FIFA hands Zamalek ultimatum to pay Acheampong $1 million fine
09 april 2021 - 14:09:32Zurich, Switzerland (PANA0 - FIFA has on Thursday ordered Zamalek football of Egypt to pay US$1 million within 30 days [...] Full text...
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Zurich, Switzerland (PANA0 - FIFA has on Thursday ordered Zamalek football of Egypt to pay US$1 million within 30 days [...] Full text...
COVID-19 equitable vaccine scheme reaches more than 100 countries
09 april 2021 - 07:30:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100 countries and economies have now received COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-partnered equitable coronavirus-busting [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Plausible’ link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots - WHO committee
08 april 2021 - 06:51:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could possibly cause rare blood clots in some people but further studies [...] Full text...
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FIFA suspends Pakistan, Chad football federations over interference claims
07 april 2021 - 18:58:02Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has said it suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with [...] Full text...
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Cameroon battle Chile with sights on Tokyo Olympic ticket
07 april 2021 - 18:37:22Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a 13-month wait, Cameroon will finally continue their quest to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 [...] Full text...
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FIFA suspends Chad with immediate effect
07 april 2021 - 11:36:37Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Bureau of the FIFA Council has suspended the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with immediate effect [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UNHCR calls for equitable access to vaccines for refugees
07 april 2021 - 11:02:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On World Health Day, the UN Refugee Agency is calling for concerted international action and solidarity [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for support for refugee athletes’ Tokyo Olympic medal hopes
07 april 2021 - 10:45:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca vaccine benefits still ‘largely positive’: WHO
07 april 2021 - 05:44:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are still “largely positive” and outweigh risk of rare [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Clarity still needed on effectiveness of vaccine passports - WHO
06 april 2021 - 15:49:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Race is on’ to inoculate health workers and those most at risk globally
02 april 2021 - 06:35:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines continues to be a major concern, the UN health [...] Full text...
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UNHCR urges greater protection for Sahel communities after deadly attack
02 april 2021 - 05:58:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ten days after armed groups carried out a deadly attack on three villages near the western Niger [...] Full text...
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Rights experts concerned over ‘Russian advisers’ and close contacts with CAR UN peacekeepers
01 april 2021 - 12:41:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Wednesday raised concerns over the recruitment and use of private military and [...] Full text...
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UN experts alarmed by CAR’s use of “Russian trainers”, close contacts with UN peacekeepers
31 march 2021 - 13:47:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the increased recruitment and use of [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief
31 march 2021 - 06:36:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to [...] Full text...
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World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response
30 march 2021 - 16:50:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of world leaders have joined the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) in [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice Minister stresses importance of transitional justice for fair elections
29 march 2021 - 11:27:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Minister of Justice of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Halima Ibrahim, says the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries
27 march 2021 - 05:52:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday told journalists that the UN-backed vaccine [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it has reached destroyed camps in northern Tigray
26 march 2021 - 11:20:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it has gained access to the Shimelba and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN announces probe into alleged Tigray rights violations
25 march 2021 - 16:06:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off
25 march 2021 - 05:50:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around [...] Full text...
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FIFA slaps new bans on Blatter, Valcke
24 march 2021 - 13:29:36Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee of football's governing body, FIFA, announced on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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UNHCR outraged by deadly attack against displaced population in western Niger
24 march 2021 - 12:56:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency has condemned in the strongest terms the attacks in western Niger that [...] Full text...
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Displacement in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado could reach one million, UN officials warn
23 march 2021 - 05:57:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior leaders with the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Monday of the urgent need to [...] Full text...
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Some 1.4 million TB patients lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
23 march 2021 - 05:46:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Inequity of vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief
23 march 2021 - 05:30:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered [...] Full text...
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Saintfeit recalls key players for Gambia's crucial AFCON qualifiers
22 march 2021 - 08:10:38Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet has recalled Assan Ceesay, Lamin Jallow, Sulayman Marreh and Alasana Manneh to [...] Full text...
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Ageism is a global challenge: UN
21 march 2021 - 10:35:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every second person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes – leading to poorer [...] Full text...
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FIFA council approves FIFA Arab Cup 2021
20 march 2021 - 18:36:56Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Council on Friday approved the competition regulations for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, which [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Virus variants, vaccine inequity, contribute to rising caseload
20 march 2021 - 11:44:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases globally are on track to rise for a fourth consecutive week, the World Health [...] Full text...
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Infantino tells European clubs to stop abusing rules and release players for national duty
19 march 2021 - 19:28:38Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino, on Friday called on clubs, especially those in Europe, not to take [...] Full text...
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Armed attacks kill hundreds, displace 40,000 civilians in northeast DR Congo: UNHCR
19 march 2021 - 12:01:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is warning about an alarming increase in the number [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Health experts give green light to Janssen jab, allay clotting concerns
18 march 2021 - 05:18:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was publicly approved for international use on Wednesday by the board of UN [...] Full text...
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WHO reacts to suspension by some EU countries of COVID-19 vaccine, says safe to use
17 march 2021 - 21:31:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Wednesday that some countries in the European Union had [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Major advance for victims of abuses during Yahya Jammeh rule
17 march 2021 - 17:22:27Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The arrest in Germany on March 16, 2021, of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member suspected [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Keeping mothers and babies together could save more than 125,000 lives - WHO
16 march 2021 - 15:34:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is [...] Full text...
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Aid agencies appeal for funding to support over two million South Sudanese refugees
16 march 2021 - 13:05:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners are appealing for US$1.2 billion to provide [...] Full text...
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Libyan Presidential Council president hopes new gov't will improve living conditions of the people
16 march 2021 - 10:02:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The president of the new Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has expressed the hope that the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO, European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine
16 march 2021 - 07:24:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Health officials from the UN and the European Union will meet this week on the AstraZeneca [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund marks first anniversary, appeals for continued support
15 march 2021 - 14:17:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, created one year ago, has raised more than US$ 242 million [...] Full text...
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UN urges accountability for key figures supporting militias in South Sudan’s Greater Jonglei region
15 march 2021 - 13:42:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN issued a report on Monday calling on the South Sudanese authorities to hold accountable [...] Full text...
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UN member-states condemn Egypt’s human rights abuses
15 march 2021 - 07:20:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world have expressed their strong support for a joint declaration [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO adds Janssen vaccine to list of safe, effective emergency tools against pandemic
13 march 2021 - 09:27:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Ad26.COV2.S for emergency use in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO backs AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid clotting concerns; green lights Johnson & Johnson shots
13 march 2021 - 06:51:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood clot [...] Full text...
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Gambia's ex-President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants - Rights groups
12 march 2021 - 11:08:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Testimony before Gambia's truth commission implicating then president Yahya jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about [...] Full text...
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South African Archbishop Tutu addresses athlete's racing ban
11 march 2021 - 13:35:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu has thrown his support for world champion athlete Caster Semenya who [...] Full text...
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NGOs ask UK not to cut aid to South Sudan as threat of famine looms
11 march 2021 - 10:49:41Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Scores of international and national Non-governmental Organisations working in South Sudan have call on the [...] Full text...
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IOM. UNHCR 'saddened' by loss of life as two migrant boats capsise off Tunisia
11 march 2021 - 07:18:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, say they are "deeply [...] Full text...
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CAF president Ahmad's suspension partially lifted; verdict paves way for Motsepe to become new CAF president
08 march 2021 - 15:11:48Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld the appeal by Mr Ahmad Ahmad, President [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 pandemic worsening gender inequalities for refugee women and girls: UNHCR
08 march 2021 - 05:17:47Geneva Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the lives and rights of refugee, displaced and [...] Full text...
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Countries fail to prosecute killers of human rights defenders – UN expert
06 march 2021 - 05:27:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must find the political will to prevent the killings of human rights defenders, hundreds of [...] Full text...
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Proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reaches ‘all-time high’ - IPU Report
06 march 2021 - 05:10:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The proportion of women parliamentarians worldwide reached more than 25 per cent last year– a historic [...] Full text...
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1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed - WHO
06 march 2021 - 04:58:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1,600 people have received Ebola virus vaccinations in Guinea where four have died in [...] Full text...
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WHO calls for urgent action to ramp up production of COVID-19 vaccines for all
06 march 2021 - 04:42:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN rights chief calls for probe in Tigray rights abuses
05 march 2021 - 05:57:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Tigray region of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Equitable access to vaccines should leave no migrant behind - IOM
04 march 2021 - 09:28:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As vaccine roll-outs are bringing back hope that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic might be in [...] Full text...
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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts
03 march 2021 - 16:27:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Equitable vaccine delivery plan needs more support to succeed: COVAX partners
03 march 2021 - 05:45:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The equitable coronavirus vaccine delivery initiative COVAX that has delivered its first doses to West Africa and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR to relocate thousands of Central African Republic refugees to safer locations
02 march 2021 - 12:32:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is working to relocate thousands of Central [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says surging violence in Nigeria drives displacement to Niger
02 march 2021 - 12:16:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is alarmed at surging violence in north-west Nigeria which [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says cases rise for first time in seven weeks
02 march 2021 - 10:40:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After six consecutive weeks of decline, COVID-19 cases worldwide increased last week for the first time, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$164 million for displaced persons in Central African Republic
28 february 2021 - 16:24:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a US$164 million appeal to provide life-saving [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushing people ‘even further behind’ – UN rights chief
27 february 2021 - 06:55:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO pushes for more action to speed up inoculations as UN demands ceasefires
27 february 2021 - 06:34:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all Member States to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Semenya to appeal testosterone ruling
26 february 2021 - 13:30:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya has confirmed that she will appeal to the [...] Full text...
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WTO fails to strike agreement on African push to lift copyright curbs on coronavirus products
26 february 2021 - 09:03:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been no consensus on a joint push by India and South Africa, supported by [...] Full text...
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Education for all refugee children is within reach – finds World Bank-UNHCR report
26 february 2021 - 06:19:27Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The average annual cost of educating refugees is less than 5 percent of public education [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO-backed policy brief calls for action to address ‘long COVID’
26 february 2021 - 05:26:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With one in 10 people still feeling ill 12 weeks after having COVID-19, authorities must do [...] Full text...
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ILO warns against worsening job inequalities from online digital labour platforms
24 february 2021 - 09:29:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned against the rising income inequalities caused by digital labour [...] Full text...
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Thousands of Ethiopians seek asylum in Sudan’s Blue Nile State - UNHCR
24 february 2021 - 07:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Several thousand people fleeing escalating violence in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region have sought safety in Sudan’s [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Prioritise vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges Tedros
23 february 2021 - 06:48:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritise contracts with the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on Tanzania to report infections and share data
21 february 2021 - 12:35:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the COVID-19 situation in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: G7 leaders commit US$4.3bln to finance global equitable access to vaccines in 2021
19 february 2021 - 22:06:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - G7 leaders meeting virtually Friday collectively committed over US $4.3 billion to the ACT Accelerator partnership to develop [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO seeks $1.96 billion for 2021 Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Response
19 february 2021 - 05:10:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking nearly $2 billion to fund its 2021 Strategic Preparedness [...] Full text...
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Strengthen ‘One Health approach’ to prevent future pandemics – WHO chief
18 february 2021 - 05:27:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Infections drop 16% worldwide in one week: WHO
17 february 2021 - 17:02:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -In its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that although the number of global infections have fallen by 16 per [...] Full text...
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Armed group atrocities creating havoc in eastern DR Congo: UN refugee agency
17 february 2021 - 06:28:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Atrocities committed by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have become [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Two versions of vaccine given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).
16 february 2021 - 22:20:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Downward infection trend shows ‘simple public health measures work’ – Tedros
16 february 2021 - 07:03:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of reported cases of COVID-19 globally has declined for the fifth consecutive week, the [...] Full text...
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Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director-General
15 february 2021 - 17:43:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigerian economist Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation [...] Full text...
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New WHO report reveals urgency of confronting tobacco use among women in Europe
12 february 2021 - 22:25:35Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The WHO/Europe Friday launched a new report on women and the tobacco epidemic under the theme [...] Full text...
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Trial of Liberia's ex-rebel leader will give victims justice
12 february 2021 - 16:51:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader, Alieu Kosiah, in Switzerland presents an opportunity for [...] Full text...
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Tunisian institute studies use of reptile venom to treat Parkinson's disease
12 february 2021 - 12:39:12Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Pasteur Institute of Tunis has announced the selection by the African Initiative for Excellence in [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appeals for access as CAR displacement soars
12 february 2021 - 11:09:57Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is appealing for humanitarian access to reach tens of thousands of [...] Full text...
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AU, FIFA commit to build on positive results, accelerate collaboration
12 february 2021 - 10:47:06Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Two years since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between their two organisations, African Union [...] Full text...
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Liberian war crimes trial to resume on Monday
12 february 2021 - 10:18:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during [...] Full text...
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Egypt urged to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list
12 february 2021 - 05:08:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two activists [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Using AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘right thing to do’ for everyone, says WHO
11 february 2021 - 06:10:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the [...] Full text...
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Temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency warns
10 february 2021 - 07:38:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL chief Ján Kubiš, Libyan presidential council chairman and PM discuss transition to New Executive Authority
09 february 2021 - 23:49:41Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and chief of the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...
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WHO sends research team to DR Congo after Ebola outbreak
09 february 2021 - 07:02:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has dispatched a research team to the eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New variants raise questions around vaccines, WHO says
09 february 2021 - 07:02:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions around whether currently available vaccines will [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Zambians barred to travel to Germany
08 february 2021 - 14:20:08Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The German government has announced a temporary travel ban on several southern African countries that include [...] Full text...
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New Special Envoy for Libya speaks with President of the Presidency Council Al-Serraj
08 february 2021 - 10:42:45Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The new Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš, on Sunday spoke on phone with the President [...] Full text...
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Five Western countries welcome formation of Executive Authority in Libya
06 february 2021 - 12:29:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcomed the [...] Full text...
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‘Historic moment’ as UN-led Libyan forum selects new interim leadership
06 february 2021 - 06:14:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have selected an interim Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Number of vaccinations overtakes that of reported infections – WHO
05 february 2021 - 22:48:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that, globally, the number of vaccinations had now [...] Full text...
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Voting starts in Geneva on lists of candidates for Libyan Executive Authority
05 february 2021 - 11:53:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) began voting on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, on [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL announces lists of candidates for Executive Authority
05 february 2021 - 09:52:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four lists of candidates for the positions of the Presidential Council, composed of three members and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Key workers in 145 countries to receive vaccines under UN-backed initiative
04 february 2021 - 05:38:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries should receive COVID-19 vaccines in the first [...] Full text...
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Libya: No successful candidate in LPDF first vote for Presidency Council
03 february 2021 - 12:48:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL has announced results of the vote cast by members [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Impact of pandemic on cancer care has been ‘profound’, warns WHO
03 february 2021 - 05:56:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a “profound” impact on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer around the world, the UN [...] Full text...
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Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity: UN rights office
03 february 2021 - 05:44:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has warned against potential crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global update shows under 3.7 million new cases in past week - WHO
02 february 2021 - 23:42:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, just under 3.7million new cases were reported in the past week, a decline of 13 [...] Full text...
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FIFA, WHO #ACTogether to tackle COVID-19
02 february 2021 - 19:40:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is teaming up with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the need for fair [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Data reveals impact of pandemic on livelihoods and futures
02 february 2021 - 11:15:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating impact of COVID-19 on refugees, the internally displaced and the stateless is laid bare [...] Full text...
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UN member countries criticise Rwanda’s rights record
02 february 2021 - 07:18:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – United Nations member countries offered strong criticism and scores of recommendations addressing Rwanda's human rights record during [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Consecutive drop in new cases ‘encouraging news’: WHO chief
02 february 2021 - 05:51:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of new COVID-19 cases globally has fallen for the third week in a row, [...] Full text...
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Libya vote offers renewal, reconciliation chance, says UN negotiator
01 february 2021 - 16:04:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All Libyans have a chance at national reconciliation and renewal once the country’s representatives, who have [...] Full text...
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UN official urges Libyans to uphold Tunis roadmap to restoration of democracy
01 february 2021 - 14:37:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – While the selection of Libya’s interim unified executive is not an election in the traditional sense, [...] Full text...
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L Libyan Political Dialogue Forum starts crucial session in Switzerland
01 february 2021 - 12:57:56Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced the start of the work of the Libyan [...] Full text...
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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum convenes to elect temporary executive authority
01 february 2021 - 11:20:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has convened in Geneva, Switzerland, with a reminder to members [...] Full text...
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Progress recorded in leprosy fight, but stigmatization persists
01 february 2021 - 05:53:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Progress is being made in the fight against leprosy, but millions are still affected by the [...] Full text...
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Sports court reinstates Ahmad Ahmad to CAF presidency
31 january 2021 - 12:15:34Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dramatically reinstated Ahmad Ahmad as president of the Confederation [...] Full text...
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UN unveils list of candidates for the Executive Authority in Libya
31 january 2021 - 12:03:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty four candidates have been selected to vie for the position of Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL announces candidates for Presidency Council and Prime Minister positions
30 january 2021 - 19:49:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Following the closing of the one-week period on 28 January for the submission of nominations for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries to prioritise investments in testing
30 january 2021 - 15:46:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To address the lack of access to tests and testing services in multiple countries, the World [...] Full text...
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LPDF to verify candidates for interim leadership next week
30 january 2021 - 15:24:25Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will convene in Switzerland next week from 1 to 5 [...] Full text...
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WHO urges effective and fair use of COVID vaccines
30 january 2021 - 06:09:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With COVID-19 vaccines currently in scarce supply, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on [...] Full text...
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WHO issues new 10-year plan to end suffering from neglected tropical diseases
28 january 2021 - 14:54:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) proposes ambitious targets [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns asylum under attack at Europe’s borders
28 january 2021 - 11:46:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alarmed at the increasing frequency of expulsions and pushbacks of refugees and asylum-seekers at Europe’s land [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for more action to save lives of refugees on routes towards the Mediterranean
28 january 2021 - 11:30:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has urged the international community do more to save lives of [...] Full text...
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Italy failed to rescue over 200 migrants in 2013 Mediterranean disaster, UN rights body finds
28 january 2021 - 05:59:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN rights committee said on Wednesday that Italy failed in its international obligations to protect [...] Full text...
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Rights expert welcomes transfer of CAR war crimes suspect to ICC
28 january 2021 - 05:45:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The handover of a former Central African Republic (CAR) militia leader and war crimes suspect to [...] Full text...
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Libya assumes chairmanship of Council of Arab Ambassadors to UN in Geneva
27 january 2021 - 11:22:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya assumed the presidency of the Council of Arab Ambassadors to the United Nations Office in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO panel issues key guidance on second vaccine doses
27 january 2021 - 05:28:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel issued its first guidance on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Amidst surging numbers, WHO chief urges: ‘take heart and take action’
26 january 2021 - 06:20:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The sheer scale of the numbers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic can “make us numb to what [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls on States to offer places as refugee resettlement hits record low
25 january 2021 - 13:25:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite an estimated 1.44 million refugees in urgent need of resettlement globally, only 22,770 were resettled [...] Full text...
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UNHCR: Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces two million inside their countries
24 january 2021 - 06:08:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the unrelenting violence in Africa’s [...] Full text...
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UNIDO launches major industrialisation project in Kenya
22 january 2021 - 21:31:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN has launched a US$30 billion industrial stimulus package in Kenya to help strengthen the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur
22 january 2021 - 19:44:09Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people [...] Full text...
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Former FIFA President Blatter spent period in induced coma after heart operation
22 january 2021 - 17:27:50Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, spent a week in an induced coma after having heart surgery [...] Full text...
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FIFA threatens players in any breakaway league with ban from international football
22 january 2021 - 17:12:28Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has issued a warning that players who take part in a so-called "European super league" [...] Full text...
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UN announces opening for nominations for senior executive positions in Libya
22 january 2021 - 09:54:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Thursday evening the opening of nominations for [...] Full text...
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Gambia signs agreement to protect rights of citizens in Switzerland
20 january 2021 - 20:22:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia announced here Wednesday it signed a Cooperation Agreement on Tuesday 12 [...] Full text...
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Coronavuirus: Independent panel finds critical early failings in pandemic response
20 january 2021 - 06:27:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need [...] Full text...
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Tunisia confident to take back ‘funds spoiled’ by former President Ben Ali
19 january 2021 - 21:50:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite the expiry Tuesday of the deadline for the freezing of part of assets of former [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR regains access to two refugee camps
19 january 2021 - 10:45:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has regained access to two refugee camps in Tigray [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in vaccine access
18 january 2021 - 22:20:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting [...] Full text...
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World leaders to meet during Davos Agenda in a Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust
18 january 2021 - 15:50:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - – The World Economic Forum, taking place virtually on 25-29 January, will bring together the foremost [...] Full text...
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Advisory Committee agrees mechanism for selecting candidates for Libya's Executive Authority
17 january 2021 - 12:07:23Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Consultative Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) has reached agreement on the mechanism [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Scientists tackle vaccine safety, efficacy and access at global R&D forum
17 january 2021 - 08:14:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 2,800 scientists from 130 countries gathered this weekend in a virtual forum hosted by [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Committee stresses need for equitable vaccine access, more data sharing
16 january 2021 - 08:41:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants [...] Full text...
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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN
16 january 2021 - 08:24:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...
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UN Secretary-General proposes Slovak Jan Kubis as Special Envoy to Libya
15 january 2021 - 16:02:50Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Member countries of the United Nations Security Council are expected to respond late Friday to Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray
15 january 2021 - 04:59:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the [...] Full text...
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Libya's Consultative Committee on the formation of executive authority begins meeting in Geneva
13 january 2021 - 17:25:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Consultative Committee emanating from the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) began its work on Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Step up vigilance for emerging variants, WHO urges
13 january 2021 - 11:55:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Efforts should be stepped up to quickly identify and study emerging variants of the COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 [...] Full text...
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Switzerland, Gambia sign agreement on migration, civil aviation
13 january 2021 - 11:35:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Switzerland and The Gambia have signed cooperation agreements on migration and civil aviation to open up [...] Full text...
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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile
12 january 2021 - 07:02:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations to begin within 100 days
12 january 2021 - 06:51:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and [...] Full text...
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UN flags ‘deteriorating’ rights situation in run-up to Uganda's elections next week
09 january 2021 - 04:19:19Geneva, Swtizerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging authorities in Uganda to ensure elections next week are free and peaceful, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: COVAX secures 2 bln doses of safe, effective vaccines to roll out – WHO
08 january 2021 - 23:30:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has secured contracts of 2 billion doses of safe [...] Full text...
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'UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence'
08 january 2021 - 11:48:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Friday that it is concerned that violence and insecurity [...] Full text...
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WHO chief calls for ‘less politicking’ over health
06 january 2021 - 07:29:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN [...] Full text...
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Libyan GNA minister discusses opening of Sirte/Misrata coastal road with stakeholders
05 january 2021 - 17:25:11Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord, Fathi Bachagha, met Tuesday with members [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR relocating Ethiopian refugees arriving in Sudan
05 january 2021 - 11:53:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday that together with the Sudan’s Commission for Refugees [...] Full text...
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FIFA Club World Cup: Three Senegalese referees appointed to serve in Qatar
04 january 2021 - 19:37:47Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Three Senegalese referees, Maguette Ndiaye, central referee, and referee assistants Djibril Camara and El H. Malick [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO alerts on new variants, recommends measures to stem spread
01 january 2021 - 07:34:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19), had [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use
01 january 2021 - 06:43:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Vaccination no guarantee of virus eradication: WHO officials
29 december 2020 - 07:15:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned that the COVID-19 virus is "not necessarily the [...] Full text...
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World must be ready for the next pandemic, UN says on first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
27 december 2020 - 19:45:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations commemorated the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday, underscoring the need [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says 2020 a devastating year for global health
25 december 2020 - 21:17:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement received here Friday the year 2020 was [...] Full text...
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2020 closes hottest decade on record – UN weather agency
25 december 2020 - 06:19:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 2020 draws to a close, it leaves in its wake the warmest decade on record [...] Full text...
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Hate speech on Facebook poses ‘acute challenges to human dignity’ – UN expert
24 december 2020 - 06:55:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert called on Wednesday for Facebook’s Oversight Board to give greater [...] Full text...
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UN rights office warns of ‘escalating violence’ in CAR ahead of Sunday's poll
24 december 2020 - 06:23:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Just days before elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), an uptick in armed violence is [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief
22 december 2020 - 17:11:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full [...] Full text...
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FIFA files criminal complaint in connection with museum project
22 december 2020 - 11:39:42Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football governing body, FIFA, says it has lodged a criminal complaint with Zurich’s cantonal prosecutor [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR, partners urgently seek US$156 million to support refugees fleeing Tigray region
22 december 2020 - 11:03:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, together with 30 humanitarian partners, is on Tuesday releasing an urgent [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Five countries block flights from South Africa
21 december 2020 - 16:18:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Five countries on Monday announced that they have have banned flights from South Africa [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines, WHO official
20 december 2020 - 00:10:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not be [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO says two billion vaccine doses secured
19 december 2020 - 08:52:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "The end of the pandemic is in sight but we must not let our guards down, [...] Full text...
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UNHCR says more than 500,000 displaced in Mozambique’s conflict-torn north
18 december 2020 - 11:16:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has expressed deep concern over the rising number of civilians displaced [...] Full text...
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UNHCR makes supplementary COVID-19 appeal to meet exceptional refugee needs in 2021
18 december 2020 - 10:58:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday released its supplementary appeal for 2021 Covid response seeking [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya announces creation of advisory committee to iron out differences between members of LPDF
16 december 2020 - 10:45:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, announced Tuesday evening her [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: To end the pandemic, WHO says $28 billion ACT project is ‘the best deal in town’
16 december 2020 - 05:24:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An international coalition aiming to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic needs $28 billion, a bargain price for [...] Full text...
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UNHCR condemns Boko Haram attack on Niger town hosting forcibly displaced people
15 december 2020 - 11:57:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, condemns an attack by armed assailants on Toumour, a town in [...] Full text...
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ILO highlights exploitative labour practices in rich countries against migrant workers
14 december 2020 - 18:16:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Migrants earn nearly 13% on average less for equal labour compared to citizenship holders in rich [...] Full text...
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Geneva hosts meeting of representatives of economic institutions in Libya
14 december 2020 - 16:38:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of delegates from Libyan economic institutions under the supervision of the co-chairs of the [...] Full text...
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Water, hygiene woes at health facilities putting lives at risk: UN report
14 december 2020 - 13:40:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put around 1.8 billion health workers [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: IOM condemns killing of aid workers in Tigray Region
12 december 2020 - 09:44:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expressed its deepest condolences to the Danish Refugee Council [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray
12 december 2020 - 07:10:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Covid-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries
12 december 2020 - 06:29:39Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority, World [...] Full text...
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WHO: Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before
10 december 2020 - 12:14:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Non-communicable diseases account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase [...] Full text...
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Working Group on Human Rights in Libya welcomes commitments to respect rights
10 december 2020 - 11:00:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, in the framework [...] Full text...
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Number of forcibly displaced people soars above 80 million: UNHCR
10 december 2020 - 08:23:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and [...] Full text...
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WTO receives petition seeking universal access to Covid-19 vaccines
09 december 2020 - 23:24:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A petition calling for universal access to affordable coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines has been delivered virtually by [...] Full text...
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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati
09 december 2020 - 18:29:31Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Recovery from the cyclone Gati, which recently hit the coastal region of Somaliland, causing massive destruction [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Prioritise health workers, at-risk groups, for vaccines: WHO chief
08 december 2020 - 06:03:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As countries plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days, weeks and months, health [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Tigray
05 december 2020 - 08:09:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UNHCR says it is poised to resume aid delivery to displaced in Tigray
04 december 2020 - 15:37:33Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, says it is ready to resume its full humanitarian activities in [...] Full text...
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Late Senegalese football international Papa Bouba Diop bestowed National Order of Merit
03 december 2020 - 18:11:43Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former Senegalese soccer international Papa Bouba Diop, who died last Sunday in Arras, northern France, will [...] Full text...
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IOM launches Global Policy Network to promote ethical recruitment
03 december 2020 - 14:00:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on Thursday a Global Policy Network to promote ethical [...] Full text...
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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency
03 december 2020 - 11:52:32Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Global equitable access to vaccines to generate economic benefits of at least US$ 153 billion in 2020–21: Report
03 december 2020 - 10:58:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As world leaders gather virtually at the Special Session of the General Assembly in response to [...] Full text...
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Former Liberian rebel leader goes on trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes
02 december 2020 - 05:39:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia's first [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New infections fall globally for first time since September; WHO chief
01 december 2020 - 05:17:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last week saw the first global decline in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since September, the [...] Full text...
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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan
30 november 2020 - 19:13:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has launched an appeal for US$147 million to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable
30 november 2020 - 13:04:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns WHO
30 november 2020 - 06:58:54Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic [...] Full text...
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