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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Armed attacks kill hundreds, displace 40,000 civilians in northeast DR Congo: UNHCR

19 march 2021 - 12:01:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is warning about an alarming increase in the number [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese ‘one step away from famine' as UN launches humanitarian response plan

16 march 2021 - 18:32:14
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As hunger levels continue to deepen in South Sudan due to a combination of violence, [...] Full text...

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Aid agencies appeal for funding to support over two million South Sudanese refugees

16 march 2021 - 13:05:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners are appealing for US$1.2 billion to provide [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund marks first anniversary, appeals for continued support

15 march 2021 - 14:17:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, created one year ago, has raised more than US$ 242 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda vaccinates refugees, asylum seekers

15 march 2021 - 09:59:43
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives and rights of refugees, the UN Refugee [...] Full text...

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Japan grants 1.5 billion CFAF in food assistance to vulnerable people in Mali

12 march 2021 - 13:22:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Japanese Ambassador to Mali, Daisuké Kuroki, and the World Food Programme (WFP) Resident Representative, Ms Sally [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one - Guterres

12 march 2021 - 05:39:39
New York, US (PANA) - After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of [...] Full text...

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EU wants constructive dialogue with Ethiopian government - EC

11 march 2021 - 14:36:31
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union on Thursday urged all parties involved in the armed conflict in northern Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...

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5,000 Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon

10 march 2021 - 16:05:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There was joy on Wednesday as 5,000 Nigerians who fled to Cameroon due to the Boko [...] Full text...

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Education charity announces US$1 million grant for displaced children

10 march 2021 - 13:02:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Global Fund for Education without delay (Education cannot wait), announced on Tuesday a US$1 [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch calls for release of Burundi refugees forcibly returned from Tanzania

09 march 2021 - 06:18:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Burundian  authorities to drop baseless charges and release eight former [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 pandemic worsening gender inequalities for refugee women and girls: UNHCR

08 march 2021 - 05:17:47
Geneva Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the lives and rights of refugee, displaced and [...] Full text...

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EU raises concern about humanitarian situation in South Sudan

04 march 2021 - 13:21:36
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – South Sudan must pursue and accelerate the implementation of the security arrangements in its Peace [...] Full text...

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UNHCR to relocate thousands of Central African Republic refugees to safer locations

02 march 2021 - 12:32:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is working to relocate thousands of Central [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says surging violence in Nigeria drives displacement to Niger

02 march 2021 - 12:16:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is alarmed at surging violence in north-west Nigeria which [...] Full text...

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WFP, UNHCR appeal for funding for over three million refugees hit by ration cuts in East Africa

02 march 2021 - 12:06:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopia says US' statement on its internal affairs 'regrettable'

01 march 2021 - 06:03:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia says a statement by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the reported [...] Full text...

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UNHCR seeks urgent access to detained asylum-seekers in Tanzania

28 february 2021 - 16:28:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply concerned by a series of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR seeks US$164 million for displaced persons in Central African Republic

28 february 2021 - 16:24:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a US$164 million appeal to provide life-saving [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Tigray region

28 february 2021 - 13:58:15
Washington, DC , US (PANA) - The United States has expressed grave concern over reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushing people ‘even further behind’ – UN rights chief

27 february 2021 - 06:55:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Eritrean troops accused of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray region

26 february 2021 - 08:38:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray state systematically killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in the [...] Full text...

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Education for all refugee children is within reach – finds World Bank-UNHCR report

26 february 2021 - 06:19:27
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The average annual cost of educating refugees is less than 5 percent of public education [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Addis Ababa slams 'politically motivated misinformation' about Tigray

25 february 2021 - 06:00:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia has slammed "unsubstantiated and politically motivated misinformation" about the situation in [...] Full text...

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127 Burundian refugee households repatriated from neighboring Tanzania

24 february 2021 - 16:57:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some 127 Burundian refugee households returned home on Tuesday from neighboring Tanzania where they had taken [...] Full text...

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Thousands of Ethiopians seek asylum in Sudan’s Blue Nile State - UNHCR

24 february 2021 - 07:09:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several thousand people fleeing escalating violence in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region have sought safety in Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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DRC points to Rwandan rebels for assassination of Italian ambassador

23 february 2021 - 13:21:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has blamed Rwandan militia based in the country's [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for over $220 million in ‘crucial’ support for Burundi refugees

17 february 2021 - 06:20:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An urgent appeal for $222.6 million was made on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency and [...] Full text...

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1,930 migrants intercepted at sea and brought back to Libya between January and Feb 10 - UNHCR

13 february 2021 - 19:34:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,930 refugees and migrants were rescued or intercepted in the Mediterranean and brought [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for access as CAR displacement soars

12 february 2021 - 11:09:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is appealing for humanitarian access to reach tens of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Gov't approves ‘first step’ towards Tigray emergency assistance

09 february 2021 - 07:11:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies have received approval from the Ethiopian Government for 25 international staff to provide [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN-Gov't mission says 'rapid scale up' crucial to meet humanitarian needs in Tigray

07 february 2021 - 15:30:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A joint United Nations-Government of Ethiopia mission to Mekelle in the country’s Tigray region, on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: President Sahlework visits troubled Tigray state

07 february 2021 - 13:56:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's President Sahlework Zewdie on Sunday arrived in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Guterres says 'urgent steps' needed to alleviate suffering in Tigray region

03 february 2021 - 15:29:51
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Ethiopian gov't denies claims tens of thousands killed in Tigray

03 february 2021 - 13:58:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied claims by three opposition parties that some 52,000 people have been killed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Data reveals impact of pandemic on livelihoods and futures

02 february 2021 - 11:15:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating impact of COVID-19 on refugees, the internally displaced and the stateless is laid bare [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights group says humanitarian response in Tigray region impeded

01 february 2021 - 16:06:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A humanitarian organisation has criticised the Ethiopian authorities for their response to the humanitarian crisis [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousands of displaced live in appalling conditions in CAR - UNHCR

29 january 2021 - 14:00:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- As insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR) has uprooted, in less than two months, more [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns asylum under attack at Europe’s borders

28 january 2021 - 11:46:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alarmed at the increasing frequency of expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls for more action to save lives of refugees on routes towards the Mediterranean

28 january 2021 - 11:30:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has urged the international community do more to save lives of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR calls on States to offer places as refugee resettlement hits record low

25 january 2021 - 13:25:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, only 22,770 were resettled [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Sudan says more Ethiopian refugees arriving in Blue Nile State

24 january 2021 - 13:10:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An official of the Sudanese Commission for Refugees in the Blue Nile State, Al-Jaili Al-Hindi Al-Sharif, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR: Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces two million inside their countries

24 january 2021 - 06:08:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeeping chief takes stock of political, security developments in Mali

23 january 2021 - 08:24:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur

22 january 2021 - 19:44:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people [...] Full text...

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Libyan coast shipwreck claimes lives of 43 migrants on Tuesday, says IOM

20 january 2021 - 17:38:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are deeply [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR regains access to two refugee camps

19 january 2021 - 10:45:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray [...] Full text...

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Displacement in CAR reaches 120,000, as another deadly attack leaves one UN peacekeeper dead

16 january 2021 - 09:27:45
Bangui, 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 - 08:34:20
Brussels, 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 - 14:51:36
Bangui, 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 - 04:59:37
Geneva, 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 - 05:04:00
New 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 - 23:26:51
Tripoli, 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 - 16:45:07
Tripoli, 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 - 11:48:49
Geneva, 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 - 10:42:06
Tripoli, 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 - 10:43:21
Khartoum, 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 - 11:53:04
Geneva, 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 - 06:36:20
Niamey, 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 - 10:54:11
Tripoli, 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 - 12:04:31
Tripoli, 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 - 15:22:17
Tripoli, 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 - 13:31:07
Mekelle, 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 - 11:31:04
Addis 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 - 08:31:19
Niamey, 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 - 06:21:47
Niamey, 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 - 17:02:23
Brussels, 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 - 13:35:30
Ouagadougou, 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 - 15:38:11
Dar 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 - 13:45:39
Kampala, 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 - 10:47:33
Kampala, 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 - 20:37:44
Addis 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 - 17:11:07
Geneva, 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 - 11:03:05
Geneva, 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 - 12:47:05
Ouagadougou, 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 - 23:19:28
Cotonou, 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 - 15:25:04
Berlin, 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 - 12:11:56
Tunis, 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 - 11:16:37
Geneva, 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 - 10:58:47
Geneva, 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 - 05:14:23
New 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 - 15:43:44
Nairobi, 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 - 05:38:17
New 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 - 05:29:56
New 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 - 11:57:53
Geneva, 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 - 12:16:25
Nairobi, 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 - 07:10:53
Geneva, 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 - 23:38:54
Addis 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 - 17:07:28
Addis 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 - 18:45:45
Rome, 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 - 11:00:04
Tripoli, 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 - 08:23:21
Geneva, 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 - 21:39:21
Bamako, 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 - 20:56:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has finalized a distribution [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Relief agencies unable to access troubled Tigray region

08 december 2020 - 18:48:20
Addis 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 - 05:16:06
New 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 - 08:09:20
Geneva, 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 - 15:37:33
Geneva, 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 - 23:55:19
Tunis, 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 - 17:54:23
New 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 - 14:00:49
Geneva, 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 - 11:52:32
Geneva, 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 - 05:08:52
New 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 - 11:03:55
Addis 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 - 13:52:11
Bamako, 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 - 19:13:11
Geneva, 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 - 15:20:38
Tripoli, 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 - 17:37:01
Addis 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 - 22:10:00
Addis 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 - 00:21:55
Tripoli, 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 - 18:51:37
Khartoum, 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 - 12:49:51
Khartoum, 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 - 21:52:16
Addis 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 - 09:58:31
Addis 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 - 12:47:59
Geneva, 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 - 11:41:12
Addis 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 - 05:43:10
Geneva, 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 - 13:18:57
Geneva, 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 - 05:25:03
New 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 - 13:00:40
Tripoli, 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 - 17:39:52
Tripoli, 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 - 10:50:08
Addis 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 - 06:39:06
Khartoum, 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 - 20:25:51
Geneva, 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 - 07:01:43
Addis 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 - 05:30:47
Khartoum, 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 - 12:01:54
Geneva, 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 - 09:58:49
Addis 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 - 16:03:36
Tripoli, 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 - 10:34:33
Khartoum, 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 - 16:01:35
Geneva, 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 - 15:40:24
Khartoum, 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 - 12:06:16
Brazzaville, 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 - 11:18:52
Tripoli, 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 - 07:35:42
Addis 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 - 17:03:39
Ouagadougou, 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 - 10:18:52
Abuja, 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 - 08:48:00
Nairobi, 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 - 07:50:38
Addis 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 - 08:46:45
Nairobi, 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 - 16:51:26
New 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 - 18:17:33
Abidjan,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 - 13:59:34
Kigali, 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 - 12:44:59
Abidjan, 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 - 12:42:02
Tripoli, 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 - 18:37:14
Niamey, 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 - 21:03:47
Tripoli, 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 - 16:12:34
Khartoum, 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 - 12:37:58
Kigali, 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 - 22:59:51
Tripoli, 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 - 22:47:40
Dar 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 - 18:38:09
Tripoli, 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 - 16:14:59
Niamey, 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 - 23:27:29
Nouakchott, 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 - 16:47:40
Bujumbura, 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 - 22:25:42
Tripoli, 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 - 17:49:34
New 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 - 21:43:53
Addis 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 - 16:41:19
Khartoum, 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 - 10:54:45
Kinshasa, 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 - 06:11:43
New 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 - 21:46:27
Bujumbura, 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 - 18:38:30
Brazzaville, 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 - 17:12:14
Niamey, 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 - 14:37:14
Khartoum, 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 - 13:56:00
Bujumbura, 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 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, 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 - 05:22:46
Niamey, 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 - 20:38:16
Ouagadougou, 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 - 13:38:36
Kigali, 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 - 09:32:34
Khartoum, 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 - 15:45:13
Bujumbura, 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 - 12:58:16
Tripoli, 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 - 12:24:50
Maputo, 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 - 23:53:21
Tripoli, 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 - 19:50:07
Brussels, 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 - 16:53:47
New 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 - 23:45:35
Tunis, 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 - 14:45:32
Tripoli, 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 - 13:17:05
Geneva, 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 - 13:45:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Eight villagers were killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in an attack by heavily armed [...] Full text...

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