COVID-19: Pandemic has caused an “education crisis” - Expert
10 july 2020 - 13:04:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An "education crisis" has plagued students the world over during the first half of 2020, and [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An "education crisis" has plagued students the world over during the first half of 2020, and [...] Full text...
Coronavirus: WHO announces independent evaluation of global virus response
09 july 2020 - 16:44:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Thursday announced the initiation of the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Identify, address real needs to recover, UN rights expert urges
09 july 2020 - 04:14:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists
09 july 2020 - 03:55:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN research reveals boom in fake COVID-19 products
09 july 2020 - 03:26:02New York, US (PANA) - A surge in demand for medical products to combat COVID-19 has led to a jump [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: UN chief highlights need for decent jobs to fuel recovery
09 july 2020 - 03:24:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 50 Heads of State and government, alongside global employers’ and trade union leaders, on [...] Full text...
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International Follow-up Committee on Libya endorses NOC’s steps to restore operations
08 july 2020 - 08:36:30Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As part of the ongoing Berlin process, experts of the Economic Working Group of the International [...] Full text...
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Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert
08 july 2020 - 05:28:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO to issue new brief on airborne transmission, after ‘active engagement’ with scientists
08 july 2020 - 04:06:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to issue a brief on the modes of transmission [...] Full text...
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Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 - WHO
07 july 2020 - 17:46:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of running of stock of antiretroviral (ARV) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for virus
05 july 2020 - 11:40:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International [...] Full text...
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Madagascar receives US$ 2 million from ARC to cover drought risks
05 july 2020 - 07:32:56Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - The government of Madagascar has received a cheque of US$2.13 million from the Insurance Company of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA president to discuss COVID-19 response at World Football Summit
03 july 2020 - 18:22:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, will discuss the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis in football and [...] Full text...
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. AIB Capital Limited, ApexAfricaCapital Limited in Kenya announce merger
03 july 2020 - 12:01:27Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Group, AXYS, one of the leading portfolio management companies in Mauritius, has concluded a [...] Full text...
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Youth activist speaks up for environmental protection at Human Rights Council
02 july 2020 - 06:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Environmental harm severely affects “the youngest children, indigenous children and those from low-income and marginalized communities,” [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Diaspora Coalition urges protection of pandemic victims
01 july 2020 - 13:11:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Leaders of diaspora and community organizations from around the world on Tuesday expressed solidarity with coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%
01 july 2020 - 13:08:19Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...
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FIFA organises remote demonstration of advanced offside technology
01 july 2020 - 13:07:13Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - After the first test of semi-automated offside technology at the FIFA Club World Cup in December [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Hard times forecast for global job recovery in 2020, warns ILO chief
01 july 2020 - 05:41:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jobs has been much worse than expected initially, the [...] Full text...
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Harmful practices rob women, girls of ‘right to reach their full potential’ - UNFPA
30 june 2020 - 06:17:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent, and accelerated action is needed to end female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other “harmful [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns
29 june 2020 - 19:45:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close [...] Full text...
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UN marks 75-year milestone anniversary of founding Charter
27 june 2020 - 06:38:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Charter “brought rules and hope to a world in ruins”, Secretary-General António Guterres told [...] Full text...
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Global partners require $31 billion to speed up COVID-19 medicines for all
27 june 2020 - 06:23:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Over $31 billion is needed during the next 12 months to develop medicines that will be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA approves US$1.5 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund for World Football
25 june 2020 - 19:24:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA announced on Thursday that it will make available US$1.5 billion in grants and loans as [...] Full text...
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FIFA awards 2023 Women’s World Cup to Australia and New Zealand
25 june 2020 - 19:05:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - A joint bid by New Zealand and Australia won the rights to stage the 2023 Women’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 10 million infections milestone looms – WHO chief says
25 june 2020 - 04:45:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is on track to reach 10 million coronavirus cases within the next week, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IOC joins forces with WHO and UN to fight pandemic
24 june 2020 - 10:13:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 178 stranded EU-resident Ghanaians, diplomats evacuated to Germany
23 june 2020 - 23:18:45Accra, Ghana (PANA) - One hundred and seventy-eight Ghanaians resident in Europe, including ten diplomats, who got trapped in Ghana [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO reports largest single day increase in cases
22 june 2020 - 19:24:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases over the course [...] Full text...
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Nigerians clubs, Rangers, Enyimba, still waiting for FIFA’s directive on post COVID-19 tournament
20 june 2020 - 08:07:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba of Aba, recently named by FIFA [...] Full text...
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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP
19 june 2020 - 17:15:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...
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Countries failing to prevent violence against children, UN agencies warn
18 june 2020 - 12:02:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO hails early results on use of dexamethasone in most sick patients but warns it’s ‘no cure-all’
18 june 2020 - 05:31:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed news from the United Kingdom that a [...] Full text...
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Libya: Violations related to mercenary activities must be investigated – UN experts
17 june 2020 - 15:23:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN experts on Wednesday warned that reliance on foreign actors has contributed to the escalation of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400
17 june 2020 - 12:37:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: International Federations well-placed to stave off bankruptcy - ASOIF
17 june 2020 - 12:25:27Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) says it does not anticipate international federations will [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 will likely transform global production - UN report
16 june 2020 - 14:14:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International production is set for significant transformation in the decade ahead, as the coronavirus pandemic amplifies [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020 - UNCTAD report
16 june 2020 - 13:56:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority: says WHO chief
16 june 2020 - 06:30:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public [...] Full text...
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4 killed, 4 wounded in mine explosion in housing zones in Libya
15 june 2020 - 23:48:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines continue claiming the lives of civilians as four people were killed and four others were [...] Full text...
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FIFA calls for 'mutual respect and common sense' in response to Trump tweets
15 june 2020 - 19:44:54Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In response to the U.S. President's statement that he will not watch soccer if players choose [...] Full text...
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FIFA receives 441 applications from players for financial assistance
15 june 2020 - 19:22:51Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, says it has received 441 applications from players seeking financial [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health experts concerned about indirect effects of virus on women, youth
13 june 2020 - 08:24:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about its [...] Full text...
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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture
12 june 2020 - 18:32:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...
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FIFA restarts int'l rankings, Senegal leads Africa and Belgium rules globally
12 june 2020 - 16:19:34Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football Governing Body, FIFA, on Thursday resumed its international ranking for national teams after [...] Full text...
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Paris Club grants Congo debt relief of 182 billion CFAF
11 june 2020 - 18:56:47Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Representatives of the Paris Club creditor countries have agreed to grant the Republic of Congo a [...] Full text...
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Australia/New Zealand favourites to co-host 2023 Women's World Cup
11 june 2020 - 17:06:15Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Australian and New Zealand bosses have embraced a FIFA report that rates their bid to co-host [...] Full text...
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UNDP blames global anti-racism protests on inequality
11 june 2020 - 14:05:04Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - The anti-racism demonstrations sweeping across the world reflects inequality, the UNDP has said. In a news dispatch, [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts call on Zimbabwe Govt to end abductions
11 june 2020 - 06:19:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Zimbabwe government to immediately end a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: African countries not being used as 'guinea pigs' for COVID-19 drugs: WHO chief
11 june 2020 - 05:29:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has refuted the rumour [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief hails arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect
10 june 2020 - 05:15:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 forces Brazil to withdraw bid to host 2023 Women's World Cup due to financial impact
09 june 2020 - 18:37:57Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Brazil has withdrawn its bid to host the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, citing the debilitating [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as pandemic worsens: WHO
08 june 2020 - 20:47:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus COVID-19) pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded Sunday, the highest [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: 3rd DocuMed will be a digital edition because of Covid-19
07 june 2020 - 10:52:49Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival in Tunisia (DocuMed), scheduled to hold from [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Broke international sports federations snap up Swiss loan offer
07 june 2020 - 10:43:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around two-thirds of Switzerland-based international sports federations have taken advantage of the government loans being offered [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA President Gianni Infantino to 211 Member Associations: 'Health comes first'
07 june 2020 - 07:53:21Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In a very strong message to all the 211 Member Associations across the world, the President [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges mask use in confined public areas
06 june 2020 - 05:21:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments in areas with widespread COVID-19 transmission should encourage the use of non-medical masks on public [...] Full text...
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FIFA celebrates World Environment Day
05 june 2020 - 19:12:33Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - “Our commitment to protecting our climate remains unwavering. We recognise the critical need for everyone to [...] Full text...
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Month of May confirmed as warmest on record, CO2 levels hit new high despite COVID economic slowdown
05 june 2020 - 16:55:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last month was the warmest May on record and carbon dioxide levels also hit a new [...] Full text...
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1,300 civilians killed in DRC in past eight months – UN rights chief
05 june 2020 - 12:29:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 1,300 civilians have been killed in a number of separate conflicts involving armed groups and [...] Full text...
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WHO sends team to DRC on Ebola outbreak
04 june 2020 - 06:51:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 50 staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners arrived in Mbandaka in [...] Full text...
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WHO pledges support to DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest
02 june 2020 - 05:16:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...
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WHO says countries are revealing disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance
01 june 2020 - 19:44:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance - marking a [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases - WHO
01 june 2020 - 19:20:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Red Cross, Facebook launch Africa digital pandemic vigilance campaign
01 june 2020 - 16:46:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Humanitarian organizations, Red Cross, Red Crescent Movement and Facebook partnered Monday to launch a campaign to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk assessment tool
31 may 2020 - 07:32:49Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations, the six continental [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research
30 may 2020 - 07:05:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: WHO calls on all young people to join the fight to become a tobacco-free generation
29 may 2020 - 16:00:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights , AU Commission chiefs urge “serious action” to halt US police killings of unarmed African Americans
29 may 2020 - 15:43:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic Commhelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing of George [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ICRC, ally appeal for funds to combat pandemic spread
28 may 2020 - 17:06:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is appealing for US$3.19 billion to urgently scale up [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN seeks to build transport and trade resilience in wake of COVID-19
28 may 2020 - 13:05:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions have joined [...] Full text...
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Countries need to do more to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, says UN
28 may 2020 - 05:10:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ILO emphasises swift contact tracing to minimise disruption of work
27 may 2020 - 22:48:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for measures to create a safe environment for returning [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries
27 may 2020 - 13:00:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...
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FIFA, WHO and European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign
26 may 2020 - 19:27:03Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the [...] Full text...
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Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative
26 may 2020 - 17:03:30Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - On International Missing Children’s Day, celebrated on 25 May, FIFA has come together with over 170 [...] Full text...
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Rwandan dailies highlight arrest of most wanted genocide leader Felicien Kabuga
23 may 2020 - 19:21:01Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week were awash with stories focusing on the arrest of Rwandan tycoon Felicien [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization
23 may 2020 - 06:45:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global experts in health and child welfare have again highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting [...] Full text...
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80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts
22 may 2020 - 18:36:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...
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Western nations urge Zimbabwe to investigate alleged abduction of opposition female youth leaders
21 may 2020 - 14:32:40Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western heads of mission have issued a joint statement calling on the Zimbabwe government to quickly [...] Full text...
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UN agencies urge EU members not to return rescued migrants to war-torn Libya
21 may 2020 - 12:06:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations refugee and migration agencies on Thursday called on Malta and European States not to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief hails 'landmark resolution’ to accelerate virus response
21 may 2020 - 04:56:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With “unprecedented solidarity”, the World Health Assembly adopted a “landmark resolution” on Tuesday, which sets out [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Africa must act now to avoid a catastrophe, say rights chiefs
20 may 2020 - 13:38:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human rights chiefs from the United Nations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Nigerian Presidency assures on nationwide security as banditry violence heightens food insecurity concerns
20 may 2020 - 12:47:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency has assured that all 36 States of the federation and the Federal Capital [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO countries agree 'equitable and timely access' to vaccine
20 may 2020 - 04:54:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded the annual World Health Assembly on Tuesday, adopting a resolution [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga
19 may 2020 - 13:36:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has hailed the arrest on 16 May in [...] Full text...
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Greening transport sector in post COVID-19 recovery can create 15 million jobs globally
19 may 2020 - 12:59:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cannot be a return to business as usual. It [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief renews call for pandemic solidarity as WHO warns ‘majority’ of world still at risk
18 may 2020 - 16:34:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “massive” and combined effort by all countries is needed to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, UN [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO and IOC team up to improve health through sports
17 may 2020 - 12:21:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Saturday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...
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73rd World Health Assembly holds Monday, Tuesday
17 may 2020 - 12:09:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Due to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 73rd World Health Assembly will be virtual, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ILO says access to healthcare for workers now ‘a matter of life and death’
15 may 2020 - 05:38:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries has exposed gaps in social protection coverage which could [...] Full text...
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UN commission alarmed at rights violations in run-up to 20 May elections
15 may 2020 - 05:17:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, alarmed by violence and human rights violations in the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Swiss Gov't, IOC bail out cash-strapped global sports federations
14 may 2020 - 12:06:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International federations based in Switzerland will be able to access repayable loans part-covered by the International [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens to undo global health progress, WHO warns
14 may 2020 - 05:41:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While more people are living longer and healthier lives, the rate of progress is too slow [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN leads call to protect most vulnerable from mental health crisis during and after pandemic
14 may 2020 - 05:31:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Decades of neglect and under-investment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 triggers marked decline in global trade, new data shows
13 may 2020 - 15:11:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in the first quarter of this year, [...] Full text...
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200 Tunisians and Algerians married to Tunisians repatriated by land from Algeria
12 may 2020 - 09:56:11Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 200 Tunisians as well as Algerian women married to Tunisians, who were stranded [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief Tedros highlights 'complex challenges' posed by virus resurgence, following easing of lockdowns
12 may 2020 - 05:30:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The resurgence of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in South Korea, China and Germany following the lifting of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nurses deserve praise, thanks, protection amid COVID-19
11 may 2020 - 13:36:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Nurses and other health care workers on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19 deserve recognition [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN rights office concerned over migrant boat pushbacks in the Mediterranean
09 may 2020 - 09:23:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Restrictions against humanitarians who rescue migrant boats in the central Mediterranean are putting lives at risk [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections
08 may 2020 - 17:00:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection in humans [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Migrants stranded ‘all over the world’ and at risk from virus - IOM
08 may 2020 - 05:17:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of migrants have been stranded “all over the world” where they face a heightened risk [...] Full text...
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UN appeals for US$6.7 billion to protect millions of lives, stem COVID-19 spread in fragile countries
07 may 2020 - 15:21:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s Humanitarian Chief, Mark Lowcock on Thursday called for swift and determined action to avoid [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: US grants additional US$25 million to Tunisia to fight virus
07 may 2020 - 10:15:54Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United States has granted an additional amount of US$25 million to Tunisia to help it [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says average of 80,000 new cases were recorded a day in April
07 may 2020 - 05:23:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the start of April, an average of 80,000 cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) have been reported [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic makes universal digital access and cooperation essential, says UN tech agency
06 may 2020 - 07:05:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 (coconavirus) pandemic reshapes the way in which we work, keep in touch, go [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN teams step up efforts to protect rights in prisons, as revolts intensify worldwide
06 may 2020 - 06:42:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) through prisons [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO hails 7.4 billion-Euro pledge for COVID-19 treatments
05 may 2020 - 05:08:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders on Monday pledged 7.4 billion Euros to support research and development for medicines to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global health experts advise WHO to identify animal source of virus
02 may 2020 - 09:33:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International experts have advised the World Health Organization (WHO) to work to identify animal origins of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World health experts to meet on Thursday to assess pandemic
30 april 2020 - 04:50:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International health experts will convene on Thursday to evaluate the evolution of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: As job losses escalate, half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods - ILO
29 april 2020 - 15:44:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Due to continued sharp decline in working hours globally following the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Labour [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kits
29 april 2020 - 05:32:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A major UN-led initiative is under way to secure supplies of key medical equipment for 135 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Protect workers during and after lockdowns, urges ILO
28 april 2020 - 05:44:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the World Day for Ssfety and Health at Work on Tuesday, the International Labour Organization [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘No evidence’ that recovered patients cannot be reinfected, says WHO
26 april 2020 - 07:25:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Hard-fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO
23 april 2020 - 19:54:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance
23 april 2020 - 19:38:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has seen a dramatic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change - UN weather agency chief
23 april 2020 - 04:40:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An expected drop in greenhouse gas emissions linked to the global economic crisis caused by the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns that it's still ‘a long way to go’ in pandemic battle
23 april 2020 - 04:30:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency as countries continue to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of virus: WHO chief
21 april 2020 - 05:24:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its stance on the lifting of lockdown measures aimed [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 measures must factor in specific needs of women, say UN experts
20 april 2020 - 14:55:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Governments must ensure women from diverse groups and backgrounds are included in decisions at the local, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Phased process’ for lifting restrictions is key, WHO chief urges G20
20 april 2020 - 05:56:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told a virtual meeting of the G20 leading global [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO reviewing impact of US funding withdrawal amid pandemic
16 april 2020 - 05:51:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday upheld the importance of international solidarity [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief advises on testing, tracing, and when to lift restrictions
14 april 2020 - 06:14:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has outlined his agency’s latest advice to countries [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus isolation threatens life-saving vaccinations for millions of children globally
14 april 2020 - 05:56:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As countries around the world continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 117 million children [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA pledges financial help as football greats test positive
11 april 2020 - 19:38:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has vowed to look at ways to help mitigate coronavirus’ impact on football on a [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: FIFA President declares support for football during, beyond COVID-19
11 april 2020 - 19:25:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has outlined his three immediate priorities for FIFA to support football during [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO warns lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to deadly resurgence
11 april 2020 - 06:26:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries on strategies to "gradually and safely" ease [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 100 days on from advent of pandemic, more action is needed: Tedros
10 april 2020 - 06:36:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With Thursday marking 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified about what [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN health agency chief says no need to politicise pandemic
09 april 2020 - 05:25:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 (coronaviru) pandemic should not be politicised as unity is the “only option” to defeat [...] Full text...
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Russia, Qatar deny US bribe indictment for FIFA World Cups
08 april 2020 - 19:22:14Zürich, Switzerland (PANA) - Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges that FIFA executives [...] Full text...
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COVID 19: ICRC urges authorities to protect health of detainees, staff
07 april 2020 - 23:42:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Tuesday called on prison authorities around the world [...] Full text...
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7 April is World Health Day as the world grapples with Coronavirus
06 april 2020 - 18:53:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 7 April 2020 is the day to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives and remind [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, Global Citizen support healthcare workers in fight against the pandemic
06 april 2020 - 18:40:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International advocacy organization, Global Citizen, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced the "One [...] Full text...
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FIFA, UN, WHO support the #BeActive campaign launched on UN Intl Day of Sport for Development and Peace
06 april 2020 - 18:23:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO concerned over rapid spread as caseload approaches one million
02 april 2020 - 05:46:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deaths from COVID-19 have more than doubled in the past week and will soon reach 50,000 [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Do not forget internally displaced persons, UN expert urges Governments worldwide
01 april 2020 - 15:42:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - States must immediately step-up their measures to protect the 40 million internally displaced people worldwide from [...] Full text...
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WHO sets guidelines for maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
31 march 2020 - 18:31:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As the COVID-19 pandemic strains health systems worldwide,. the rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies
31 march 2020 - 12:00:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: $2.5 trillion rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies, says UNCTAD
30 march 2020 - 17:55:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic fallout from COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to get “much worse” before it gets better [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office concerned by information shutdown in Ethiopia
27 march 2020 - 18:55:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday it is very [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Red Cross and Red Crescent seek 800 million Swiss francs to help vulnerable communities
27 march 2020 - 15:05:14Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launched a revised emergency appeal on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Eighth case of coronavirus recorded in Niger
26 march 2020 - 18:26:11Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has recorded its eighth case of coronavirus, a Brazilian national aged 62, who entered the [...] Full text...
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WTO moves to monitor trade restriction practices amid coronavirus clampdown
26 march 2020 - 13:48:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has called on countries to share information on the trade barriers [...] Full text...
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Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 “rampaging through places of detention” – Bachelet
25 march 2020 - 18:56:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on governments to take urgent action [...] Full text...
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'Strong health systems, sustained investment keys to reaching zero malaria'
25 march 2020 - 11:49:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This year's World Malaria Day, which falls on 25 April, will highlight the importance of robust health [...] Full text...
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WHO makes recommendations to prevent TB to save millions of lives
24 march 2020 - 14:51:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that its new guidance will help countries accelerate [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Niger records third case
24 march 2020 - 10:46:46Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger on Monday announced a third positive case of COVID-19 (coronavirus), a Brazilian who arrived from [...] Full text...
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Pass the message: Five steps to kicking out coronavirus
23 march 2020 - 18:49:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA, the international governing body of football, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up [...] Full text...
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Guterres stresses link between climate and water
23 march 2020 - 09:43:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that climate and water are “inextricably linked" as both lie [...] Full text...
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UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad
21 march 2020 - 06:25:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests
20 march 2020 - 05:53:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is finalising export arrangements with producers in China so that [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: More funds needed to fight COVID-19 in Botswana
20 march 2020 - 00:33:09Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana government has spent over P22 million (approximately US$ 1.86 million) on fighting and dictating potential [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Gambia suspends flights from 13 countries
19 march 2020 - 23:44:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has suspended flights from thirteen (13) countries and approved that individuals (Gambian and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: First vaccine trial begins, says UN health chief
19 march 2020 - 05:38:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 (coronavirus) was shared by China, the first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Nigeria places travel ban on 13 coronavirus endemic countries
18 march 2020 - 11:50:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government on Wednesday issued a travel ban on 13 countries to curb the [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 : Mauritius restricts travellers from Western Europe, Reunion Island for two weeks
17 march 2020 - 15:01:05Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will extend travel restrictions for a period of two weeks on foreign travellers coming [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief slams slow virus testing response
17 march 2020 - 05:33:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives, is breaking the chains of transmission. [...] Full text...
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Germany gives 1 billion FCFA to Peacekeeping School in Bamako
16 march 2020 - 20:23:05Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Germany will provide the Peacekeeping School (EMP) "Alioune Blondin Bèye" in Bamako with 1 billion CFA [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Botswana closes borders to visitors from high risk countries
16 march 2020 - 20:15:42Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has closed borders for visitors from high risk countries to prevent the transmission and spread [...] Full text...
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ICC, WHO agree to coordinate efforts in tackling COVID-19
16 march 2020 - 18:51:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a coordinated effort to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Third case confirmed in Kinshasa
16 march 2020 - 03:47:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo’s minister of Health, Dr Eteni Longondo, on Sunday confirmed the third case of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Ghana closes schools, bans public gatherings
16 march 2020 - 03:34:11Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday announced far-reaching measures including the closure of schools [...] Full text...
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Ghana records four new positive coronavirus cases
15 march 2020 - 14:32:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Sunday announced that it has recorded four new positive cases of coronavirus, bringing total [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe opposition party says the country is unprepared to deal with coronavirus
13 march 2020 - 10:22:56Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), says the country was not prepared [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief urges countries to fight ‘controllable’ pandemic
13 march 2020 - 05:53:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak now a pandemic, countries should not let up on efforts to fight its spread, the head of [...] Full text...
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FIFA reschedules Congress due to coronavirus outbreak
12 march 2020 - 22:18:47Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has pushed back its Congress to September from June due to the coronavirus outbreak, the [...] Full text...
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Congo to enhance access to drinking water in Pointe-Noire
12 march 2020 - 20:57:13Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of Energy and Works, Serge Blaise Zoniaba, said on Wednesday in Pointe-Noire, the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic alert should be trigger for countries to do more against COVID-19 - WHO
11 march 2020 - 21:11:14Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must “double-down” on their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, the UN health [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus spreads to South Africa’s Western Cape province
11 march 2020 - 19:23:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The coronavirus epidemic has spread to South Africa’s Western Cape province, as six more [...] Full text...
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Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea, atmosphere
11 march 2020 - 05:24:36New York, US Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is [...] Full text...
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Rising number of young people excluded from jobs, education and training
10 march 2020 - 06:24:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of young people around the world who are neither employed, studying nor in some [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency
10 march 2020 - 05:30:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it has [...] Full text...
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Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response in DR Congo
06 march 2020 - 20:07:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which [...] Full text...
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino to run unopposed in June
06 march 2020 - 19:56:31Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Though Europe's governing body UEFA has opposed his ideas to expand the world body, the World [...] Full text...
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Former UN secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar passes on
05 march 2020 - 15:14:00New York, US (PANA) - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the fifth United Nations Secretary-General, praised for his ability to foster dialogue and for leading [...] Full text...
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‘We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting health workers’: WHO chief
04 march 2020 - 07:38:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A shortage of protective equipment is endangering health workers worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) has [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: ‘Top priority’ must be on containment, insists WHO chief Tedros
03 march 2020 - 05:53:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Containing the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic should still be everyone’s “top priority”, UN health agency chief Dr. [...] Full text...
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NOC welcomes report by 2 NGOs on smuggling of Libyan fuel
02 march 2020 - 21:10:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Company (NOC) on Monday welcomed a report by the two NGOs, "Trial International" [...] Full text...
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UN health agency warns against coronavirus COVID-19 criminal scams
01 march 2020 - 04:11:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that criminals are taking advantage of the spread of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’, first sub-Saharan case in Nigeria
29 february 2020 - 05:03:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Chinese industrial workers subject to mandatory coronavirus isolation in Ethiopia
28 february 2020 - 23:52:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia is subjecting Chinese nationals arriving to work in local industrial parks to 14 days [...] Full text...
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Somalia to reestablish financial relations with World Bank Group after 30 years
28 february 2020 - 12:39:53Washington, US (PANA) -The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has moved toward normalizing its relations with the Federal [...] Full text...
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No country should make ‘fatal’ mistake of ignoring coronavirus, says WHO chief
28 february 2020 - 04:56:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All countries should do more to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and none should make [...] Full text...
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2nd session of Libyan political dialogue holds in Geneva
26 february 2020 - 17:33:38Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A second session of the Libyan Political Dialogue is scheduled for Wednesday evening after the inaugural [...] Full text...
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Eritrean cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion wins Tour du Rwanda Stage 4
26 february 2020 - 16:35:58Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion, 20, on Wednesday took the overall lead yellow jersey after [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief warns of women’s rights complacency
26 february 2020 - 05:58:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned against complacency on women’s rights [...] Full text...
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Libya: Draft ceasefire agreement, "package to accept or refuse"
25 february 2020 - 18:36:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the government of national accord delegation to the Libyan 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...
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France pledges US$100 million for WHO Academy
25 february 2020 - 06:12:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus 'not yet' a pandemic, says UN health agency chief
25 february 2020 - 05:55:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While a sudden increase in new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) is of concern, the spread of [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for fair Arab position to Libyan crisis
25 february 2020 - 05:45:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, on Monday told the Arab group attending the 43rd session [...] Full text...
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Libyan Parliament names representatives for Geneva political talks
24 february 2020 - 12:02:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliament based in Tobruk in the east, has released the names of its members [...] Full text...
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Russian Yevgeniy Fedorov wins stage 1 of Tour du Rwanda 2020
23 february 2020 - 14:24:41Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Russian road racing cyclist, Yevgeniy Fedorov, 20, from Kazakhstan-based club Vino - Astana Motors, on Sunday [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fayez al-Sarraj to address 43rd session of the UNHCHR in Geneva
23 february 2020 - 12:01:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA)-The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, will Monday address the [...] Full text...
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High State Council in Libya sets conditions for participating in Geneva political talks
23 february 2020 - 11:55:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's High State Council, a consultative assembly, unanimously voted on Saturday to suspend its participation in [...] Full text...
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Libyan joint 5+5 military committee meeting resumes in Geneva
20 february 2020 - 19:51:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The meetings of the joint Libyan 5+5 military committee in Geneva, Switzerland, resumed on Thursday, two [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: AXYS announces merger plan in Kenya to strengthen its position in Africa
19 february 2020 - 17:25:42Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - ApexAfrica Capital Limited, a subsidiary of the AXYS Group operating in Kenya, announced on Wednesday a [...] Full text...
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Libya: United States calls for rapid resumption of "5 + 5 Committee" military talks
19 february 2020 - 17:13:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US Embassy in Libya has called on all Libyan parties to join the UN-supervised "5 [...] Full text...
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Experts press for radical rethink on child health
19 february 2020 - 10:20:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A landmark report released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts [...] Full text...
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Work of UN Libya negotiator made harder with Haftar's Tripoli port strike
19 february 2020 - 06:27:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tuesday's attack of Tripoli's port by forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa [...] Full text...
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WTO sees global trade drop further, may worsen after coronavirus outbreak
17 february 2020 - 22:18:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global trade registered a 1.1 percentage drop in the last one month, ending December 2019 alone, [...] Full text...
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