Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR regains access to two refugee camps
19 january 2021 - 10:45:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray [...] Full text...
Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead
16 january 2021 - 09:27:45Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Worsening election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: EU foreign affairs head paints grim picture of Ethiopian situation
16 january 2021 - 08:34:20Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union is [...] Full text...
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Mounting hostilities disrupt aid delivery in Central African Republic
15 january 2021 - 14:51:36Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Humanitarian operations in several parts of Central African Republic are at a standstill due [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray
15 january 2021 - 04:59:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Insecurity, bureaucracy hampering aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
14 january 2021 - 05:04:00New York, US (PANA) - Nearly three months after the start of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, hundreds of thousands [...] Full text...
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32 Libyan rights organisations criticize HCR over death of young Somali refugee
11 january 2021 - 23:26:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-two human rights organisations Monday expressed dismay over the poor handling of affairs of refugees and [...] Full text...
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Libya: 300 illegal migrants died at sea in 2020 while trying to reach Europe
11 january 2021 - 16:45:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Around 300 illegal migrants perished as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to [...] Full text...
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'UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence'
08 january 2021 - 11:48:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Friday that it is concerned that violence and insecurity [...] Full text...
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UNHCR expresses concern about death of Somali refugee in Tripoli
07 january 2021 - 10:42:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the death of a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Influx of refugees into eastern Sudan continues
06 january 2021 - 10:43:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The influx of Ethiopian refugees from the troubled Tigray region into the Eastern border with Sudan [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR relocating Ethiopian refugees arriving in Sudan
05 january 2021 - 11:53:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday that together with the Sudan’s Commission for Refugees [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people
05 january 2021 - 06:36:20Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has strongly condemned the twin attacks in western Niger that killed [...] Full text...
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Libyan coastguards rescue 119 illegal migrants - UNHCR
04 january 2021 - 10:54:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 119 illegal migrants on board two boats have been rescued off the coast [...] Full text...
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Libyan Coast Guard rescued 11,265 illegal migrants in 2020: UNHCR
01 january 2021 - 12:04:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 11,265 illegal migrants were brought back to Libya by the Libyan Coast Guard [...] Full text...
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130 refugees evacuated from Libya arrive in Rwanda
30 december 2020 - 15:22:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One hundred and thirty asylum seekers evacuated from Tripoli, Libya, arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: 25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies
29 december 2020 - 13:31:07Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies deliver lifeline food assistance to 25,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray region
28 december 2020 - 11:31:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a month’s worth of food [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger
27 december 2020 - 08:31:19Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls in Niger
27 december 2020 - 06:21:47Niamey, Niger (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: EU underlines humanitarian access to all people in need
25 december 2020 - 17:02:23Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – It is of paramount importance that hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region cease completely, that civilians are [...] Full text...
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UNHCR welcomes Chad's adoption of asylum law
24 december 2020 - 13:35:30Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian National Assembly on Wednesday adopted the first law for the protection of refugees [...] Full text...
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Conflict, violence in Greater Horn of Africa cause widespread displacement
23 december 2020 - 15:38:11Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and violence in the Greater Horn of Africa continue to cause widespread displacement [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries up funding
23 december 2020 - 13:45:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries funding
23 december 2020 - 10:47:33Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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UN raises alarm over security of humanitarian workers in volatile Tigray region
22 december 2020 - 20:37:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised alarm over the security [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief
22 december 2020 - 17:11:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR, partners urgently seek US$156 million to support refugees fleeing Tigray region
22 december 2020 - 11:03:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, together with 30 humanitarian partners, is on Tuesday releasing an urgent [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says new safety measures allow Malian refugees to return to camp in Burkina Faso
21 december 2020 - 12:47:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency - UNHCR - has helped 3,000 Malian refugees move back into [...] Full text...
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Gerddes-Africa alerts on situation of political refugees in Benin
18 december 2020 - 23:19:28Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The study and research group for democracy and economic and social development (GERDDES-Africa) Friday called for [...] Full text...
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Over 3,000 die during migration journeys in 2020 - IOM
18 december 2020 - 15:25:04Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Missing Migrants Project has recorded over 3,000 deaths on migratory [...] Full text...
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NGOs urge Tunisian president to take legislative initiative to protect migrants' rights
18 december 2020 - 12:11:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian NGOs have written a letter to President Kais Saïed, on the occasion of International Migrants [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says more than 500,000 displaced in Mozambique’s conflict-torn north
18 december 2020 - 11:16:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has expressed deep concern over the rising number of civilians displaced [...] Full text...
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UNHCR makes supplementary COVID-19 appeal to meet exceptional refugee needs in 2021
18 december 2020 - 10:58:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday released its supplementary appeal for 2021 Covid response seeking [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN releases emergency funding for civilians in Tigray state
18 december 2020 - 05:14:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN has released $36.6 million for civilians caught up in the conflict that has roiled [...] Full text...
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WFP warns of critical food shortages for refugees in Kenya
17 december 2020 - 15:43:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday warned that more than 435,000 refugees in [...] Full text...
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UN 'gravely concerned' for safety of refugees in Niger, following Boko Haram attack
16 december 2020 - 05:38:17New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority, UNICEF says
16 december 2020 - 05:29:56New York, US (PANA) - Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns Boko Haram attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people
15 december 2020 - 11:57:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in [...] Full text...
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Kenya grants citizenship to stateless Zimbabweans at Independence Day fete
13 december 2020 - 12:16:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has taken an extraordinary step of granting citizenship to 1,600 stateless Zimbabweans from the Shona [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray
12 december 2020 - 07:10:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Human rights bodies demand end to humanitarian blockade in Ethiopia's Tigray region
11 december 2020 - 23:38:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights bodies, including the London-based Amnesty International (AI), have demanded access to the troubled [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia 'safely' returning Eritrean refugees to their camps
11 december 2020 - 17:07:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia says it is "safely" returning Eritrean refugees to their respective camps [...] Full text...
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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel
10 december 2020 - 18:45:45Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...
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Working Group on Human Rights in Libya welcomes commitments to respect rights
10 december 2020 - 11:00:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, in the framework [...] Full text...
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Number of forcibly displaced people soars above 80 million: UNHCR
10 december 2020 - 08:23:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and [...] Full text...
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Mali: UNHCR warns against increase in child trafficking due to conflicts, Covid-19 pandemic
09 december 2020 - 21:39:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned Tuesday in its report against an increase [...] 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 - 20:56:43Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has finalized a distribution [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Relief agencies unable to access troubled Tigray region
08 december 2020 - 18:48:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Humanitarian organisations are still working to access children and women who have borne the brunt [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Quickly restore the rule of law’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Guterres
08 december 2020 - 05:16:06New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General said on Monday it was “essential to quickly restore the rule of law” [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Tigray
05 december 2020 - 08:09:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it is poised to resume aid delivery to displaced in Tigray
04 december 2020 - 15:37:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says it is ready to resume its full humanitarian activities in [...] Full text...
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HCR gives financial aid to follow-up, orientation centres for refugees in Tunisia
03 december 2020 - 23:55:19Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The UN High-Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Thursday agreed to give a 100,000 USD financing to support [...] Full text...
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Amid ‘unprecedented’ needs, UNICEF asks for $6.4 billion to help 190 million children
03 december 2020 - 17:54:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to [...] Full text...
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IOM launches Global Policy Network to promote ethical recruitment
03 december 2020 - 14:00:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Thursday a Global Policy Network to promote ethical [...] Full text...
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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency
03 december 2020 - 11:52:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't, UN strike deal for ‘unimpeded’ humanitarian access in Tigray
03 december 2020 - 05:08:52New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Friday announced that agreement has been reached with the Ethiopian Government to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Senior TPLF leader 'surrenders to government forces'
02 december 2020 - 11:03:55Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces have been defeated by [...] Full text...
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Child-trafficking in Mali increases because of conflict and COVID-19
01 december 2020 - 13:52:11Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Conflict, insecurity, COVID-19 and deteriorating economic conditions are leading to a rise in trafficking of children, [...] Full text...
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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan
30 november 2020 - 19:13:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...
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One out of seven Libyans needs mental health care - WHO report
30 november 2020 - 15:20:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One in seven Libyans needs mental and psychological health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Gov't forces engaged in 'stabilization efforts' after capture of regional capital
29 november 2020 - 17:37:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Force (NDF) says it is engaged in "stabilization efforts" following the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian army claims victory in Tigray assault
28 november 2020 - 22:10:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Makelle in Tigray [...] Full text...
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Libyan FM denounces justification of publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohamed
28 november 2020 - 00:21:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan minister of foreign affairs, Mohamed Taher Siala, Friday reaffirmed his strong condemnation of the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan
27 november 2020 - 18:51:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited refugee camp near the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits Sudan as more Ethiopian refugees arrive
27 november 2020 - 12:49:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is visiting Khartoum as the country receives a growing [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Conflict: Gov’t to 'respond expeditiously' to needs of Tigrayans
26 november 2020 - 21:52:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government said here Thursday it would "respond expeditiously" to the needs of citizens [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: Final phase of military action against TPLF has begun - PM Abiy
26 november 2020 - 09:58:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that the "final phase" of the military [...] Full text...
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Second wave of COVID pandemic driving further violence against refugee women and girls - UNHCR
25 november 2020 - 12:47:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the coronavirus pandemic prolongs, a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic duress is [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy calls for non-interference in country's internal affairs
25 november 2020 - 11:41:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday asked the international community to keep to the [...] Full text...
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Protect civilians, uphold human rights, UN tells warring parties in Ethiopia
25 november 2020 - 05:43:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the unfolding situation in the Tigray region in northern [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian refugee numbers in Sudan cross the 40,000 mark - UNHCR
24 november 2020 - 13:18:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ethiopian refugees streaming into eastern Sudan have now surpassed 40,000 since the crisis began, with more [...] Full text...
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UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow
24 november 2020 - 05:25:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...
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348,000 Libyan children in need of humanitarian aid - UNICEF
21 november 2020 - 13:00:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million [...] Full text...
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79 new refugees evacuated from Libya by UNHCR
20 november 2020 - 17:39:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 79 refugees and asylum seekers were evacuated from Libya to a safer area [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's vulnerable population flees Tigray conflict zone into Sudan
20 november 2020 - 10:50:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Pregnant women, separated families and sick elderly people are among thousands of refugees continuing to [...] Full text...
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UN official narrates heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence
20 november 2020 - 06:39:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan has recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing [...] Full text...
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Refugee resettlement numbers fall to lowest in two decades: UNHCR
19 november 2020 - 20:25:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugee resettlement numbers will be at a “record low” this year, with only 15,425 people resettled [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian gov't says Federal forces making progress in Tigray Regional fighting
19 november 2020 - 07:01:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the National Defence Force has been making progress in its military [...] Full text...
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UN officials assess needs at camps for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region
19 november 2020 - 05:30:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior UN officials have conducted a two-day mission to southeastern Sudan, where some 30,000 Ethiopians have [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns 'full-scale humanitarian crisis' following Ethiopia's Tigray fighting
17 november 2020 - 12:01:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that a full-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding as thousands [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia reaffirms military operation to continue until 'rule of law is upheld'
17 november 2020 - 09:58:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The government of Ethiopia has reaffirmed once again that there would be "no negotiation until [...] Full text...
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77 illegal migrants rescued by coast guards brought back to Libya
16 november 2020 - 16:03:36Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 77 illegal migrants have been brought back to Tripoli after their rescue by [...] Full text...
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Nearly 25,00 people fleeing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray Region arrive in Sudan
15 november 2020 - 10:34:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nearly 25,000 refugees fleeing the fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray Region have arrived in two states in [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian crisis deepens amid ongoing clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
13 november 2020 - 16:01:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the worsening crisis in northern Ethiopia where [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region force thousands to flee to Sudan
13 november 2020 - 15:40:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Refugee Agency estimates over 7,000 Ethiopian refugees have registered as entering the Sudan after two [...] Full text...
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UNHCR gives Congo 2,000 birth certificate registers
13 november 2020 - 12:06:16Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given the Congolese government [...] Full text...
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UN Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of Eritrean refugee in Libya
12 november 2020 - 11:18:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Yacoub El Hillo, has "strongly" condemned the murder of a [...] Full text...
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Keep borders open for fleeing Ethiopians, urges UNHCR
12 november 2020 - 07:35:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday that it is working with Sudanese authorities to [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: 85 dead in electoral violence
11 november 2020 - 17:03:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 85 people lost their lives in the violence that erupted after the [...] Full text...
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Displaced persons want to return home: Deputy UN chief
11 november 2020 - 10:18:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, who is on a trip to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Competition launched to support enterprise projects in Kenya refugee holding area
11 november 2020 - 08:48:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) and partners have launched a global competition for private sector and [...] Full text...
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AU chairperson appeals for cessation of hostilities between Ethiopian gov't and Tigray
11 november 2020 - 07:50:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the military action started by the Federal Ethiopian Government against the Tigray Region continues, [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charity raises red flag over escalating tension in Ethiopia
06 november 2020 - 08:46:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), has expressed concern about escalating tensions in Ethiopia following military [...] Full text...
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Mozambique withdraws statement on decolonization before UN commission
04 november 2020 - 16:51:26New York United Nations (PANA) - Mozambique's permanent representative to the UN has withdrawn a statement on decolonization in Africa, [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: UN reports 3,000 flee abroad amid electoral violence
03 november 2020 - 18:17:33Abidjan,Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Several thousand people have fled from election-related violence in Côte d'Ivoire to seek sanctuary in neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Some 620 Congolese refugees relocated from high risk zone settlement
03 november 2020 - 13:59:34Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) Some 620 Congolese refugees have been moved from Kigeme, a village described to be at high risk [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves $440,000 relief package for flood-hit Sudan, South Sudan
01 november 2020 - 12:44:59Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 [...] Full text...
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EU urges Libyan women to be involved in country's political process
31 october 2020 - 12:42:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union Mission in Libya and the Ambassadors of its Member States accredited in the [...] Full text...
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EU issues 13 billion FCFA for the protection of the most vulnerable migrants in the Sahel
30 october 2020 - 18:37:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of the Interior and Security, Alkache Alhada, on Thursday in Niamey, launched the [...] Full text...
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141 refugees liberated by HCR from detention camp in eastern Tripoli
27 october 2020 - 21:03:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Altogether, 141 men, women and children refugees in a detention camp for illegal migrants in Khomes, [...] Full text...
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US approves more humanitarian assistance to Sudan
25 october 2020 - 16:12:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Administration has announced yet another package of humanitarian assistance to the Sudan, amounting to [...] Full text...
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Rwanda, Burundi Foreign ministers meet to restore diplomatic ties
20 october 2020 - 12:37:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda and Burundi are holding talks on Tuesday at Nemba [...] Full text...
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HCR evacuates 153 refugees from Libya to transit center in Niger
16 october 2020 - 22:59:51Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of 153 refugees and asylum seekers were evacuated Thursday from Libya by the UN [...] Full text...
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World Bank, IMF boards urge transfer of real resources to developing countries
16 october 2020 - 22:47:40Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Development Committee of the world’s top financial institutions said Friday the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...] Full text...
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'Nearly 10,000 illegal migrants rescued off Libya since January 2020'
13 october 2020 - 18:38:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 10,000 illegal migrants trying to reach Europe have been rescued off the Libyan coast from [...] Full text...
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Insecurity forces Niger to spend more on securing borders - President Issoufou
09 october 2020 - 16:14:59Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Insecurity in Niger has led to the displacement of populations along the borders, the influx of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: President Ghazouani calls for suspension of G5 Sahel debt
08 october 2020 - 23:27:29Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani called here Thursday for the suspension of debt servicing for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 29 new confirmed cases recorded in one week in Burundi
07 october 2020 - 16:47:40Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has registered 29 new confirmed cases of coronavirus from a total of 3,066 tests performed [...] Full text...
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High level ministerial meeting on Libya calls for need to resolve conflict
05 october 2020 - 22:25:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The participants in the high level ministerial meeting on Libya hosted by Germany through videoconferencing Monday [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges Libyans to make real progress in the search for peace and stability
05 october 2020 - 17:49:34New York, US (PANA) – Stating that Libya’s future is at stake, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday called on [...] Full text...
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World Bank expands funding for Ethiopia’s jobs for youth economic stimuli plan
02 october 2020 - 21:43:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The World Bank has expanded its financing of an economic stimulus programme which targets the [...] Full text...
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Flooding, surging inflation threaten humanitarian assistance in Sudan
02 october 2020 - 16:41:19Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the [...] Full text...
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Two rights groups ask DR Congo gov't to take concrete steps to end impunity
02 october 2020 - 10:54:45Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two human rights advocates -Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch - say the DR Congo [...] Full text...
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Guterres says Central African Republic elections are ‘unique opportunity’ for peace
02 october 2020 - 06:11:43New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritise [...] Full text...
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43,829 Burundian refugees from 2015 electoral crisis repatriated over past three months
01 october 2020 - 21:46:27Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 43,829 refugees and asylum seekers were repatriated during the past three months of the new [...] Full text...
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Congo: Rwandan refugee file in Congo closed, Rwandan ambassador says
30 september 2020 - 18:38:30Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Rwanda's ambassador to Congo, Jean-Baptiste Habyarimana, said here Wednesday the file of Rwandan refugees in Congo [...] Full text...
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Nigerien govt. adopts national migration policy
29 september 2020 - 17:12:14Niamey, Niger (PANA) - In preparation to change the misery of illegal migration, the Nigerien government on Tuesday adopted a [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says refugees in Sudan most worried about violence, health and food
28 september 2020 - 14:37:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Refugees living in Sudan are weary of security, food and health care, according to a report released on [...] Full text...
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Return to good neighbourliness with Rwanda depends on extradition of alleged coup plotters of 2015
25 september 2020 - 13:56:00Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - New Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye said here Friday that normalization of relations with Rwanda would depend [...] Full text...
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UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel
25 september 2020 - 12:38:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...
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Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence
25 september 2020 - 05:22:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe army fights against terrorism with professionalism, Kabore tells UN
24 september 2020 - 20:38:16Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Thursday told the 75th general assembly of the UN [...] Full text...
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Third group of 511 Burundian refugees repatriated from Rwanda
24 september 2020 - 13:38:36Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The second group of 511 Burundian refugees were repatriated on Thurday from Mahama Refugee Camp in [...] Full text...
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IMF approves Sudan’s reform programme heading for debt relief
24 september 2020 - 09:32:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Sudan’s Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) which [...] Full text...
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287 Burundian refugees repatriated this Wednesday from DR Congo
23 september 2020 - 15:45:13Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 287 Burundian refugees were repatriated Wednesday from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNHCR, WFP jointly tackle food rising needs in Libya
22 september 2020 - 12:58:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are expanding their [...] Full text...
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Violence leaves more than 300,000 ‘completely reliant’ on assistance in northern Mozambique - WFP
22 september 2020 - 12:24:50Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) -Worsening conflict, combined with a precarious humanitarian situation, has forced more than 300,000 people to flee their homes [...] Full text...
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Some 13 pct of 9,500 illegal migrants leaving Libyan coasts in five months are children, says UN
21 september 2020 - 23:53:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 13 per cent of 9,500 illegal migrants who left the Libyan coasts between 1 March [...] Full text...
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Libya: EU imposes sanctions for human rights abuses, arms embargo violations
21 september 2020 - 19:50:07Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday imposed targeted restrictive measures on two persons responsible for human rights [...] Full text...
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Equal pay essential to build a world of dignity and justice for all, UN says
18 september 2020 - 16:53:47New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is marking the first ever International Equal Pay Day, on Friday, drawing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tunisia hosts workshop on migrant protection against pandemic
16 september 2020 - 23:45:35Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Arab institute for human rights, in partnership with the Tunisian ministry of Relations with constitutional [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Libya gets US$2 million aid from US for pandemic fight
14 september 2020 - 14:45:32Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. government, through the Office of Humanitarian Assistance, has provided an additional US$2 million in [...] Full text...
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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights
14 september 2020 - 13:17:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...
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Eight people Killed by armed gang in Mali
11 september 2020 - 13:45:33Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight villagers were killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in an attack by heavily armed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 140 Burundians, stranded for months in Rwanda, return home
10 september 2020 - 17:50:57Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - One hundred and forty Burundians stranded, in Rwanda following the Coronavirus pandemic since last April, were [...] Full text...
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Sudan declares state of emergency as it fails to handle flood situation
05 september 2020 - 13:50:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s highest security body has declared a three- month state of emergency in the country to [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian FM arrives in Bamako
04 september 2020 - 15:18:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, arrived in Bamako [...] Full text...
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UN agencies support flood response in Sudan
02 september 2020 - 05:44:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe [...] Full text...
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France welcomes peace deal between Sudanese government, armed movements
01 september 2020 - 20:36:16Paris, France (PANA) - France Tuesday welcomed the peace deal signed Monday in Juba between the Sudanese transitional authorities, an [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief welcomes Sudan peace deal, urges accountability
01 september 2020 - 15:03:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has welcomed the signing of a peace deal [...] Full text...
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Sudanese peace agreement should deliver lasting peace, urges Amnesty Intl
31 august 2020 - 23:12:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front should [...] Full text...
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Sudanese sign peace deal yet to attract another region
31 august 2020 - 20:41:07Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the civilian-led Transitional Government of Sudan signed an agreement Monday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Burundi records 12 new cases, including 5 imported
30 august 2020 - 16:53:58Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi has recorded 12 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), including five imported, after 2,183 tests, the [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for urgent disembarkation of hundreds of migrants rescued in Central Mediterranean
29 august 2020 - 19:02:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some [...] Full text...
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Repatriation of Burundian refugees, 'hate speech' by Burundian officials dominate headlines in Rwanda
29 august 2020 - 16:22:02Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the repatriation of some 471 Burundian refugees who returned home after [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert calls for ceasefire, commitment from all stakeholders to ensure free elections in CAR
28 august 2020 - 05:01:12Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN’s expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued [...] Full text...
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US-Sudanese relations discussed during short visit by US Secretary of State
26 august 2020 - 20:09:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Wednesday told senior government officials here the US administration would [...] Full text...
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WFP: Refugees at risk of hunger and malnutrition, as relief packages dwindle in eastern Africa
26 august 2020 - 18:29:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to reduce its food and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 67 illegal migrants west of Tripoli
21 august 2020 - 11:36:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 67 illegal migrants were rescued by Libyan coastguards 18 nautical miles from the [...] Full text...
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‘Urgent need’ to scale up search and rescue in the Mediterranean: UN agencies
21 august 2020 - 05:11:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies have called for search and rescue to be stepped up in the central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...
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45 illegal migrants die off Libyan southwestern coasts, say UN organisations
19 august 2020 - 21:54:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said here [...] Full text...
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Tunisian gendarmerie foils several attempts of illegal migration, arrests 96 migrants
18 august 2020 - 23:06:50Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian gendarmerie Tuesday foiled several attempts of illegal migration and arrested 96 people attempting to [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies highlight repatriation process of Burundian refugees, Rwanda-Zambia ties
15 august 2020 - 13:21:42Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week focused on the ongoing talks to organise voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees [...] Full text...
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Libyan coast guards rescue 141 illegal migrants
14 august 2020 - 11:50:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 141 illegal migrants of various nationalities, including women and children, were rescued off the Libyan [...] Full text...
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UNHCR determined to fight statelessness in Congo
12 august 2020 - 19:21:28Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Congo, Cyr Modeste Kouamé, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad
11 august 2020 - 17:08:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border [...] Full text...
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Burundi government set to receive ‘’warmly and with dignity’’ all refugees at home
10 august 2020 - 22:49:14Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundi government said here Monday it was “naturally set to receive warmly and with dignity [...] Full text...
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Some 6,588 refugees and migrants landed in Libya by coastguard after interception at sea - UNHCR
08 august 2020 - 12:41:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Friday it [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Disappointment for OIM and HCR after sinking of 27 migrants
07 august 2020 - 19:35:34Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Organisation for International Migration (OIM) and the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Friday expressed great [...] Full text...
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South Sudan refugee, athlete, Olympian is newest UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
05 august 2020 - 05:33:56New York, US (PANA) - A track and field athlete from South Sudan who was forced to flee conflict as [...] Full text...
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UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin
04 august 2020 - 20:19:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad [...] Full text...
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EU provides 22.5m Euros for conflict-affected populations in Niger
04 august 2020 - 18:00:29Niamey, Niger - (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated 22.5 million euros (about 14.7 billion F CFA) in [...] Full text...
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UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption
04 august 2020 - 05:52:55New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption to education in history and prolonged school [...] Full text...
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'Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast'
29 july 2020 - 19:36:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of refugees and migrants in east and west Africa, are dying while others face harrowing [...] Full text...
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Solution to Libyan crisis must come from Libyans, says Morocco
28 july 2020 - 16:02:24Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, reaffirmed on Monday [...] Full text...
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UNHCR saddened at death of former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa
27 july 2020 - 14:54:48Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency on Monday said it is deeply saddened at the passing [...] Full text...
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Stateless man deported by US granted asylum in Rwanda
25 july 2020 - 15:23:23Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Government has received, on humanitarian grounds, a stateless person named Amin Hassoun, who was [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for action by Libyan authorities against smugglers after Eritrean refugee dies
25 july 2020 - 13:02:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has deplored "the tragic death" of a young [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US$20 million provided to curb the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and their hosts in the Sahel
23 july 2020 - 19:58:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Public health, the wellbeing of refugees and the host communities in the Sahel are the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: World Bank provides $15.2 million in support of response in Uganda
17 july 2020 - 13:18:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $15.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Burundi starts systematic screening of returnees at reception sites
17 july 2020 - 13:00:44Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The systematic screening campaign for coronavirus in Burundi began on Thursday at a site hosting former [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges greater COVID-19 health services in Africa’s humanitarian settings
16 july 2020 - 14:58:43Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for greater access to COVID-19 detection, testing and care [...] Full text...
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Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via Mediterranean over first five months of 2020
10 july 2020 - 22:45:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 8,600 illegal immigrants left Libya via the Mediterranean between January and late May 2020, with [...] Full text...
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Algeria, Polisario accused of embezzlement of humanitarian aid
10 july 2020 - 11:19:46Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Members of European Parliament (EMEPs) have raised suspicions of alleged embezzlement of humanitarian aid intended for Sahrawi [...] Full text...
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Inter-communal violence, terrorist attacks inflame tensions in West Africa: Chambas
09 july 2020 - 22:27:58New York, US (PANA) - Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists continue to undermine peace and security across West [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic
09 july 2020 - 21:36:07New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...
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Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert
08 july 2020 - 05:28:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation [...] Full text...
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UN renews call for closure of Libya’s migration detention centres, accountability
03 july 2020 - 10:58:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Marking the first anniversary of the airstrike on Libya’s Tajoura Detention Centre, which resulted in the [...] Full text...
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Rwandan media highlight state funeral of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza
28 june 2020 - 12:16:40Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The funeral services for former Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza held at Ingoma Stade in Gitega (Central [...] Full text...
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Niger: More than 4,000 students deprived of school due to insecurity
26 june 2020 - 17:51:10Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The prevailing insecurity in the region of Tahoua (North) has led to the closure of several [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: IOM appeals for US$ 37.8 million to continue lifesaving assistance to vulnerable people in Central Sahel region
23 june 2020 - 14:07:21Dakar, Senegal - A rise in violence and the multi-layered humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel region have resulted in [...] Full text...
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UN peacekeeping chief says COVID ‘exacerbating existing vulnerabilities’ in Central African Republic:
23 june 2020 - 05:17:35New York, US (PANA) - The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress as it prepares for presidential and legislative [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: 39 organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during pandemic
22 june 2020 - 12:49:38Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central [...] Full text...
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Rights body slams Mozambique for s failure to release detained refugees
21 june 2020 - 15:00:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has faulted the Mozambican authorities for failing to release 16 African and asylum seekers [...] Full text...
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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams
19 june 2020 - 18:58:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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Covid;-19: UNHCR, TSF donate material worth 353 million CFAF to fight coronavirus in Congo
19 june 2020 - 15:58:05Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Cyr Modeste Kouamé, and the regional [...] Full text...
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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya
19 june 2020 - 13:42:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for end to conflicts driving ‘appalling’ displacement numbers
19 june 2020 - 05:19:07New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reminded countries of their fundamental obligation to protect the nearly [...] Full text...
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The sacred combat route of Burundi's new strongman
18 june 2020 - 12:13:48Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The solemn inauguration of the new president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, 52, on Thursday in Gitega, Burundi's new [...] Full text...
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Sudanese refugee gets membership card of social security fund for refugees in Tunisia
17 june 2020 - 21:12:25Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A Sudanese here Wednesday received the first membership card of the Tunisian social security fund granted [...] Full text...
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Pope Francis appeals for peace in Libya
14 june 2020 - 10:43:25Vatican City (PANA) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that he prayed for the people of Libya, affected by violence [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 54 bodies recovered after shipwreck of boat of illegal migrants
11 june 2020 - 21:55:44Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The latest death toll of the shipwreck of a boat carrying illegal migrants off the Tunisian [...] Full text...
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UNHCR concerned about escalating violence in Sahel region
11 june 2020 - 20:38:06Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said here Thursdays it was [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AfDB approves $20 million to contain spread in G5 Sahel nations
11 june 2020 - 16:53:49Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$20 million in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR to relocate refugees fleeing violence of criminal groups in Nigeria
11 june 2020 - 05:50:16Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started a campaign in the Maradi region, 650 [...] Full text...
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HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC
10 june 2020 - 22:23:36Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...
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UNICEF "strongly" condemns acts of violence against children in Niger
09 june 2020 - 15:36:52Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "UNICEF has been horrified by the abuses suffered by children in the region of Diffa" and [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council votes to establish new political mission in Sudan
05 june 2020 - 16:38:12Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The UN Security Council has unanimously voted for the establishment of a mission, dubbed the Integrated Transition [...] Full text...
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Niger: Maradi region registers some 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria
04 june 2020 - 18:05:39Maradi, Niger (PANA) - More than 36,000 new refugees from Nigeria have converged on the Maradi region of Niger, fleeing [...] Full text...
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