UN Child Rights Committee to hold sessions on seven countries this month

12 january 2026 - 05:18:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will sessions from 12 – 30 January, during which it [...] Full text...

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Sudan war leaves millions hungry and displaced as health system nears collapse

11 january 2026 - 17:13:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with hunger, [...] Full text...

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Human rights group warns new decree in Niger risks becoming 'instrumemt of repression'

11 january 2026 - 11:39:36
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A new decree adopted by the Niger military junta risks becoming an instrument of repression in [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’

10 january 2026 - 07:47:33
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Despite reductions in the overall number of conflict-related incidents in South Sudan, a rise in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: After 1,000 days of war, millions of civilians still bearing brunt

10 january 2026 - 07:40:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid agencies marked 1,000 days of war in Sudan on Friday with a grim reminder that [...] Full text...

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UNICEF: Children in Sudan have endured “1,000 days of agony”

09 january 2026 - 15:56:28
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has lamented in a statement marking the 1,000th day since [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe president pardons 963 prisoners

09 january 2026 - 10:03:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has pardoned 963 prisoners in an amnesty announced on Thursday.The [...] Full text...

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Food security experts warn of acute hunger and disease in Niger

09 january 2026 - 08:30:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - More than 1.6 million young children in Niger are suffering from acute malnutrition – with many [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Violence in Jonglei state sparks displacement, disrupts aid operations 

09 january 2026 - 08:26:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A surge in conflict and airstrikes in Jonglei state, South Sudan, has forced people to [...] Full text...

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South Africa hosts major BRICS naval exercise

09 january 2026 - 08:16:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Warships from some members of the BRICS group have gathered in Cape Town waters for [...] Full text...

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UN’s ‘responsibility to deliver’ will not waver, after US announces withdrawal from dozens of international organisations

09 january 2026 - 08:00:03
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regret over the decision by the United States to withdraw [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 1,000 days of war show devastating cost of ‘New World Disorder - IRC

08 january 2026 - 16:08:57
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)-  An international charity organization working in the Sudan has issued a report lamenting the deterioration of [...] Full text...

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Libya holds workshop on integration of disabled workers

08 january 2026 - 12:03:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - An awareness and information workshop was organised on Wednesday as part of efforts to promote the [...] Full text...

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US pauses assistance programmes to Somalia over illegally-seized food aid

08 january 2026 - 11:55:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US announced on Wednesday that it has paused all ongoing assistance programmes for the [...] Full text...

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Central Sahel: Children supported to process trauma, but scale-up needed, Charity organization says

08 january 2026 - 10:51:55
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - A Western charity has warned that thousands of children in the Central Sahel region in [...] Full text...

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Uganda: UN experts urge stronger human rights safeguards ahead of 2026 elections

08 january 2026 - 07:47:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As Uganda approaches general elections on 15 January 2026, UN experts have warned that the pervasive [...] Full text...

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West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights

07 january 2026 - 18:52:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sweeping UN human rights report released on Wednesday concludes that in the occupied West Bank, [...] Full text...

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Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

07 january 2026 - 16:52:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Venezuela’s political shock has sharpened global attention on a country already facing one of the world’s [...] Full text...

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At least seven dead in terrorist attack in Niger

07 january 2026 - 11:34:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least seven people, including the prefect of the department of Torodi, Army Captain Chaibou [...] Full text...

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Thirteen more lives lost in Sudan as 1,000th day of war looms

07 january 2026 - 08:10:20
New York, US (PANA) - Thirteen more lives – including children – were reportedly lost on Tuesday in another drone [...] Full text...

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Attacks on Nigeria schools undermine right to education - UN official

07 january 2026 - 08:03:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The top UN official in Nigeria called on Tuesday for stronger protection of civilians and schools [...] Full text...

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Warrants issued for arrest of three persons over expired pesticide

06 january 2026 - 11:03:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The public prosecutor of Libya's Tripoli-based government has ordered the detention of three officials from the [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern-based govt deported more than 37,000 undocumented migrants in 2025

06 january 2026 - 10:54:38
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libya's eastern-based government deported more than 37,000 illegal migrants to their countries of origin under the [...] Full text...

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Gaza: 100 per cent of basic food needs met for first time since 2023

06 january 2026 - 07:54:09
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time since 2023, humanitarian assistance will provide Gazans with enough food to [...] Full text...

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Refugee response now at breaking point in Ethiopia, warns WFP

06 january 2026 - 07:34:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The global crisis in funding for humanitarian work is taking a major toll in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...

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Civilians continue to bear brunt of escalating violence in Sudan

06 january 2026 - 07:22:06
New York, US (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt of escalating violence in Sudan, particularly in the Darfur [...] Full text...

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UN chief deeply concerned over ‘possible intensification of instability’ in Venezuela

05 january 2026 - 17:08:53
New York, US (PANA) - Invoking the bedrock principle prohibiting the use of force against the territory and independence of [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson commends smooth conduct of Guinea presidential election

05 january 2026 - 12:38:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mr. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the [...] Full text...

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How climate change is threatening human rights

03 january 2026 - 14:05:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With rising effects of climate change across the globe, the world has started recognising that climate [...] Full text...

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Gaza aid lifelines under strain as winter worsen

03 january 2026 - 08:25:57
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Humanitarian partners in the Gaza Strip are struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief slams 'outrageous suspension' of numerous aid agencies from Gaza

02 january 2026 - 08:39:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights chief, Chief Volker Türk, has slammed Israel’s suspension of numerous aid agencies [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms migrant boat capsize, seven dead, dozens rescued

01 january 2026 - 19:15:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)– The Gambian government has confirmed a tragic maritime incident involving a boat reportedly carrying more than 200 [...] Full text...

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AU reiterates commitment to African-led, Sudanese-owned peace process

01 january 2026 - 13:57:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday reaffirmed its “full readiness” to work closely with all [...] Full text...

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Sudanese CSOs criticise AU for backing govt's peace plan

01 january 2026 - 10:56:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese civil society organisations (CSOs) have expressed their unhappiness with the African Union Commission (AUC) for [...] Full text...

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Ghanaians welcome New Year with wishes of hope for peace, prosperity

01 january 2026 - 09:01:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians on Thursday welcomed the New Year with hope for peace and prosperity.Christians thronged churches and [...] Full text...

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Afghanistan to remain major crisis in 2026, UN, partners warn

31 december 2025 - 15:20:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Afghanistan is expected to remain one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises in 2026, UN agencies [...] Full text...

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EU supports UN to help millions of people in West and Central Africa

31 december 2025 - 06:50:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In response to the worsening food crisis in West and Central Africa, the World Food Programme [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns

31 december 2025 - 06:41:49
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns

30 december 2025 - 20:53:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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100,000 refugees from DRC flow into Burundi in nearly a month

30 december 2025 - 08:19:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - While massive and continuous population displacements are reported within the Congolese province of South Kivu, Burundi, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS observers monitor vote counting in Guinea Presidential Election

29 december 2025 - 16:35:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -The head of the ECOWAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to Guinea, Dr. Abdoulie Janneh, visited key election [...] Full text...

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Medical charity to open office in eastern Libya

29 december 2025 - 12:14:53
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is to open an office in eastern Libya [...] Full text...

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EU's stronger toy safety rules enter into force on 1 January

29 december 2025 - 07:41:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The new Toy Safety Regulation will enter into force on 1 January 2026, following its adoption [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya welcomes efforts to address arbitrary detention

29 december 2025 - 05:37:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed efforts to address the human rights [...] Full text...

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Guinea holds presidential election as transition nears end

28 december 2025 - 15:50:09
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guinea began voting Sunday in its presidential election, with more than 6.8 million registered voters expected [...] Full text...

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Guineans head to the polls as junta leader Doumbouya seeks presidency

27 december 2025 - 14:27:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Guineans go to the polls on Sunday with about 6.7 million registered voters expected to take [...] Full text...

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Guinea: UN warns of pressure, abuses on eve of presidential election

27 december 2025 - 07:42:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With presidential election only a few hours away, on 28 December, the political climate in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jinak emerges as key ‘backway’ departure point to Europe

26 december 2025 - 18:29:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Jinak, a coastal settlement in The Gambia’s Niumi area, North Bank Region, has become a major [...] Full text...

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African Road Safety Observatory ends Transitional Steering Committee meeting in Cape Town

26 december 2025 - 12:57:41
Cape Town , South Africa (PANA) – The African Road Safety Observatory (AfRSO) has concluded the meeting of its Transitional [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern-based govt establishes committee to monitor conditions of detainees and prisons

26 december 2025 - 11:48:43
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of Libya's eastern-based government is to establish a temporary committee to monitor [...] Full text...

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Libya's eastern-based govt establishes committee to monitor conditions of detainees and prisons

26 december 2025 - 11:07:58
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of Libya's eastern-based government is to establish a temporary committee to monitor [...] Full text...

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Over 190 feared dead as migrant boat sinks

25 december 2025 - 18:34:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - The United Democratic Party (UDP) has expressed deep sorrow over confirmed reports that a migrants’ boat [...] Full text...

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Discrimination against Palestinians: a committee of experts calls on states to act

25 december 2025 - 12:42:03
New York, US (PANA) - A United Nations anti-racism committee on Wednesday called on all states party to the Convention [...] Full text...

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South African Archbishop calls for unity in a divided world

25 december 2025 - 12:00:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Thursday delivered a Christmas message, warning that corruption, inequality, and [...] Full text...

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Christians in Ghana mark Christmas

25 december 2025 - 07:19:22
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Christians in Ghana on Thursday joined billions of across the world to celebrate Christmas, the birth [...] Full text...

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UN expert urges Togo to release human rights defender Abdoul Aziz Goma

25 december 2025 - 07:09:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has renewed her call on authorities in [...] Full text...

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UN celebrates 10 years of progress in youth, peace and security agenda

24 december 2025 - 08:08:14
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has long been at the forefront of efforts to involve young people in [...] Full text...

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Burundi lawyers penalised for cooperating with UN

24 december 2025 - 07:53:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A committee appointed by the UN Human Rights Council has warned that Burundi has acted in [...] Full text...

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DRC refugees in Burundi face a drastic drop in food aid

23 december 2025 - 08:30:57
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Struggling with severe funding shortfalls, the World Food Programme (WFP) has cut food rations for refugees [...] Full text...

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Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change

22 december 2025 - 17:47:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian [...] Full text...

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Libya Post elected to Euro-Mediterranean Postal Union Board for 2026-2028

22 december 2025 - 12:15:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Euro-Mediterranean Postal Union (EMPU) for [...] Full text...

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Three ministers of Libya's eastern-based government discuss humanitarian matters of Sudanese refugees

22 december 2025 - 12:02:20
Benghazi , Libya (PANA) - Three ministers of Libya's eastern-based government appointed House of Representatives have discussed humanitarian aspects related [...] Full text...

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Nine killed, 10 injured in South Africa mass shooting

21 december 2025 - 17:20:46
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Nine people have been killed in a mass shooting in the early hours of Sunday [...] Full text...

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DRC conflict: Neighbouring Burundi overwhelmed by the influx of refugees

21 december 2025 - 06:53:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian border is buckling under the strain. Since the beginning of December, more than 84,000 [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN condemns killing of staff member in Wau, calls for swift investigation

21 december 2025 - 06:48:48
New York, US (PANA)  The United Nations on Friday condemned the killing of a civilian staff member serving with its [...] Full text...

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Bodies of Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in Sudan attack repatriated

20 december 2025 - 11:46:46
New York, US (PANA) - The bodies of six UN peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on their camp in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Air Force plane released by Burkina Faso arrives in Ghana

20 december 2025 - 11:46:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Nigerian Air Force plane released by the Burkina Faso authorities, after being impounded for violating Burkinabe [...] Full text...

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Prospect of elections in Libya fading - Senior UN official (By UN News)

20 december 2025 - 08:57:23
New York, US (PANA) - Four years after the resounding failure of the elections scheduled for 24 December, 2021, Libya [...] Full text...

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Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east

20 december 2025 - 07:03:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...

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WHO warns of dangerous escalation of attacks on health care in Sudan

19 december 2025 - 16:04:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  Attacks on health care in Sudan are becoming deadlier and more widespread, cutting off access to [...] Full text...

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Gaza: Access to food improves but living conditions remain dire

19 december 2025 - 07:42:41
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A pregnant woman in Gaza thought she might lose her child because of malnourishment. Ten [...] Full text...

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UN to evacuate Kadugli base in Sudan

19 december 2025 - 07:08:07
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) will evacuate its logistics base in [...] Full text...

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WHO validates Brazil for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV

18 december 2025 - 18:35:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Brazil for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’

18 december 2025 - 15:02:37
 Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary [...] Full text...

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Ghana transmits extradition request for former finance minister Ofori-Atta to US authorities

18 december 2025 - 13:13:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, said on Thursday that his office [...] Full text...

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Rights group sees growing support for treaty to guarantee free education for every child

18 december 2025 - 09:55:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Discussions are advancing at the United Nations on a new global treaty to guarantee every child’s [...] Full text...

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Aid agencies warn Gaza response at breaking point as Israel urged to lift new restrictions

18 december 2025 - 06:11:17
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Humanitarian agencies working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have warned that life-saving aid operations [...] Full text...

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Nations pledge people-first digital future, tighter AI safeguards

18 december 2025 - 05:54:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Member States on Wednesday pledged to narrow widening digital divides and put stronger safeguards [...] Full text...

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Ukraine suffering continues as electricity is cut for days amid ongoing Russian attacks

17 december 2025 - 19:42:02
Kherson, Ukraine (PANA) - Imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your [...] Full text...

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Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees

17 december 2025 - 17:22:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Yemen’s leaders to return to the path of peace [...] Full text...

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Journalists killed in Gaza: the tragic toll of Israeli military operations since October 2023

17 december 2025 - 05:43:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between October 2023 and mid-December 2025, 289 journalists lost their lives during Israeli military operations in [...] Full text...

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DRC: Continued fighting plunges millions of children into food insecurity (By UN News)

17 december 2025 - 05:36:25
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The rapidly deteriorating food security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is putting more [...] Full text...

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Intensifying hostilities in Sudan bring new displacement, more casualties

17 december 2025 - 05:27:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation across Sudan’s Kordofan region is rapidly worsening, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) has [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs moves to support schools in Sudanese community

16 december 2025 - 15:46:57
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - A humanitarian initiative has been implemented in Ajdabiya (east) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and [...] Full text...

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Libya to regulate activities of foreign organisations to strengthen partnerships with civil society

16 december 2025 - 15:38:11
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government based in the east, [...] Full text...

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World leaders adopt a historic global declaration on noncommunicable diseases and mental health

16 december 2025 - 13:41:25
New York, US (PANA)  – Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted [...] Full text...

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'Every young person has a role to play in consolidating peace'

16 december 2025 - 09:14:59
New York, US (PANA) - To mark the 10th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 2250 on youth, peace and security, [...] Full text...

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More than 60,000 Congolese have sought refuge in Burundi in ten days following M23 offensive in South Kivu

16 december 2025 - 09:08:21
Bujumbura, Buruni (PANA) - Following the M23 armed group's assault on the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, in [...] Full text...

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Freedom of expression and safety of journalists in serious worldwide

16 december 2025 - 08:58:57
Paris, France (PANA) - Freedom of expression around the world has suffered a historic setback in the last 13 years, [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers targeted in Sudan, Central African Republic targeted

16 december 2025 - 08:26:19
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - In two days, six UN peacekeepers were killed and eleven others wounded in attacks in Sudan [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers hold farewell ceremony for six collegues killed in Sudan drone strike

16 december 2025 - 07:34:38
Kadugli, Sudan (PANA) - A solemn farewell ceremony was held on Monday at the headquarters of the UN Interim Security [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief Grandi urges solidarity to counter toxic scapegoat rhetoric

16 december 2025 - 07:13:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Asylum is becoming increasingly politicised as humanitarian funding shrinks – and it’s against this backdrop that [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity warns of alarming consequences of aid cuts as crisis in Mali spreads south

15 december 2025 - 12:32:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A poisonous cocktail of escalating conflict, blockades, increased displacement, and humanitarian funding cuts is pushing people [...] Full text...

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Fall of eastern DRC city to rebels puts civilians at risk - HRW

15 december 2025 - 09:35:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu [...] Full text...

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Dialogue is ‘not naïve – it’s necessary’ as global divisions deepen - UN chief

15 december 2025 - 08:51:37
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations opened in Riyadh on Sunday [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson strongly condemns deadly drone attack on peacekeeping base in Sudan

15 december 2025 - 07:43:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has strongly condemned the deadly [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns deadly attack on Hannukah celebration in Sydney

14 december 2025 - 17:49:55
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the “heinous deadly attack” on Sunday against Jewish [...] Full text...

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In Baghdad, Guterres hails ‘new chapter’ in Iraq as UN mission draws to a close

14 december 2025 - 07:49:04
Baghdad, Iraq (PANA) - The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is ending operations this month but support for [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN strongly condemns deadly drone attack on peacekeeping base in Kordofan

14 december 2025 - 07:30:17
New York, US (PANA) - Drone attacks targeting the UN logistics base in Kadugli, Sudan, on Saturday killed six peacekeepers [...] Full text...

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IMF staff completes post-governance diagnostic mission to Ghana

13 december 2025 - 11:27:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - At the request of the Ghanaian authorities, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Technical Assistance mission, [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian security office arrests cyber-fraud suspect

13 december 2025 - 09:02:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested one of the country's most notorious cyber-fraud [...] Full text...

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Libya, Saudi company sign two MOUs on water and basic infrastructure

12 december 2025 - 15:58:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The Libyan Ministry of Housing and Construction of the Government of National Unity signed two Memoranda of [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher

12 december 2025 - 15:49:42
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to be [...] Full text...

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Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case

12 december 2025 - 15:10:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and [...] Full text...

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Five climate trailblazers: UNEP’S 2025 Champions of the Earth

11 december 2025 - 19:36:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global temperatures rises are projected to surpass 1.5°C (2.7°F) within the next decade, underscoring the urgency [...] Full text...

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Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns

11 december 2025 - 18:45:21
Geneva, Switzerland ( PANA) - Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday.This [...] Full text...

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Libyan society preserves women's dignity and protects their rights, according to a Libyan Parliament official

11 december 2025 - 17:53:07
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Rasmi Balrouin, has affirmed that violence against [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office in 'survival mode', says rights chief

11 december 2025 - 08:02:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As human rights violations in conflict-affected areas around the world increase, the UN Office of Human [...] Full text...

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$300 million pledged for UN emergency response fund

11 december 2025 - 07:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - Donors have pledged just over $300 million to support a fund that serves as a first [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns of deepening global crisis for children

11 december 2025 - 07:37:29
New York, US (PANA) - Children caught in conflict, disasters, economic turmoil and other  emergencies face unprecedented dangers as funding shortfalls force lifesaving projects to close.The warning comes from UN Children’s [...] Full text...

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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement

11 december 2025 - 07:32:55
Kinshasa, DEC (PANA) - Intensifying fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than 70 civilian [...] Full text...

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UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn

10 december 2025 - 19:36:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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Social media: Age-related bans won’t keep kids safe, UNICEF warns

10 december 2025 - 19:11:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A social media ban for children under 16 came into effect in Australia on Wednesday, marking [...] Full text...

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Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes

10 december 2025 - 18:07:47
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human [...] Full text...

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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 17:47:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

10 december 2025 - 15:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Afghanistan, where sweeping restrictions have pushed most women out of public life, thousands are refusing [...] Full text...

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A sustainable future requires new thinking: UN environment report

10 december 2025 - 15:25:56
`Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Adopting a fresh approach to protecting planetary health would deliver stronger economies, fewer deaths and less [...] Full text...

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ICC President Akane affirms close links between justice and human rights

10 december 2025 - 13:02:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - As the world marks Human Rights Day on Wednesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has [...] Full text...

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UNESCO calls for modernising right to learning

10 december 2025 - 08:01:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Despite significant progress in access to education, educational inequalities are widening due to the climate crisis, [...] Full text...

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Worrying escalation of online violence against women human rights activists, journalists - Report

10 december 2025 - 07:48:17
New York, US (PANA) - Online violence against women human rights defenders, activists and journalists has reached a critical point, [...] Full text...

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UN appeals for $5.1 billion to fund humanitarian needs in West and Central Africa

10 december 2025 - 07:37:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN and its partners are appealing for $5.1 billion to help 24 million of the [...] Full text...

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‘All we want for Sudan is peace’ say children fleeing violence

09 december 2025 - 20:02:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nahed was visiting Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, with her family to celebrate Eid, a major Islamic holiday, [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Colombian nationals, companies helping paramilitary RSF in Sudan war

09 december 2025 - 18:12:48
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned four individuals and four entities for their role in fuelling [...] Full text...

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Sudan must address ethnic violence and prevent further escalation, UN committee warns

09 december 2025 - 17:54:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – UN anti-racism experts on Tuesday underscored their grave concerns over the increase in the use of [...] Full text...

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Gaza's babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition

09 december 2025 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mothers who've been left starving in Gaza are now giving birth to underweight or premature babies [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Nigeria says its Air Force plane made 'precautionary landing' in Burkina Faso

09 december 2025 - 11:45:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday clarified reports surrounding the diversion of one of its [...] Full text...

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South Africa blocks 90-day visa exemption for Palestinian ordinary passport holders

09 december 2025 - 11:21:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has withdrawn the the 90-day visa exemption for Palestinian ordinary passport holders.This [...] Full text...

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UN experts slam conviction of Tunisian human rights lawyer Ayachi Hammami

09 december 2025 - 09:25:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts on Monday expressed their “absolute shock” at the conviction of Ayachi Hammami in Tunisia, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta restores death penalty - HRW

09 december 2025 - 08:00:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta in Burkina Faso has adopted a bill restoring the death penalty nearly [...] Full text...

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Global atrocity risks rising, warns new UN adviser on genocide prevention

09 december 2025 - 07:24:48
New York, US (PANA) - The world is witnessing an alarming erosion of respect for international law, with conflicts increasingly [...] Full text...

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Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office

08 december 2025 - 19:19:29
Ramallah, West   Bank (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has condemned an Israeli raid on the Union [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children's nursery, hospital

08 december 2025 - 17:30:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of [...] Full text...

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EC clinches deal on EU law about returns of illegally staying third-country nationals

08 december 2025 - 13:25:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday finalised its position on an EU law to speed up and [...] Full text...

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Migration and asylum: EU member states agree on solidarity pool

08 december 2025 - 11:22:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday reached a political agreement on the establishment of the annual solidarity [...] Full text...

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UN rights committee calls for promotion of minority rights in Tunisia

08 december 2025 - 11:19:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has underscored its concern over Tunisia's suspension [...] Full text...

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European Council prolongs individual sanctions in DRC by another year

08 december 2025 - 11:00:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday renewed its restrictive measures in view of the situation in the [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians launch $33 billion appeal for 2026

08 december 2025 - 08:29:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF blames Army for drone attack on WFP food aid truck

07 december 2025 - 17:27:27
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Suport Forces (RSF) has accused its rival in the counry's bloody civil [...] Full text...

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WFP condemns attack on its food aid truck

07 december 2025 - 05:10:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned an attack on one of its [...] Full text...

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UN rights agency urges Tanzania to ensure peaceful protest on Tuesday

07 december 2025 - 05:05:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office has urged the Tanzanian authorities to ensure that Tuesday's protests in [...] Full text...

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Kherson maternity ward struck as attacks on Ukraine’s health care escalate and the fourth winter of full-scale invasion sets in

06 december 2025 - 19:56:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Thursday, 4 December 2025, a maternity ward in Kherson was attacked, damaging walls, windows, doors, [...] Full text...

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Israeli raids and settler attacks deepen humanitarian crisis in West Bank

06 december 2025 - 13:18:00
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - A spike in Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank is [...] Full text...

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A fragile peace, a harsh winter: Gaza’s families struggle to rebuild

06 december 2025 - 08:17:08
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Nearly two months after the latest ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on 10 October, a [...] Full text...

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Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify

06 december 2025 - 06:59:49
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Western countries pile pressure on Tanzania for accoutability in post-election violence

05 december 2025 - 17:23:12
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - About a dozen Western embassies in Tanzania have are adding to the pressure on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian sovereign wealth fund invests in digital medical diagnostics equipment

05 december 2025 - 11:49:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund has moved to improve availability of medical diagnostic tools across medical facilities [...] Full text...

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UN experts condemn Tanzania's post-election lethal crackdown and digital blackout

05 december 2025 - 10:16:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned reported widespread and systematic human rights violations in Tanzania [...] Full text...

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ICC to sentence Janjaweed leader Ali Abd-Al-Rahman for war crimes in Sudan's Darfur on Tuesday

05 december 2025 - 07:18:49
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will on 9 December sentence Ali [...] Full text...

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Air strikes and shelling continue in Gaza

04 december 2025 - 13:21:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has called for an investigation into the recent “horrific” killing by Israeli forces [...] Full text...

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Arab region pushed to limits by climate extremes as 2024 smashes heat records

04 december 2025 - 11:36:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on [...] Full text...

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Drug resistance, underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating malaria

04 december 2025 - 11:20:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial [...] Full text...

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UN sounds alarm as landmine deaths rise amid funding cuts

04 december 2025 - 08:13:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The deadly legacy of conflicts, old and new, from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, continues to [...] Full text...

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UN scales up life-saving aid for 120,000 displaced in Mozambique

04 december 2025 - 07:48:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has increased life-saving assistance for 120,000 people displaced by escalating violence in Mozambique’s [...] Full text...

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Number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled - FAO

04 december 2025 - 07:37:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled since 2016 to nearly 300 million, [...] Full text...

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Uganda: UN rights chief deplores intensifying crackdown on opposition, media ahead of elections

04 december 2025 - 07:24:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Wednesday deplored the intensifying crackdown on the opposition and [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s crisis deepens with communities trapped in ‘siege conditions’

04 december 2025 - 07:14:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians across Sudan’s Kordofan region are facing extreme hardship as conflict intensifies, warned the UN aid [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ali El Hishri makes first appearance before ICC

03 december 2025 - 18:17:48
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Libyan national Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ex-president Yahya Jammeh’s 'death squad' member extradited from Senegal

03 december 2025 - 10:06:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian authorities have taken into custody Lt. Col. Sanna Manjang, a former member of ex-president Yahya [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags 'ruthless attack' by Sudan's paramilitary RSF on Zamzam camp as war crimes

03 december 2025 - 09:40:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) deliberately killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged and destroyed mosques, schools, and [...] Full text...

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UN chief: Break down barriers aganst persons with disabilities

03 december 2025 - 07:37:20
New, York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has urged the world to commit to working side-by-side with persons [...] Full text...

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Global modern slavery rises to 50 million

03 december 2025 - 07:00:19
New York, US (PANA) -“Slavery is a horror from the history books – and a relentless contemporary crisis,” said Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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EC, European Parliament reach deal on new EU law to step up fight against corruption

03 december 2025 - 06:49:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament secured a provisional deal on minimum standards for how [...] Full text...

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Iraq: UN mission ends, with pledge of continued support

02 december 2025 - 20:09:54
New York, US (PANA) - The recent parliamentary elections in Iraq mark a fitting end to the work of the [...] Full text...

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AU begins talks on cross-border continental data sharing regulations

02 december 2025 - 17:13:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) officially launched a crucial four-day Validation Workshop for the Continental [...] Full text...

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Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline gets greenlight amid environmental concerns ((News Feature) by Kennedy Abwao - PANA Correspondent

02 december 2025 - 17:00:15
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The ink has not dried on the East African Court of Justices ruling giving the US$4 [...] Full text...

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Germany hands over Libyan Ali El Hishri suspected of war crimes to ICC

02 december 2025 - 16:35:35
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Germany on Monday surrendered Mr. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, a Libyan, to the custody [...] Full text...

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Human rights group urges ICC member states to oppose US sanctions on Court

02 december 2025 - 12:42:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - States must firmly oppose the US government’s threats and sanctions against the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’

02 december 2025 - 07:29:21
New York, US (PANA) - More than 260 media professionals were killed in the recent hostilities in Gaza – the [...] Full text...

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Africa, Europe and Middle East earthquake response exercise underway in South Africa

02 december 2025 - 06:45:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is hosting the Africa, Europe and Middle East (AEME) Earthquake Response Exercise [...] Full text...

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European Council agrees position on support for people at risk of unemployment

01 december 2025 - 11:12:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday agreed its position on a regulation that seeks to broaden the [...] Full text...

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COP30: African negotiators see mixed signals

01 december 2025 - 09:54:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), [...] Full text...

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South Africa:'s Deputy President commemorates World AIDS Day

01 december 2025 - 07:36:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the South African [...] Full text...

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Women demonstrate against gender-based violence committed by men

30 november 2025 - 15:55:21
New York, US (PANA)  - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from [...] Full text...

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Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion

30 november 2025 - 15:31:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA)  - A woman living with disabilities in a camp for displaced people in Nigeria is demonstrating why [...] Full text...

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African Water Facility Governing Council adopts new five-year strategy to boost water security efforts

30 november 2025 - 08:43:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Governing Council of the African Water Facility has adopted the organisation’s new five-year strategy, marking [...] Full text...

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Sudan: One month after the attacks on Al Fasher, children arrive in Tawila without parents and traumatised

29 november 2025 - 13:32:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 400 children fleeing the violence in the Sudanese city of Al Fasher have arrived [...] Full text...

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Libya condemns repeated incursions by Israeli forces into Syrian territory

29 november 2025 - 10:34:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Sudan's paramilitary RSF kills state-owned news agency bureau chief

29 november 2025 - 07:19:30
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The state-owned Sudan News Agency (SUNA) said on Friday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) [...] Full text...

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WHO issues first global guideline on infertility

28 november 2025 - 13:22:28
Geneva, 28 November -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and [...] Full text...

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Decisive turning point: Setting global industry on a fairer, greener path towards economic growth

28 november 2025 - 08:01:39
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The world moved closer to ensuring that industrial development is a net positive for people [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN experts call for urgent action to combat trafficking in El Fasher

27 november 2025 - 16:44:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Thursday expressed concern about reports of trafficking of women and girls [...] Full text...

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EU commits €20m to strengthen senior secondary education in Gambia

27 november 2025 - 16:02:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The European Union and the Government of The Gambia on Thursday signed a Financing Agreement for [...] Full text...

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Minorities are being stifled and rights repressed in a growing number of autocracies, denounces Volker Türk

27 november 2025 - 13:07:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "In a growing number of autocracies, minorities are being stifled, their rights, their identity and their [...] Full text...

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DRC launches drive to vaccinate 62 million children and adolescents against measles and rubella

27 november 2025 - 10:29:46
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday launched a nationwide vaccination campaign aiming to protect [...] Full text...

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Aid access and hospital operations remain constrained in Gaza

27 november 2025 - 10:06:57
New York, US (PANA) - Aid deliveries into Gaza continue to face difficulties as fighting continues across the territory, with [...] Full text...

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EU reaches position on law protecting children from online abuse

26 november 2025 - 12:39:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Union (EU) is stepping up its efforts to fight child sexual abuse and today, [...] Full text...

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Top UN official in Libya reaffirms support for advancing rights of women and girls

26 november 2025 - 08:28:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the UN Mision in Libya, Ms Hanna Tetteh, has reaffirm their support for [...] Full text...

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Senior ICC official reports new momentum towards justice in Libya

26 november 2025 - 07:34:33
New York, US (PANA) - Recent months have seen progress towards accountability in Libya, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse

26 november 2025 - 07:28:14
New York, US (PANA) - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American  actress  Azie Tesfai’s phone from a [...] Full text...

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Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns

26 november 2025 - 07:19:13
New York, US (PANA) - More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers [...] Full text...

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UN raises alarm over surge in mass kidnappings in Nigeria

25 november 2025 - 18:27:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Tuesday denounced a "shocking" surge in mass abductions in north-central [...] Full text...

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Despite ongoing discrimination, women entrepreneurs are reshaping the Global South, with crucial support from the UN (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

25 november 2025 - 17:55:42
Riyadh, Sauri Arabia (PANA) - Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah Magero are demonstrating how lived experience [...] Full text...

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Global HIV response facing worst setback in decades, UNAIDS warns

25 november 2025 - 17:46:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on [...] Full text...

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Gazans are consuming two meals a day, an improvement compared to the summer

24 november 2025 - 16:44:19
Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - While the proportion of Gazans primarily dependent on humanitarian aid has increased since the ceasefire, [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa closes successful G20 Summit

23 november 2025 - 16:21:41
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brought the curtain down on the first-ever G20 [...] Full text...

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AUC chairperson 'strongly' condemns abduction of school children in Nigeria

23 november 2025 - 05:28:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...

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Belém COP30 delivers climate finance boost and pledge to plan fossil fuel transition (By Felipe de Carvalho, UN News)

23 november 2025 - 05:24:18
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction

22 november 2025 - 18:30:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a [...] Full text...

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New massacre in eastern DRC raises fears of spiral of violence

22 november 2025 - 06:47:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The bodies were discovered in villages at the end of tracks that wind into the hills [...] Full text...

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Guterres tells COP30 negotiators: '1.5°C must be your only red line'

21 november 2025 - 07:49:46
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - In Belém, Brazil, where COP30 negotiations are stalled, the UN chief urged delegations to demonstrate "will [...] Full text...

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