Tunisia to participate in the UN Mission in CAR
25 november 2020 - 12:04:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's participation in the UN Mission in the Central African Republic was the focus of a [...] Full text...
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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's participation in the UN Mission in the Central African Republic was the focus of a [...] Full text...
Violence, insecurity continue to plague South Sudan communities: UN
19 november 2020 - 05:40:42Juba, South Sudan - Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months [...] Full text...
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Top UN peacekeeper warns many challenges remain for Sahel Joint Force
17 november 2020 - 04:42:09New York, US (PANA) - It will take a variety of different actors to confront and deal with the “daunting [...] Full text...
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Deputy UN chief looks to ‘new dawn for Mali’
14 november 2020 - 06:31:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Friday strongly advocated for the greater participation of women and [...] Full text...
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Mali's transition president to undertake four-nation ECOWAS visit
12 november 2020 - 11:28:16Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Bah N'Daw, on Thursday begins a six-day West African [...] Full text...
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'Failed US military-first strategy harming civilians in Somalia'-Report
11 november 2020 - 08:08:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The U.S. military intervention in Somalia is failing to advance American interests while bringing significant costs [...] Full text...
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Zambian named UN woman police officer of the year
31 october 2020 - 08:13:06New York, US (PAA) - Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, Gender Adviser at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), [...] Full text...
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MINUSMA deploys 140 Burkinabè peacekeepers in Mali's Gao region
28 october 2020 - 15:02:00Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Tuesday deployed 140 peacekeepers, [...] Full text...
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Moroccan FM reaffirms commitment to support CAR's stability
23 october 2020 - 14:31:39Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, reaffirmed Thursday in [...] Full text...
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AU endorses new peacekeeping roadmap
22 october 2020 - 22:03:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has approved a new peacekeeping roadmap, aiming [...] Full text...
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Rights group says wanted DRC warlord preys on civilians
20 october 2020 - 06:50:47Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights advocate said on Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for swift action following attacks on peacekeepers in Mali
16 october 2020 - 18:49:02New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Mali are being urged to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for two [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeper killed in Mali mine explosion
16 october 2020 - 11:29:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was killed and another [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Region: Uneasy calm before preventable storms (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
05 october 2020 - 08:47:27Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the useful lessons to be drawn from the unfolding political and security crises in [...] Full text...
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Guterres says Central African Republic elections are ‘unique opportunity’ for peace
02 october 2020 - 06:11:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritise [...] Full text...
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With lessons from Ebola outbreak, DRC moved swiftly to curb coronavirus spread - Tshisekedi
24 september 2020 - 05:56:45New York, US (PANA) - Learning its lessons from the Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) took swift [...] Full text...
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Felix Tshisekedi calls for international sanctions against armed groups in eastern DRC
23 september 2020 - 18:45:07Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, Tuesday reminded the United [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief outlines reforms needed to keep operations fit-for-purpose
15 september 2020 - 04:58:53New York, US (PANA) - Over the next 10 years, the world could well be transformed by potentially lethal new [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly Under ‘extraordinary circumstances’, General Assembly continues to serve the people
09 september 2020 - 04:48:47New York, US (PANA) - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Assembly has worked hard, under “extraordinary circumstances” to uphold [...] Full text...
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Mali: Three killed, a dozen wounded in intercommunal violence in Gao
21 august 2020 - 23:53:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Three people were killed and nine others wounded Thursday night in Gao, a city located [...] Full text...
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Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies
21 august 2020 - 10:31:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at [...] Full text...
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Mali coup: UN peacekeeping mission ‘must and will continue’ operations
20 august 2020 - 03:53:29New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations continues to monitor the ongoing situation in Mali, where soldiers arrested the President and several members of his [...] Full text...
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Body of Rwandan peacekeeper killed in CAR repatriated
23 july 2020 - 15:25:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The body of a Rwandan soldier, who was killed while serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly attack against peacekeepers in Central African Republic
14 july 2020 - 05:46:21Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A UN peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed and two others were wounded in a deadly attack [...] Full text...
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Mogadishu Stadium reopens after a 16-year closure
02 july 2020 - 12:28:28Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s Mogadishu Stadium staged a football game for the first time on 30 June 2020 after [...] Full text...
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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter
27 june 2020 - 06:38:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told [...] Full text...
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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter 26June
26 june 2020 - 20:43:26New York, US (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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UN condemns killing of Indonesian peacekeeper in DR Congo
23 june 2020 - 20:42:07Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The United Nations Tuesday strongly condemned an attack by suspected rebel militia on peacekeepers serving with [...] Full text...
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UN chief appeals for restraint following protests in Mali
21 june 2020 - 05:34:28New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has appealed for calm in Mali, following protests in the capital, Bamako, [...] Full text...
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Two MINUSMA peacekeepers killed in attack on their convoy in Mali
14 june 2020 - 16:04:44Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Two Egyptian peacekeepers under the UN Multidimensional Integrated Mission for Mali Stabilization (MINUSMA) were killed on [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges continued international support for Mali amid growing terrorist threat
12 june 2020 - 05:05:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has stressed the need for continued international commitment to Mali, as the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Mali records 75 new cases, including 53 in the region of Timbuktu
04 june 2020 - 16:26:39Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali recorded 75 cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday, including 53 cases in the Timbuktu [...] Full text...
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Rwanda confirms recall of two Belgian diplomats
03 june 2020 - 12:11:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Belgian diplomats in Rwanda have been recalled by their government after they organised a genocide [...] Full text...
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Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace (A UN feature)
31 may 2020 - 13:32:44New York, US (PANA) - The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, celebrated worldwide on 29 May, offers a chance [...] Full text...
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"Serving peace in Mali is a source of pride," says Tunisian female army officer
31 may 2020 - 13:28:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated on 29 May each [...] Full text...
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MINUSMA pays tribute to Chadian peacekeepers killed in attack in Mali
15 may 2020 - 21:25:47Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Friday paid tribute to Chadian peacekeepers killed in [...] Full text...
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UN condemns attack that killed three Chadian peacekeepers in Mali
12 may 2020 - 17:25:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Burkina Faso, has [...] Full text...
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Mali, MINUSMA condemn killers of three Chadian peacekeepers
11 may 2020 - 14:05:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has been shocked by the death of three Chadian peacekeepers on Sunday when [...] Full text...
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UN ‘fully mobilised’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears
25 april 2020 - 05:23:13New York, US (PANA) - The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as [...] Full text...
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Mali UN mission fulfills mandate, aids battle against coronavirus
08 april 2020 - 06:10:22Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic plagues the world, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in [...] Full text...
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Peacekeepers help fragile countries navigate conflict and COVID-19
05 april 2020 - 08:49:22New York, US (PANA) - Even as UN peacekeepers adapt to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus), they continue [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests
20 march 2020 - 05:53:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is finalising export arrangements with producers in China so that [...] Full text...
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Rights group warns UN/AU report on Darfur fails to protect vulnerable groups
17 march 2020 - 06:06:03New York, US (PANA) – The proposal by the United Nations and the African Union to limit the UN’s protection [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic
17 march 2020 - 05:19:49Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A United Nations peacekeeper from Burundi was killed on Sunday while attempting to stop an armed [...] Full text...
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Liberated couple abducted in 2018 in Burkina Faso meets Mali president
15 march 2020 - 17:57:24Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Saturday received a couple who was abducted in December 2018 [...] Full text...
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South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but intern'l support still key, says top UN official
05 march 2020 - 06:21:14Ne York, US (PANA) - Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable [...] Full text...
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Human rights organizations welcome the conviction of five anti-balaka leaders by CAR justice system
08 february 2020 - 18:31:07Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Central African League for Human Rights (LCDH) [...] Full text...
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28 militiamen sentenced in Central African Republic for murder of civilians, UN peacekeepers
08 february 2020 - 08:35:38Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The UN Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) Friday hailed the sentencing of 28 militia members in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan, peacekeepers agree to reactivate Darfur joint security mechanism
26 january 2020 - 19:27:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United nations African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the government of Sudan have [...] Full text...
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US condemns attack on Abyei area
25 january 2020 - 15:25:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has condemned the attack that took place in the oil-rich area of Abyei, [...] Full text...
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Libyan media highlight preparations for Berlin Conference
19 january 2020 - 06:01:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on preparations for the Berlin International Conference on Libya scheduled for [...] Full text...
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France defends MINUSMA against criticism by the United States
17 january 2020 - 15:27:34Paris, France (PANA) - France's Permanent Representative to the UN, Nicolas de Rivière, on Wednesday argued before the Security Council [...] Full text...
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Fifteen people killed by unidentified gunmen in central Mali
17 january 2020 - 12:05:09Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Fifteen civilians were killed and several others wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Sindi, [...] Full text...
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Central African Republic sees fresh clashes
16 january 2020 - 07:24:17New York, US (PANA) - Fresh clashes in the Central African Republic’s (CAR) southeast have driven some 400 people to [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief says Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali
15 january 2020 - 20:14:05New York, US (PANA) - Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council [...] Full text...
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20 soldiers, including six Chadian peacekeepers, injured in rocket attack in Mali
10 january 2020 - 16:53:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty soldiers, including six peacekeepers and two Malian civilians, were injured in a rocket attack that [...] Full text...
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Gambian President urges ECOWAS to extend peacekeeping mission to 2021
22 december 2019 - 17:25:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has pleaded with his colleagues at Economic Community of Est African States [...] Full text...
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G5 Sahel Heads of State agree to strengthen alliances to defeat terrorism
17 december 2019 - 05:09:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The G5 Sahel Heads of State who met in Niamey on Sunday have agreed to further [...] Full text...
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UN evaluates progress in improving peacekeeping performance
07 december 2019 - 07:19:31New York, US (PANA) - The international community on Friday took stock of action to improve UN peacekeeping in line with a Security Council resolution aimed at enhancing performance at all levels, [...] Full text...
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UN calls for end to inter-communal clashes, attacks against aid workers in South Sudan
04 december 2019 - 12:00:28Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Peacekeepers have been sent to the northern Lakes region in South Sudan in a bid [...] Full text...
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UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo
27 november 2019 - 05:39:12Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) conducted extensive patrols [...] Full text...
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UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue
26 november 2019 - 09:16:13Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has [...] Full text...
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UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan violence which left two dead at camp
25 november 2019 - 17:52:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Community leaders issued an apology on Monday after rioting on 21 November by “drunken youth” within [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges UN peacekeepers in CAR to focus on protection with new mandate
19 november 2019 - 09:30:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic (CAR), whose mandate the United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...
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Opening of Rwandan genocide trial delayed by bomb threat at Brussels courthouse
05 november 2019 - 10:46:44Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The trial of Fabien Neretsé, accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, [...] Full text...
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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends
01 november 2019 - 17:38:03Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...
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Togolese UN peacekeeper in Mali succumbs to his injuries
29 october 2019 - 12:00:49Lomé, Togo (PANA) - A peacekeeper from the Togolese contingent of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in Mali appeal for calm, restraint after demonstration against them
14 october 2019 - 06:08:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) – UN peacekeepers in Mali on Sunday called for calm and restraint after a demonstration against them [...] Full text...
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Burundian police launch major offensive against crime, terrorism
12 october 2019 - 15:15:26Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi Ministry of Public Security and Disaster Management says the police carried out 4,131 search [...] Full text...
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Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears
08 october 2019 - 19:32:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable [...] Full text...
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MINUSMA peacekeeper killed in Kidal region of northern Mali
07 october 2019 - 15:58:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A blue helmet of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization of Mali (MINUSMA) [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General condemns attacks on peacekeepers in Mali
07 october 2019 - 05:36:18New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned two separate attacks on Sunday against the organization’s [...] Full text...
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Three UN peacekeepers in CAR killed, fourth injured following helicopter crash
28 september 2019 - 07:22:39N'Djamena, CAR (PANA) - Three peacekeepers were killed and a fourth was severely injured after a helicopter crashed on Friday morning in the [...] Full text...
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Liberian President credits UN for ‘16 years of unbroken peace’
26 september 2019 - 05:19:21New York, US (PANA) - Liberian President George Manneh Weah has described his country as "a UN success story”. “After being [...] Full text...
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In ‘world of disquiet’, UN must deliver for the people, Guterres tells General Assembly
25 september 2019 - 06:26:46New York, US (PANA) - We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level [...] Full text...
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South Sudan’s peace process ‘precarious, but progress in being made’, Security Council hears
18 september 2019 - 20:09:04New York, US (PANA) - One year on from the signing of a Revitalised Agreement to ease conflict in South [...] Full text...
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139 elements of the Bangladesh police unit honored by MINUSMA in Bamako
10 september 2019 - 18:37:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization of Mali (MINUSMA),on Monday awarded the United [...] Full text...
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Political solutions ‘prerequisite to sustainable peace’, Lacroix tells Security Council
10 september 2019 - 05:28:58New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix has told the Security Council that while peacekeeping [...] Full text...
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African Union through two decades
09 september 2019 - 18:01:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...
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UN chief pays tribute to courage of DR Congo citizens, sacrifice of blue helmets
01 september 2019 - 17:30:36Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday saluted the courage of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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UN chief and senior officials show solidarity with DRC during three-day visit
31 august 2019 - 16:58:25Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres and senior members of the UN on Saturday embarked on [...] Full text...
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UN chief on three-day visit in DR Congo
31 august 2019 - 09:40:26Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is due to arrive in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Benin's MINUSMA armoured vehicle hits IED in Mali's far north
10 july 2019 - 13:18:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - An armoured vehicle of the Benin contingent of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the [...] Full text...
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Burundi's ambassador to the United Nations honored at home
01 july 2019 - 23:12:19Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's ambassador to the United Nations, Albert Shingiro, was Monday honored by the head of state, [...] Full text...
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France welcomes renewal of MINUSMA mandate
01 july 2019 - 17:15:45Paris, France (PANA) - France has welcomed the unanimous adoption on Friday of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2480, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda deploys fresh female-dominated police officers for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
26 june 2019 - 21:08:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A contingent of 160 Rwandan police officers on Wednesday departed for a one-year peacekeeping mission under [...] Full text...
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Sudan Military Council reverses decision on peacekeepers' locations in Darfur
23 june 2019 - 18:25:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has issued a decree saying the locations to be evacuated [...] Full text...
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Presidents Magufuli, Tshisekedi optimistic of durable peace in DRC
14 june 2019 - 12:51:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who arrived in Tanzania [...] Full text...
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Belgian FM pays tribute to UN Blue Helmets
03 june 2019 - 16:47:02Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - On the occasion of International Day of Peacekeepers, Belgian Foreign Minister, Didier Reynders, has paid tribute, [...] Full text...
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AU creates memorial wall to honour fallen peacekeepers
30 may 2019 - 20:22:32Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A memorial wall to honour African peacekeepers who have died in the line of duty [...] Full text...
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Mali celebrates international UN peacekeepers day
30 may 2019 - 19:00:01Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary-General in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, on Wednesday, said that [...] Full text...
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Gambia is the 56th leading contributor to UN peacekeeping operations
24 may 2019 - 14:17:46Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, has said the Gambia is the 56th largest contributor of uniformed [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeepers in CAR condemn bloody attack on several villages
24 may 2019 - 04:51:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has condemned last Tuesday's in [...] Full text...
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Fallen Gambian among UN peacekeepers to receive posthumous Dag Hammarskjold medal
22 may 2019 - 18:51:58Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian fallen peacekeeper is among the 119 United Nations Peacekeepers to posthumously receive the Dag Hammarskjold medal [...] Full text...
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Armed robbers kill Nigerien peacekeeper in Timbuktu
21 may 2019 - 15:51:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Nigerien peacekeeper was killed and another injured on Saturday in an attempt by unidentified armed [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council condemns armed attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali
20 may 2019 - 03:45:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” a violent attack against the [...] Full text...
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UN blue helmets in South Sudan use Sustainable Development Goals to help build peace
19 may 2019 - 07:05:50Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has concluded the week by harnessing the [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns armed attack against UN peacekeepers in Mali
19 may 2019 - 07:00:39New York, US (PANA) - A violent attack against the United Nation's Integrated Stabilization Mission for Mali (MINUSMA) that left [...] Full text...
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President Barrow mourns Staff Sergeant Bamidele Akinwale of ECOMIG
04 may 2019 - 17:26:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has joined family and friends in mourning the death of ECOWAS military intervention [...] Full text...
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ECOMIG loses Nigerian peacekeeper in Gambia
03 may 2019 - 20:30:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia (ECOMIG) Friday announced the sudden death of one of its [...] Full text...
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German Chancellor due in Bamako Wednesday
30 april 2019 - 17:04:14Bamako, Mali (PANA) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is expected in Bamako, Mali, on Wednesday at the start of a [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeper killed in explosion in central Mali
21 april 2019 - 14:01:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured on Saturday in a bomb explosion [...] Full text...
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100 soldiers and police officers decorated with UN Medal
18 april 2019 - 16:18:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) – One hundred peacekeepers and police officers of the UN multidimensional integrated mission for Mali stabilisation (MINUSMA) [...] Full text...
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Governor General of Canada Julie Payette pays tribute to genocide victims in Rwanda
06 april 2019 - 16:15:20Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Governor General of Canada Julie Payette on Saturday visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a hill [...] Full text...
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Governor General of Canada goes to Rwanda for 25th Commemoration of Genocide against Tutsis
02 april 2019 - 17:17:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, will be in Rwanda from April 4 to 9, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to deploy 197 soldiers to Gambia on peacekeeping mission
21 march 2019 - 19:41:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday said that it is deploying 197 soldiers and officers to Gambia [...] Full text...
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Twenty Malian soldiers killed in attack in Dioura
18 march 2019 - 05:50:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty Malian soldiers were killed in an attack on Sunday by unidentified armed men in Dioura, [...] Full text...
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Guinea pays tribute to three of its soldiers killed in Mali
23 february 2019 - 22:42:27Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Defence Ministry condemned on Saturday evening the killing of three members of its forces [...] Full text...
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Three UNMISMA peacekeepers killed by unidentified armed men in Mali
23 february 2019 - 22:26:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization of Mali (UNMISMA) deplored Saturday what it [...] Full text...
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New CAR peace deal ‘only one step’ on challenging road ahead ahead - says UN envoy
22 february 2019 - 06:21:25New York, US (PANA) - Despite the signing of a recent peace deal between the Government of the Central African [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts ‘outraged’ at ongoing widespread rights violations in South Sudan
21 february 2019 - 05:34:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in [...] Full text...
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Burundi, Somalia call for "Urgent" Summit of troop-contributing countries to AMISOM
20 february 2019 - 20:06:39Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and Somalia have called for an "urgent" Summit of Heads of State and Government of [...] Full text...
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Service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers ‘at the forefront of our minds’: UN chief
10 february 2019 - 19:03:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has thanked African Member States and the African Union Commission for [...] Full text...
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AU Summit renews emphasis on ending conflicts, forced displacements
10 february 2019 - 14:54:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African leaders attending the 32nd session of the Heads of State and Government Assembly have [...] Full text...
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UN calls on international community to release funds pledged to G5 Sahel
07 february 2019 - 16:41:08Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Thursday called [...] Full text...
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UN calls for support to implement CAR's new peace agreement
02 february 2019 - 19:57:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on Saturday called for support to implement a peace [...] Full text...
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UN chief of peace operations honours fallen Chadian ‘blue helmets’ serving in northern Mali
29 january 2019 - 04:32:30N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN chief of peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on Monday paid tribute 10 Chadian peacekeepers serving [...] Full text...
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Malian gov't condemns attack on MINUSMA convoy in Mopti
27 january 2019 - 15:17:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government has condemned, in very strong terms, the 25 January terrorist attack on a [...] Full text...
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Two peacekeepers killed in an attack against UN convoy in Mali
26 january 2019 - 13:15:55Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Two peacekeepers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Friday following [...] Full text...
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UNAMID relocates new headquarters in Zalingei
22 january 2019 - 19:59:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on Tuesday officially relocated its [...] Full text...
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Mahamat condemns attack on MINUSMA Camp in Mali
22 january 2019 - 15:24:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned in the strongest terms the attack [...] Full text...
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At least 13 terrorists killed by Malian armed forces in Ségou region
22 january 2019 - 11:18:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) killed at least 13 assailants who on Monday attacked their post [...] Full text...
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73 Shebab members killed in Somalia, says Somali army
21 january 2019 - 10:34:47Mogadishu Somalia (PANA) - A total of 73 gunmen from the Shebab movement were killed on Saturday as they attempted [...] Full text...
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Death toll in attack against 'blue helmets' in northern Mali up to 10; Al Qaeda claims responsibility
21 january 2019 - 02:00:34Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The death toll in Sunday's attack against the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA) has [...] Full text...
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Eight UN peacekeepers in Mali killed in attack
20 january 2019 - 18:10:23Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization of Mali (UNMISMA) were [...] Full text...
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'Dire’ humanitarian situation, ‘grave’ security concerns challenge fragile peace
17 january 2019 - 05:28:27New York, US (PANA) - With over 800 schools forced to close due to insecurity, and 2.3 million vulnerable people [...] Full text...
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Rights Commission condemns massacres in central Mali
03 january 2019 - 12:39:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission of Mali (CNDH) has strongly condemned last Tuesday massacres in the [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping chief honours Tanzanian troops killed in deadly DR Congo attacks
15 december 2018 - 05:13:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A year on from the brutal killings of 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania [...] Full text...
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Rights group blames UN peacekeepers for CAR massacre
14 december 2018 - 21:52:11Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has asked the United Nations to carry out a thorough investigation [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for collection action to halt terrorism
07 december 2018 - 04:10:56New York, US (PANA) - More countries are experiencing violent conflict now than at any time over the past 30 [...] Full text...
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Sudan Govt, rebels sign pre-negotiation agreement
06 december 2018 - 17:26:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and Darfur rebel organizations, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) of Minni Menawe and [...] Full text...
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UN police officer recognised for protecting vulnerable Somali women from abuse
22 november 2018 - 05:54:34New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Police Officer Phyllis Osei has been awarded the 2018 UN Female Police Officer [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for strengthening of peacekeeping in Africa
21 november 2018 - 09:16:08New York, US (PANA) - Citing the “encouraging progress” achieved by United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa – which hosts [...] Full text...
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'UN mission commits to protecting civilians, helping stabilize CAR, as violence flares'
18 november 2018 - 11:32:14Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Amid a recent uptick in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Secretary-General, [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo
16 november 2018 - 02:01:53New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres has condemned Wednesday's killing of seven peacekeepers serving in the [...] Full text...
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Ebola outbreak in DRC conflict zone ‘remains dangerous and unpredictable’ – UN chiefs
09 november 2018 - 04:58:54Beni, DRC (PANA) - While new measures to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Dakar forum on peace, security in Africa ends
07 november 2018 - 09:48:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Fifth International Dakar Forum on Peace and Security in Africa ended on Tuesday in Diamniadio, [...] Full text...
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UN recorded 64 new allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse in past three months
06 november 2018 - 05:47:13New York, US (PANA) - Across its various offices, agencies, and partner organisations implementing its programmes, the United Nations received [...] Full text...
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Senegalese President urges African states to step up fight against terrorism
05 november 2018 - 14:44:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, on Monday urged African governments to deploy the necessary means to ensure [...] Full text...
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Two peacekeepers in Mali dead after dawn attack, several injured – UN Mission
27 october 2018 - 17:39:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, reported on Saturday that two peacekeepers had been killed [...] Full text...
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Guterres unhappy about low number of women peacekeepers
26 october 2018 - 03:58:42New York, US (PANA) - Despite greater participation of women in building and sustaining peace and the recognition from all [...] Full text...
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'Reasons to hope’ for sustainable peace in Central African Republic – UN Mission chief
23 october 2018 - 19:22:02New York, US (PANA) - The top United Nations official in the Central African Republic (CAR), said on Tuesday he [...] Full text...
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UN Peacekeeping chief says ‘extremely concerned’ over insecurity in Mali
19 october 2018 - 20:54:17New York, US (PANA) - After commending the “overall peaceful” climate in which the Malian elections were held in July, [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping expectations ‘far outstrip resources’: UN chief
26 september 2018 - 06:51:51New York, US (PANA) - “Expectations for peacekeeping have so far outstripped its resources,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told Heads [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese soldier who shot UN peacekeeper to face court martial: UN mission chief
19 september 2018 - 18:20:53Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The South Sudanese soldier who shot and wounded a UN peacekeeper on Saturday is facing [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese gov't must bring soldiers under control, urges UN mission chief
15 september 2018 - 16:23:36Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A “lack of command and control” on the part of South Sudan’s government, just days [...] Full text...
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French author releases new book on fight against Genocide denial
14 september 2018 - 13:16:03Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - French univerisity lecturer, Florent Piton, on Friday presented his book depicting the consequences of Genocide denial, [...] Full text...
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‘Collective endeavour’ needed to strengthen peacekeeping further, says top UN official
13 september 2018 - 06:29:45New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting complex and evolving challenges, the head of UN peacekeeping on Wednesday called for heightened [...] Full text...
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Verdict against South Sudan soldiers ‘finally delivers justice’ – UN Mission
07 september 2018 - 06:30:19Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has applauded the verdict by a military [...] Full text...
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UN condemns attack that leaves one ‘blue helmet’ dead in Central African Republic
25 august 2018 - 19:16:49New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the attack on 23 August by presumed anti-Balaka elements on [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council welcomes results of Mali's presidential elections
25 august 2018 - 06:17:43New York, US (PANA) - The members of the Security Council on Friday welcomed the publication of the final results [...] Full text...
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UN chief encourages victims of terrorism to ‘raise up their voices’
18 august 2018 - 05:31:41New York, US (PANA) - Victims of terror attacks have an important and powerful role to play in combatting the [...] Full text...
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Terror attacks strike people ‘from all walks of life, the UN included’
17 august 2018 - 07:25:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The terrorist attack on UN headquarters in Iraq in 2003 that claimed the lives of 22 [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council concerned by 'grave security situation' in Central Africa
11 august 2018 - 07:43:53New York, US (PANA) - With Central African countries beset by ongoing terrorist activity, instability and the effects of climate [...] Full text...
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More children released from South Sudanese armed groups - UNICEF
08 august 2018 - 06:49:02Yambio, South Sudan (PANA) – More than 100 children were released by two armed groups in South Sudan on Tuesday, [...] Full text...
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HRW criticises Congolese court for lenient sentences handed down to peacekeepers for murders
07 august 2018 - 11:43:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights group has criticised the three-year prison sentences handed down to three Congolese peacekeepers [...] Full text...
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As Malians head to the polls, Guterres calls for peaceful vote
29 july 2018 - 11:37:51Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As Mali’s crucial presidential election begin on Sunday, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said [...] Full text...
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Security Council downsizes AU-UN mission in Darfur, eying eventual exit
14 july 2018 - 07:01:05New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the joint United Nations-African Union [...] Full text...
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‘Horrific acts’ by gov't of South Sudan may constitute ‘war crimes’ says UN
10 july 2018 - 20:11:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Multiple killings and a campaign of sexual violence that may amount to war crimes have been [...] Full text...
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Security Council renews mandates of UN force monitoring separation area in two areas
01 july 2018 - 06:25:30New York, US (PANA) - Adopting separate resolutions, the United Nations Security Council has extended the mandates of the Organization’s [...] Full text...
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South Sudan ‘revitalized’ peace deal must be inclusive, Security Council hears
28 june 2018 - 20:38:20New York, US (PANA) - Although recent engagement between the main political rivals in South Sudan is a welcome development, [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns killing of Bangladeshi peacekeeper in South Sudan
27 june 2018 - 05:10:54New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Tuesday condemned the killing of a peacekeeper from Bangladesh, who was [...] Full text...
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Peacekeeping chief highlights challenges facing UN Police
22 june 2018 - 07:05:13New York, US (PANA) - Top cops from across the globe are meeting at United Nations Headquarters this week to [...] Full text...
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IDP gather at the vicinity of the newly established UNAMID base
20 june 2018 - 19:38:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has complained that hundreds of civilians, mostly [...] Full text...
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UN’s planned cuts to Darfur Mission risk rights protection - Human Rights Watch
19 june 2018 - 07:23:58New York, US (PANA) – A human rights group has urged the United Nations Security Council to ensure that its [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns killing of second peacekeeper in CAR in a week
12 june 2018 - 05:53:37New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations chief has strongly condemned Sunday’s attack that killed a peacekeeper in the [...] Full text...
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UN chief strongly denounces latest attack on peacekeepers in CAR
05 june 2018 - 04:07:25New York, US (P)ANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Sunday’s attack that killed a UN peacekeeper [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for calm in Mali following violent clashes in capital
03 june 2018 - 03:48:40New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for “calm and restraint” on Saturday, following violent [...] Full text...
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UN chief pays tribute to fallen 'blue helmets'
01 june 2018 - 20:25:10New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at the Organization’s headquarters, in New York, [...] Full text...
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Guterres honours dedication and sacrifice of UN peacekeepers
29 may 2018 - 20:14:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday attended a ceremony at the base of UN peacekeepers [...] Full text...
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UN chief arrives in Mali to honour fallen peacekeepers
29 may 2018 - 19:56:49Bamako, Mali (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Mali on Tuesday to honour the service and sacrifice [...] Full text...
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UN chief in Mali to mark International Day of UN Peacekeepers (A UN feature)
29 may 2018 - 06:04:04Bamako, Mali (PANA) - On the eve of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Tuesday, in the dimly [...] Full text...
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AU-UN mission in Darfur boosts vigilance in wake of attacks on camps for displaced
25 may 2018 - 15:57:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Following a series of armed attacks on camps hosting displaced Sudanese in central Darfur, the joint [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack against ‘blue helmets’ in CAR
17 may 2018 - 20:25:33New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday condemned an attack against UN peacekeeping troops in [...] Full text...
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Liberia needs support of African, international partners to build lasting peace
17 may 2018 - 11:17:37Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers soon after a successful election signals that Liberia is well [...] Full text...
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Rwanda’s commitment to UN peacekeeping is "service born from sacrifice" (A UN feature)
12 may 2018 - 08:01:12New York, US (PANA) - Over the years, African governments have led the way in contributing troops and police to [...] Full text...
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Commanders of African peacekeeping missions identify complex, deadly new threats
10 may 2018 - 04:50:14New York, US (PANA) - Evolving and increasingly deadly threats, together with deepening humanitarian crises mean that United Nations peacekeeping [...] Full text...
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UN urges calm in wake of violence in Bangui
03 may 2018 - 06:26:09Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has appealed for calm following [...] Full text...
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UN warns that South Sudan peace process under threat as violence surges
28 april 2018 - 13:44:40Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Surging violence in parts of South Sudan is putting thousands of war-weary civilians at risk [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to 140 fallen staff members
20 april 2018 - 06:03:11New York, US (PANA) - Were it not for the sacrifices of United Nations peacekeepers, humanitarians and other personnel, the [...] Full text...
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UN chief, Security Council condemn deadly attack on peacekeepers in Mali
16 april 2018 - 06:27:33New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on political leaders in Mali to ensure [...] Full text...
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in CAR
11 april 2018 - 22:26:13New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations chief has condemned the latest killing and wounding of the world body’s [...] Full text...
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Security Council condemns in “strongest terms” fresh attack in Mali
07 april 2018 - 04:20:42New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Security Council late on Friday night in New York condemned “in the [...] Full text...
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UN condemns attack that kills two ‘Blue Helmets’ in Mali
06 april 2018 - 15:55:58New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, and the Security Council have strongly condemned an attack on [...] Full text...
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Intl Mine Awareness Day: UN chief says mine action is ‘concrete step towards peace’
04 april 2018 - 16:13:02New York, US (PANA) - On the day set aside to raise awareness about the threat of landmines, unexploded grenades [...] Full text...
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‘Blue helmet’ killed in CAR; UN mission condemns attack
04 april 2018 - 05:29:15New York, US (PANA) - One United Nations peacekeeper was killed and 11 others were wounded early on Tuesday morning [...] Full text...
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Guterres welcomes successful wrap up of long-running UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia
30 march 2018 - 19:59:10New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the successful conclusion of the mandate of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Their 15-year mission a success, UN peacekeepers depart a stable and grateful Liberia (A UN Feature)
30 march 2018 - 05:04:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia formally ceases operations on Friday after aiding the West [...] Full text...
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Unrealistic demands on UN peacekeeping costing lives, credibility – Guterres
28 march 2018 - 22:12:31New York, US (PANA) - As the United Nations continues to send peacekeepers to difficult or war-torn environments like Mali [...] Full text...
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Security Council renews UN mission in DR Congo
27 march 2018 - 22:45:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended for one year the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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UN mission will leave Liberia with great potential for lasting stability – UN deputy chief
23 march 2018 - 06:18:45Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - As part of her visit to Liberia Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, celebrated the successful [...] Full text...
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US State Secretary Tillerson lands in Addis Ababa
07 march 2018 - 18:01:10Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the start [...] Full text...
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Three injured peacekeepers recovering at AMISOM hospital in Somalia
04 march 2018 - 10:37:18Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Three soldiers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) who were injured in a terrorist [...] Full text...
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UN condemns deadly attacks on ‘blue helmets,’ armed forces in Mali
01 march 2018 - 19:36:58New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres and the United Nations Security Council have strongly condemned the attack in [...] Full text...
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Life in South Sudanese town returns to normal thanks to UNMISS presence
28 february 2018 - 17:25:50Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Residents of Yei town in the Yei River area of South Sudan have commended the [...] Full text...
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NGO prepares Gambian peacekeepers on gender-based violence
28 february 2018 - 12:03:12Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Gambian army battalion set to leave for Darfur, Sudan, on a peacekeeping mission, kicked off [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone: Can the “Lion Mountain” Ever Roar Again? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)
26 february 2018 - 15:18:19Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - After the recent fiercely contested presidential election in Liberia, world attention has turned to neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Ghana pledges full cooperation on sexual misconduct of its policemen on South Sudan mission
25 february 2018 - 17:00:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghana Police Service says it will cooperate fully with UN investigations into allegations of sexual [...] Full text...
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Road to peace in CAR remains ‘long and difficult,’ - UN envoy
23 february 2018 - 06:15:34New York, US (PANA) - The violence plaguing communities across the Central African Republic (CAR) is a reminder that despite [...] Full text...
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Rwandan police officers under UNMISS get UN medals for outstanding service
19 february 2018 - 18:28:45Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – Female peacekeeping officers have a greater sensitivity than their male counterparts when it comes to [...] Full text...
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