Guterres

23 january 2024 - 20:37:03
New York, US (PANA) - Many of the world’s top diplomats are debating the deepening crisis in the Gaza Strip [...] Full text...

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Rebuild trust and restore hope in 2024: UN chief’s call

29 december 2023 - 05:16:41
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for global unity to make 2024 a year [...] Full text...

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Health charity announces new initiative to boost use of data for mental health research in Africa

27 december 2023 - 11:46:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with Wellcome, a charity supporting research [...] Full text...

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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

27 december 2023 - 06:55:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...

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Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO

22 december 2023 - 17:05:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down: WHO

21 december 2023 - 15:18:25
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF

19 december 2023 - 14:57:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN workers delivering aid to Gaza hospital describe ‘bloodbath’ in overflowing emergency department

17 december 2023 - 06:51:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN workers delivering medical supplies to the Al-Shifa Hospital in north Gaza on 16 December have [...] Full text...

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Experts call for new focus on long-term health challenges due to childbirth

08 december 2023 - 06:40:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, at least 40 million women are likely to experience a long-term health problem caused [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN General Assembly President calls for longer-term humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

29 november 2023 - 05:36:15
New York, US (PANA) - The brutal attack by Hamas on 7 October followed by Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, [...] Full text...

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Irsael-Gaza crisis: ‘This must stop,’ UN chief says as deaths, displacement ripple across Gaza

19 november 2023 - 18:07:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Spikes in casualties, attacks on schools and shelters, including the death of a UN worker, and [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse, warns UN relief chief

18 november 2023 - 06:03:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top [...] Full text...

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Togo records eight cases of dengue fever

17 november 2023 - 12:37:35
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has recorded eight cases of dengue fever in three regions, according to a statement from [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF WCL: Defending champions, AS Far to meet Sundowns in CAFWCL semi-finals

13 november 2023 - 06:37:52
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Defending champions of the CAF Women’s Champions League managed to retain their chances of defending [...] Full text...

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WHO updates guidelines on COVID-19 treatment

11 november 2023 - 08:57:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines on COVID-19 treatment, with revised recommendations for [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’

07 november 2023 - 14:40:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A month since the crisis in Gaza started UN humanitarians on Tuesday issued a heartfelt appeal [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Amid ‘unprecedented escalation’ in Gaza, UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire

29 october 2023 - 05:38:38
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister inaugurates Radiation Oncology Centre in Tripoli

26 october 2023 - 19:02:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, Thursday inaugurated a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer

25 october 2023 - 06:05:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...

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Guterres appeals for ‘sustained’ humanitarian access to Gaza

19 october 2023 - 17:01:58
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With essential supplies running out in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for humanitarian access to [...] Full text...

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Widespread concerns over regressive calls to repeal law against FGM in Gambia

13 october 2023 - 18:42:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- A joint statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the African Committee [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper denounces frantic race to plunder public funds at a time storm Daniel is making itself felt

29 september 2023 - 18:55:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Despite the unanimity of local and international experts to carry out rescue operations and the preliminary [...] Full text...

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Storm Daniel tragedy gives Libya an international dimension

21 september 2023 - 19:31:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The damage and losses caused by the Mediterranean storm Daniel that hit eastern Libya on 10 [...] Full text...

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Libyan, US officials discuss repercussions of storm Daniel

21 september 2023 - 12:58:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and US officials on Wednesday discussed the repercussions of storm Daniel which wreaked havoc in [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Top UN official calls for increased relief efforts to affected areas

18 september 2023 - 12:18:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has stressed the importance [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: UN agencies delivering aid, support to victims, says UN Mission

18 september 2023 - 11:23:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Teams from nine UN agencies have been on the ground delivering aid and support to those [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: More than 11,000 dead, 10,000 missing, according to UN agency

17 september 2023 - 17:25:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 11,300 people have died while 10,100 others are missing when Storm Daniel ripped through [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa expresses grief over disasters in Libya and Morocco

13 september 2023 - 16:22:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday expressed his deep regret following the natural disasters in [...] Full text...

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More than 35,000 displaced persons in disaster-stricken towns in eastern Libya, according to IOM

13 september 2023 - 16:19:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a total of 36,085 people have been displaced in four [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities show solidarity with Morocco for earthquake victims

09 september 2023 - 14:53:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities have expressed their full solidarity and compassion with Morocco for the victims of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum

04 september 2023 - 08:21:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has officially opened the Intercontinental Slavery Museum on the site of [...] Full text...

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South African officials 'sweep' Johannesburg fire disaster building

01 september 2023 - 12:33:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African officials on Friday deployed police dogs to help "sweep the building" in Johannesburg [...] Full text...

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UN, US honour survivors of terrorism working for peace

22 august 2023 - 06:12:28
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and United States of America on Monday observed the 6th Commemoration of [...] Full text...

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WHO summit aims to unlock power of traditional medicine through science

18 august 2023 - 06:43:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first global Traditional Medicine Summit convened by UN World Health Organisation (WHO) got underway on Thursday [...] Full text...

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WHO releases New Model Essential List of medicines

26 july 2023 - 15:33:28
Geneva, Switerland (PANA - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential [...] Full text...

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Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare

12 july 2023 - 05:28:51
New York, US (PANA) - Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper identifies foreign military presence as threat to organisation of elections in Libya

16 june 2023 - 19:01:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commemoration, on Sunday 11 June, of the 53rd anniversary of the evacuation of American forces [...] Full text...

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‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia

12 june 2023 - 19:26:58
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN [...] Full text...

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UNICEF raises alarm over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo

18 may 2023 - 19:01:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is calling for an urgent increase in funding to help tackle an [...] Full text...

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Gambia holds stakeholder conferences,donor roundtable on implementation of Truth Commission recommendations

12 may 2023 - 19:51:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia is holding a stakeholder’s conference and donor roundtable on the implementation of the Truth, [...] Full text...

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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say

06 may 2023 - 06:36:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire in Sudan

19 april 2023 - 09:20:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end [...] Full text...

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Sudan: civilians trapped in urban warfare (analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)

18 april 2023 - 19:02:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting between Sudanese rivals continues for the fourth day running, civilians in Khartoum and other [...] Full text...

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World Bank, Benin conclude deal on CFAF 60 billion for Benin's social programme

15 april 2023 - 16:39:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin and the World Bank have just concluded an agreement of 60 billion CFA francs to [...] Full text...

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Religious leaders join UN to pray for peace

15 april 2023 - 07:40:22
New York, US (PANA) - At a time of terrible divisions in the world, leaders from multiple faiths joined together [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes fallen liberation hero Moosa Moolla

27 march 2023 - 10:17:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Moosa Moolla died on Sunday after a long illness. He [...] Full text...

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Tributes pour in for popular South African rapper Costa Titch

13 march 2023 - 12:08:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South Africa’s award winning rapper Costa Titch who died [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements on migrants pinned down by a Libyan newspaper

06 march 2023 - 20:22:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements last week in which he ordered Tunisian security forces to stop [...] Full text...

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Kenya prepares relief response to Türkiye earthquake

07 february 2023 - 20:13:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been no Kenyan affected by the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday, [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan

03 february 2023 - 13:35:08
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis has arrived in Juba, South Sudan, for his long-awaited "ecumenical pilgrimage" for peace [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis expected in South Sudan; to meet Archbishop of Canterbury, Moderator of Church of Scotland

03 february 2023 - 10:35:54
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Pope Francis begins a three-day visit to South Sudan on Friday, the second stop of [...] Full text...

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Pope Francis arrives in Kinshasa

31 january 2023 - 17:19:05
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Pope Francis arrived in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday at the start of his [...] Full text...

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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse

25 january 2023 - 14:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...

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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture

22 january 2023 - 05:20:16
London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe journalists reiterate demand for extradition of François Compaoré over Norbert Zongo murder case

13 december 2022 - 14:08:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media professional organisations on Tuesday reiterated their request for the extradition of François Compaoré over [...] Full text...

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Genocide threat still real, UN chief says, commemorating victims worldwide

11 december 2022 - 06:28:35
New York, US (PANA) - In response to rising hate speech and discrimination worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged [...] Full text...

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Three European ambassadors send message of hope to Libyans on national reconciliation

14 november 2022 - 13:18:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ambassadors of France, Germany and the United Kingdom accredited to Libya have sent a message [...] Full text...

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CAF, media mourn Senegalese sports journalist Salif Diallo

01 november 2022 - 13:03:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African and international media have paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president Akufo-Addo rallies country to face economic crisis

31 october 2022 - 05:40:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo  on Sunday rallied his country in the midst of a [...] Full text...

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Uganda: 9 new cases of Ebola in Kampala, WHO calls for vigilance

25 october 2022 - 13:55:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Uganda reported nine new cases of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, bringing the total [...] Full text...

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UN experts call for complete abolition of death penalty as ‘only viable path'

10 october 2022 - 19:07:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS imposes graduated sanctions on Guinea

23 september 2022 - 16:34:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Libya working towards democratic transformation, Presidential Council chairman

22 september 2022 - 06:08:29
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council,  Mohamed Al-Manfi, has told the 77th session of [...] Full text...

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UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments

14 september 2022 - 06:16:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN’s top humanitarian forum warns of ‘tipping point’ as famine risk rises

07 september 2022 - 05:40:08
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is at a “tipping point”, with hundreds of thousands of people at immediate risk of [...] Full text...

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Somalia receiving unprecedented levels of food aid, with ‘famine at the door’

06 september 2022 - 05:13:26
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World [...] Full text...

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Armed clashes in Tripoli leave Libya's political crisis unresolved

02 september 2022 - 07:48:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Last weekend's clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, had a familiar ending: they proved that clashes [...] Full text...

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African health ministers launch drive to curb sickle cell disease toll

25 august 2022 - 05:21:43
Lome, Togo (PANA) - African health ministers have launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to [...] Full text...

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'Make sure that victims of terrorism are never forgotten’: UN chief

22 august 2022 - 05:15:28
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António on Sunday paid tribute to victims of terrorism, marking the international day [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola

20 august 2022 - 05:26:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola [...] Full text...

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Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala dies

15 august 2022 - 12:32:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prominent South African musician Tokollo Tshabalala died in the early hours of Monday. The founding [...] Full text...

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Libya sympathises with Egypt in Cairo church fire deaths

14 august 2022 - 18:19:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has sent a message of condolence and [...] Full text...

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Monkeypox: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness

27 july 2022 - 20:28:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As monkeypox cases reach over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO

13 july 2022 - 20:30:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has been keeping [...] Full text...

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Neglected Tropical Disease mentorship launched in honour of late top African female doctor

26 june 2022 - 05:16:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced plans to set up a mentorship [...] Full text...

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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi

13 june 2022 - 05:16:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...

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The 5th public hearing of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission takes place on Saturday in Bamako

10 june 2022 - 15:40:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5th public hearing of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) will be held on [...] Full text...

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Seven African countries report nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases: WHO

01 june 2022 - 06:54:34
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Seven African countries have cumulatively reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases (1,392 [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

08 april 2022 - 05:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in [...] Full text...

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WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth

30 march 2022 - 14:53:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and [...] Full text...

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Entente Council sympathizes with Burkina Faso following recent terrorist attacks

19 march 2022 - 14:42:24
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The Executive Secretariat of the Entente Council Saturday expressed its sympathy with the pain of the [...] Full text...

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AU chief warns African Summit with European leaders falls below expectations

18 february 2022 - 21:45:41
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa Union Commission has regretted the failure of the joint partnership with the European Union [...] Full text...

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Several bilateral agreements signed between Libya and Palestine

14 february 2022 - 18:26:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Constructive bilateral talks took place on Monday here between the prime minister of the National Unity [...] Full text...

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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)

06 february 2022 - 05:43:55
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: World leaders salute Archbishop Tutu

27 december 2021 - 09:58:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World leaders, clerics and celebrities have saluted Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who died peacefully [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso commemorates 23rd anniversary of assassination of journalist Norbert Zongo

13 december 2021 - 20:37:38
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso on Monday commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of Norbert Zongo, an [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Africa's last white leader

12 december 2021 - 17:52:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday saluted Africa’s last white leader, FW De [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Strong security ahead of De Klerk's memorial service

11 december 2021 - 07:47:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are concerns that former President F.W. De Klerk’s memorial in Cape Town on [...] Full text...

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Opposition party concerned about terrorist attacks in northern Benin

05 december 2021 - 18:19:17
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The political party "Les Démocrates" (Beninese opposition) has expressed concern following the two terrorist attacks that [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso president acalls for unity against terrorism

26 november 2021 - 11:36:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the face of the demonstrations observed in recent days and those announced to protest [...] Full text...

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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia

17 november 2021 - 22:41:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa begins mourning period for FW De Klerk

17 november 2021 - 13:12:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Wednesday began a national period of mourning for former President FW [...] Full text...

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Ruling party advocates social cohesion in fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso

15 november 2021 - 19:35:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), Burkina Faso's ruling party, on Monday called for social [...] Full text...

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South Africa: FW De Klerk releases a message "from the grave"

11 november 2021 - 16:45:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a video message, released hours after his death, former President FW De Klerk, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region

09 november 2021 - 22:31:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false

03 november 2021 - 10:31:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...

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WHO kicks off Decade of Action for Road Safety

28 october 2021 - 15:04:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO Thursday kicked off the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 here with the [...] Full text...

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EU urged to take fight against illegal immigration in Libya from the sea to southern borders

17 october 2021 - 18:42:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has stressed the need to take [...] Full text...

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Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care, receive it: WHO

06 october 2021 - 04:50:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Libyan oil exports resume after a day's suspension

10 september 2021 - 21:36:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan crude oil export operations from the al-Sidra, Ras Lanouf (East), oil terminals resumed Friday after [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup

08 september 2021 - 23:31:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Increasing risk to migrant rights in Libya – UN report

06 september 2021 - 15:51:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, so too does its devastating impact on those in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius reports 170 new positive cases

18 august 2021 - 11:00:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian health authorities announced on Wednesday that they detected 170 new positive cases of COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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