Mali delegation in Mauritania as it searches for ports and transport corridors for its goods following ECOWAS sanctions

19 january 2022 - 15:06:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdoulaye Diop, arrived [...] Full text...

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UN agencies denounce attacks on their operations in Darfur

18 january 2022 - 09:52:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies operating in the Sudan have strongly denounced attacks on UN operations in Darfur, the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP

15 january 2022 - 05:21:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced

14 january 2022 - 12:48:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refuges (UNHCR), is calling for concerted international action to end armed [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian agencies alarmed at detention of hundreds of migrants in Tripoli

11 january 2022 - 09:31:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have expressed alarm at Monday's [...] Full text...

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UN top envoy: Resurgence of coups d'état, consequence of being ‘completely out of step’

11 january 2022 - 05:48:14
New York, US (PANA) - After a recent wave of attempts and coups d'état in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea, the UN Special [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres calls for end to conflict after deadly attacks

11 january 2022 - 05:31:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres  said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes

10 january 2022 - 18:48:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...

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Mali junta rejects ECOWAS' 'illegal, illegitimate' sanctions

10 january 2022 - 09:52:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita-led interim authority has rejected as "illegal and illegitimate," the economic and financial [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF outraged at airstrikes on IPD camps in Tigray

10 january 2022 - 09:23:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN children's fund, UNICEF, has expressed outrage at the recent airstrikes on camps for internally [...] Full text...

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UNESCO: 55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’

07 january 2022 - 04:46:10
Paris, France (PANA) - Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp

07 january 2022 - 04:36:09
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday that refugees are not and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese official complains about pressure of refugees on region

05 january 2022 - 16:32:50
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A government official in Eastern Gadarif state has complained that the heavy presence of refugees in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Govt lifts suspension of Norwegian Refugee Council

05 january 2022 - 11:55:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Ethiopian government has lifted the suspension it slapped on humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US special envoy for Horn of Africa expected in Ethiopia to discuss prospects for peace

05 january 2022 - 07:29:57
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman is to arrive in the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 117 refugees to Niger

01 january 2022 - 12:41:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has evacuated 177 asylum seekers from Libya to Niger, [...] Full text...

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2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs

29 december 2021 - 13:11:13
New York, US (PANA) - Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but [...] Full text...

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Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to return home

21 december 2021 - 10:32:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years [...] Full text...

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Clashes in Cameroon’s Far North displace more than 100,000 people

20 december 2021 - 08:07:50
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Intercommunal clashes that erupted in Cameroon’s Far North region in the past two weeks have driven [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges the world to choose peace

19 december 2021 - 05:50:17
Vatican City (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres received the Lamp of Peace award on Saturday, a major honour from [...] Full text...

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176 refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda by UNHCR

10 december 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 176 vulnerable asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya on Friday on a humanitarian [...] Full text...

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UN Special Envoy urges Libyans to use wisdom to stabilise country

09 december 2021 - 12:19:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The outgoing special envoy of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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Clashes displace thousands in Darfur; 6.2 million will need assistance next year

07 december 2021 - 18:05:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Severe cash crunch threatens WFP operations in Ethiopia

07 december 2021 - 05:43:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Millions of people in Ethiopia could be pushed deeper into hunger as the World Food [...] Full text...

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Sudan says six army officers killed in Ethiopian attack

28 november 2021 - 15:16:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Army mouthpiece, Al Gwat Al Musalah, on Monday said at least six army officers [...] Full text...

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More than 90 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya to Italy, says UNHCR

26 november 2021 - 11:18:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 93 asylum seekers, who were living in precarious conditions in Libya, were evacuated [...] Full text...

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Violence against refugee women surged in 2020: UNHCR

26 november 2021 - 05:09:10
New York, US (PANA) - One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence, and the situation [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council threatens to sanction anyone obstructing Libyan elections

25 november 2021 - 11:56:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Security Council has threatened to impose sanctions against anyone who obstructs the elections in [...] Full text...

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Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes

12 november 2021 - 09:26:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced [...] Full text...

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Fighting in eastern DR Congo forces 11,000 to flee to Uganda: UNHCR

09 november 2021 - 10:31:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An upsurge of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has forced at [...] Full text...

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COP26: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people, says UNHCR

08 november 2021 - 05:23:49
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said there is now a clear link between [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopians continue to rally against rebels

07 november 2021 - 11:42:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Residents of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and several cities and towns on Sunday heeded calls [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates 172 asylum seekers from Libya to Niger

06 november 2021 - 13:19:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, facilitated the evacuation of 172 vulnerable asylum-seekers including families, children travelling [...] Full text...

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HRW says more than 2,000 asylum seekers in dire need of shelter in Libya

04 november 2021 - 10:15:48
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 2,000 African asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants camping since early October 2021 in precarious [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast guards rescue 80 illegal migrants

03 november 2021 - 11:58:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eighty 80 illegal migrants of various African nationalities, who were heading to the European coast on [...] Full text...

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

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

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief 'extremely concerned' as Ethiopia crisis escalates

03 november 2021 - 06:19:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed extreme concern at the escalation of violence in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 92 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

01 november 2021 - 13:05:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Monday that 92 illegal migrants were [...] Full text...

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Rwanda to resume transfer of refugees caught up in Libya

29 october 2021 - 21:39:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Rwanda, the African Union and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have agreed to [...] Full text...

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Italy announces negotiations to close detention centres for illegal migrants in LIbya

29 october 2021 - 11:59:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has announced that Italy [...] Full text...

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Japan gives CFAF 1 billion to finance food assistance programme for vulnerable populations in Mali

28 october 2021 - 20:35:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Japanese government, through its embassy in Mali, and the  World Food Programme (WFP) Thursday signed [...] Full text...

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UN, Lake Chad Basin Commission delegation visits Nigeria

28 october 2021 - 20:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has vowed to join collaborative efforts to see to an end the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR restarts operation to help return of refugees from the Central African Republic

26 october 2021 - 11:02:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has restarted an operation to help thousands of people [...] Full text...

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Senior Libyan official announces integrated approach to stop migrant flows with Libya's southern neighbours

25 october 2021 - 21:08:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Th e deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has affirmed that all the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls on Libya to urgently develop plan for asylum seekers, refugees

22 october 2021 - 11:36:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),on Friday urged the Libyan government to immediately address the dire situation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Turkey pledges enhanced cooperation with Nigeria on counter-terrorism, defence and security

20 october 2021 - 15:53:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkey and Nigeria on Wednesday signed eight major agreements on defence, energy, industry, mining and other [...] Full text...

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Libyan coastguards rescue some 100 migrants

18 october 2021 - 11:14:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 100 illegal migrants of different African nationalities who were on board two boats heading for [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prosecutor denies IOM report of death of six migrants in mass escape from Tripoli centre

15 october 2021 - 20:23:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Attorney General's Office has denied statistics announced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Defence Forces claim 'terrorist' TPLF 'extensively crushed'

15 october 2021 - 13:01:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the National Defence and other forces have "extensively crushed" the "terrorist [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: US provides $26 million additional humanitarian assistance

14 october 2021 - 05:31:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) The United States is providing more than $26 million in additional assistance to respond to the humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Council adopts temporary visa measures for nationals of The Gambia under the EU Visa Code

11 october 2021 - 19:51:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  Member-states of the European Union convened in the Justice and Home Affairs Council decided to adopt [...] Full text...

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Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council apologizes after 6 migrants die in Libya

10 october 2021 - 21:47:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, on Saturday called for the release [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare

10 october 2021 - 10:49:39
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks World Mental Health Day on Sunday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) [...] Full text...

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Thousands of illegal migrants escape from detention centre in Tripoli

09 october 2021 - 11:22:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 2,000 illegal migrants on Friday escaped from the Ghot Chaal detention centre, in the western [...] Full text...

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UNHCR recommends end of refugee status for Ivorians by June next year

08 october 2021 - 05:54:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) recommended [...] Full text...

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Libyan women urged to actively participate in upcoming elections

06 october 2021 - 18:02:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, has called on Libyan women to actively [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IGAD host special session on displacements in Sudan, South Sudan

05 october 2021 - 12:54:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The sub-regional trade grouping, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on [...] Full text...

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UN fact-finding mission finds evidence of war crimes committed in Libya

04 october 2021 - 14:50:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – There are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes have been committed in Libya, while violence [...] Full text...

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UN calls on Libya to respect human rights after migrant dies

03 october 2021 - 14:15:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Under-Secretary-General and Resident Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has called on the Libyan authorities [...] Full text...

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Sahel: UN concerned about worsening insecurity in 'tri-border area

30 september 2021 - 18:15:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday expressed concern about the [...] Full text...

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Malpass outlines ways to boost growth, combat reversals in gender equality, address rising inequality and climate change

30 september 2021 - 14:22:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) —World Bank Group President David Malpass on Thursday called our current era of high inequality and reversals [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, NGO to hold forum on solutions to Africa's forced displacement crisis

29 september 2021 - 11:02:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Amahoro Coalition, an NGO, are to convene a forum [...] Full text...

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Sudan says it has 'thwarted an incursion attempt' by Ethiopian soldiers

26 september 2021 - 14:18:52
Khartoum, Sept. 26 (SUNA) - Sudan announced on Sunday that its soldiers have "thwarted an incursion attempt" by Ethiopian soldiers. The [...] Full text...

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Sudan striving for ‘common goal’ of peace, prosperity, freedom and justice: PM

26 september 2021 - 05:03:53
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan continues the path to democracy, two years after the revolution that “carried the aspirations of our people [...] Full text...

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Guterres: Window to avert devastating climate impacts ‘rapidly closing’

24 september 2021 - 06:00:11
New York, US (PANA) - No region is immune to climate disasters. the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR welcomes US' plan to increase refugee resettlement

22 september 2021 - 06:36:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR reiterates calls for suffering of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian crisis

17 september 2021 - 07:41:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its urgent call for investigations following the release [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW

16 september 2021 - 07:27:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office traces gaps in protection of communities in Sahel countries

14 september 2021 - 15:12:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is undertaking a project in the [...] Full text...

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Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced in South Sudan

13 september 2021 - 18:11:35
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Ministry discusses resumption of voluntary repatriation of migrants with UN agencies

13 september 2021 - 12:47:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and two UN agencies on Sunday  discussed the resumption of the Voluntary Nations Repatriation programme [...] Full text...

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Millions need urgent humanitarian assistance in eastern DR Congo: UNHCR

11 september 2021 - 05:43:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm by violence committed against civilians by [...] Full text...

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Sudan summons Ethiopian ambassador on floating corpses

08 september 2021 - 22:08:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan said Wednesday it had summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador to the Sudan and informed him that [...] Full text...

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Only 34 per cent of refugees attend secondary school: UNHCR

07 september 2021 - 07:35:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned [...] Full text...

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AU to use Chinese military aid to assist armies to combat ‘worrisome’ child abductions

04 september 2021 - 02:49:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid [...] Full text...

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Thirty-five South Africans evacuated from Kabul

03 september 2021 - 11:14:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Only one South African national remains in Kabul, the Department of International Relations and [...] Full text...

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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region

01 september 2021 - 13:24:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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UN agencies welcome Sudanese Govt's new Action Plan to combat human trafficking

01 september 2021 - 05:18:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Japan donates $1.8 million to support food assistance in northern Mozambique

30 august 2021 - 13:30:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Government of Japan has provided US$1.8 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mozambique [...] Full text...

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Ensuring the right to a nationality, eradicating statelessness is achievable: UNHCR

30 august 2021 - 05:17:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ensuring the right to a nationality and eradicating statelessness is achievable and more pressing than ever, [...] Full text...

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'Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorism forces 322,000 Nigerian refugees to 3 Lake Chad Basin countries'

29 august 2021 - 12:22:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A total of 322,000 Nigerians fleeing the violence inflicted by Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa [...] Full text...

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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF

28 august 2021 - 05:48:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside [...] Full text...

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‘Solutions must be found’ for millions displaced from Sudan and South Sudan: UNHCR chief

26 august 2021 - 05:11:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel force donates food, other items to Mali for vulnerable communities

25 august 2021 - 12:06:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel multinational force, in partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), [...] Full text...

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Refugees and asylum seekers complain about their situation in Tunisia

21 august 2021 - 20:50:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The official spokesperson of the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), Romdhane Ben Omar, [...] Full text...

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Another boat tragedy off North Africa’s Atlantic coast stark reminder of perilous sea journeys: UN agencies

19 august 2021 - 07:31:56
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), say the deaths of 47 [...] Full text...

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42,000 refugees registered in Libya - UNHCR

16 august 2021 - 22:34:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 42,000 refugees and asylum seekers are registered in Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees

11 august 2021 - 05:40:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals  [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan facing increasingly difficult conditions - ICRC

09 august 2021 - 13:40:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees in camps in South-East Sudan are facing dire living conditions as fighting continues in [...] Full text...

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Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa, protesting Ethiopian position on issues differing the two sides

08 august 2021 - 17:50:21
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a surprise dipping in relations between the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia forms monitoring unit on vaccination of migrants

07 august 2021 - 19:15:58
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) has thrown its weight behind the president [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief

07 august 2021 - 05:14:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...

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Canada supports WFP to help Tanzania’s poorest urban populations

05 august 2021 - 15:16:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Government of Canada has provided US$ 3.74 million to the United Nations World [...] Full text...

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AU calls on member countries to speed up evacuation of citizens stranded in Libya

31 july 2021 - 17:19:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on Member States to expedite the evacuation and return [...] Full text...

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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia

30 july 2021 - 22:32:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations have faced serious challenges in delivering aid to the troubled Northern region of [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia supports WFP refugee operations in Tanzania

29 july 2021 - 14:01:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN  World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday welcomed a contribution of 36 metric [...] Full text...

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US warns against attacks against Eritrean refugees in Tigray

28 july 2021 - 21:41:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned about reports of attacks by [...] Full text...

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US announces additional $199 million humanitarian aid for Somalia

28 july 2021 - 13:15:19
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States said on Tuesday that it is providing nearly $199 million in additional [...] Full text...

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UNHCR marks 70th anniversary of Geneva Refugee Convention

28 july 2021 - 10:41:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Wednesday, 28 July marks the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Refugee Convention, a key international treaty establishing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR says Eritrean refugees in Tigray caught up in conflict

28 july 2021 - 10:28:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency has expressed extreme worry about the fate of thousands of Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian organization raises alarm as hepatitis E cases spread in Tigray refugee camps inside Sudan

26 july 2021 - 20:17:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organization on Monday warned of an increase in cases of the contagious hepatitis [...] Full text...

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Increased jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso spark record-breaking displacement: UNHCR

24 july 2021 - 05:41:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising violent attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso are forcing record-breaking numbers of people to [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’

21 july 2021 - 18:54:13
New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd  birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 133 asylum seekers evacuated to Rwanda

19 july 2021 - 11:31:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 133 asylum seekers left Tripoli for Rwanda last Thursday on a humanitarian evacuation [...] Full text...

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Germany provides support to food insecure communities in Zimbabwe

16 july 2021 - 15:36:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Government of Germany, through the German Federal Foreign Office, has contributed EUR 3 million to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Situation in Eritrean refugee camps in Tigray deteriorating - UNHCR

16 july 2021 - 05:43:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has flagged the rapidly deteriorating situation in two [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 7 women trampled to death as Red Cross shares food vouchers in Monguno, Borno State,

15 july 2021 - 22:42:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Seven women were trampled to death in northeast Nigeria on Thursday during food distribution by the [...] Full text...

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UN envoy to Libya warns of chaos if ceasefire agreement collapses

15 july 2021 - 21:51:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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Rights group lashes out at Europe's ongoing cooperation with Libya on migration, border control

15 july 2021 - 07:46:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International, in a report published on Thursday, has criticised Europe's ongoing cooperation with Libya on [...] Full text...

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Tigray: UNHCR says extremely concerned about Eritrean refugees

13 july 2021 - 21:04:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said Tuesday he was extremely concerned [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN humanitarians appeal for quicker access to Tigray

13 july 2021 - 16:37:26
Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the [...] Full text...

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Libyan government focuses on social programmes for IDPs

07 july 2021 - 13:46:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- An expanded ministerial meeting of the Libyan government has stressed the need for social programmes for the [...] Full text...

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Sudan calls on Ethiopians to go for peaceful settlement of differences

04 july 2021 - 16:19:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday urged belligerent Ethiopian sides to fully observe a ceasefire, sit around the negotiation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: 400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', Security Council told

03 july 2021 - 06:39:12
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials appealed on Friday  for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends MINUSMA's mandate for one year

01 july 2021 - 19:29:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 15-member United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says severe storms damage shelters of 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

29 june 2021 - 10:13:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan’s eastern refugee settlements of Um Rakuba and Tunaydbah have [...] Full text...

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U.S. Government boosts Malawi and WFP’s efforts to achieve zero hunger

24 june 2021 - 15:34:51
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA)  – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 9.5 million contribution from the [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes US$5.3 million from United States for refugee food assistance in Rwanda

24 june 2021 - 15:30:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received on Thursday US$5.3 million from USAID’s Bureau for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNHCR urges states to remove vaccine barriers for refugees

24 june 2021 - 10:57:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Four months since the first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility, the global initiative [...] Full text...

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EU set to ease Burundi's economic pain

23 june 2021 - 21:50:43
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is set to lift the first economic embargo against Burundi in 43 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Millions of stateless people could miss out on COVID-19 jabs: UNHCR

23 june 2021 - 05:06:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of stateless people around the world could miss out on COVID-19 vaccinations because they lack [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso army 'neutralised' 11 suspected terrorists last week

22 june 2021 - 09:16:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe armed forces say they neutralised 11 suspected terrorists and destroyed three of their [...] Full text...

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Angelina Jolie calls for solidarity with refugees around the world

21 june 2021 - 18:00:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN refugee agency's special envoy, Angelina Jolie, has called for solidarity with refugees around [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to reduce 15-Member Commission to seven

20 june 2021 - 18:26:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will from March 2022 reduce its current 15-member Commission [...] Full text...

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UN, WHO call for renewal of humanitarian assistance to millions in north-west Syria

18 june 2021 - 22:25:05
Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people caught up in an active war zone in north-west Syria remain in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Famine risk spikes amid conflict, COVID-19 and funding gaps - WFP

18 june 2021 - 15:11:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The impact of conflicts old and new, climate shocks and COVID-19, in addition to a lack [...] Full text...

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Messages pour in as world mourns Zambian first President KK

18 june 2021 - 14:46:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Messages of tribute are been sent in as world leaders mourn Zambia’s founding President Kenneth Kaunda, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges world leaders to act to reverse trend of soaring displacement

18 june 2021 - 06:05:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday urged world leaders to step up their [...] Full text...

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"I’ll fight terrorism to the end, return IDPs back to normal lives", says Buhari

17 june 2021 - 18:30:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, assured citizens of the Federal Government's [...] Full text...

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IOM, UNHCR condemn return of migrants and refugees to Libya

17 june 2021 - 07:40:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have condemned [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on resurgence of terrorist threats

13 june 2021 - 12:56:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers have questioned the significance of the resurgence of terrorist threat in the country after [...] Full text...

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Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs

13 june 2021 - 06:41:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal [...] Full text...

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UN Envoy to Libya continues mobilization to promote political process

11 june 2021 - 18:06:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - In the run-up to the Berlin Conference, scheduled for 23 June, the Special Envoy of the [...] Full text...

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Some 217,000 people displaced in Libya by conflict, says EU

11 june 2021 - 09:16:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 217,000 people have been displaced by the conflict in Libya, the European Union (EU) Mission [...] Full text...

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More than 3,300 people abandon their villages in Burkina Faso's Sahel after recent terrorist attacks

08 june 2021 - 17:28:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 3,300 people, including more than 2,000 children and more than 500 women, have [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns 'deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years'

08 june 2021 - 10:30:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has strongly condemned the latest attack by armed groups that killed [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6,000 people flee brutal attacks on displacement sites in eastern DRC: UNHCR

04 june 2021 - 11:17:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly attacks by the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have forced some 5,800 people to [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor warmly welcomed by marginalised IDPs in Darfur

01 june 2021 - 15:46:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-In an unprecedented visit of its kind, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Some 350,000 people in urgent need of help after DRC volcano

01 june 2021 - 10:01:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is continuing to assist thousands of people affected [...] Full text...

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IOM appoints two Deputy Directors General

31 may 2021 - 13:49:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday announced the selection by Director General António Vitorino [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for international support to improve access to higher education for young refugees

28 may 2021 - 15:05:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday urged international support for young refugees to access higher [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 behind unprecedented changes in number of migrants across East and Horn of Africa - IOM Report

26 may 2021 - 12:56:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs

23 may 2021 - 07:58:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...

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Libya's ceasefire, planned elections, offer rare window of hope, Security Council hears

22 may 2021 - 06:08:46
New York, US (PANA) - On the heels of recent positive developments, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya pointed to renewed [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Libyan NGO sign child survival and development plan in Libya

21 may 2021 - 11:38:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tripoli and the Institute of Primary Health Care, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for Mozambicans fleeing violence to be given access to asylum in Tanzania

19 may 2021 - 11:51:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has expressed deep concern by ongoing reports of people [...] Full text...

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650 new migrants arrested at sea sent back to Libya by coastal guards

17 may 2021 - 20:49:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 650 illegal migrants were rescued Sunday at sea and brought back to the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Tensions could escalate to ‘full-scale war,’ UN Middle East envoy warns

12 may 2021 - 12:00:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process added his voice to calls [...] Full text...

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In Niger, Covid-19 wards remain empty, as agriculture and business benefit from support programmes

11 may 2021 - 19:35:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After achieving outstanding results in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niger, which is expected to [...] Full text...

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Charity organization helps UNHCR workers to assist refugees

11 may 2021 - 19:19:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan, has welcomed an [...] Full text...

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Four bodies recovered, 40 illegal migrants rescued west of Tripoli

10 may 2021 - 16:07:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four bodies of illegal migrants, including a woman and a child, were recovered by Libyan Red [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan ask for political asylum

10 may 2021 - 10:09:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur state have refused to go back home at the [...] Full text...

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Republic of Korea gives US$400,000 for WFP emergency response in Ethiopia's Tigray region

09 may 2021 - 04:33:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$400,000 contribution from the Government [...] Full text...

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G7 pledges support for Libya ceasefire monitoring mechanism

07 may 2021 - 13:05:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Group of Seven  industrialised countries has called on the Libyan Government of National Accord to [...] Full text...

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Libya's new government urged to reestablish rule of law

07 may 2021 - 10:13:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International said on Thursday that Libya’s recently installed Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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US to increase humanitarian aid to Mozambique

07 may 2021 - 05:27:45
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States is working with the Government of Mozambique, international organizations, civil society organizations, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR receives US$1.66 million from Korea for refugees in Uganda

06 may 2021 - 10:58:02
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received US$1.666 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...

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Denmark considering sending asylum seekers to Rwanda - Amnesty International

05 may 2021 - 21:40:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has opposed plans by Denmark to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, calling the move “unconscionable [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, WFP and EU in joint campaign to distribute food aid to refugees in Libya

05 may 2021 - 15:46:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - More than 9,000 vulnerable refugees, including 1,500 families in Libya, have been targeted by a food [...] Full text...

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US congressional delegation pledges to help Khartoum resolve outstanding challenges

05 may 2021 - 04:59:09
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - A visiting US Congressional delegation has pledged their country’s support for the transition to democracy in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany grants Libya 5 million euros for vaccination campaign

03 may 2021 - 16:53:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German government has granted Libya 5 million euros in support of the vaccination campaign in [...] Full text...

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Eleven migrants drown off Libyan coast, as total lives lost in 2021 top 600

03 may 2021 - 08:53:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Another 11 migrants drowned on Sunday off the coast of Libya, bringing the total number of [...] Full text...

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340 illegal migrants intercepted by Libyan coast guards

01 may 2021 - 12:25:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 340 refugees and migrants were intercepted and sent back to Tripoli on Friday by the [...] Full text...

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IOM seeks $87 million to support equitable vaccine access, mitigate effects of COVID-19 in East and Horn of Africa

30 april 2021 - 15:37:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the lives of thousands of migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs) [...] Full text...

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Kenya to close down Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps 'by June 2020'

30 april 2021 - 06:31:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya has reiterated that it will close down the sprawling Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps by June [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief urges more support for Burundians returning home

30 april 2021 - 05:55:21
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised progress made towards helping refugees find [...] Full text...

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DRC to vaccinate some 16.3 million people against yellow fever

28 april 2021 - 06:46:33
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo  (DRC) on Tuesday launched a preventive yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State pays virtual visit to Kenya

28 april 2021 - 05:45:56
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday discussed the [...] Full text...

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Protect civilian infrastructure during conflict: UN relief chief

28 april 2021 - 05:14:47
New York, US (PANA) - Ensuring warring parties respect international humanitarian law is the first step towards protecting civilians and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IOM concerned about sinking of 130 migrants off Libya

24 april 2021 - 13:53:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have [...] Full text...

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UN refugee chief calls on international community to stand with DR Congo

23 april 2021 - 11:48:14
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday called for stepped up international support [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian Foreign Ministers discuss activation of cooperation agreements

23 april 2021 - 10:34:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, on Thursday discussed the activation of [...] Full text...

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Climate change link to displacement of most vulnerable is clear: UNHCR

23 april 2021 - 05:24:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Weather-related crises have triggered more than twice as much displacement as conflict and violence in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament urged to pass law on constitutional basis for elections by 1 July

22 april 2021 - 12:00:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The co-chairs of the International Monitoring Committee on Libya have called on Parliament to clarify and [...] Full text...

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More refugees arrive in Chad following recent clashes in Central African Republic

20 april 2021 - 10:51:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes between government forces and rebel groups in northern Central African Republic (CAR) have forced [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says tens of thousands forced to flee violent attacks in Nigeria’s Borno State

16 april 2021 - 14:56:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refuges (UNHCR) has expressed deep concern about the series of attacks [...] Full text...

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Rights group says hundreds of thousands trapped in misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe

16 april 2021 - 07:29:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe have been forced [...] Full text...

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US gives $95 million humanitarian assistance for South Sudan crisis response

16 april 2021 - 06:39:27
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday announced more than $95 million to support the response to [...] Full text...

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Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts

13 april 2021 - 18:02:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, [...] Full text...

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West Darfur clashes force nearly 2,000 refugees into Chad: UNHCR

13 april 2021 - 11:45:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent intercommunal clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced 1,860 refugees to [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for solidarity with those hit hardest by the global COVID-19 pandemic during Ramadan

12 april 2021 - 06:04:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Islamic world begins the holy month of Ramadan, UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) [...] Full text...

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UNHCR presents 'open-ended' plan to shutdown refugee camps in northern Kenya

09 april 2021 - 14:06:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has presented Kenya with a plan indicating the resettlement of refugees [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants left stranded, without assistance by lockdowns - IOM

09 april 2021 - 05:54:56
New York, US (PANA) - Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNHCR calls for equitable access to vaccines for refugees

07 april 2021 - 11:02:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, the UN Refugee Agency is calling for concerted international action and solidarity [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for support for refugee athletes’ Tokyo Olympic medal hopes

07 april 2021 - 10:45:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have [...] Full text...

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Rights group says devastating impact of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa compounded by COVID-19

07 april 2021 - 06:40:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that [...] Full text...

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‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in Democratic Republic of Congo, warns UN agencies

07 april 2021 - 05:25:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a “staggering” record [...] Full text...

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UNHCR urges greater protection for Sahel communities after deadly attack

02 april 2021 - 05:58:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ten days after armed groups carried out a deadly attack on three villages near the western Niger [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique

01 april 2021 - 10:33:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern [...] Full text...

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Nearly 500 illegal migrants brought back to Libya - UNHCR

29 march 2021 - 17:52:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 500 people have been brought back to Tripoli by the Libyan coast guard at the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it has reached destroyed camps in northern Tigray

26 march 2021 - 11:20:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it has gained access to the Shimelba and [...] Full text...

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UN staff must be protected, as they undertake life-saving work: Guterres

25 march 2021 - 12:44:23
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called on all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN [...] Full text...

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Japan backs fight against hunger, malnutrition in DR Congo

25 march 2021 - 07:46:41
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Japan has given US$8.3 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to to help [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: WFP seeks US$170 million to respond to food security emergency in Tigray

25 march 2021 - 07:38:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) –  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing emergency food assistance to vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Kenya to shut 500,000 population refugee camp after new ultimatum

24 march 2021 - 20:04:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has issued a final 14-day ultimatum to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to provide a [...] Full text...

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UNHCR outraged by deadly attack against displaced population in western Niger

24 march 2021 - 12:56:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency has  condemned in the strongest terms the attacks in western Niger that [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian rights group says 'over 100' civilians killed by Eritrean soldiers

24 march 2021 - 12:37:31
Addis Abba, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says information it collected during its preliminary investigation into the [...] Full text...

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Some 1.4 million TB patients lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19

23 march 2021 - 05:46:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with [...] Full text...

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UNFPA chief urges more international support for stability in Sudan

21 march 2021 - 14:43:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief: Scourge of racism has devastated many lives

21 march 2021 - 10:40:00
New York, US (PANA) - Although the past year has seen the world battling the deadly impact of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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