Belgian Prime Minister to visit DR Congo in February
23 january 2020 - 11:17:54Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes will make a working visit to DR Congo next month, Congolese [...] Full text...
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Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes will make a working visit to DR Congo next month, Congolese [...] Full text...
Zimbabwe govt. to introduce ZWL$50 note as local currency continues to devalue
22 january 2020 - 18:00:05Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government will introduce ZWL (Zimbabwe dollar) $50 notes to address its currency crisis in [...] Full text...
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UN, private sector partner to form new SDGs accelerating platform
22 january 2020 - 14:15:47Davos, Switzerland (PANA)- A coalition of private and public sector organisations, including United Nations entities and NGOs on Wednesday launched [...] Full text...
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Rights groups, others push for climate emergency to top Davos forum
21 january 2020 - 07:46:55Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - Decision makers attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week must transform the world's economic [...] Full text...
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Nearly half a billion people can’t find decent work, says new UN labour report
21 january 2020 - 07:27:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not [...] Full text...
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World’s billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people
20 january 2020 - 19:53:26Davos, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 [...] Full text...
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World leaders must address ‘shameful’ disparities in education spending: UNICEF
20 january 2020 - 06:00:13New York, US (PANA) - A new report from the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) shows that one-third of adolescent girls [...] Full text...
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Former UN chief Perez de Cuéllar celebrates his 100th birthday
19 january 2020 - 17:57:12New York, US (PANA) - The fifth UN Secretary-General, Javier Perez de Cuéllar, whose UN career began with the first [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections
18 january 2020 - 09:39:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World [...] Full text...
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Botswana president to attend World Economic Forum
17 january 2020 - 07:43:27Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana's president Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday left for Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic [...] Full text...
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Senegalese president to take part in Great Britain-Africa summit, Davos economic forum
16 january 2020 - 22:39:34Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese president, Macky Sall, will leave here Sunday for British capital, London, to take part [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde implements second phase of seabird conservation project
14 january 2020 - 16:42:26Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will implement the second phase of the project for the conservation of its [...] Full text...
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‘No shortcuts to a healthier world’: WHO chief says
14 january 2020 - 07:15:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health agency has set out his urgent global health challenges for [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for 'year of change' in protecting refugees in Europe
10 january 2020 - 06:42:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the [...] Full text...
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Morocco loses bid to curb Turkish steel imports
08 january 2020 - 23:43:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco will be expected to allow the importation of hot-rolled steel products from Turkey after its [...] Full text...
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Inter-communal clashes displace tens of thousands in Sudan's volatile Darfur region
08 january 2020 - 07:38:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - About 40,000 people have been displaced in Sudan’s West Darfur State in recent days, following inter-communal [...] Full text...
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Spread of polio still an international public health concern, warns WHO
08 january 2020 - 07:29:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of polio internationally remains a global public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva on Tuesday have concluded. The [...] Full text...
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Investing in health workers yields ‘triple dividend’, says WHO chief
03 january 2020 - 07:19:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At the start of the new year and new decade, the head of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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WHO says Year of the Nurse and the Midwife highlights ‘backbone’ of health systems
02 january 2020 - 06:31:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world will need an additional nine million nurses and midwives to achieve the commitment of providing all people [...] Full text...
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Pretoria rebuked over fugitive scandal
27 december 2019 - 12:12:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday urged Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi [...] Full text...
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Global migrant deaths decline, but tragedies continue worldwide - IOM
20 december 2019 - 14:27:04Geneva, Switzerland PANA) – As 2019 draws to a close, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that there has [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights chief raises concern about deteriorating rights situation in Libya
20 december 2019 - 14:05:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern about [...] Full text...
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WHO reports 60 per cent drop in cholera in 2018
20 december 2019 - 06:26:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International action to drive down cholera led to a 60 per cent decrease in cases in 2018, compared with the [...] Full text...
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ICRC demands justice, humane treatment of captured people in Kalehe highlands of DRC
19 december 2019 - 16:16:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)-The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday decried the inhuman conditions in which thousands of DR [...] Full text...
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WHO says tobacco use set to decline
19 december 2019 - 07:52:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two decades of increasing tobacco use around the world are set to go into reverse, UN [...] Full text...
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Global Refugee Forum ends with hundreds of pledges
19 december 2019 - 05:47:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The first-ever Global Refugee Forum concluded in Geneva on Wednesday with more than 770 pledges of support, covering areas [...] Full text...
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Life-saving breast cancer medicine to benefit more women: WHO
19 december 2019 - 05:08:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More women could soon have access to an affordable version of an expensive life-saving breast cancer treatment, the [...] Full text...
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UN chief urges countries to transform their response refugee situations
18 december 2019 - 06:05:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world needs to transform the way it responds to refugee situations and do more for [...] Full text...
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WHO certifies Algeria, Argentina malaria-free
17 december 2019 - 07:47:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as malaria-free. An official [...] Full text...
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WHO, African Union sign agreement to accelerate vital health goals
17 december 2019 - 07:42:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed a Memorandum [...] Full text...
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WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving the way for use in high-risk countries
17 december 2019 - 07:31:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, a [...] Full text...
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Net closes on former South African President Zuma's fugitive friends
17 december 2019 - 06:36:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation has flown to Abu Dhabi in an attempt to [...] Full text...
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WHO begins ‘air bridge’ vaccination operation for DRC Ebola-hit communities
14 december 2019 - 05:16:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has mounted a limited daily helicopter “air bridge” operation to the [...] Full text...
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Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries on Human Development Index
11 december 2019 - 22:49:10Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia ranks 91st out of 189 countries in terms of human development index (IDH) for 2019 [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde wins two positions in human development index
11 december 2019 - 17:18:33Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde has won two places in the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2018, from [...] Full text...
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Seventy-two refugees evacuated from Libya to Romania, says UNHCR
11 december 2019 - 11:16:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 72 refugees of three different nationalities have recently been evacuated from Libya to [...] Full text...
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Theatre personalities honoured at Carthage Theatre Days
10 december 2019 - 07:32:53Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Theatre personalities from several countries have been honoured at the ongoing 11th Carthage Theatre Days in [...] Full text...
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World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia for four years
09 december 2019 - 12:47:21Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday banned Russia for four years from participating in major [...] Full text...
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Switzerland returns to Nigeria US$321 million embezzled by former president Sani Abacha
05 december 2019 - 12:28:30Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - After an advance of US$600 million, Switzerland will return US$321 million to Nigeria, following an agreement [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official
04 december 2019 - 09:12:16Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...
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Only one in five countries has healthcare strategy to deal with climate change: WHO
04 december 2019 - 07:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Protecting people’s health from climate change dangers such as heat stress, storms and tsunamis has never [...] Full text...
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'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'
04 december 2019 - 07:42:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...
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More pregnant women, children protected from malaria, but more needs to be done: WHO
04 december 2019 - 07:28:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of pregnant women and children in sub-Saharan Africa sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets and benefiting [...] Full text...
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UNHCR outraged at senseless attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan
03 december 2019 - 12:33:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency on Tuesday called for increased protection for aid workers in South Sudan [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde joins the International Fencing Federation
02 december 2019 - 17:48:29Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde Fencing Federation (FCE) was admitted on Sunday as a new member of [...] Full text...
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Global South takes lead in developing education systems fit for the future
02 december 2019 - 16:32:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – With all revisions complete, the Universal Declaration of Balanced and Inclusive Education has now been finalised and [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde listed among risk-free countries for tourists
02 december 2019 - 12:47:05Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde is among just over a dozen states with an "insignificant" risk level for [...] Full text...
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Peter Maurer reelected for third term as ICRC boss
29 november 2019 - 22:57:14Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (CICR) Thursday re-elected Peter Maurer [...] Full text...
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As violence spikes in DRC, UNHCR concerned for trapped civilians
29 november 2019 - 12:50:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency and its humanitarian partners remain extremely concerned for the safety and security [...] Full text...
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43 refugees of different nationalities evacuated from Libya to Niger, says UNHCR
29 november 2019 - 12:32:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 43 refugees of three different nationalities were evacuated from Libya to Niger on Friday where [...] Full text...
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IOM: Number of international migrants inched up to 270 million in 2018
28 november 2019 - 06:06:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency said on Wednesday that the number of international migrants in 2019 is [...] Full text...
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Absence of consent must become global standard for definition of rape, say experts
25 november 2019 - 18:56:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN and regional experts on [...] Full text...
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UN meteorological agency warns of another year of record gas emissions
25 november 2019 - 18:00:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Levels of the three main heat-trapping gases emitted into the atmosphere – carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, [...] Full text...
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CAF announces nominees for CAF Awards 2019
25 november 2019 - 05:23:16Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Sunday released the list of nominees [...] Full text...
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FIFA President expected in Congo Nov. 28
23 november 2019 - 14:53:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, is expected in Brazzaville [...] Full text...
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New DRC Ebola transmission chain risks reversing major gains
22 november 2019 - 20:57:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid multiple deadly attacks on civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...
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Rights groups urge IMF to delay vote on Equatorial Guinea loan
22 november 2019 - 06:50:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human rights groups, good governance organisations and experts are urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s [...] Full text...
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Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, WHO warns
22 november 2019 - 06:22:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into [...] Full text...
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WHO, AU sign MoU to accelerate vital health goals
19 november 2019 - 11:43:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday signed an historic [...] Full text...
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UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue
15 november 2019 - 06:18:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the [...] Full text...
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WHO report exposes horror of working conditions of sanitation workers in developing countries
14 november 2019 - 11:19:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of sanitation workers in the developing world are forced to work in conditions that endanger [...] Full text...
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UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide
14 november 2019 - 08:03:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Overly expensive insulin could be a thing of the past – and life-changing news – for [...] Full text...
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'Child labour and human trafficking remain concern for global supply chains '
13 november 2019 - 06:25:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the first-ever report of its kind, new data from the UN and partners indicates that a significant share of child labour and [...] Full text...
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UN health agency welcomes Ebola vaccine approval  
13 november 2019 - 05:56:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For the first time, European regulators have approved a vaccine to protect more people from outbreaks like [...] Full text...
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WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa
09 november 2019 - 09:32:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...
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Germany offers 2.11 million Euros for rehabilitation of Kidal airfield in Mali
07 november 2019 - 15:00:30Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany has granted Mali 2.11 million euros for its participation in the Trust Fund in support [...] Full text...
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Africa Finance Corporation Issues 4th Eurobond of USD 500 Million
06 november 2019 - 17:37:54Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the multilateral institution for financing infrastructure development in Africa, has [...] Full text...
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Tennis player Roger Federer offers 12 million euros for school construction in Malawi
06 november 2019 - 12:27:27Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Swiss tennis player Roger Federer has offered Malawi 12 million euros to build 81 schools in [...] Full text...
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Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF
06 november 2019 - 05:01:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council President says Zimbabwe could feature at the body's next regular session
05 november 2019 - 18:47:24New York, USA (PANA) - President of the Human Rights Council (HRC), on the activities of the council, Ambassador Coly [...] Full text...
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Ebola worker death shows front line risks: WHO official
05 november 2019 - 06:47:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a [...] Full text...
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Angolan DarÃo Manuel Antonio wins 32nd Tour international du Faso
03 november 2019 - 12:49:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Angolan Darío Manuel Antonio on Sunday won the 32nd Tour cycliste international du Faso. The Angolan [...] Full text...
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US calls on Ethiopian PM to help South Sudanese reach peace
01 november 2019 - 12:55:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States has appealed to Ethiopia to help South Sudanese implement a peace agreement and [...] Full text...
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WHO releases new report to bolster efforts to tackle leading causes of urban deaths
31 october 2019 - 11:32:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday released a new report that offers guidance and [...] Full text...
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Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders
29 october 2019 - 07:19:04Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, [...] Full text...
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FIFA hands Kenya, Zambia roadmap to dispute resolution
28 october 2019 - 16:59:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, has engaged three Member Associations - Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - [...] Full text...
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One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women forgoing contraceptives – WHO
26 october 2019 - 09:03:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around two-thirds of sexually active women surveyed in a new UN study said although they wished [...] Full text...
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32nd International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso kicks off
25 october 2019 - 14:43:21Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 32nd edition of the Burkina Faso International Cycling Tour started Friday in Ouagadougou with [...] Full text...
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World is closer than ever to seeing polio disappear for good
24 october 2019 - 19:40:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a “historic achievement for humanity”, two of three wild poliovirus strains have been eliminated worldwide, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda improves one place in latest FIFA ranking
24 october 2019 - 14:32:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda has improved its ranking by one place to 129th in the FIFA world rankings released [...] Full text...
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WHO launches week of action to ban lead paint
22 october 2019 - 20:54:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, [...] Full text...
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Rabat to host 2020 Diamond League meet on 31 May
22 october 2019 - 11:36:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host a leg of the 2020 Diamond League on 31 May, world athletics governors, [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented flooding hits thousands in South Sudan
19 october 2019 - 06:43:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flooding not seen in 40 years in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state has affected nearly 200,000 [...] Full text...
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UN Committee says Ebola in DR Congo still an international public health emergency
19 october 2019 - 06:36:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially remains a Public [...] Full text...
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TB infections declining, but not fast enough among poor, marginalised: WHO
18 october 2019 - 07:16:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 1.5 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) last year, the UN health agency said [...] Full text...
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EU-UK reach agreement on Brexit
17 october 2019 - 13:49:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the UK have finally reached an agreement on the exit of [...] Full text...
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FIFA slams 2-month suspension on Uganda football chief
11 october 2019 - 18:21:22Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Uganda Football Association (Fufa) president, Moses Magogo has been suspended from all football-related activities for two [...] Full text...
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Mauritius removed from the gray list of tax havens
11 october 2019 - 17:15:42Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to remove Mauritius from the gray list of tax havens, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR completes second-life saving evacuation of refugees from Libya to Rwanda
11 october 2019 - 13:47:26Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of 123 vulnerable refugees arrived at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda late Thursday, being [...] Full text...
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France, Switzerland, Denmark reaffirm commitment to strengthen cooperation with Burkina Faso
10 october 2019 - 22:51:37Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday held a working session with his [...] Full text...
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Ebola 'on the run' in DR Congo - WHO
10 october 2019 - 15:48:18Geneva. Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts to eradicate the deadly Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are proving [...] Full text...
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World Mental Health Day throws light on worrying rates of youth suicide
10 october 2019 - 13:55:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Worldwide, 800,000 people die by suicide each year - one every 40 seconds - making it the second [...] Full text...
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WHO says alarming number of women mistreated during childbirth
09 october 2019 - 04:11:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than a third of women surveyed across four lower-income countries, reported being mistreated during childbirth, a new study led by [...] Full text...
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One billion people have preventable eye conditions, increasingly linked to lifestyle choices: WHO
08 october 2019 - 19:27:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today. However, the [...] Full text...
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Human rights chief welcomes release of hundreds of political actors in Cameroon
08 october 2019 - 15:59:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday welcomed the release of hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Medical charity raises red flags on international funding decline for HIV, TB
08 october 2019 - 05:18:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After a decade of strong commitments to fight the twin epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis (TB), a [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian sculptor holds largest solo Art Exhibition by an African Artist in Europe and Middle East
07 october 2019 - 18:10:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghanaian Sculptor, El Anatsui, Emeritus Professor of Sculpture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, recently launched [...] Full text...
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Mental health care are essential in conflict situation, says ICRC survey
07 october 2019 - 12:53:39Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - – Nearly three in four millennials – 73 percent – surveyed across 15 countries said [...] Full text...
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WHO, FIFA partner in ‘fight against tobacco use’
05 october 2019 - 07:05:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, on Friday signed a four-year [...] Full text...
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Morocco elected to head of WIPO
04 october 2019 - 09:52:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Morocco was unanimously elected on Thursday in Geneva as President of the General Assembly of the [...] Full text...
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Enough food being produced but hunger on the rise in parts of the world - UN
04 october 2019 - 07:57:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans Equatorial Guinean official for 4 years for embezzling soccer funds
03 october 2019 - 18:59:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A former president of the Equatorial Guinea soccer federation, Domingo Mituy Edjang, who “misappropriated FIFA funds” [...] Full text...
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IOM warns about 1,000 deaths on Mediterranean
01 october 2019 - 15:53:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The recent spate of Mediterranean Sea tragedies along all three migratory routes have brought the number [...] Full text...
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WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people
01 october 2019 - 05:45:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the International Day of Older Persons on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a [...] Full text...
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UN marks International Day of Older Persons
01 october 2019 - 05:36:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya rising stars of in world trade – Survey
30 september 2019 - 14:34:23Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya are in the Top 10 countries with strong potential in the [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief expresses ‘serious concerns’ over due process in Egypt, following mass arrests
28 september 2019 - 07:16:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief has expressed “serious concerns” over reports of a lack of due [...] Full text...
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Brutal violence in northern Nigeria forces thousands to cross into Niger
27 september 2019 - 12:34:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 40,000 people have been forced to cross from northwest Nigeria into Niger as a [...] Full text...
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Tanzania urged to provide more information on suspected Ebola case
24 september 2019 - 21:47:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Tanzania have been urged by the UN to supply further information about the death [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert tells Nigeria to stop housing crisis, forced evictions
24 september 2019 - 21:10:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts call for action by states, social media firms to curb hate speech
23 september 2019 - 15:54:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty independent UN experts on Monday joined together to publish an open letter calling on States [...] Full text...
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Second Ebola vaccine to complement 'ring vaccination' given green light in DRC, says WHO
23 september 2019 - 11:56:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Senior Trump officials apartheid background revealed
22 september 2019 - 13:20:44Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – It has emerged that US President Donald Trump’s new national security advisor, Robert O'Brien, studied [...] Full text...
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'Mining in a Changing Climate' Forum: AfDB to tackle policy implications
21 september 2019 - 07:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Natural Resources Centre, will take part in the [...] Full text...
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WB vice-president visits in Côte d'Ivoire
21 september 2019 - 05:32:24Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - World Bank Vice President for Human Resources Ousmane Diagana began a five-day visit to Côte [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office raises alarm on increased violence in eastern DRC
20 september 2019 - 13:02:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it has [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office reports reprisals on the rise
19 september 2019 - 20:56:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Thursday that it was receiving more information on intimidation [...] Full text...
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Despite progress in childbirth safety, one woman or baby dies every 11 seconds: Health experts
19 september 2019 - 20:44:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Childbirth survival rates are now a “staggering success” compared with the year 2000, but one pregnant [...] Full text...
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UN climate summit aims to speed up transition to cleaner, greener future
17 september 2019 - 22:56:06New York, US (PANA) - Heads of state, representatives from the private sector, and the teenage activist Greta Thunberg are [...] Full text...
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Addiction to fossil fuels causes climate emergency, say UN human rights experts
17 september 2019 - 15:25:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called for an end to society's addiction to fossil fuels ahead [...] Full text...
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Gambia to file formal fraud complaint to Swiss government
15 september 2019 - 15:54:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The government of The Gambia said it will make formal complaint to the Swiss government against its [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare
13 september 2019 - 22:03:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of patients are harmed each year due to unsafe health care worldwide resulting in 2.6 [...] Full text...
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Didier Six is new coach of Guinea Syli National
13 september 2019 - 21:36:19Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The French technician and former international footballer, Didier Six, was Friday appointed as new coach of [...] Full text...
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UNHCR Chief welcomes African leadership, solidarity in action for refugees evacuated from Libya
13 september 2019 - 12:18:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Welcoming this week’s agreement with the African Union (AU) and Rwanda to set up a refugee [...] Full text...
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UN expert on rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association to visit Zimbabwe
12 september 2019 - 15:38:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule will visit Zimbabwe from 17-27 September 2019 to assess the [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius fall by 2% in August
10 september 2019 - 14:54:07Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Tourist arrivals in Mauritius decreased by 2% in August compared to the same period last [...] Full text...
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Brussels hosts Global Vaccination Summit
10 september 2019 - 13:04:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) will co-host a Global Vaccination Summit on [...] Full text...
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UN rights body urged to extend Burundi inquiry
10 september 2019 - 05:49:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should extend the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi during [...] Full text...
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One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide - says WHO
09 september 2019 - 17:00:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says one person dies every 40 seconds from suicide although [...] Full text...
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Italian Claudio Ranieri among candidates vying to coach Guinea Sily National
07 september 2019 - 11:25:29Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Italian technician, Claudio Ranieri, is among the candidates for the position of coach of the Guinean [...] Full text...
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'Climate of fear everywhere’ in Burundi, warn rights experts
05 september 2019 - 08:20:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “climate of fear” exists “everywhere” in Burundi ahead of elections in 2020, UN-appointed rights investigators [...] Full text...
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Some 3.7 million lives could be saved by 2025 if health services ramp up nutrition actions: WHO
04 september 2019 - 20:28:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) has said in its latest guidelines on improving nutrition that [...] Full text...
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WHO chief calls on world leaders to support Universal Health Coverage high-level meeting
03 september 2019 - 10:43:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday urged [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian and Chelsea legend, Michael Essien, named new FIFA 20 Ultimate Team Icon
02 september 2019 - 19:56:56Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the release date of EA SPORTS' FIFA 20 now just weeks away, a brand new [...] Full text...
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Guinean football in Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland
31 august 2019 - 14:58:08Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The recent suspension for 7 years, imposed by the "Ethical" commission of the Guinean Football Federation [...] Full text...
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Dozens of migrants from Morocco enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta
31 august 2019 - 13:59:49Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - More than 150 sub-Saharan migrants managed to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Morocco on [...] Full text...
thread Society
UNICEF says alarming number of Ebola deaths in DRC a ‘rallying cry’ to scale up treatment
31 august 2019 - 09:48:13Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says since the Ebola epidemic struck in the northeast of [...] Full text...
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More than half of world’s refugee children ‘do not get an education’, warns UNHCR
31 august 2019 - 09:21:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Refugee children in their millions are missing out on an education, the UN said on Friday, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese Boubacar Gaye joins international triathlon federation
30 august 2019 - 17:18:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The president of the Senegalese Triathlon Federation (FSTri), Boubacar Gaye, was elected on Friday in Lausanne, [...] Full text...
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Cheptegei, Chepkoech get World Championships wild cards
30 august 2019 - 16:48:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and Kenya's Chepkoech are the African athletes who got wild cards to [...] Full text...
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UNCTAD brings new technology to wildlife trade management
30 august 2019 - 15:31:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Friday it is bringing new technology [...] Full text...
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IOM calls for protection, dignified handling of migrants
30 august 2019 - 12:53:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) –The rights of migrants, including the right to life, must be protected, safe and dignified, the UN [...] Full text...
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WHO calls on all partners to fulfill promises to DR Congo, as Ebola cases reach 3,000
30 august 2019 - 09:33:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 3,000 cases, the UN [...] Full text...
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WHO launches global registry on human genome editing
30 august 2019 - 06:00:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An expert advisory committee of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first phase [...] Full text...
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WHO revises recommendations on hormonal contraceptive use for women at high HIV risk
30 august 2019 - 05:50:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its guidance on contraceptive use to reflect new evidence that [...] Full text...
thread Health
‘Extinction crisis’ pushes countries to agree stronger protection for global wildlife
29 august 2019 - 06:58:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At-risk wildlife that is facing a “growing extinction crisis” received a boost on Wednesday, as countries [...] Full text...
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Magascar notifies WTO of intention to restrict cooking fat, lubricant imports
28 august 2019 - 22:42:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The authorities in Madagascar have moved to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to initiate a safeguard [...] Full text...
thread Economy
WHO says DR Congo's Goma passes key 21-day period without Ebola transmission
28 august 2019 - 06:38:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday that Goma city in north-eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Ban on African elephants export, significant step forward for protection, says Foundation Franz Weber
27 august 2019 - 23:25:51Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Foundation Franz Weber (FFW) Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the vote to ban elephant exports [...] Full text...
thread Environment
Botswana environment minister attends CITES summit in Geneva
24 august 2019 - 13:10:07Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)- Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Onkokame Kitso Mokaila has left for Geneva, Switzerland [...] Full text...
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The Franz Weber Foundation denounces EU's position at 18th CITES on protection of elephants in Africa
23 august 2019 - 23:58:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), observer member of the 18th Conference of the Parties to [...] Full text...
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First Global Refugee Forum set for December 2019 in Geneva
22 august 2019 - 12:39:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Government of Switzerland will jointly host in Geneva a [...] Full text...
thread Society
FIFA names 10 African match officials for Under-17 World Cup in Brazil
22 august 2019 - 07:52:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With less than three months to go before the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil kicks [...] Full text...
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Microplastic pollution 'not necessarily' a risk to human health
22 august 2019 - 05:26:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tiny plastic particles known as microplastics are “everywhere – including in our drinking-water”, but they are [...] Full text...
thread Health
Significant progress made for protection of elephants in Africa
21 august 2019 - 23:15:41Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 18th Conference of parties of the international trade convention on wild fauna and flora [...] Full text...
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FIFA appoints Normalisation Committee for Egypt Football Association
21 august 2019 - 17:02:06Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, has appointed a normalisation committee for the Egyptian Football Association [...] Full text...
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Mali reconciliation efforts must be supported, says UN exper
19 august 2019 - 15:53:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, has welcomed reconciliation [...] Full text...
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FIFA bans ex-Nigeria coach for life over match-fixing bribes
16 august 2019 - 19:56:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Soccer governing body, FIFA, has banned former Nigeria coach, Samson Siasia, for life for [...] Full text...
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Tourist arrivals in Mauritius increase by 0.4% in July 2019
16 august 2019 - 14:35:17Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Some 765,530 tourists visited Mauritius from January to July 2019 as compared to 762,746 for [...] Full text...
thread Economy
UN agencies sign agreement to enforce measures to protect environment activists
16 august 2019 - 13:53:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed an agreement with the UN Human Rights Office to [...] Full text...
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Franz Weber Foundation warns on the risk of elephant extinction in Africa
13 august 2019 - 14:56:47Abidjan, Cote d 'Ivoire (PANA) - The Franz Weber Foundation (FFW), fully dedicated to the fight for the protection of [...] Full text...
thread Environment
WHO warns measles outbreak spreading rapidly
13 august 2019 - 05:24:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that measles outbreaks continue to spread rapidly around [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Central Bank licenses first foreign financial services provider
09 august 2019 - 12:39:41Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The National Bank of Ethiopia, the country's Central Bank, has granted a license to Ethio [...] Full text...
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Rights group says Eritrea's conscription system having toll on education
09 august 2019 - 09:29:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrea's use of secondary school to channel students into indefinite government service and its conscription of teachers [...] Full text...
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World food security increasingly at risk due to 'unprecedented' climate change impact: UN report
08 august 2019 - 16:59:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, [...] Full text...
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UN boosts humanitarian appeal to help tackle Zimbabwe’s ‘worst-ever’ hunger crisis
07 august 2019 - 20:56:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations food relief agency said here Wednesday it had revised its humanitarian appeal to [...] Full text...
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UNHCR alarmed at Italy's harsh penalties on rescue boats in Mediterranean
07 august 2019 - 06:08:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A move by Italian lawmakers to impose fines of up to €1 million on vessels and [...] Full text...
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Opening of air access consolidates Mauritius tourism industry
01 august 2019 - 13:43:34Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Gradual opening of air access has resulted in a surge of air seats from 1.8 [...] Full text...
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FIFA weighs leaving its glass-and-steel headquarters in Zurich
01 august 2019 - 09:18:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World soccer governing body, FIFA, is weighing a move away from Zurich, its home since 1932, [...] Full text...
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FIFA expands Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 teams effective 2023
01 august 2019 - 07:59:20Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has unanimously voted to increase the Women's World Cup from 24 to 32 teams from [...] Full text...
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Three Africans make FIFA list of nominees for global awards
01 august 2019 - 07:46:40Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Three Africans, two players and a coach, are on the FIFA list of 42 nominees for [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners reiterate importance of breastfeeding
01 august 2019 - 05:57:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world celebrates this year's World Breastfeeding Week from Thursday, two UN agencies and partners [...] Full text...
thread Health
UN working ‘intensively’ to stop Ebola in eastern DR Congo
31 july 2019 - 19:34:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior UN officials tasked with controlling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Kenya launches campaign for international protection of endangered elephants
31 july 2019 - 13:07:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, a conservation icon, has launched an international campaign to save [...] Full text...
thread Environment
'Complex' Ebola outbreak in DRC impacting 'unprecedented number of children' - UNICEF
31 july 2019 - 08:30:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With an unprecedented number of children affected by the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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South African athlete Semenya barred from competing at world championships
31 july 2019 - 07:56:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Swiss judge has overturned a temporary suspension of the IAAF’s new testosterone regulations, effectively [...] Full text...
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WHO says more action needed to help people quit tobacco products
27 july 2019 - 07:56:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) says in a new report that more action is needed [...] Full text...
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FIFA Clubs World Cup to be played 11-21 December
26 july 2019 - 18:33:56Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) : This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on 11 December, with the champions being [...] Full text...
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FIFA Club World Cup, Qatar 2019, to be played 11-21 December
26 july 2019 - 18:09:11Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) : This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on 11 December, with the champions being [...] Full text...
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UN demands Cape Verde' gives priority to gender equality
26 july 2019 - 14:05:41Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has recommended that [...] Full text...
thread Gender
WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis
26 july 2019 - 11:58:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, the UN health agency has called on countries [...] Full text...
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Malian government reviews budget estimates for 2019
26 july 2019 - 06:07:17Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government on Wednesday revised the forecasts of budget receipts up by 1.56%, setting it [...] Full text...
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FIFA hands CAF executive committee member, Musa Bility, long-term ban
25 july 2019 - 15:35:39Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - African football official, Musa Hassan Bility of Liberia, received a 10-year ban for breaching football authority's [...] Full text...
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UN health agency ‘strongly recommends’ DTG antiretroviral drug to manage HIV/AIDS
23 july 2019 - 05:41:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Based on new evidence, the United Nations health agency on Monday announced it was recommending the [...] Full text...
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DRC Ebola outbreak declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern
17 july 2019 - 18:33:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday declared the Ebola virus disease [...] Full text...
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Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children
16 july 2019 - 20:36:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the [...] Full text...
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‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs
16 july 2019 - 05:57:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in 10 children –almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict, cost and complacency. According [...] Full text...
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Top UN official calls for big scale-up in funding to tackle Ebola; first case confirmed in Goma
16 july 2019 - 05:46:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at [...] Full text...
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USA take historic lead, Netherlands, Sweden make big moves
13 july 2019 - 12:03:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - As the curtains have closed on the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, a new FIFA/Coca-Cola [...] Full text...
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France 2019 refereeing statistics released
13 july 2019 - 11:09:55Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A few days after French referee Stephanie Frappart blew the final whistle at the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...
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FIFA organises first-ever conference to analyse FIFA Women’s World Cup
13 july 2019 - 11:03:25Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - While the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 concluded in style in Lyon on 7 July, [...] Full text...
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FIFA announces tougher sanctions on racism, homophobia
13 july 2019 - 10:53:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After almost 15 years without any major changes to its Disciplinary Code, FIFA, the world football's [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tourist arrivals grow by 9.5% in June 2019
12 july 2019 - 16:57:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - According to the last monthly report, published by the Statistics Unit of the Ministry of Tourism, [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts say it's time to right tragic wrongs in DR Congo’s Kasaï region
10 july 2019 - 05:54:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the decrease of violence in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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WHO publishes updated Essential Medicines List
09 july 2019 - 10:01:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency on Tuesday published its updated Essential Medicines List that adds 28 medicines [...] Full text...
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Libyan guards fired on migrants fleeing bombing of Tadjoura center, UN says
05 july 2019 - 16:48:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations said on Thursday that it has information on the use of firearms by [...] Full text...
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Pay packet inequality growing worldwide, says new UN report
05 july 2019 - 04:06:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top earners around the world have seen their share of national income rise in the last [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe gov't spends US$591,000 to purchase printers for passport
04 july 2019 - 11:42:04Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Government has spent US$591,000 to procure three state of the art high capacity printers [...] Full text...
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WHO launches plan to improve quality, safety of health products
02 july 2019 - 06:19:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a five-year plan to improve the quality [...] Full text...
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117 people killed in DRC’s Ituri province
28 june 2019 - 15:56:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 117 people were killed in Ituri province, in the northeast of Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...
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