Burkina Foreign Affairs minister meets diplomats on situation of compatriots in Middle East

11 march 2026 - 14:36:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré Tuesday held a [...] Full text...

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Africa’s ‘land-linked’ economies poised to drive continent’s prosperity

09 august 2025 - 07:57:44
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - By leveraging their central location, expanding regional connectivity and embracing transformative technologies, Africa’s landlocked developing countries [...] Full text...

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Facing rising risks, landlocked nations launch climate alliance at UN summit

08 august 2025 - 08:03:23
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA)  Countries agreed on Thursday to form a new climate negotiating bloc to advocate for the unique needs [...] Full text...

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Landlocked nations ‘invisible to much of the world’: UN trade and development chief (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:34:26
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Trapped by geography and squeezed by global market forces, the world’s 32 landlocked developing countries remain [...] Full text...

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‘Landlocked to landlinked’: UN summit seeks to turn geography into opportunity (By UN News)

07 august 2025 - 05:18:52
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier [...] Full text...

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Ways to promote political process in Libya at centre of meeting between President of Libyan Council and António Guterres

05 august 2025 - 14:28:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, discussed with UN Secretary-General, António Guterres ways [...] Full text...

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Geography shouldn't define destiny: UN summit on landlocked nations opens

05 august 2025 - 12:20:55
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third [...] Full text...

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Malian PM attends 3rd Conference on Landlocked Countries in Turkmenistan

05 august 2025 - 12:00:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Major General Abdoulaye Maïga is taking part in the 3rd United Nations Conference [...] Full text...

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UN urges MPs to deliver on development promises for 600 million in landlocked nations

04 august 2025 - 21:27:23
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) - At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world [...] Full text...

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Awaza gears up to host UN conference on landlocked developing countries

03 august 2025 - 19:08:12
Awaza, Turkmenistan (PANA) -  In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: AUC concerned about 'potential negative impact' of US travel ban on several African nations

05 june 2025 - 11:04:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) on Thursday expressed concern about the potential negative impact on [...] Full text...

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Nationals of seven African countries among 12 banned from travelling to the US in President Trump's proclamation

05 june 2025 - 07:35:07
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Nationals of seven African countries are among those of 12 countries banned from travelling to [...] Full text...

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United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council

04 june 2025 - 20:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic [...] Full text...

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International Year of Peace and Trust begins

18 january 2025 - 05:55:37
New York, US (PANA) - Friday marked the opening ceremony of the UN General Assembly-mandated International Year of Peace and [...] Full text...

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Embrace innovation ‘to make sustainable transport a reality for all’

18 april 2024 - 05:50:20
New York, US (PANA) - Reducing the transport sector’s impact on the environment while improving access to service, especially in [...] Full text...

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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch

22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...

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Algeria, Comoros placed on US list of violators of religious freedom

18 november 2021 - 06:13:01
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has placed Algeria and Comoros on its Special Watch List for governments [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Growing digital divide threatens recovery from pandemic: EBRD study

10 november 2021 - 12:39:24
London, UK (PANA) - A growing digital divide is emerging as a major threat to a robust recovery from the [...] Full text...

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. Nigeria rejects U.S. allegation of “systematic violation of religious freedom of citizens”

08 december 2020 - 14:05:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday denied the United States' allegation of engaging in systematic and egregious religious freedom [...] Full text...

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US calls out Nigeria, nine others over religious freedom

08 december 2020 - 07:18:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government is calling out Nigeria and nine other countries over religious freedom [...] Full text...

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Kenya in Turkey for Turkey Women Cup

03 march 2020 - 19:43:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya senior women national team arrived in Alanya, Turkey, on Tuesday afternoon for the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks team to Turkish Women Cup

02 march 2020 - 20:30:23
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA) - Kenya's senior national women team to the  forthcoming Turkish Women Cup has been named. Coach David Ouma named [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks provisional squad for Turkish Women Cup

19 february 2020 - 14:13:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior women national team coach David Ouma on Wednesday named a provisional squad for the [...] Full text...

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Kenya invited to Turkish Women Cup

18 february 2020 - 11:58:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya senior women national team has landed an invitation to the forthcoming Turkish Women Cup tournament, [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria does not engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom'

22 december 2019 - 18:22:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Government has slammed the United States of America (USA) for including it in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan removed from American bad list of religious violators to lesser evil one

20 december 2019 - 23:46:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US administration has removed the Sudan from its list of countries violating religious freedom to [...] Full text...

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Libyan papers highlight air strike on Morzouk, preparations for Eid al-Adha

11 august 2019 - 17:23:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan newspapers last week focused on the deadly air strike against the city of Morzouk in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia, Ethiopia and Gambia make progress in RSF's press freedom ranking

18 april 2019 - 23:21:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has recorded a significant drop in the number of abuses against journalists in the Reporters [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for narrowing of 'breastfeeding gaps' between rich and poor

10 may 2018 - 05:51:46
New York, UN (PANA) – As the world celebrates Mother's Day this weekend, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) is calling [...] Full text...

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US: ‘Only 15 countries have 3 essential policies that support families with young children’

21 september 2017 - 09:33:08
New York, US (PANA) - Only 15 countries worldwide have three basic national policies that help guarantee the time and [...] Full text...

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US: Not only strong, but smart policies needed to combat terrorism – UN chief

13 june 2017 - 21:52:06
New York, US (PANA) – Efforts and policies to prevent extremism must encompass all segments of the society, in particular [...] Full text...

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ITTF World Championships: All Day 2 results Tuesday involving African players

31 may 2017 - 05:05:03
Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's results, by players of indicated African countries, at the 2017 International Table [...] Full text...

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ITTF World Championships: All Day 1 results Monday for African countries

30 may 2017 - 05:51:11
Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - The following are Monday's results from matches involving African players at the 2017 International Table Tennis [...] Full text...

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ITTF World Championships: Day 1 results show Africans doing well

29 may 2017 - 13:15:07
Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - Day 1 results have indicated that African players are generally doing well at this year’s International [...] Full text...

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Kenya: WHO calls for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent malaria

24 april 2017 - 09:27:43
Nairobi, Kenya, (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called for accelerated scale-up of efforts to prevent [...] Full text...

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Turkmenistan: Participants endorse 'Ashgabat Statement' as UN conference on sustainable transport ends

28 november 2016 - 13:37:18
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PANA) - The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference ended on Sunday in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, [...] Full text...

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Turkmenistan: UN confab examines sustainable transport financing for developing countries

27 november 2016 - 18:35:49
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PANA) - The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference ended on Sunday in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, [...] Full text...

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Turkmenistan: 'Answer to global transportation challenges is not less transport, but sustainable transport' – UN chief

27 november 2016 - 04:33:17
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PANA) - Opening the first-ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, told delegations gathered in [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban condoles Cubans over late ex-president Fidel Castro

27 november 2016 - 03:57:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon on Saturday condoled Cubans and the family of former [...] Full text...

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Turkmenistan: UN holds conference to address global sustainable transport challenges

26 november 2016 - 05:31:24
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PANA) – The first-ever global conference on sustainable transport begins on Saturday in Turkmenistan, Central Asia, bringing together [...] Full text...

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US: US-based NGO laments use of religion to destabilise societies

12 august 2016 - 15:43:03
New York, US (PANA) - An American non-governmental organization (NGO), which monitors religious activities worldwide, the US Commission on International [...] Full text...

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US: US agency says more than 30 countries violate religious freedom

02 may 2016 - 16:24:22
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday said it documented religious freedom [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission welcomes designation of Eritrea, Sudan, others as countries of concerns

20 april 2016 - 22:07:42
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday welcomed the recent re-designation of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: TI calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption

28 january 2016 - 10:27:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of [...] Full text...

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COP21: Bid to end routine gas flaring gets boost at COP21

07 december 2015 - 14:13:36
Paris, France (PANA) - A global initiative to end routine gas flaring (burning) at oil production sites around the world [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission welcomes release of International Religious Freedom Report

22 october 2015 - 13:58:44
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday welcomed the 14 October release [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Malaria control reducing deaths - FAO

09 december 2014 - 14:22:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically since 2000 and malaria cases are also [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libya is 166th in Transparency International's corruption ranking

04 december 2014 - 14:08:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya is ranked 166th out of 175 countries in the report made by the Non-Governmental Organization, [...] Full text...

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Italy: Conflict, migration worsening food security in the Near East

27 february 2014 - 14:00:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The worsening food security situation in the Near East is not only caused by the structural [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly elects 4 African nations, others on UN Economic Council

31 october 2013 - 14:39:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly has elected 18 new members, including Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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UN experts say new strategies needed to combat enforced disappearances

19 july 2013 - 20:06:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Working Group of Experts on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on Friday called for [...] Full text...

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38 countries meet UN anti-hunger targets for 2015 - FAO

12 june 2013 - 11:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thirty-eight countries have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, chalking up successes ahead of [...] Full text...

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US agency identifies Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, others as religious freedom violators

30 april 2013 - 16:43:09
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), released Tuesday in [...] Full text...

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'1.1m children saved from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa in a decade'

15 september 2011 - 11:08:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Some 1.1 million children were saved from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade, according [...] Full text...

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WHO celebrates successes of framework convention on tobacco control

30 may 2011 - 13:39:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is celebrating the successes of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco [...] Full text...

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World No Tobacco Day 2011: WHO lauds inroads against tobacco

27 may 2011 - 13:46:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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Central Asia should strengthen trade ties - FAO DG

03 may 2011 - 13:52:51
Astana, Kazakhstan (PANA) - Against the backdrop of climate change and increasingly volatile food prices, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Reporters Without Borders name Egypt internet censor

13 march 2009 - 14:27:00
Cairo- Egypt (PANA) -- Egypt was named one of the world’s “enemies of the Interne t” by a media rights [...] Full text...

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