Israeli settlement activity accelerates in the West Bank, Security Council told

29 september 2025 - 17:17:45
New York, US (PANA) - The past three months have seen an increase in Israeli settlement activity in the occupied [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders should commit to human rights, international justice - HRW

17 september 2025 - 09:19:41
New York, US (PANA) – World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly from 22-30 September should commit to protecting [...] Full text...

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Technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability (IMF Blog by Hélène Rey, a professor at the London Business School)

11 september 2025 - 11:45:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA - Technology is reshaping capital flows and currency dominance; data integrity is essential for financial stability.Technology [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’

10 september 2025 - 08:10:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has condemned an Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, the capital [...] Full text...

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Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution, writes F&D editor-in-chief Gita Bhatt, is now unfolding

08 september 2025 - 10:48:33
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The September issue of F&D looks at the new frontiers of finance, where technology, [...] Full text...

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How stablecoins and other financial innovations may reshape the global economy (By Gitab Bhatt of IMF)

05 september 2025 - 13:30:33
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” [...] Full text...

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UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank

05 september 2025 - 07:56:51
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was [...] Full text...

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Technology, payments, and the rise of stablecoins (By Gita Bhatt  F&D Editor-in-Chief)

04 september 2025 - 10:08:28
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Technology, data, and changing societal values are reshaping how people and institutions move money [...] Full text...

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Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City marks ‘new and dangerous phase’: Guterres

28 august 2025 - 14:20:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater [...] Full text...

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Disease spreads in Somalia as funding cuts leave 300,000 without safe water

20 august 2025 - 11:59:07
Mogadisu, Somalia (PANA) - More than 300,000 people – mostly displaced families living in overcrowded settlements and rural communities across [...] Full text...

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Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions

15 august 2025 - 16:44:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, [...] Full text...

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With Gaza smouldering, ministers renew push for two-State solution at UN

31 july 2025 - 05:16:32
New York, US (PANA) - With Gaza in ruins and the two-State solution in jeopardy, ministers convened at the United [...] Full text...

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‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track

14 july 2025 - 20:13:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly approves $5.4 billion UN peacekeeping budget for 2025-2026

02 july 2025 - 07:31:37
New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Monday approved a $5.38 billion budget for UN peacekeeping operations for [...] Full text...

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The unseen frontline: Why social vulnerability must be at the heart of climate action: World Bank Blog By Ezgi Canpolat and Joanna de Berry

25 june 2025 - 07:20:50
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - In Beira, Mozambique, Cyclone Idai caused extensive damage to the city's infrastructure, including roads. When we talk [...] Full text...

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UN Peacebuilding Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict

21 june 2025 - 05:46:13
New York, US (PANA) - Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and other senior officials from across the world have spoken [...] Full text...

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Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears

18 june 2025 - 06:59:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was in the spotlight this week at the [...] Full text...

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A United Europe Can Shape the Global Economy: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt, Head of Policy Communications and Editor-In-Chief of Finance & Development Magazine

04 june 2025 - 09:36:14
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Not many places match the European Union for quality of life. Its workers enjoy [...] Full text...

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Desperate hunger drives crowd to storm UN food warehouse in Gaza

30 may 2025 - 06:56:06
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in [...] Full text...

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UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis

29 may 2025 - 21:37:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN’s urban development agency estimates that an astonishing 2.8 billion people worldwide lack access to [...] Full text...

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Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire

18 may 2025 - 05:07:37
Baghdad, Iraq (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

23 april 2025 - 05:11:55
New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

04 april 2025 - 20:33:37
New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, [...] Full text...

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Unsustainable fashion, textiles focus on International Day of Zero Waste 2025

28 march 2025 - 11:04:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across [...] Full text...

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Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns (By By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)

28 march 2025 - 07:45:50
New York, US (PANA) - Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth [...] Full text...

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UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions

25 march 2025 - 05:39:06
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions [...] Full text...

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WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive

12 march 2025 - 07:17:55
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts

11 march 2025 - 20:01:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

04 march 2025 - 07:30:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

03 march 2025 - 20:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins

28 february 2025 - 05:47:00
New York, US (PANA) - As Muslims around the world prepare to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of [...] Full text...

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‘Political courage’ needed to end war in the Middle East: Top UN

26 february 2025 - 17:51:13
New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable resolution to the war in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict relies on [...] Full text...

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Thousands arrive in Burundi within days, fleeing rising tension and violence in eastern DRC: UNHCR

19 february 2025 - 09:45:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi over the last few days, fleeing escalating [...] Full text...

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UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank

15 february 2025 - 05:41:31
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in [...] Full text...

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Libya rejects idea of forcibly displacing, expelling Palestinians from their territory

07 february 2025 - 12:54:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has expressed its “absolute rejection” of any [...] Full text...

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Israel UNRWA ban will undermine Gaza ceasefire, Security Council hears

28 january 2025 - 18:05:02
New York, US (PANA) - The implementation of new laws banning the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA – set to [...] Full text...

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UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in West Bank

26 january 2025 - 05:16:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin [...] Full text...

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UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

24 january 2025 - 19:48:06
Geneva, Switzerland( PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s worsening conflict puts millions at risk as starvation spreads

25 december 2024 - 05:59:32
New York, US (PANA) - Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and mass [...] Full text...

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Displaced women struggle to access land in Far North region of Cameroon

19 december 2024 - 10:18:19
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) – A decade of violence in the Lake Chad basin has resulted in half a million displaced [...] Full text...

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Syria faces uncertain future after regime’s collapse amid humanitarian crisis

18 december 2024 - 14:50:56
New York, US (PANA) - At a historic crossroads, just 11 days after the collapse of the Assad regime, Syria [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences

16 december 2024 - 05:06:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...

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Housing Africa’s growing population: IMF Blog By Kecia Rust, Executive Director of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa

11 december 2024 - 11:04:15
Kumasi, Ghana (PANA) - Deeper understanding of informality and better use of technology can build more sustainable housing markets.Informality dominates [...] Full text...

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How Kenya’s school meals programme feed minds and build resilience: World Bank Blog By Sergio Venegas Marin and Ruth Charo

06 december 2024 - 09:45:08
Nakuru, Kenya (PANA) - Pupils at Mwariki Primary School in Nakuru County of Kenya enjoy fortified porridge provided to target [...] Full text...

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No end in sight to ‘horror’ in Gaza, UN official tells Security Council

26 november 2024 - 04:55:47
New York, US (PANA) - As Gaza teeters on the brink of collapse, a senior UN official on Monday renewed [...] Full text...

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COP29: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in spotlight at conference

21 november 2024 - 05:33:02
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are [...] Full text...

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COP29: Climate change is growing threat to people fleeing war, violence and persecution

13 november 2024 - 05:48:12
Baku, Azerbainan (PANA) - In a new report presented at COP29 on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said climate [...] Full text...

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South Africa satisfied with World Urban Forum outcome

12 november 2024 - 07:06:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has expressed satisfaction with the significant progress [...] Full text...

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World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action

09 november 2024 - 05:35:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’

08 november 2024 - 17:47:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s displaced have endured “unimaginable suffering” in their search for shelter from the country’s ongoing war, [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

06 november 2024 - 05:48:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action [...] Full text...

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'Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040'

06 november 2024 - 05:26:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature [...] Full text...

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Global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development

05 november 2024 - 05:36:30
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Thousands of delegates on Monday joined United Nations representatives gathered in Cairo to kick off the [...] Full text...

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UN condemns deadly West Bank airstrike, attacks on Gaza schools

05 october 2024 - 05:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has strongly condemned the killing of several Palestinians, including women and children, [...] Full text...

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Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President

26 september 2024 - 05:54:04
New York, US (PANA) - With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

18 september 2024 - 20:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...

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Palestinian UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months

09 september 2024 - 19:58:43
New Yor, US (PANA) - A draft Palestinians resolution submitted to the UN Monday is demanding that Israel end its [...] Full text...

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South Africa attends Africa Urban Forum in Ethiopia

04 september 2024 - 09:36:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, on Wednesday led a South African delegation [...] Full text...

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South African President undertakes state visit to China

02 september 2024 - 11:53:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in China on Monday with a high-level delegation for [...] Full text...

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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen

30 august 2024 - 12:25:05
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...

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Urbanization has led to increased slum populations, poverty, and inequalityFeature by Oumar Sylla)

29 august 2024 - 19:50:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Urbanization has led to increased slum populations, poverty, and inequality. Informal employment dominates, with 85.8% of [...] Full text...

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IAEA says safety at Ukraine's nuclear plant is 'deteriorating' by Saskia O'Donoghue

19 august 2024 - 20:47:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, is deteriorating. The plant, [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes heritage expert Muxe Nkondo

19 august 2024 - 12:08:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to well-known academic and heritage expert [...] Full text...

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Put people at the centre of urban policies, says new UN-Habitat chief

19 august 2024 - 05:11:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The new head of the UN agency working to make cities more sustainable is optimistic about [...] Full text...

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Independent rights experts urge States to comply with ICJ ruling on Israel

31 july 2024 - 05:27:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Member States must immediately comply with the recent “landmark ruling” by the International Court of [...] Full text...

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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council

27 july 2024 - 05:47:01
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat [...] Full text...

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UN Commission of Inquiry accepts ICJ opinion

23 july 2024 - 06:57:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday welcomed [...] Full text...

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Security Council debates Gaza crisis, as civilian suffering continues unabated

17 july 2024 - 18:18:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an open debate on the ongoing crisis in [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s cocktail of war and flooding leaves people trapped, unable to flee

03 july 2024 - 05:38:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people have been forced out of Sudan as the brutal civil war continues to [...] Full text...

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Approval for the Central Bank of Libya to join the Bank for International Settlements

28 june 2024 - 17:29:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL), al-Siddik Omar al-Kebir, Thursday discussed with the [...] Full text...

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Security Council says regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on

26 june 2024 - 05:53:11
New York, US (PANA) - While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in [...] Full text...

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Gold reserves management become more relevant than ever

21 june 2024 - 14:08:33
London, United Kingdom (PANA) - An increasingly complex geopolitical and financial environment is making gold reserves management more relevant than [...] Full text...

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Enhancing inclusive growth and resilience with support to Uganda’s development-focused refugee approach: World Bank Blog

21 june 2024 - 07:17:02
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is hosting the largest refugee population in Africa and has gained international recognition for its [...] Full text...

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Honour the strength, courage of refugees, urges UN chief

20 june 2024 - 06:24:12
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict, climate chaos and upheaval have forced more than 120 million people from their homes [...] Full text...

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Gaza: 8,000 children diagnosed with malnutrition amid ongoing shelling

14 june 2024 - 07:03:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy shelling reported in the so-called safe zone of Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza on Thursday came [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound

11 may 2024 - 06:33:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its [...] Full text...

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Kenya begins mandatory evacuation amid heavy flooding

03 may 2024 - 14:34:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few [...] Full text...

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EC sanctions four persons, two entities over human rights abuses against Palestinians

19 april 2024 - 15:03:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council ( EC) on Friday listed four persons and two entities under the EU [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

15 april 2024 - 16:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: ‘Fear and loss’ multiply in Sudan exodus: UNHCR

09 april 2024 - 15:50:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...

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Medical charity flags spread of hepatitis E in Sudanese refugee camps in Chad

18 march 2024 - 10:10:08
N’djamena, Chad (PANA) – Hepatitis E is spreading through refugee camps in eastern Chad where more than 550,000 Sudanese fleeing [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rafah ground assault would increase risk of atrocity crimes

08 march 2024 - 17:13:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Any assault by Israeli forces on the densely populated city of Rafah where 1.5 million have [...] Full text...

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Displaced women and girls in cities: World Bank Blog (By Sandra Joireman, Swati Sachdeva and Victoria Stanley)

21 february 2024 - 17:14:34
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – One hundred and fourteen million people are forcibly displaced from their homes across the world, with [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian crisis escalates in eastern DR Congo due to fresh clashes, flooding

20 february 2024 - 14:47:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached critical levels as [...] Full text...

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Fighting in DR Congo puts Goma at risk of lockdown, warns humanitarian charity

16 february 2024 - 10:19:18
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: End the war and recognise Palestine, Security Council urged

25 january 2024 - 07:25:28
New York, US (PANA) - Work harder to end the war in Gaza and recognise the State of Palestine were [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence

29 december 2023 - 05:50:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against [...] Full text...

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World Bank debars Multi-Tech Consult (PTY) Ltd. and its Tanzanian managing director

07 december 2023 - 06:57:20
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank has announced the 42-month debarments of Botswana-based Multi-Tech Consult (PTY) Ltd. (MTC), [...] Full text...

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Kenya set to overhaul refugee policy, to change camps into urban centres

30 november 2023 - 18:21:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya is planning to designate major refugee camps as urban centres and municipalities once a draft [...] Full text...

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Sanctions regime complicates Sudan humanitarian crisis response

28 november 2023 - 17:54:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The sanctions against Sudan following the military coup on 21 October 2021 and an ongoing war [...] Full text...

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Central Bank Digital Currency development enters next phase: IMF Blog (By Tobias Adrian, Dong He, Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, and Tao Sun)

21 november 2023 - 17:23:49
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Central bank digital currencies can improve payment systems as well as financial inclusion—if they [...] Full text...

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Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa

18 november 2023 - 05:28:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in [...] Full text...

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Europe’s wage rises aiding recovery but economies face risks: IMF Blog By Chikako Baba, Ben Park, Ippei Shibata, and Sebastian Weber

09 november 2023 - 07:24:35
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Europe’s economic recovery is getting a much-needed boost from rising wages and higher incomes. But in [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA

01 november 2023 - 18:27:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - More than 820 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced amid settler violence and [...] Full text...

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Diplomatic stakes ‘could not be higher’, warns senior UN official

21 october 2023 - 06:18:38
New York, US (PANA) - As the possible transition to a new global order heightens security risks, more effective multilateral [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gambia calls for unconditional ceasefire, release of all hostages

20 october 2023 - 11:21:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Government of Gambia has called for an unconditional ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict and the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza

15 october 2023 - 07:39:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...

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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,

13 october 2023 - 19:19:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...

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Libya Floods: WHO health supplies arrive in Libya as part of intensified response to devastating floods

16 september 2023 - 19:45:53
Tripoli, Libya  (PANA) – On Saturday, 29 metric tonnes of health supplies arrived in Benghazi, Libya, from the WHO Global [...] Full text...

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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses

12 september 2023 - 07:40:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Namibia: AfDB approves grant for solar electricity in informal settlements

17 june 2023 - 08:45:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) has approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: US condemns atrocities in Darfur

16 june 2023 - 06:05:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the ongoing human rights violations and abuses and horrific violence [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Fighting escalates in West Darfur’s Geneina - Humanitarian charity

16 may 2023 - 13:02:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the second time in three weeks, West Darfur’s Geneina was at the centre of senseless [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: NGO says nearly 200 people killed in Darfur fighting

03 may 2023 - 12:17:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An international charity organisation operating in West Darfur state in Sudan has strongly condemned the violence in [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners seek $116 million to support Somalis escaping violence

23 march 2023 - 05:20:48
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are seeking $116 million to support Somalis escaping violence that erupted last month in the [...] Full text...

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Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa

28 february 2023 - 17:53:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the  longest and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR and partners seek US$605 million to assist Congolese refugees across Africa

19 february 2023 - 05:23:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continuing to experience one of Africa’s most complex [...] Full text...

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WFP prioritises food assistance for most vulnerable refugees in Uganda

30 january 2023 - 05:29:19
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will in 2023 implement a progressive shift to needs-based [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Government condemns bombing in Kasindi, North Kivu

16 january 2023 - 16:29:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The government has condemned the bomb attack perpetrated on Sunday 14 January, 2023, on a [...] Full text...

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Senegal president confident 2023 will mark end of Libyan crisis through peace, elections

09 january 2023 - 13:16:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Senegalese president and current chairman of the African Union (AU), Macky Sall, has expressed confidence that [...] Full text...

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World Bank grants Mali more than 130 billion CFA francs for solid waste management in Bamako

08 december 2022 - 16:35:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has just approved an IDA credit of 250 million dollars (more than 123 [...] Full text...

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CBL Governor discusses banking sector and financial stability issues in the UAE

08 december 2022 - 14:55:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Seddik al-Kebir, discussed Thursday in the capital [...] Full text...

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Libya reaffirms support for the Palestinian cause

05 december 2022 - 12:04:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, has reaffirmed the North African country's continued [...] Full text...

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Feature - Climate Change: Inside struggles of Gambian flood victims

28 november 2022 - 18:10:46
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A 22-year-old young man from Tobacco Road, the hardest hit area by the latest flash [...] Full text...

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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry

25 november 2022 - 10:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...

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COP27: Developing countries call for ‘climate justice’ in the form of adaptation and loss and damage funds

09 november 2022 - 05:28:12
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The second day of COP27’s Climate Implementation Summit saw world leaders raise their voices for concrete [...] Full text...

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Algerian president calls for non-interference in Libya affairs

02 november 2022 - 12:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune has called for dialogue and national reconciliation to prevail in order to [...] Full text...

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UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat

11 october 2022 - 06:06:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless [...] Full text...

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More action and investment needed in cities to end ‘cascade of challenges' - Guterres

03 october 2022 - 17:57:55
New York, US (PANA) - In his message marking World Habitat Day on Monday, the UN chief has said more “urgent action [...] Full text...

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Nearly 100,000 refugee arrivals in Uganda face enormous needs

09 september 2022 - 12:11:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid surging humanitarian needs for 96,000 refugees who have fled to Uganda so far this year, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’

07 september 2022 - 06:15:15
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for promotion of joint Arab action

06 september 2022 - 18:18:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Najal Al-Mangouch said that the 158th ordinary [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador to Libya urges all parties to cooperate with new UN representative

04 september 2022 - 05:43:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, on Saturday spoke on phone with the rival Prime Minister of [...] Full text...

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Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report

31 august 2022 - 05:55:25
New York, US (PANA) - Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'

06 august 2022 - 05:30:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...

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Reliable information ‘a matter of life and death - UN chief tells Security Council

12 july 2022 - 17:03:00
New York, US (PANA) - Access to information is a human right, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on [...] Full text...

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Senior US official in Uganda for talks on refugees

11 july 2022 - 05:59:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) Julieta Valls Noyes, is [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought

28 june 2022 - 12:05:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is appealing for urgent support to help displaced people and local host [...] Full text...

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NOC considers declaring state of force majeure in the Gulf of Sirte region

27 june 2022 - 19:10:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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UN report says 222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support

21 june 2022 - 18:07:01
New York, US (PANA) - A shocking new UN report released on Tuesday indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children [...] Full text...

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9thedition of Africities summit opens in Kisumu, Kenyatta

17 may 2022 - 15:00:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday presided over the opening of the ninth edition of Africities in Kenya's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia to embark on countrywide vaccination campaign

05 may 2022 - 14:21:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's ministry of Health, in collaboration with its partners, has announced a countrywide coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination [...] Full text...

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35 asylum seekers released by UNHCR from a detention centre south of Tripoli

27 april 2022 - 16:35:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 35 asylum-seekers, including eight women and 20 children, were released on Monday from [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity deplores Darfur massacre

26 april 2022 - 05:42:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A humanitarian charity on Monday deplored the recent armed attacks on displaced civilians that left at [...] Full text...

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Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air: new WHO data (Emargoed for release at 14.00 CEST on 4 April 2022).

04 april 2022 - 10:51:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens [...] Full text...

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UNHCR condemns deadly attack on displaced people in DR Congo

21 march 2022 - 19:47:33
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the most recent attack [...] Full text...

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Food insecurity is real concern among urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa following pandemic: Report

12 march 2022 - 06:16:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The socioeconomic situation of the urban poor in Sub-Saharan Africa has worsened following the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR ramps up aid to thousands displaced by Somalia drought

12 march 2022 - 05:26:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought [...] Full text...

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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict

04 march 2022 - 12:01:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...

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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia

18 february 2022 - 19:59:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...

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UNHCR alarmed by rising violence against displaced civilians in eastern DR Congo

18 february 2022 - 13:00:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Militia groups across eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are continuing to [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Nigeria: Nine killed, houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Niger State, Northcentral Nigeria

02 november 2021 - 18:34:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine persons have been killed and houses burnt in reprisal attacks on Fulani settlements in Mashegu Local [...] Full text...

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Mitigate climate risks, build resilience, UN chief says

31 october 2021 - 10:10:21
New York, US (PANA) - Although sea level rise could put more than 800 million people in coastal cities at [...] Full text...

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Tanzania likely to be hit by drought with adverse effects on economy

29 october 2021 - 13:38:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania is likely to be hit by drought and with possible far-reaching adverse impact [...] Full text...

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UN rights office raises alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants

12 october 2021 - 16:48:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations [...] Full text...

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Botswana eager to create more tourism opportunities - Minister

27 september 2021 - 12:04:13
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced its intention to create more opportunities for citizens in the tourism sector. Speaking on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force sets up board of inquiry on aircraft bombing of civilians

16 september 2021 - 18:13:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the circumstances [...] Full text...

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Healthcare practitioners battle to restore maternal services after drastic disruption

31 august 2021 - 22:06:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Healthcare professionals across the African continent have been investing in the restoration of maternal healthcare services [...] Full text...

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Tigray fighting hampering relief operations in northern Ethiopia

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

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South Africa condemns AU's agreement with Israel

28 july 2021 - 18:37:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Tuesday vehemently condemned last week's "unilateral" decision by the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impact worsens hunger in Lagos, says rights groups

28 july 2021 - 07:49:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of families living in poverty [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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

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

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Fulani herders, leaders bicker with Nigerian military over killing of cows by airstrikes in Nasarawa State

16 june 2021 - 14:38:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) –Fulani herders and the Armed Forces of Nigeria are bickering over reports that two military aircraft conducted [...] Full text...

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

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

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UN-Habitat names French footballer regional goodwill envoy

07 april 2021 - 10:26:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - French international Footballer, Blaise Matuidi, has been named the UN Settlement Agency (UN-Habitat) Goodwill Ambassador for [...] Full text...

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Tanzania's former president Magufuli laid to rest with full military honours

26 march 2021 - 18:03:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania's former president John Pombe Magufuli was on Friday laid to rest with full [...] Full text...

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Fallen Tanzania's president Magufuli: An obituary

18 march 2021 - 09:09:55
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Dr John Pombe Magufuli, who served as Tanzania’s president since November 2015, died on [...] 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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Lives and futures of three million children at risk in DR Congo, UNICEF warns

19 february 2021 - 11:31:20
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday highlighted the dire situation of some three [...] Full text...

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Six children killed, several wounded by unexploded ordnance blast in Ugandan refugee settlement

18 february 2021 - 11:01:25
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed sadness at the tragic death of six South Sudanese [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: USAID buoys peace building supports between rival farmers and herders in Taraba State,

17 february 2021 - 20:27:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with a coalition of international and local partners, [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise transitions into low pressure storm over southern Africa

26 january 2021 - 08:40:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Eloise weather system is passing over Botswana, after bringing heavy rains to central Mozambique, south-eastern [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)

25 december 2020 - 10:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] 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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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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'Libya generated US$700.4 million in oil revenues in November'

05 december 2020 - 12:58:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's crude oil, gas and condensate export revenues for the month of November totalled US$700.4 million, [...] Full text...

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EBRD, ENR launch first gender awareness campaign in Egypt

03 december 2020 - 11:33:39
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A partnership between Egyptian National Railways (ENR), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and [...] Full text...

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Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID

31 october 2020 - 08:02:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A major UN-led cash and nutrition relief project is underway in Kenya for informal workers facing [...] Full text...

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UN officials highlight 'extraordinary' contributions of grassroots communities in face of COVID-19

29 october 2020 - 08:46:57
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s disaster affects over 60,000 people - Report

11 october 2020 - 20:41:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - More than 60,000 people have been affected by natural disasters, the country’s disaster management agency report [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanisation for people and planet

06 october 2020 - 06:20:26
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly decries environmental degradation caused by climate change

30 september 2020 - 22:44:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a virtual UN General Assembly Summit on the environment on Wednesday decried the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Military says "massive" airstrikes killed key ISWAP leaders, scores of fighters in Lake Chad Basin region

25 august 2020 - 14:34:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Armed Forces on Tuesday announced the killing of 15 key leaders of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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World Water Week: IFAD focuses on building climate resilience, incentivising African farmers

25 august 2020 - 07:40:49
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - With a rich and unique history spanning 29 years, World Water Week has developed into the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits kill three soldiers, injure two in Northcentral Nigeria

17 august 2020 - 19:50:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Armed Forces Monday announced the execution of an operation code-named “HAIL STORM” aimed at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa marks six months of pandemic

14 august 2020 - 06:16:48
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa marks six months on 14 August since COVID-19 was first detected on the continent. While the virus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenyan slums get new hospitals amid coronavirus spread

10 august 2020 - 20:56:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The construction of new hospitals and health centres offering treatment for injuries, maternity care and other [...] Full text...

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Diabetes, high-blood pressure cases rise in Nairobi, Western Kenya

30 july 2020 - 22:42:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Hypertension and diabetes cases remain high in Nairobi and Western Kenya, a research carried out by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid ‘ground zero’ pandemic cities

28 july 2020 - 05:16:22
New York, US (PANA) - Cities have proved to be “ground zero” the world over for the COVID-19 pandemic, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Women most affected by pandemic should participate in recovery efforts

22 july 2020 - 12:39:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Quarantines, school closures and other movement restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have contributed to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rights group says overcrowding among Somalia IDPs increases pandemic risk

21 july 2020 - 05:54:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Incessant fighting, recurrent droughts and floods, and the worst locust invasion in more than 25 years [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Local governments in developing countries must focus on people’s well-being – UN official

14 july 2020 - 05:29:48
New York, US (PANA) - While the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in developing and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IOM water facilities help resettled communities fight pandemic in Sierra Leone

11 july 2020 - 15:43:11
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing remains among the most difficult preventive measures for millions of Sierra Leoneans to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in Africa ‘even more vulnerable than ever’ amid pandemic

09 july 2020 - 21:36:07
New York, US (PANA) - Millions of refugees across Africa face even greater food insecurity because of aid disruption and [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Vulnerable people across East Africa forcibly evicted during pandemic

02 july 2020 - 09:46:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Rwanda's cases reach 1,001 benchmark

30 june 2020 - 00:02:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across Rwanda Monday hit 1,001 after 101 individuals were confirmed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda's tally jumps to 878 cases

28 june 2020 - 11:31:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's s coronavirus (COVID-19) tally climbed to 878 Saturday following 20 new infections out of 4,702 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwanda’s positive cases climb to 850

26 june 2020 - 10:16:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in Rwanda have reached 850 with [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rwandan govt imposes lockdown in several areas of Kigali city after cases rise

26 june 2020 - 00:23:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government Thursday imposed a lockdown on several areas of Kigali city after a surge [...] Full text...

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170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis

24 june 2020 - 19:37:24
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the [...] Full text...

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Gender lens essential to addressing linked climate change, security crises - UN report

09 june 2020 - 14:11:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As countries reel from the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequality [...] Full text...

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Haftar's offensive against Tripoli: a chronicle of a stinging defeat (Feature by Youssef Ba, PANA correspondent)

08 june 2020 - 12:22:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - It took a total of 15 months for the offensive against Tripoli launched on 4 April [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Gov. seeks review of W/African protocols to end armed herdsmen migration into Nigeria

07 june 2020 - 07:36:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State in the northern part of Nigeria, on Saturday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says pandemic has impacted severely on formal, informal sectors

03 june 2020 - 19:08:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow of Gambia has said that the pandemic has impacted severely on both the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya registers highest single-day pandemic infections with 123 cases

27 may 2020 - 16:48:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya registered the highest single-day coronavirus infections on Wednesday with the reporting of 123  new cases. The [...] Full text...

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