Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda
12 september 2025 - 09:59:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...
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Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...
What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (By UN News)
12 september 2025 - 07:23:35New York, US (PANA) - Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help [...] Full text...
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Gisma: The story of brutal death of woman in the wilderness of Darfur
11 september 2025 - 19:09:42Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - This time the death was not caused by hanging or pulling the victim chained to [...] Full text...
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Tax revenues are catalyst for more inclusive growth in Côte d'Ivoire – WB
11 september 2025 - 09:02:12Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire's economic growth is solid and remarkably resilient in the face of global shocks, [...] Full text...
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Ghana has received 14 deported West Africans from US: President Mahama
11 september 2025 - 06:25:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana received 14 West African nationals deported from the US after it was approached to accept [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar as ‘flagrant violation’
10 september 2025 - 08:10:05New 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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Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
10 september 2025 - 07:45:15New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common [...] Full text...
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Military spending worldwide hits record $2.7 trillion
10 september 2025 - 07:35:13New York, US (PANA) - Global military spending reached an unprecedented $2.7 trillion in 2024 amid intensifying wars and rising [...] Full text...
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IOM resumes operations in Khartoum, over 2 million return amidst Sudan war
09 september 2025 - 15:13:14Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), which has just relocated its office to Khartoum, central Sudan, has [...] Full text...
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The 9/9/99 Sirte Declaration on creation of AU hailed in Libya as major step towards African unification
09 september 2025 - 14:22:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity [...] Full text...
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AUC chief rallies Africans to work together to build continent
09 september 2025 - 11:33:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), has rallied Africans to [...] Full text...
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UN migration agency returns to Khartoum
09 september 2025 - 10:44:41Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has become the first UN agency to resume operations [...] Full text...
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UN provides urgent support after ‘massive’ Russian attack across Ukraine
08 september 2025 - 18:29:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A baby was among those killed overnight into Sunday during what was reportedly Russia’s largest aerial [...] Full text...
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A fourth generation nuclear survivor’s push for justice
06 september 2025 - 14:12:08New York, US (PANA) - Standing behind the United Nations rostrum on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Oemwa Johnson, [...] Full text...
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The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
05 september 2025 - 20:30:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 percent of media coverage, [...] Full text...
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Dozens of countries lag on climate reporting, warns UN climate chief
04 september 2025 - 07:32:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned that 37 countries have yet to [...] Full text...
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WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
02 september 2025 - 16:27:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, according to new data released [...] Full text...
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Sudanese health ministry says no chemical weapons used in Khartoum
02 september 2025 - 12:13:35Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) -The Sudanese Ministry of health has dismissed widespread rumours about the possible use and residues of [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent
01 september 2025 - 07:05:59New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, [...] Full text...
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF installs parallel government despite international rejection
31 august 2025 - 13:58:48Nyala, Sudan (PANA) – Despite the rejection and condemnation by the international community of the declaration by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: The 'winning losers': Sudanese footballers have done what politicians have failed to achieve (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
30 august 2025 - 14:54:40Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Friday, the 29th of August 2025, was still a good day for Sudanese football fans, [...] Full text...
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Seven deportees from US arrive in Rwanda
29 august 2025 - 08:46:15Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has confirmed the arrival of seven migrants from the United States, as part [...] Full text...
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IMF team assists Senegal to rectify misreporting of public accounts
27 august 2025 - 09:17:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has commended the Senegalese authorities on their commitment to [...] Full text...
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One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation
26 august 2025 - 17:54:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite progress over the past decade, billions worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
25 august 2025 - 18:48:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza [...] Full text...
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Reclaiming a policy role for economists (IMF Blog by Karen Dynan, Professor of Practice of Economic Policy at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics)
22 august 2025 - 11:58:55Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Acknowledging missteps, listening well, defending data, and avoiding jargon will help the profession engageEconomists have [...] Full text...
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Food for Gaza piled up in warehouses risks spoiling without Israel's green light
21 august 2025 - 07:04:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Israel's neighbouring countries, thousands of tons of food aid destined for Gaza are piling up [...] Full text...
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It’s time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says
20 august 2025 - 20:08:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 1.2 billion children worldwide endure corporal punishment each year. Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue [...] Full text...
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‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan
20 august 2025 - 18:54:02Yokohama, Japan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in [...] Full text...
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Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
18 august 2025 - 18:49:28New York, US (PANA) - A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited [...] Full text...
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Veteran Ghanaian journalist Ben Asante passes on
18 august 2025 - 15:44:47Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Ben Asante, has died, according to media reports on Monday. Asante, died on 12 [...] Full text...
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South African Cabinet Minister investigated for old racist remarks
18 august 2025 - 07:24:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed that it is investigating Sport [...] Full text...
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Vote counting for Group II of the municipal elections in Libya begins
17 august 2025 - 13:27:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Counting and Statistics Centre of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission (HNEC) began counting the [...] Full text...
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Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
15 august 2025 - 19:38:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a [...] Full text...
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Several soldiers arrested in Mali for attempting to 'destabilise state institutions'
15 august 2025 - 12:31:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several Malian military officers, including General Abbas Dembélé, former governor of Mopti, and Brigadier General Niéma [...] Full text...
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Shipwreck off Italy kills at least 27
15 august 2025 - 07:32:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 27 refugees and migrants were drowned in a shipwreck near the southern Italian island [...] Full text...
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UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict
14 august 2025 - 21:14:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the [...] Full text...
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Guinea introduces malaria vaccine into routine immunization
14 august 2025 - 13:27:50Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, and with the support of [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
14 august 2025 - 05:27:37New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of [...] Full text...
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Libyan, UN agencies discuss sustainable solutions to internal displacement
12 august 2025 - 10:27:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan and United Nations agencies on Monday held a meeting to discuss sustainable solutions to internal [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams 20-year sentence for Chadian opposition leader Masra
12 august 2025 - 06:43:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch has criticised the guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on 9 August, 2025, [...] Full text...
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Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges
11 august 2025 - 15:40:38Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing [...] Full text...
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Swedish national Ingeborg Richardson appointed Deputy Special Representative of UNSMIL in Libya
09 august 2025 - 11:59:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson of Sweden as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...
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Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency
08 august 2025 - 07:48:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...
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UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
08 august 2025 - 07:44:17New York, US (PANA) - Hungry civilians are reportedly eating animal feed as women and girls face a “gender emergency” [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured
07 august 2025 - 19:06:42Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food [...] Full text...
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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)
07 august 2025 - 05:34:26Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] Full text...
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The Debate over Falling Fertility: IMF Finance & Development (By David E. Bloom, Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
06 august 2025 - 12:21:08Washington DC, USA (PANA) - A decline in global population later this century may threaten human progress, or it may [...] Full text...
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Libyan journalists discuss propaganda, bias, misinformation during conflicts
06 august 2025 - 09:15:57Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During times of conflict or instability, the media can deepen divides and incite violence by spreading [...] Full text...
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World Bank Group joins African Development Bank Group and Mastercard as co-chair of Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy
06 august 2025 - 07:49:28Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group has signed on as co-chair of the Mobilising Access to the [...] Full text...
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Geography shouldn't define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens
05 august 2025 - 12:20:55Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third [...] Full text...
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Gates Foundation announces catalytic funding to spark new era of women-centered research and Innovation
05 august 2025 - 10:02:53Seattle, US (PANA) - The Gates Foundation has announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development [...] Full text...
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'We sleep hungry': UNRWA staff member describes daily struggles of Gaza residents (By UN News)
05 august 2025 - 06:17:13Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As civilians in Gaza face starvation and humanitarian aid is insufficient, Manar, an employee of [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya engages public on way forward to elections
02 august 2025 - 17:22:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Friday engaged [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed while seeking food, as UN warns airdrops are no solution
01 august 2025 - 16:55:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Despite Israel’s 27 July announcement of daily military pauses in western Gaza “to improve humanitarian [...] Full text...
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A mandate for change: UN releases proposals for streamlining of tasks as part of major reform agenda
01 august 2025 - 16:35:24New York, US ( PANA) - Millions of lives have been improved by the mandates assigned to the UN. Yet [...] Full text...
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AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)
01 august 2025 - 12:59:45Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They [...] Full text...
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Russia bent on Internet blocking, control, and isolation
01 august 2025 - 11:50:04New York, USA (PANA) - For years, Russian authorities have been meticulously expanding their legal and technological tools to carve [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mali
01 august 2025 - 11:27:12Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with [...] Full text...
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‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasises climate action, food security
01 august 2025 - 05:18:48New York, US (PANA) - The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected [...] Full text...
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On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food
01 august 2025 - 05:13:32Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the [...] Full text...
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‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasizes action on climate, food security
31 july 2025 - 19:50:42New York, US (PANA) - The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected [...] Full text...
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IFAD supports growth of aquaculture in Tanzania
31 july 2025 - 12:07:51Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source of food for billions of people and play a [...] Full text...
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UN chief appoints experts to help countries create tax policies that advance sustainable development
31 july 2025 - 05:25:34New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed 25 experts to a UN committee to help countries [...] Full text...
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Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa
30 july 2025 - 07:10:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on [...] Full text...
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Reassessing tax incentives can assist growth, equity in DR Congo
30 july 2025 - 06:28:47Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Rationalising tax incentives in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could improve effectiveness of tax policies, and [...] Full text...
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Tech’s Winner-Take-All Trap (IMF Finance & Development Feature, By Bruce Edwards)
30 july 2025 - 06:25:42Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - When controlled by a select few, tech innovation can be self-serving and undermine the institutions [...] Full text...
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Death of Burkinabe activist in detention in Côte d'Ivoire reignites tensions
29 july 2025 - 10:56:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The death last Thursday of Burkinabe activist Alain Christophe Traoré, alias Alino Faso, while being [...] Full text...
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Answering Africa’s call for private Investment in pharma manufacturing (A World Bank Feature)
29 july 2025 - 09:13:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African governments are prioritising health security, targeting ambitious production goals for medicines and vaccines. Partnerships, collaborations, [...] Full text...
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UN health agency calls for urgent action on hepatitis
29 july 2025 - 05:29:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging governments and partners to step up efforts to eliminate [...] Full text...
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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report
28 july 2025 - 19:17:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...
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Besieged city appeals for lifting siege, says situation ‘’ unbearable’’ ; Report
28 july 2025 - 17:10:13Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- While UN and international organisations launch appeal after appeal, and the government in Port Sudan and [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained Eswatini MPs as prisoners of conscience
28 july 2025 - 07:35:18Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of [...] Full text...
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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)
27 july 2025 - 14:06:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...
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IMF approves new 48-month ECF arrangement for Chad
26 july 2025 - 12:21:28Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a 48-month arrangement under the [...] Full text...
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UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
25 july 2025 - 05:36:26New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in [...] Full text...
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UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
24 july 2025 - 16:43:16New York, US (PANA) - The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded on Wednesday following a week-and-a-half of [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Morocco vs Nigeria: Dreaming of One, Chasing 10 (By CAF Online)
24 july 2025 - 05:39:40Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The TotalEnergies WAFCON 2024 has reached the business end with hosts Morocco booking their spot in [...] Full text...
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Risks blur Malawi’s growth outlook amid FX shortages, fuel scarcity, declining ODA
23 july 2025 - 09:41:09Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Malawi is at a critical juncture facing high inflation, an unsustainable fiscal and debt outlook, foreign [...] Full text...
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Housing crisis: UN fears a future of cities transformed into slums
23 july 2025 - 07:57:23New York, US (PANA) - A bed, four walls, a safe place to breathe. These are the most basic aspects [...] Full text...
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‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
23 july 2025 - 07:44:28New York, US (PANA) - The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its [...] Full text...
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UN laments US withdrawal from educational and cultural agency
23 july 2025 - 07:09:36Paris, France (PANA) - The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural [...] Full text...
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From Africa to Europe, drought is increasing hunger and shaking economies
22 july 2025 - 06:41:45New York, US (PANA) - Repeated droughts, exacerbated by climate change, are plunging a growing portion of the planet into [...] Full text...
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‘Bet on youth’ to realise Africa’s digital potential, UN deputy chief says
22 july 2025 - 06:09:00New York, US (PANA) - Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on [...] Full text...
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Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic
21 july 2025 - 21:50:23New York, US (PANA) - “There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now,” UN [...] Full text...
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Dreams amid the rubble: Gaza’s women speak of homes, loss and hungry children
21 july 2025 - 21:26:12Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Hadriya collapses from hunger, Khadija dreams of her kitchen and Hiyam longs for her daughters’ [...] Full text...
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Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres
21 july 2025 - 18:41:59New York, US (PANA) - Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary‑General António [...] Full text...
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UN mission to hold conference on the media's role in Libya's conflict
21 july 2025 - 18:40:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is holding a webinar for Libyan media professionals [...] Full text...
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Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day
19 july 2025 - 06:09:09New York, US (PANA) - In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations celebrated a public [...] Full text...
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12 million Kenyans to benefit from new social protection project for strengthening human capital, economic inclusion
18 july 2025 - 07:59:47Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors approved the Second Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project [...] Full text...
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Benin can mobilize more domestic resources to drive inclusive growth and equity
17 july 2025 - 19:14:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - More inclusive growth path, taxation and spending adaptedz to vulnerable populations could further accelerate efforts to [...] Full text...
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Belgacem Haftar insists on compliance with standards and deadlines in the execution of projects in Libya
17 july 2025 - 17:09:42Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem Khalifa Haftar, has stressed the [...] Full text...
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We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says
17 july 2025 - 15:16:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the midst of the Women’s Euro football championship in Switzerland, Volker Türk, the UN human [...] Full text...
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Libyan govt says more than 600 projects completed
17 july 2025 - 13:04:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 658 projects have been fully implemented, while 801 others are still underway in [...] Full text...
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Surge in traditional gold mining in Sudan exposes communities to dangerous chemicals (Feature by By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 july 2025 - 11:29:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Scores of villagers gathered on Thursday for the sixth day running, in Hilat Younis, a remote [...] Full text...
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From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life (Feature by UN News)
17 july 2025 - 08:20:44Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone [...] Full text...
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EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025, AT 9:30 AM EDT, WHICH IS 1:30 PM UTC Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies
15 july 2025 - 11:00:55Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial [...] Full text...
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IMF Country Focus: Mauritius' economy depends on sustainable public finances (By Mariana Colacelli, IMF Mission Chief to Mauritius and Felix Simione, Senior Economist in IMF’s African Department)
15 july 2025 - 10:57:50Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The island of Mauritius was once the native habitat of the dodo—striking, flightless bird that [...] Full text...
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World Bank report highlights gender dynamics and opportunities in Botswana
15 july 2025 - 07:37:13Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The World Bank on Tuesday released a comprehensive report, “Trends and Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality [...] Full text...
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Health leaders commit to accelerate action against severe chronic diseases in Africa
15 july 2025 - 05:25:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Health leaders, policymakers and development partners across Africa have renewed commitment to accelerate the implementation of the [...] Full text...
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‘A compass towards progress’ – but key development goals remain way off track
14 july 2025 - 20:13:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since [...] Full text...
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Libya reiterates commitment to Africa
13 july 2025 - 19:05:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has stated that despite the circumstances that [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board concludes reviews with Cabo Verde
13 july 2025 - 05:08:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the IMF has completed the sixth review under the ECF arrangement, [...] Full text...
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Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by nearly 60 per cent
13 july 2025 - 05:02:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire moves to formalize vast informal gold mining sector
12 july 2025 - 10:48:55Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Facing significant losses from illicit gold trade and seeking to formalize a vital, yet often [...] Full text...
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Building trust through effective service delivery in Africa – WB Report
10 july 2025 - 14:22:15Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The World Bank's annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes third review of Somalia’s Extended Credit Facility
10 july 2025 - 09:52:18Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has completed the third review under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...
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South Africa prepares for annual Nelson Mandela Day
10 july 2025 - 07:53:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is preparing for the annual Nelson Mandela Day on 18 July. The [...] Full text...
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UN warns of deepening health crisis in Gaza amid mass casualty incidents
10 july 2025 - 05:58:52New York, US (PANA) - As scores of people – including medical staff and their families – have reportedly been [...] Full text...
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UN calls for support to SMEs through agricultural trade facilitation
09 july 2025 - 18:04:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged governments to scale up support for [...] Full text...
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Forced transfer of Gaza population not acceptable, UN says
09 july 2025 - 09:47:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the war continues to rage in the Gaza Strip, pending a hypothetical ceasefire, the UN [...] Full text...
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Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits Gambia
08 july 2025 - 11:18:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed, on Monday met President Adama [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes fourth review under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Ghana
08 july 2025 - 06:36:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the fourth review [...] Full text...
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UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate
08 july 2025 - 05:49:18New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Monday sounded the alarm over the worsening conditions in Sudan, as violence [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for reform of multilateralism
07 july 2025 - 15:04:27Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for respect for international law and for [...] Full text...
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IMF Country Focus: How Nigeria can unleash its economic potential (By Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF Mission Chief to Nigeria and Christian Ebeke, IMF Resident Representative in Nigeria)
07 july 2025 - 12:12:23Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Over the past two years, Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—has implemented difficult reforms to tackle long-standing obstacles [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes first review under ECF arrangement for DRC
06 july 2025 - 07:08:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes first review under ECF arrangement for DRC
06 july 2025 - 05:25:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review under [...] Full text...
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EU gives Tunisia 100 million euros to rehabilitate working-class districts
05 july 2025 - 16:57:26Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -The European Union (EU) has made 100 million euros available to Tunisia for the rehabilitation of working-class [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board completes reviews of three arrangements for Mauritania
05 july 2025 - 14:55:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board has completed the Fourth Reviews under the 42‑month blended Extended Credit [...] Full text...
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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
05 july 2025 - 07:33:54Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...
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Libya mourns philosopher Najib al-Hassadi
04 july 2025 - 14:22:43Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The death of Libyan thinker and philosopher, Najib al-Hassadi, at the age of 72, is a [...] Full text...
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‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan
04 july 2025 - 09:42:00Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Within one year, a maize and sorghum cooperative of 20 members in the Central Equatorial [...] Full text...
thread Agriculture
With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity
04 july 2025 - 09:33:18Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, Spain, has concluded with a renewed sense of [...] Full text...
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Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future
04 july 2025 - 09:20:37Rome, Italy (PANA) - Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire launches innovative financing linking millions to ambitious sustainability goals
03 july 2025 - 07:40:25Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - In a move poised to reshape sustainable development financing in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire has announced [...] Full text...
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Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books
02 july 2025 - 18:34:16Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in [...] Full text...
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Girls, women under constant threat in South Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
02 july 2025 - 11:49:28Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Recent attacks on girls and young women in South Sudan illustrate how they are at [...] Full text...
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50 years of CITES: Protecting wildlife from trade-driven extinction
02 july 2025 - 07:40:21New York, US (PANA) - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks [...] Full text...
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Seychelles' path to macroeconomic stability and resilience - IMF Country Focus
02 july 2025 - 07:19:53Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board recently completed the fourth review of Seychelles’ economic performance under the Extended [...] Full text...
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IMF completes second review of Togo’s ECF arrangement
01 july 2025 - 12:44:12Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of the [...] Full text...
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Despite positive economic prospects in Somalia, foreign aid cuts are downsizing growth
01 july 2025 - 11:08:27Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s economy continued its overall strong performance in 2024, with growth at 4.0 percent supported by [...] Full text...
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Guinea must ensure its benefits of growth are widely shared: WB report
01 july 2025 - 10:52:46Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea’s economic growth accelerates, but reforms to make growth more inclusive and enhance domestic resource mobilization [...] Full text...
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Leveraging Zambia’s energy transition minerals: Roadmap for economic transformation
01 july 2025 - 10:48:34Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia's economy grew by 4% in 2024, displaying resilience despite experiencing a historic drought and frequent [...] Full text...
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Every hour, 100 people die of loneliness-related causes, UN health agency reports
01 july 2025 - 07:09:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according [...] Full text...
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Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN rights chief
30 june 2025 - 18:15:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human [...] Full text...
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Tripoli hosts the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arab Planning Institute
30 june 2025 - 15:02:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan capital, Tripoli, hosted the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arab [...] Full text...
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It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla
30 june 2025 - 13:10:24Sevilla, Spain (PANA) - “We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: New initiative to eliminate HIV in children ‘a beacon of hope’
30 june 2025 - 05:43:25Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a bold new national initiative aimed at [...] Full text...
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Accused of disinformation on Gaza, the UN retorts: 'We did not invent the images'
29 june 2025 - 07:34:30New York, US (PANA) - The smile was polite, the tone resolute. Before flying to Seville, where the Fourth International [...] Full text...
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Seville: a future agreement on development financing, without the United States
29 june 2025 - 07:21:41Seville, Spain (PANA) - Despite the US withdrawal, UN member states reached an agreement on Tuesday, 25 June, on the [...] Full text...
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Nearly 316 million people used drugs in 2023-UN
27 june 2025 - 06:06:26Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Amid growing global instability, the power of organised criminal groups has grown and drug use is [...] Full text...
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Eighty years on, UN Charter marked by reflection, resolve – and a run (Feature by By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)
27 june 2025 - 05:50:48New York, US (PANA) - It wasn’t an average Thursday morning in Manhattan. In the early hours, UN diplomats (and [...] Full text...
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Libya heads UN regional agency on social development
25 june 2025 - 10:28:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Social Affairs, Wafaa al-Kilani, has taken over the chairmanship of the Social [...] 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 - 07:20:50Beira, 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 rights chief flags rising gender-based violence
25 june 2025 - 05:41:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gender-based violence is rising - especially in conflict – something which is a “shameless repudiation of [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde: Unlocking inclusive growth through increased resilience and equal opportunities
24 june 2025 - 08:47:33Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde’s economy continues on a strong recovery path, according to the latest Cabo Verde [...] Full text...
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Investments in aquaculture could create more than 20 million jobs by 2050
24 june 2025 - 08:03:07Entebbe, Uganda (PANA) – Aquaculture could generate as many as 22 million jobs by 2050, according to a new report [...] Full text...
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UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad
24 june 2025 - 05:11:53N'Djamema, Chad (PANA) - Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced [...] Full text...
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Can Africa claim the 21st century? World Bank Blog By Andrew Dabalen, Chief Economist, Africa, and Chorching Goh, Lead Economist, Africa
23 june 2025 - 09:13:04Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In 2000, the World Bank published, “Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?” This landmark report [...] Full text...
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More than 128,000 candidates set to take the Baccalauréat this Sunday in Libya
22 june 2025 - 12:50:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -A total of 128,307 candidates across all regions of Libya began sitting the final exams for the [...] Full text...
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Why is the 'manosphere' on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny
22 june 2025 - 11:26:15New York, US (PANA) - A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a [...] Full text...
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IMF reviews Burkina Faso’s ECF arrangement; states ‘policy framework remains strong’
21 june 2025 - 11:45:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board completed on Friday the third review under the [...] Full text...
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South Sudan, IMF agree Fund-monitored programme to lay foundation for economic stability
21 june 2025 - 08:05:40Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) IMF and the South Sudanese authorities have reached [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Morocco's commitment to advancing social safety nets for human development
20 june 2025 - 07:10:19Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved a US$250 million financing package to support Morocco's [...] Full text...
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Strengthening social protection, economic resilience in Mauritania for sustainable and inclusive growth
20 june 2025 - 07:06:28Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank Group has released the eighth edition of its Mauritania Economic Update, highlighting the [...] Full text...
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Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars
20 june 2025 - 06:06:46New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not [...] Full text...
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Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastrophe
19 june 2025 - 18:30:32Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - More than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in [...] Full text...
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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
19 june 2025 - 16:53:37Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...
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IMF approves resilience and sustainability facility arrangement for Gambia
19 june 2025 - 10:25:55Banjul, Gambia (PANA) –The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a new 18-month arrangement under the Resilience and [...] Full text...
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IMF concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Mauritius
19 june 2025 - 10:21:43Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The Mauritian economy continues to exhibit resilience with growth at 4.7 percent in 2024 and [...] Full text...
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Ahead of UN summit, countries finalise landmark ‘Compromiso de Sevilla’
19 june 2025 - 05:37:44New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States have reached agreement on the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference [...] Full text...
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G7 launches action plan to secure critical minerals supply chains
18 june 2025 - 14:59:12Kananaskis, Canada (PANA) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have unveiled a minerals action plan aimed at [...] Full text...
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$200 million from the World Bank for a non-polluting public transport system in southern Benin
18 june 2025 - 14:29:33Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) recently approved $200 million in funding to help Benin [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM promises compensation for municipality in Tripoli damaged by recent fighting
18 june 2025 - 12:57:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the need to speed up the work [...] Full text...
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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Namibia
18 june 2025 - 07:31:48Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia’s economy faces challenges from heightened global trade policy tensions, increased weather shocks, a structural shift [...] Full text...
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DRC launches plan to eliminate HIV among children
17 june 2025 - 08:10:11Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - As part of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Félix [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Deputy Police Chief steps aside over 'death chamber' probe
16 june 2025 - 15:05:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy Police Inspector-General Eliud Lagat has stepped aside to allow investigators to crack the mysterious [...] Full text...
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Two World Bank reports offer roadmap for Sierra Leone's sustainable growth amid climate threats
16 june 2025 - 12:57:33Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank on Monday launched the Sierra Leone Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council chairman stresses matching UN mission's roles with aspirations of the people
16 june 2025 - 11:32:37Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the importance of ensuring that [...] Full text...
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Ghana closes embassy in Tehran as Israel-Iran tension escalates
16 june 2025 - 11:00:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Monday announced the immediate closure of its embassy in Tehran, Iran, as tension between [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians must be able to deliver aid in Gaza, UN agencies insist
15 june 2025 - 05:33:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies have continued to stress they must be allowed to deliver aid in the Gaza [...] Full text...
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UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ as Air India crash claims lives of over 200 on board
14 june 2025 - 18:14:57New York, US (PANA) - A London-bound Air India jet carrying 242 people crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad on [...] Full text...
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UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments
14 june 2025 - 08:13:21Nice, France (PANA) - Ships in the port of Nice sounded their fog-horns on Friday, a brassy crescendo to a [...] Full text...
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New World Bank financing to empower communities, improve conservation, generate economic opportunities in Tanzania
13 june 2025 - 09:00:03Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) —The World Bank has approved two new projects that will support Tanzania in enhancing the [...] Full text...
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Disclosing public debt boosts investor confidence, cuts borrowing costs: IMF Blog By Yan Liu
13 june 2025 - 08:59:03Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Public debt is projected to reach nearly 100 percent of global gross domestic product by [...] Full text...
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An oral cholera vaccination campaign aims to reach more than 2.6 million people in Sudan’s Khartoum State
12 june 2025 - 17:31:23Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - vaccination campaign, launched on 10 June in 5 localities in Sudan’s Khartoum State, aims to [...] Full text...
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‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
11 june 2025 - 18:33:43Nice, France (PANA) - At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass [...] Full text...
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414 migrants intercepted at sea and returned to Libya - IOM
11 june 2025 - 12:53:55Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 414 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya between 1 and 7 June, [...] Full text...
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Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals - UN
11 june 2025 - 05:40:08New York, US (PANA) - Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track [...] Full text...
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UN relief chief fast-tracks funding to fight malnutrition in Nigeria
10 june 2025 - 13:03:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has released US$6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) [...] Full text...
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In a changing world, are people having the number of children they want?
10 june 2025 - 12:38:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The United Nations Population Agency (UNFPA) on Tuesday launched ts State of World Population [...] Full text...
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IMF staff conducts 2025 Article IV Consultation, reaches agreement on ECF fifth review with Zambia
10 june 2025 - 08:14:22Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...
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Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
10 june 2025 - 06:57:50New York, US (PANA) - The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – [...] Full text...
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Central Africa at a crossroads amid rising tensions and instability
10 june 2025 - 06:51:04New York, US (PANA) - Despite its wealth of natural resources and potential, Central Africa continues to face serious challenges, [...] Full text...
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Guterres calls for end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
09 june 2025 - 11:54:49Nice, France (PANA) - With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations [...] Full text...
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Kenyan rights activists slam Police for running 'death chamber' after death of blogger
09 june 2025 - 10:39:26Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan police are back in the public spotlight following the death of a man, identified [...] Full text...
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Stigmatized for being deaf: Zénabou's story - A UN Feature
08 june 2025 - 15:40:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find [...] Full text...
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How to spur economic growth in Africa’s fragile and conflict-affected states: IMF Blog By Wenjie Chen, Michele Fornino, Hamza Mighri, Can Sever
06 june 2025 - 08:02:57Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - More than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)—economies [...] Full text...
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Serious food insecurity lurks over Malawi’s population
05 june 2025 - 09:20:25Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Over 20 percent of Malawi’s 25 million population faces high levels of food insecurity, up five [...] Full text...
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United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council
04 june 2025 - 20:02:38New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic [...] Full text...
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‘Our worst held fears are being confirmed’: Dozens of bodies discovered in Libya mass graves
04 june 2025 - 18:49:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dozens of bodies have been discovered at official and unofficial detention sites in Libya, UN News [...] Full text...
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'Shocked' UN rights chief says sites of gross human rights violations in Libya must be sealed and impartially investigated
04 june 2025 - 10:38:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross [...] 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 - 09:36:14Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Not many places match the European Union for quality of life. Its workers enjoy [...] Full text...
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AI in public employment services: Unlocking potential, avoiding pitfalls: World Bank Blog By Pascale Schnitzer and Gordon Betcherman
03 june 2025 - 08:58:00Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Public employment services are rapidly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a range [...] Full text...
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UN says attacks on Sudanese civilians continue
03 june 2025 - 05:52:18Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - On May 29, the World Food Programme’s facility in Al Fasher was repeatedly shelled, resulting [...] Full text...
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ILO sheds light on potential risks of online work
03 june 2025 - 05:44:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The potential pitfalls of online platforms will be one key area for debate as governments, employers, [...] Full text...
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Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
02 june 2025 - 06:07:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point [...] Full text...
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WHO Director-General, Member States reaffirm commitment to WHO and global health at historic World Health Assembly
31 may 2025 - 15:18:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the commitment shown by the Organization’s Member States which, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian authorities, IMF mission reach staff-level deal on policies for ECF review
31 may 2025 - 11:55:33Add Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic [...] Full text...
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