EU issues 13 billion FCFA for the protection of the most vulnerable migrants in the Sahel

30 october 2020 - 18:37:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien Minister of the Interior and Security, Alkache Alhada, on Thursday in Niamey, launched the [...] Full text...

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Guinean coach names 23 players for Chad match for AFCON 2021 qualifiers

28 october 2020 - 21:10:19
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean national coach, Frenchman Didier Six, Tuesday invited 23 players ahead of the home and [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office concerned about democracy in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 15:59:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Human Rights Office in Geneva said on Tuesday it has  been following with concern [...] Full text...

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Global foreign direct investment halved amid pandemic: UNCTAD

27 october 2020 - 11:22:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to [...] Full text...

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Africa climate change report reveals heat rising north and south, Sahel getting wetter

27 october 2020 - 06:00:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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France welcomes ceasefire agreement between belligerents of Libyan crisis

24 october 2020 - 19:46:17
Paris, France (PANA) - France Saturday welcomed the signing of a ceasefire agreement Friday in Geneva between the various protagonists [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fears over military talks and ceasefire agreement highlighted in news

24 october 2020 - 19:01:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libyan newspapers this week devoted most of their news coverage to the 5 + 5 Joint [...] Full text...

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Permanent ceasefire deal welcomed unanimously as decisive step toward peace in Libya

24 october 2020 - 00:04:27
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The ceasefire agreement signed Friday in Geneva (Switzerland) by delegations of the government of National Accord [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj hails permanent ceasefire agreement to stop Libya's bloodshed

23 october 2020 - 18:16:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Acting UNSMIL chief salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement

23 october 2020 - 15:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative in Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Libyan Joint Military Commission seals deal on permanent ceasefire in Geneva

23 october 2020 - 13:27:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fourth round of talks of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission, held since Monday in Geneva, [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Libya's warring factions sign ceasefire accord

23 october 2020 - 11:38:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Libya's warring parties have signed a ceasefire agreement during talks in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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Switzerland, Togo to establish direct air links

22 october 2020 - 22:55:16
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Switzerland and Togo are looking into the possibility of establishing a direct air link between their [...] Full text...

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Inter-Libyan Military Commission meeting in Geneva agrees to open land routes, air flights and maintain truce

21 october 2020 - 19:38:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At the end of their two-day meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, delegates from the "warring" parties who [...] Full text...

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Libyan military delegations in Geneva agree to maintain truce in the country

21 october 2020 - 13:09:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -Delegations from the Libyan Government of National Accord and forces of the Libyan National Army led by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges countries to focus on fundamentals of pandemic as caseloads rise

20 october 2020 - 06:31:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate, particularly in Europe and North America, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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4th Round of Libyan Joint Military Committee Talks starts in Geneva

19 october 2020 - 16:31:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fourth round of the Libyan (5+5) Joint Military Commission (JMC) talks began on Monday at [...] Full text...

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VP of Libyan parliament, MPs boycott plenary session convened in Benghazi

19 october 2020 - 12:11:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Vice-President of the House of Representatives, Fawzi al-Taher al-Nouwairi, and other MPs have decided [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic and violence contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

17 october 2020 - 06:00:09
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - A surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Solidarity Therapeutic Trial shows 4 drugs have 'little or no effect' on patients: WHO

16 october 2020 - 13:22:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Interim results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicate that [...] Full text...

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Rape is wrong but death penalty, castration, not the answer: UN rights chief

16 october 2020 - 07:16:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - While perpetrators of rape and other forms of sexual violence must be held accountable, capital punishment [...] Full text...

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WHO appoints co-chairs of Independent Commission on sexual misconduct during Ebola response in DR Congo

15 october 2020 - 20:28:38
GENEVA, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization has appointed two distinguished leaders to co-chair an Independent Commission on sexual [...] Full text...

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Somalia Humanitarian Fund allocates US$9.26 million for floods response

15 october 2020 - 15:06:57
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) has released US$9.26 million to scale up priority life-saving assistance to [...] Full text...

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Progress against tuberculosis ‘at risk’: WHO

15 october 2020 - 06:51:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Urgent action and funding are needed to sustain progress in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB), [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief says 'herd immunity', an ‘unethical’ COVID-19 strategy

13 october 2020 - 07:07:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Using the principle of so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and “not [...] Full text...

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Inclusive political forum, perspectives and challenges feature in decisive talks towards resolving Libyan crisis (Analysis)

12 october 2020 - 17:58:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN-sponsored Libyan political process entered its final stretch after the Acting Special Representative of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister welcomes UN's willingness to bring Libyans together

12 october 2020 - 11:08:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Interior Minister of the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, has affirmed [...] Full text...

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Russia unveils preparations for Libyan Political Dialogue Forum

10 october 2020 - 11:22:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for a Political Dialogue Forum in Libya, to which around 100 politicians and reliable public [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: China joins global effort to ensure vaccine access for all

10 october 2020 - 06:45:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - China is among three additional countries to have signed on to a global initiative that aims [...] Full text...

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What can be learned from the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco? (Analysis)

09 october 2020 - 14:40:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The agreement between Libyan parliamentarians on the criteria for picking holders of the positions of sovereignty [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala makes final shortlist for top global trade body

08 october 2020 - 23:34:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has narrowed the search for its next Director-General to two female [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes arrangements between Libyan delegations in Morocco

08 october 2020 - 13:04:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations has hailed the agreements reached between delegations of the High Council of the [...] Full text...

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Top UN officials warn Guineans to steer clear of hate speech

08 october 2020 - 06:21:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Given the history of intercommunal violence in Guinea, two high-level UN Officials have voiced concern over [...] Full text...

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Libya: "Zero impunity" for alleged human rights violators - UN

06 october 2020 - 17:15:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML), Mohamed Auajjar, said the UN Mission [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD data evaluation tool helps Zambia recover earnings in export dues

06 october 2020 - 10:30:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - A mineral tracking system designed by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF extends debt service relief for 28 eligible low-income countries for six months

06 october 2020 - 07:10:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second six-month tranche [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic disrupting critical mental health services - WHO warns

06 october 2020 - 06:33:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global pandemic has disrupted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of the countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 70 per cent of cases located in just 10 countries, WHO reports

06 october 2020 - 05:53:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While COVID-19 has affected all countries, the pandemic is “uneven”, and it is estimated that 10 [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies

04 october 2020 - 20:10:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers focus on dialogue of parties in Morocco, Egypt and follow-up meeting of the Berlin Conference

03 october 2020 - 18:32:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's long-running unrest and the spiking coronavirus pandemic have left thousands of people in this North [...] Full text...

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OHCHR urges action on ‘cycle of violence’ faced by fleeing migrants

03 october 2020 - 05:34:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office OHCHR, called on Friday for urgent action to address the “unimaginable [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Countries face ‘critical moment’ in pandemic response: WHO chief

03 october 2020 - 05:21:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With strong leadership and comprehensive strategies it’s never too late for countries to change the trendlines [...] Full text...

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New UN envoy to Libya, Africa determined to make its voice heard (Analysis)

02 october 2020 - 22:46:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The challenges facing the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya are comparable to the [...] Full text...

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Mike Pompeo calls for an end to foreign interference to allow Libyans to resolve their crisis

02 october 2020 - 19:11:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has called for an end to interference in Libyan affairs, [...] Full text...

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UN rights panel says stranded migrants need safe, dignified return

02 october 2020 - 06:39:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN panel of independent rights experts on Thursday urged governments to immediately address the inhumane conditions [...] Full text...

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President Tebboune accepts Fayez al-Sarraj’s request and sends Algerian team to rehabilitate Libyan electricity network

30 september 2020 - 23:38:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Algerian president, Abdelmajid Tebboune, Wednesday responded to the request of the chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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WTO: Zimbabwean currency instability seen as global trade's weakest link

30 september 2020 - 22:18:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has completed a trade policy review on Zimbabwe, urging the Southern [...] Full text...

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UN urges Maghreb countries to preserve the Sahara aquifer system

30 september 2020 - 18:54:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has urged Algeria, Tunisia and Libya to take [...] Full text...

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Speakers of Libyan Parliament and High Council of State to meet in Morocco on Thursday

30 september 2020 - 10:50:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting bringing together the Speakers of Libya's rival administrations -- the Libyan House of Representatives [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: One millionth death from pandemic ‘an agonizing milestone’: says Guterres

29 september 2020 - 06:44:22
New York, US (PANA) - With over one million lives having succumbed to COVID-19 globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...

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Human rightfs experts feel damaging impact on Special Procedures from UN funding crisis

28 september 2020 - 13:53:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Coordination Committee of Special Procedures is gravely concerned about the impact of the UN funding [...] Full text...

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Libyan inter-parliamentary dialogue resumes Tuesday in Morocco

28 september 2020 - 12:11:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The second round of dialogue between delegates of the High Council of State in Libya and [...] Full text...

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Preparations for Libya's political forum in Geneva highlighted in the news

26 september 2020 - 18:22:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Political Forum scheduled for early October in Geneva, Switzerland, under the auspices of the [...] Full text...

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Former Gabonese minister of economy in pre-trial detention since 2017 released

25 september 2020 - 17:35:31
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Former Gabonese Minister of the Economy Magloire Ngambia, detained since January 10, 2017 for alleged embezzlement [...] Full text...

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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds

24 september 2020 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...

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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’

23 september 2020 - 20:44:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Inter-Libyan political talks to resume 5 Oct. in Geneva

23 september 2020 - 11:18:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Geneva will on 5 October be the venue for meetings of the political part of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease - WHO

23 september 2020 - 09:05:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister, Italian Ambassador to Libya discuss latest developments in Libya

22 september 2020 - 14:20:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Minister of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha, on Tuesday discussed the [...] Full text...

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States must not be ‘neutral’ on enforced disappearances

22 september 2020 - 09:04:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community “should not be neutral” on enforced disappearance, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday, calling for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Solution to global crisis in sight, ‘we sink or we swim together’ – WHO chief

22 september 2020 - 06:02:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 is an “unprecedented global crisis that demands an unprecedented global response”, the chief of the [...] Full text...

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Libyan State Council supports intra-Libyan dialogue in Morocco and Switzerland

21 september 2020 - 09:32:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan High Council of State has expressed its support for the intra-Libyan dialogue recently held [...] Full text...

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27 municipalities in Northern Benin benefit from the Rural Development Sector Support Programme

19 september 2020 - 16:45:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Twenty seven (27) municipalities from the four departments in northern Benin are benefiting from the third [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 illustrates ‘woefully under prepared’ world – UN health chief

19 september 2020 - 05:57:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite efforts to break the global cycle of panic and neglect seen throughout multiple disease outbreaks, [...] Full text...

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President Infantino uses virtual FIFA Congress platform to encourage football’s safe return

19 september 2020 - 05:48:47
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday sent a message of encouragement to all 211 FIFA member [...] Full text...

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UN organizes third round of Inter-Libyan Economic Dialogue

18 september 2020 - 17:54:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNMIL) announced on Friday it had organized via [...] Full text...

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What impact will Fayez al-Sarraj's resignation bring to Libya's political process? (Analysis)

18 september 2020 - 15:26:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement on Wednesday of Fayez al Sarraj's intention to resign as Chairman of the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief makes last push for countries to join multilateral vaccine effort

18 september 2020 - 05:28:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries which have not signed on to a global mechanism that has pledged to provide fair [...] Full text...

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UN report says human rights violations continue in Burundi under new Govt

18 september 2020 - 05:07:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams praises Fayez al-Sarraj’s "courageous decision" to hand over power to new authority in Libya

17 september 2020 - 22:23:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Stephanie Williams, Thursday lauded the decision [...] Full text...

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Protect health workers to save patients, WHO reiterates on World Patient Safety Day

17 september 2020 - 14:39:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 has reminded the world of the vital role health workers play in relieving suffering and [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj says he intends to resign in October

17 september 2020 - 14:07:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)- Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced [...] Full text...

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Tunisian, Swiss presidents discuss bilateral cooperation. looted money

17 september 2020 - 04:59:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Bilateral cooperation and looted state money were at the centre of a telephone conversation on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More research needed into virus' effects on children, says WHO chief

16 september 2020 - 16:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More research is needed into factors that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease among children [...] Full text...

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Partners on Somalia welcome Federal Government, Member States dialogue on electoral model

15 september 2020 - 12:57:39
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - International partners have welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and [...] Full text...

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Libyan-Tunisian ministers hold telephone consultation on the situation in Libya

15 september 2020 - 12:36:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Accord, Mohamed Taher Siala, has informed [...] Full text...

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UN Chief in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Italian FM discuss the situation in Libya

14 september 2020 - 17:58:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Libya, Stephanie Williams, met [...] Full text...

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Libya: Civil society calls for UN-organised dialogue to include non-political bodies

14 september 2020 - 14:51:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A group of civil society organisations in Tripoli has called for the UN Commission's consultations in [...] Full text...

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Bachelet urges urgent action to strengthen resilience and protect people’s rights

14 september 2020 - 13:17:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – In view of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IOM says enhanced solidarity critical as virus spreads in world’s most vulnerable communities

14 september 2020 - 04:44:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Eight months from the onset of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [...] Full text...

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US Embassy: Haftar makes personal pledge to lift blockade on oil sites

13 september 2020 - 10:14:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Libya announced on Saturday that the leader of the Libyan National [...] Full text...

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Race between Turkey and Russia on inter-Libyan meetings in Morocco and Switzerland highlighted by media

12 september 2020 - 20:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military competition between Turkey and Russia in Libya, the [...] Full text...

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US embassy welcomes Libya's willingness to end conflict

12 september 2020 - 13:21:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya Saturday congratulated participants in the Libyan talks in Bouznika, Morocco, for [...] Full text...

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UN calls for support for inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco

12 september 2020 - 12:28:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Friday welcomed the results of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika, Morocco, calling on [...] Full text...

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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

12 september 2020 - 08:39:58
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL chief welcomes outcomes of consultations by key Libyan stakeholders

11 september 2020 - 13:23:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes agreement by Libyan dialogue groups to hold general elections in 18 months

10 september 2020 - 19:50:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970

10 september 2020 - 08:27:21
Gland, Switzerland (PANA) – Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in [...] Full text...

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FIFA releases new funds to support women’s football at national levels

09 september 2020 - 16:22:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Football governing body (FIFA) is rolling out a new women’s football development programme that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Public procurement a powerful tool for sustainable development – UN report

08 september 2020 - 14:18:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments respond with unprecedented spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic, a new report released on [...] Full text...

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WHO chief says investments in public health, an investment in safer future

08 september 2020 - 13:14:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world must be ready when the next pandemic comes, the head of the UN World [...] Full text...

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Ghana, Portugal to act as Scrutineers for 70th FIFA Congress

06 september 2020 - 05:30:37
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana and Portugal have been proposed to act as scrutineers at the 70th FIFA Congress to [...] Full text...

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Attacks on journalists are attacks on all civil society: UN rights chief

03 september 2020 - 04:44:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights chief Michelle Bachelle has urged all countries to do more to protect journalists, especially during [...] Full text...

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UN agencies support flood response in Sudan

02 september 2020 - 05:44:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief welcomes Sudan peace deal, urges accountability

01 september 2020 - 15:03:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has welcomed the signing of a peace deal [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Generations of progress for women, girls could be lost to pandemic, Guterres warns

01 september 2020 - 04:44:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief warns kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, ‘a recipe for disaster’

01 september 2020 - 04:34:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO survey says 90% of countries reported disruptions to essential health services since pandemic​

01 september 2020 - 04:12:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the coronavirus (COVID-19) caused disruptions to the [...] Full text...

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FIFA says having more than one top flight division in Namibia is unacceptable

31 august 2020 - 14:10:09
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World football's governing body, FIFA, has informed the Namibia Football Association (NFA) that it does not [...] Full text...

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UN agencies call for urgent disembarkation of hundreds of migrants rescued in Central Mediterranean

29 august 2020 - 19:02:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of rescued migrants and refugees currently on board three vessels in the Central Mediterranean, some [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats

28 august 2020 - 20:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...

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Rights expert denounces lack of investigation into 2017 killing of journalist in South Sudan

26 august 2020 - 05:50:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lack of investigation into the killing of a journalist three years ago in South Sudan is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Reinfection of virus seems not to be a ‘regular event’, says WHO

26 august 2020 - 05:38:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, the UN health [...] Full text...

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Africa declared wild polio-free after four years without a case

25 august 2020 - 18:03:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Africa Regional Certification Commission on Tuesday certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO presses for greater investment in global vaccine facility

24 august 2020 - 18:54:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Investing in a mechanism that will guarantee all countries have fair and timely access to a [...] Full text...

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ZIFA may not receive any more money from FIFA over bad governance – FIFA regulations

24 august 2020 - 13:36:16
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) risks being removed from the list of associations benefitting from the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO stresses need for quick action amid reports of fresh outbreaks

22 august 2020 - 14:03:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With several countries experiencing fresh COVID-19 outbreaks after periods of little or no transmission, the World [...] Full text...

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‘Urgent need’ to scale up search and rescue in the Mediterranean: UN agencies

21 august 2020 - 05:11:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies have called for search and rescue to be stepped up in the central Mediterranean, [...] Full text...

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UNCTAD says Mauritius oil spill highlights importance of global maritime laws

20 august 2020 - 18:24:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ICRC blames pandemic spike on conflict in Libya

20 august 2020 - 15:26:18
Geneva,Switzerland (PANA)—The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday blamed the spike in Covid-19 in war-torn Libya on [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appoints independent investigators to probe abuses in Libya

20 august 2020 - 04:03:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-led efforts to address serious rights violations in Libya, received a boost on Wednesday with the [...] Full text...

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FIFA's ethics committee clears Infantino after investigation

19 august 2020 - 18:49:34
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s independent ethics committee has cleared president Gianni Infantino of alleged breach of its code, world [...] Full text...

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FIFA postpones int'l matches for all confederations except UEFA in bid to reduce travel by athletes

19 august 2020 - 12:41:08
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Tuesday announced it was replacing the period, 31 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief reiterates warning against pandemic ‘vaccine nationalism’

19 august 2020 - 04:33:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning against “vaccine nationalism” in the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FIFA, CAF, NFF celebrate Jay Jay Okocha on 47th birthday

16 august 2020 - 05:47:11
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Nigeria's football legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was celebrated across the world on Friday as he [...] Full text...

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CAS overturns FEGUIFOOT's decision to suspend Amadou Diaby for life

14 august 2020 - 17:59:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), sitting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday overturned the decision of [...] Full text...

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England, Germany, Spain qualify for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2021

14 august 2020 - 13:36:36
Nyon, Switzerland.(PANA) - European football’s governing body, UEFA on Thursday announced that England, Germany and Spain will represent the continent [...] Full text...

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WHO working to contain spread of latest DR Congo Ebola outbreak, says Dr Tedros

14 august 2020 - 05:47:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the UN [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for solidarity in financing, ensuring equal access to future vaccine

14 august 2020 - 05:46:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that six months after first sounding the international [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening of schools, say UN agencies

13 august 2020 - 04:23:16
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 820 million children worldwide do not have basic handwashing facilities at school, putting them [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic ‘inflicting multiple shocks’ on the young, says ILO

12 august 2020 - 04:43:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than 70 per cent of students have been shut out [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad

11 august 2020 - 17:08:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent clashes in Sudan’s Western Darfur region has driven more than 2,500 people across the border [...] Full text...

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African Champions on European grounds (A CAF portrait)

11 august 2020 - 14:16:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - After a long exceptional season that witnessed long stoppage in some countries, and even cancelling competitions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief points to ‘green shoots of hope’ in pandemic

10 august 2020 - 18:27:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although COVID-19 cases are on track to hit 20 million worldwide this week, and 750,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, claims he has ‘nothing to hide’ from prosecutors

09 august 2020 - 08:08:13
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - Gianni Infantino insists he has “nothing to hide” in a letter to member federations of football’s [...] Full text...

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Sepp Blatter believes he was forced out of FIFA for bringing World Cup to Africa

09 august 2020 - 07:44:59
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, says his soft spot for Africa led to a conspiracy to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Global cooperation is our only choice against pandemic, says WHO chief

07 august 2020 - 05:15:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO to send 'surge team' to South Africa to support pandemic response management

05 august 2020 - 14:55:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The South African COVID-19 response will soon be bolstered by a "surge team of health experts" [...] Full text...

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FIFA, FDA team up for new projects in Africa (A FIFA news analysis)

05 august 2020 - 14:27:40
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - In June 2019, FIFA signed an agreement with the French Development Agency (FDA), recognizing football’s importance [...] Full text...

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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour

05 august 2020 - 05:43:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘No silver bullet’ to combat virus, says UN health agency chief

03 august 2020 - 19:57:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is “no silver bullet” to combat COVID-19, and there might never be”, the head of [...] Full text...

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FIFA defends president over criminal proceedings

03 august 2020 - 14:18:51
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s legal team have launched a forthright defence of president Gianni Infantino after a Swiss special [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No end in sight to pandemic, and its impact will last for ‘decades to come’ - says WHO

02 august 2020 - 05:21:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Expressing “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts”, the emergency committee convened by the UN [...] Full text...

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Tanzania bans Kenya Airways flights into the country

01 august 2020 - 15:02:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania has revoked approval granted to Kenya Airways to resume international flights into Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Ex-FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, urges FIFA to suspend his successor, Gianni Infantino

31 july 2020 - 16:56:24
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Former FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, has called for his successor, Gianni Infantino, to be suspended by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Young people ‘not invincible’ in pandemic: WHO chief

31 july 2020 - 04:53:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although older people are among those at highest risk of COVID-19, the head of the World [...] Full text...

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Kenya approves international flight resumption from 11 destinations worldwide

30 july 2020 - 22:25:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has allowed passengers flying from at least 11 countries to land in Kenya with effect [...] Full text...

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FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, pledges to cooperate with Investigative Committee

30 july 2020 - 17:54:50
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Reacting to the news that its President, Gianni Infantino, will be facing criminal proceedings in Switzerland, [...] Full text...

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FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, faces criminal proceedings In Switzerland

30 july 2020 - 16:24:51
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Swiss special prosecutor, Stefan Keller, announced on Thursday that he has opened criminal proceedings against FIFA [...] Full text...

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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children

30 july 2020 - 16:23:27
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...

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IOM urges anti-trafficking community to 'evolve and adapt' to COVID-19 crisis

30 july 2020 - 12:01:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with the backdrop of the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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'Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast'

29 july 2020 - 19:36:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of refugees and migrants in east and west Africa, are dying while others face harrowing [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Bureau of the FIFA Council approves FIFA's COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations

29 july 2020 - 16:19:48
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA’s ground-breaking COVID-19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO cautions that virus is not just seasonal

28 july 2020 - 16:04:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the [...] Full text...

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Spread of hepatitis B in children under five, lowest in decades: WHO

28 july 2020 - 05:06:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The global prevalence of potentially-deadly hepatitis B in children under age five, dropped to under one [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: We must all accept hard choices if we’re to beat pandemic, urges WHO

28 july 2020 - 04:55:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments everywhere should adopt a much more focused approach to stopping coronavirus transmission if they want [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN rights office says pandemic must not be used to stifle freedoms in Zimbabwe

25 july 2020 - 05:18:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should not be used as an excuse to clamp down on fundamental [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UNOHCR concerned at clamp down on freedom of expression in Zimbabwe

24 july 2020 - 12:56:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday said it is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: No return to ‘old normal’, says UN health chief, as cases top 15 million

23 july 2020 - 21:07:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide surpassing 15 million and nearly 620,000 deaths, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response ‎

22 july 2020 - 18:50:58
Geneva‎, Switzerland (PANA) - Launched on Wednesday, 22 July, 2020, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathered and shared legal documents [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Law Lab to provide vital legal information, support for the global response

22 july 2020 - 14:55:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Launched on Wednesday, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Women most affected by pandemic should participate in recovery efforts

22 july 2020 - 12:39:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Quarantines, school closures and other movement restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have contributed to [...] Full text...

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WHO warns new Ebola outbreak in Congo faces funding gap

21 july 2020 - 19:22:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it is facing a "serious funding gap'' to [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ranked 2nd in Africa in 2020 Environmental Performance Index

19 july 2020 - 11:41:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was ranked 2nd in Africa and 71st globally in the 2020 edition of the Environmental [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO reports record daily increase in global cases for second consecutive day

19 july 2020 - 05:52:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases for the [...] Full text...

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FIFA's latest rankings for African countries

17 july 2020 - 19:19:00
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the latest rankings for Africa as issued on Thursday by FIFA. Senegal Tunisia Nigeria Algeria Morocco Ghana Egypt Cameroon Mali DR Congo Burkina Faso Côte [...] Full text...

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Indian Ocean Commission gets new Secretary-General

17 july 2020 - 17:22:21
Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has got a new secretary-general. He is Vêlayoudom Marimoutou, former Rector [...] Full text...

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UN human rights office cautions Mali on use of excessive force by security agents

17 july 2020 - 15:25:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged urge the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries

17 july 2020 - 05:46:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

15 july 2020 - 16:25:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF warn of decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

15 july 2020 - 16:11:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday of "an alarming [...] Full text...

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New global data on human rights showcased in report on SDGs

15 july 2020 - 11:46:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key human rights data has been highlighted in the UN Secretary-General’s annual report on the Sustainable [...] Full text...

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Nations celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2020

15 july 2020 - 10:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Youth Skills Day 2020 being celebrated on Wednesday will take stock of the impact [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Don’t make schools a political football’ -senior WHO official

13 july 2020 - 20:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday called for the question of school re-openings [...] Full text...

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Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears

13 july 2020 - 18:35:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people [...] Full text...

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UN Committee stands with women, girls in global anti-racism protests

11 july 2020 - 14:45:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN women's rights committee has called for a new era of human rights and gender [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Cases worldwide hit 12 million

11 july 2020 - 09:26:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 cases globally have more than doubled in the past six weeks, reaching 12 million on [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic has caused an “education crisis” - Expert

10 july 2020 - 13:04:04
      Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An "education crisis" has plagued students the world over during the first half of 2020, and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO announces independent evaluation of global virus response

09 july 2020 - 16:44:01
Geneva, 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 - 04:14:18
Geneva, 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 - 03:55:40
Geneva, 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 - 03:26:02
New 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 - 03:24:30
Geneva, 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 - 08:36:30
Tripoli, 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 - 05:28:51
Geneva, 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 - 04:06:40
Geneva, 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 - 17:46:28
Geneva, 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 - 11:40:50
Geneva, 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 - 07:32:56
‎Antananarivo, 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 - 18:22:34
Zurich, 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 - 12:01:27
Port 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 - 06:09:27
Geneva, 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 - 13:11:48
Geneva, 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 - 13:08:19
Zurich, 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 - 13:07:13
Zurich, 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 - 05:41:16
Geneva, 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 - 06:17:16
Geneva, 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 - 19:45:30
Geneva, 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 - 06:38:50
Geneva, 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 - 06:23:54
Geneva, 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 - 19:24:58
Zurich, 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 - 19:05:18
Zurich, 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 - 04:45:24
Geneva, 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 - 10:13:01
Geneva, 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 - 23:18:45
Accra, 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 - 19:24:01
Geneva, 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 - 08:07:48
Abuja, 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 - 17:15:24
Geneva, 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 - 12:02:19
Geneva, 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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