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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90% of victims of conflict-related sexual abuse in DRC are women and girls

25 february 2025 - 06:41:40
New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN experts on Monday expressed grave concern over the scale of conflict-related sexual violence [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

31 august 2024 - 19:00:06
Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...

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Drought emergency in Zambia sets child marriage, HIV and hunger on the rise

12 july 2024 - 12:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - In Zambia’s drought-hit Southern, Western, Central and Lusaka Provinces, acute malnutrition is high among pregnant and [...] Full text...

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Special Rapporteur urges global action to recognise and combat prostitution as a system of violence against women and girls

22 june 2024 - 06:36:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Prostitution must be urgently recognised as a system of violence, exploitation and abuse, the Special Rapporteur [...] Full text...

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Independent rights expert calls for an end to ‘normalisation’ of prostitution

22 june 2024 - 00:16:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s independent human rights expert countering violence against women and girls called on Friday for [...] Full text...

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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime

24 april 2024 - 05:03:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN rights experts ‘appalled’ at rise in sexual violence

30 november 2023 - 18:17:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed heightened alarm on Thursday over the escalation in gender-based [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara

30 november 2023 - 15:41:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...

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IOM identifies 1,735 victims of human trafficking in Burundi

30 july 2022 - 14:30:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The local office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Saturday, on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: UN rights chief

28 june 2022 - 05:35:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, [...] 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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Amnesty International calls out leaders of Libyan state-funded militia for rights abuses

05 may 2022 - 10:38:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International is calling out the state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA) militia for a series of [...] Full text...

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Child sex abuse in Madagascar ‘widespread and tolerated’, UN experts say

18 february 2022 - 05:46:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Madagascar, child sex abuse is “widespread and tolerated” in tourist hotspots, UN-appointed rights experts said [...] Full text...

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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International

08 april 2021 - 11:50:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...

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Crimes linked to children, women exploitation on the rise in Tunisia

05 april 2021 - 22:53:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Crimes linked to the exploitation of children and women in their different forms are on a [...] Full text...

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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts

03 march 2021 - 16:27:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: More than 43,000 displaced persons and host families assisted by UNHCR in Grand Kasai

08 december 2020 - 20:56:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has finalized a distribution [...] Full text...

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UNHCR assists more than 43,000 IDPs, host families in DRC's Grand Kasai

08 december 2020 - 18:01:57
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has finalised a distribution of cash assistance for more than [...] Full text...

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World cannot accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres

02 december 2020 - 07:51:42
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the [...] Full text...

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Ghana denies Nigeria's 'intimidation' claims

30 august 2020 - 17:11:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Sunday rejected accusations by the government of Nigeria of maltreatment of its citizens in [...] Full text...

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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour

05 august 2020 - 05:43:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...

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Ghana apologises for demolition of building in Nigeria’s diplomatic compound

24 june 2020 - 09:28:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday apologised to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, for the demolition of [...] Full text...

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More than a million women in Burkina Faso victims of conflict and coronavirus, says Oxfam

25 may 2020 - 20:32:50
Paris, France (PANA) - More than one million women and girls in Burkina Faso are facing increasing sexual violence, hunger [...] Full text...

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Towards a framework agreement for labour migration from Burundi to Arab Gulf countries

21 january 2020 - 22:07:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi and the countries of the Arabian Gulf are about to finalize an agreement on the [...] Full text...

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Female police officers in Zimbabwe turn to prostitution due to meagre wages

13 january 2020 - 22:22:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -  Zimbabwean female police officers are allegedly engaging in prostitution to supplement their meagre incomes, according to [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger

31 december 2019 - 06:05:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on countries to step up support to Zimbabwe, where millions of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official

04 december 2019 - 09:12:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...

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Woman nabbed in Greece over trafficking ring exploiting Nigerian girls

30 november 2019 - 11:28:38
Athens-Greece (PANA)   -  A 40-year-old Greek-Nigerian woman arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday is seen as one of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert

28 november 2019 - 18:25:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...

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Tunisia adheres to European child protection convention

16 october 2019 - 12:34:22
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Minister for Women, Family, Children and the Elderly, Neziha Laabidi on Tuesday submitted at the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to submit application for accession to European Convention on protection of children against sexual exploitation

14 october 2019 - 20:55:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisian Minister of Women, the Family, Children and the Elderly Neziha Laabidi will Tuesday submit Tunisia's [...] Full text...

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Niger elebrates National Mobilization Day against Human Trafficking

27 september 2019 - 13:03:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Niger will on Saturday mark its National Mobilisation Day against  Human Trafficking to promote prevention, raise [...] Full text...

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Gambia's First Lady, Barrow, receives distinguished global award for excellence at the UN

22 september 2019 - 16:57:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian First Lady, Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, has been honoured with the Distinguished Global Award for Excellence on [...] Full text...

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Mali officials sensitized on fighting child sexual exploitation

26 august 2019 - 12:24:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Magistrates, police officers and social workers on identification of child victims of exploitation have completed a [...] Full text...

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US hail Congo’s adoption of human trafficking bill

07 may 2019 - 23:00:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US State department director for central Africa, Melanie Higgins, Tuesday hailed the bill on human [...] Full text...

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Uproar in Abuja over raids on night clubs, arrests of women

01 may 2019 - 17:16:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was uproar in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja between Amnesty International, human rights activists, the [...] Full text...

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Documentary on sexually abused nuns goes viral in Belgium

07 march 2019 - 20:25:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Cinematographic documentary, "Sisters abused", and the other scandals of the Catholic Church", directed by ARTE, the [...] Full text...

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Sex workers' rights are human rights, says Botswana rights group

31 january 2019 - 22:21:23
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - A non-governmental organization advocating for human rights in Botswana, Bonela, has found a new approach to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian women forced into prostitution in southern Mali mining sites

29 january 2019 - 15:08:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Twenty thousand young Nigerian women, hoping to reach Asia, found themselves in Mali's small-scale gold mines [...] Full text...

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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief

14 january 2019 - 20:12:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...

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Over 40 million people still victims of slavery - ILO

03 december 2018 - 01:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Slavery is still a very real and widespread phenomenon, affecting more than 40 million people worldwide, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian military swoop on top Generals

13 november 2018 - 11:31:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian military commanders, Brigadier-General Kinfe Dagnew and Major-General Tekleberhan Woldearegay, were arrested near the border [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's minister vows to combat drug abuse, prostitution among youth

23 october 2018 - 16:17:06
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's newly appointed Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Solina Nyirahabimana, on Tuesday vowed to support [...] Full text...

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Hunger levels double in DR Congo as violence intensifies, warns NGO

17 october 2018 - 05:35:45
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - About 15 million women, men and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are without [...] Full text...

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UN to help cabin crew prevent human trafficking

04 january 2018 - 20:39:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations is taking the global combat against human trafficking into the skies as [...] Full text...

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World could see 1.8 billion tourists by 2030 – UN agency

27 december 2017 - 22:05:48
New York, USA (PANA) – By 2030, there could be 1.8 billion tourists – just over one in five persons [...] Full text...

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Hunger crisis, scarce funds could push Kasais in DRC to brink of catastrophe - UN agency

07 december 2017 - 22:48:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – An acute hunger emergency ravaging Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s strife-torn Greater Kasai region [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: India ratifies 2 ILO conventions on elimination of child labour

14 june 2017 - 08:45:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Government of India on Tuesday deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification [...] Full text...

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US: Number of refugee and migrant children travelling alone since 2010 up 500% – UNICEF

18 may 2017 - 06:32:43
New York, US (PANA) – The global number of refugee and migrant children moving alone has reached a record high, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria govt condemns xenophobic attacks, summons South African envoy

21 february 2017 - 20:58:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government on Tuesday strongly condemned the xenophobic attacks on its citizens and other Africans [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Children face human rights abuses - UN official

17 january 2017 - 05:54:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ms. Kate Gilmore, Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Monday said children worldwide faced [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert urges action to guarantee rights for persons with disabilities

14 december 2016 - 05:45:57
New York, US (PANA) - Following the recent global commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the UN Convention on the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed protocol on forced labour comes into force

10 november 2016 - 19:02:19
New York, US (PANA) - An international protocol on forced labour has entered into force, a major milestone in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana:Botswana civil society calls for intensified awareness on human trafficking

25 july 2016 - 18:32:58
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s civil society has implored government to increase public education efforts on human trafficking. Speaking Monday ahead [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Kenyan arrested in Rwanda for alleged human trafficking

24 july 2016 - 19:12:37
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan security agents have arrested a Kenyan national for allegedly luring three young Burundian ladies into [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US says Gambia base of child sex tourism

07 july 2016 - 10:37:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United States State Department says women, girls and boys are being recruited from several West African [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian Mission in Pretoria warns Zambians on reports of human trafficking

15 june 2016 - 15:25:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, has issued an advisory, urging Zambians to be [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says refugee, migrant children face abuse, exploitation

14 june 2016 - 16:16:40
New York, US (PANA) - More than nine out of 10 refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe this year [...] Full text...

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UN: AIDS epidemic still driven by human rights violations, UN experts warn

03 june 2016 - 18:15:37
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of next week’s UN high-level meeting on ending AIDS by 2030, UN experts on [...] Full text...

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UN: Senior UN officials call for modern forms of slavery to be tackled

30 march 2016 - 13:16:29
New York, US (PANA) - Observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery, senior UN officials have [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC calls for greater global coordination to end sexual, gender-based crimes

08 march 2016 - 20:05:38
New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called for greater coordination in global efforts to [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Lungu annuls musician's appointment as envoy against gender-based violence

18 january 2016 - 17:32:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has with immediate effect withdrawn the appointment of local musician Clifford Dimba [...] Full text...

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Zambia: UN experts dismayed by presidential pardon for Zambian musician convicted of rape

23 december 2015 - 09:34:00
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – UN human rights experts have criticised Zambian President Edgar Lungu for pardoning local musician Clifford Dimba, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council urges action against human trafficking, sexual abuse

17 december 2015 - 14:14:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has called on all UN member states to do everything in [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges action against human trafficking, sexual abuse by terror groups

17 december 2015 - 05:27:55
New York, US (PANA) - The Security Council on Wednesday called on all United Nations Member States to do everything [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief warns of enslavement, trafficking risks for refugees, migrants

02 december 2015 - 16:25:48
New York, US (PANA) - With over 60 million people driven from their homes and millions more crossing borders to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN lauds Somalia's ratification of child rights treaty

02 october 2015 - 18:54:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led a chorus of UN officials in hailing Somalia’s ratification of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Education central focus as Burkina Faso marks Day against Child Labour

12 june 2015 - 17:52:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Burkina Faso commemorates the World Day against Child Labour on 16 June, a report [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: ''White-collar criminals should be prosecuted'

14 may 2015 - 11:13:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Amid growing cases of white-collar crimes in the world, there is the need to prosecute those [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: UN lauds South Sudan on ratification of child rights treaty

04 may 2015 - 17:53:28
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Monday welcomed South Sudan’s ratification [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert stresses need to protect children from abuses

11 march 2015 - 19:52:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Ms. [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC reaffirms commitment to end sexual, gender-based crimes

08 march 2015 - 18:49:09
New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to accountability for perpetrators of [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN welcomes Somalia's ratification of children’s rights treaty

20 january 2015 - 17:29:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday applauded Somalia’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 36 million slaves listed in the world, says Walk Free Foundation report

14 december 2014 - 19:58:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The number of slaves in the world is estimated at 35,800,000 people, including 71% living in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges end to modern-day slavery

02 december 2014 - 22:22:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) says 21 million women, men and children worldwide are [...] Full text...

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US: UN calls for action to eradicate trafficking in persons

30 july 2014 - 19:25:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked its first-ever World Day against Trafficking in Persons on Wednesday by calling [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Abuja Court refuses request to extradite Nigerian to the Netherlands

01 july 2014 - 18:56:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A Nigerian court in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, Tuesday turned down a request by the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Local dailies drop hints for the government

28 june 2014 - 08:49:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s leading dailies this week reproved the executive on various fronts ranging from its [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: International conference on human trafficking opens in Tunis

15 april 2014 - 20:26:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A two-day international conference on human trafficking opened in Tunis on Tuesday with the North African [...] Full text...

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UN: Children to lodge complaints with UN on rights violations

14 april 2014 - 14:49:07
New York, US (PANA) - UN child rights experts on Monday hailed a new treaty that allows children to complain [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Police arrest two Chinese for human trafficking

05 march 2014 - 22:09:59
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Police in Ghana have arrested two Chinese nationals who are alleged to be involved in the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Thousands of sex workers to protest Monday

02 march 2014 - 21:05:37
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - A group representing thousands of South African sex workers will Monday take to the streets [...] Full text...

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US: UN expert tasks Seychelles on human traffickers

04 february 2014 - 17:41:09
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, on Tuesday called [...] Full text...

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US: UN to begin hearing complaints from children

14 january 2014 - 20:40:47
New York, US (PANA) - A new legal instrument allowing children or their representatives to file a complaint with the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for more action to eradicate modern-day slavery

02 december 2013 - 16:01:50
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Monday called for concerted action to eradicate the [...] Full text...

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Behavioral change is the cornerstone of HIV prevention - Mauritian Minister

01 december 2013 - 16:05:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Lormus Bundhoo said the majority of premature adult deaths are linked to behavior [...] Full text...

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UNICEF tasks countries on child protection

20 november 2013 - 16:07:54
New York, US (PANA) – Drawing a direct link between violence against children and poverty, the UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony [...] Full text...

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Burundi to probe cases of human trafficking

03 october 2013 - 16:51:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundi is to investigate cases of human trafficking, including children, who are smuggled into prostitution within [...] Full text...

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UN member states take action to advance child rights, regulate arms trade

02 october 2013 - 20:51:16
New York, US (PANA) - A total of 59 UN member states took part in the annual UN Treaty Event [...] Full text...

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UN expert tasks Italy on combating human trafficking, sexual exploitation

21 september 2013 - 20:36:25
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Joy Ngozi [...] Full text...

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UN official calls for ratification of treaty against child soldiers

19 september 2013 - 19:20:43
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, on Thursday called for [...] Full text...

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ILO launches new guide to eliminate child slavery, prostitution

27 august 2013 - 14:08:17
New York, US (PANA) – The UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a new tool to help countries eliminate [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for more efforts to tackle child sexual exploitation in Madagascar

26 july 2013 - 19:47:11
New York, US (PANA) - Ms. Najat Maalla-M’jid, the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and [...] Full text...

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"Kinshasa Kids" to be screened in Belgium

04 february 2013 - 22:43:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - "Kinshasa Kids", a feature film produced by Belgian director, Marc Henri Wajnberg, will be screened in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bar explosion kills 1, injures 11

05 october 2012 - 08:07:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One person was killed and 11 injured on Thursday night when an explosion rocked a beer [...] Full text...

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40 UN member states endorse international treaties in New York

03 october 2012 - 09:44:38
New York, US (PANA) - Some 40 UN member states signed 87 international treaties and other conventions during the high-level [...] Full text...

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'Over 100m children subjected to worst forms of child labour'

13 june 2012 - 07:28:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Ms. Gulnara Shahinian, has said more [...] Full text...

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ILO says 21 million people are victims of forced labour

02 june 2012 - 13:04:38
New York, US (PANA) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) says in a report that about 21 million people worldwide [...] Full text...

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UN says more countries ratify optional protocols on children's rights

26 may 2012 - 14:04:51
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Ms. Marta Santos Pais, [...] Full text...

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Gambian NGO holds forum on tourism, children

10 may 2012 - 14:10:09
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A Gambian Non-governmental organisation, the Child Protection Alliance (CPA), has concluded a two-day forum on the [...] Full text...

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HIV prevalence rate rises in Burundi schools

09 april 2012 - 19:45:05
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The prevalence rate of the HIV infection in Burundi schools has grown at an alarming rate, [...] Full text...

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'Legalized forms of violence against children violate human rights'

09 march 2012 - 13:36:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, has said all forms of [...] Full text...

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IOM paints gloomy picture for trafficked Ugandan women

17 february 2012 - 17:42:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international Organization on Migration (IOM) on Friday said that while trafficking of Ugandan women to [...] Full text...

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Protest in Malawi against harassment of women over trousers

20 january 2012 - 17:19:16
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Hundreds of women, joined by politicians and men, held a protest in the commercial capital, Blantyre, [...] Full text...

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UN envoy welcomes new measures to stop violence against children

20 december 2011 - 15:33:09
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children, Ms. Marta Santos Pais, [...] Full text...

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Upcoming gay conference in Ethiopia may be banned

29 november 2011 - 14:43:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Religious leaders and Ethiopian government authorities have failed to reach an agreement on whether or [...] Full text...

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Niger vows to fight domestic slavery, child prostitution

04 august 2011 - 22:45:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has expressed regret about the existence of domestic slavery, child [...] Full text...

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Migiro tasks African govts on youth development, employment

30 june 2011 - 19:20:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro on Thursday urged African governments to empower the [...] Full text...

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Mali adopts national plan to curb child labour

09 june 2011 - 13:46:23
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Wednesday approved the National Plan for the Elimination of Child Labour (PANETEM), [...] Full text...

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Two Nigerians to stand trial for allegedly operating prositution ring

17 march 2011 - 20:55:40
Paris, France (PANA) – Two Nigerian sisters will stand trial on Wednesday next week before the court of Troyes, eastern [...] Full text...

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UN launches website for slave trade memorial

02 february 2011 - 17:23:54
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday lauded the launch of a website for the permanent memorial, [...] Full text...

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Past headlines hog limelight in Malawi media

01 january 2011 - 14:47:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Perhaps it is mere coincidence, perhaps it is because the year has just ended but past [...] Full text...

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100-man march in Mauritius to defend rights of sex workers

18 december 2010 - 17:44:45
Rose-Hill, Mauritius (PANA) - About 100 people marched for one hour Saturday in Rose-Hill, the second town of Mauritius, to [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for more action against sexual violence

09 december 2010 - 16:35:21
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for additional steps to fight the rampant cases [...] Full text...

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IOM to help Nigeria repatriate trafficked women from Mali

29 september 2010 - 16:48:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Wednesday pledged to assist Nigeria to repatriate its women who [...] Full text...

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HRW uncovers 5 Ivorian brothels packed full of Nigerian prostitutes

30 august 2010 - 15:02:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Nigerian and Ivorian authorities to act [...] Full text...

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UNICEF seeks to end use of child soldiers in CAR

08 june 2010 - 16:35:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is helping to find ways to ensure that children [...] Full text...

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UN launches campaign against child slavery, prostitution

26 may 2010 - 16:32:00
New York- US (PANA)-- The United Nations has launched a campaign for universal ad option of protocols that outlaw the [...] Full text...

thread Society

EU grants 65 billion FCFA to Benin in 2009

08 may 2010 - 13:22:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The European Union paid 65 billion FCFA to Benin in 2009 , to help the country [...] Full text...

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UNICEF invests nearly 1 billion FCFA in north-east Benin

07 may 2010 - 20:57:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) last year invested over 966 million FCFA in Borgou and Alibori, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Cut-throat politics, bizarre sex acts dominate Malawi media

03 april 2010 - 14:55:00
Blantyre-Malawi (PANA) -- Quite ironically for the Holy Week in a mainly Christia n country, politics and quite some bizarre [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Madonna sparks adoption law changes in Malawi

01 april 2010 - 13:37:00
Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- Pop diva Madonna's adoption of two Malawian children has forced the southern African country to re-think [...] Full text...

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Visiting gay Christians speak of harassment at Malawi church meet

20 march 2010 - 16:13:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Three gay Christians, who were invited to attend a consultative meeting on contemporary issues - including [...] Full text...

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EU to invest 40 billion CFA F in Benin this year

13 february 2010 - 15:54:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The European Union (EU) will invest 41 billion CFA F in Benin in 2010, the organisation's [...] Full text...

thread Economy

Lagos Assembly recommends re-opening of nude clubs

02 february 2010 - 09:21:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday recommended that nude clubs in the state, shut [...] Full text...

thread Culture

Survey shows increase of attacks against children in Africa

25 january 2010 - 23:22:00
Saly Portudal- Senegal (PANA) â" About 200,000 Afr-ican children over the past f ew years have been victims of attacks [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ghana nabs four suspected human traffickers

22 december 2009 - 21:30:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA)- â" Ghanaian security officials have arrested and put before court three Chinese and a Ghanaian suspected of [...] Full text...

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Rich must deliver on climate repair, say Tanzanian papers

19 december 2009 - 09:25:00
Dar Es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- As the UN Conference on Cimate Change went thro ugh gruelling negotiations in Copenhagen, [...] Full text...

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Botched microbicide trial scares Ugandans from Thai vaccine

17 december 2009 - 19:52:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- After learning that the largest international clinical trial involving 9,385 women in four African countries into [...] Full text...

thread Health

Petroleum deal with E. Guinea, anti-corruption accolade occupy front pages

12 december 2009 - 08:09:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" A petroleum deal struck dur-ing Ghana's President John Ev ans Atta Mills' visit to Equatorial Guinea [...] Full text...

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Int'l Criminal Court says crimes persist in Darfur

05 december 2009 - 17:55:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the International Cr iminal Court (ICC), said on Friday that [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Child registration shows positive effects on access to health

25 november 2009 - 21:36:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- More than 40 million children in 32 countries now enjoy access to vital health and education [...] Full text...

thread Health

UNICEF launches report to mark convention on children rights

20 november 2009 - 13:30:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched a special edition of ``The State of the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Malawi President says: 'Madonna is an angel in disguise'

05 november 2009 - 16:33:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika has spoken glowing ly about pop super star Madonna who is [...] Full text...

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Kenya restaurant chief jailed for defiling minors

11 september 2009 - 18:21:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A Nairobi court on Friday jailed a former top restaurant chain chief, Jon Cardon Wagner, for [...] Full text...

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Widening poverty levels in Kenya worries Oxfam

11 september 2009 - 12:31:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- International aid NGO Oxfam warned Friday that Kenya was facing a new â?urban time bombâ?, with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police raid Islamic sect camp, dislodge 3,500 members

16 august 2009 - 13:48:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigeria police, acting on orders from the presidency , Saturday raided the camp of suspected [...] Full text...

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Malawi NGOs suspect prostitution will thrive at South Africa 2010

29 july 2009 - 17:02:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- As the countdown to the 2010 FIFA world cup finals, ho lding in South Africa, begins, [...] Full text...

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Study reveals sexual violence is rooted in Burundi

27 march 2009 - 16:37:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- National Council of Burundi Churches (CNBE) has rele ased a critical study based on a number [...] Full text...

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