UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow

24 november 2020 - 05:25:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across [...] Full text...

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UN official narrates heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence

20 november 2020 - 06:39:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan has recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing [...] Full text...

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UN officials assess needs at camps for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region

19 november 2020 - 05:30:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Senior UN officials have conducted a two-day mission to southeastern Sudan, where some 30,000 Ethiopians have [...] Full text...

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Zambian named UN woman police officer of the year

31 october 2020 - 08:13:06
New York, US (PAA) - Chief Inspector Doreen Malambo, Gender Adviser at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), [...] Full text...

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Flooding, surging inflation threaten humanitarian assistance in Sudan

02 october 2020 - 16:41:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Catastrophic flooding and rising food and health costs in Sudan, have driven up the number of people in need, the UN Office for the [...] Full text...

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Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women, children’s health

26 september 2020 - 09:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Fragile gains made over the past decade to advance women and children’s health are threatened [...] Full text...

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Niger launches project to promote girls’ education in conflict zones

24 september 2020 - 22:02:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities Thursday launched the “Breaking Barriers to Girls Education (BBGE)” project to promote girls' [...] Full text...

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Eswatini: SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic (A UNFPA feature)

31 july 2020 - 17:20:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Once a month, Nolwazi Myeni receives a message on her mobile phone notifying her that family [...] 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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Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

17 july 2020 - 18:50:40
New York, US (PANA) - The 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize, which is awarded every five years and recognises those who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Congo launches emergency coronavirus response project

15 july 2020 - 16:47:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government on Tuesday launched the Coronavirus Emergency Response Project, and the activities of the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Health systems struggle to cope as gender -based violence rises

11 july 2020 - 17:24:54
New York, US (PANA) – The COVID crisis has taken a staggering toll on people, communities and economies everywhere. Yet [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Effects on economic activities to cause drop in economic growth by 3.2 points

10 july 2020 - 23:56:08
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on economic activities will cause a reduction in economic [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s ministry of women and children launches helpline to fight gender-based violence

01 july 2020 - 21:13:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, in partnership with Paradise Foundation and United Nations [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNFPA calls for urgent, accelerated action to stop FGM, child marriage

30 june 2020 - 16:55:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights [...] 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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Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi (A UNFPA Feature)

23 june 2020 - 17:37:03
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Isaac Zatha, the headmaster of Chapita Primary School in the Malawian district of Salima, spent years [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN says Sudan needs more assistance from the int'l community to combat COVID-19

18 june 2020 - 19:29:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Thursday said despite concerted international assistance for the Sudan to combat COVID-19, [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: European Humanitarian Air Bridge arrives in Sudan as part of response to tackle coronavirus

11 june 2020 - 13:38:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The first flight of the European Humanitarian Air Bridge to support Sudan in tackling the impact of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus : Congo launches apps to fight pandemic

11 june 2020 - 05:40:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations system in Congo on Wednesday launched digital solutions aimed at raising mass awareness [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s moment to redefine public health system (By Olajide Ademola and Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Guest writers)

08 june 2020 - 20:53:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic has drastically challenged and strained health systems worldwide. In Africa, it is [...] Full text...

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Covid-19 threatening fight against obstetric fistula

22 may 2020 - 19:32:52
New York, US (PANA) - The fight to end obstetric fistula, one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can [...] Full text...

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Coronavitus: UNFPA gives 10 million CFA Francs for midwifery protection equipment in Congo

06 may 2020 - 10:14:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday donated protective equipment to midwives in Congo's various [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN celebrates midwives because ‘childbirth doesn’t stop for pandemics’

06 may 2020 - 06:53:36
New York, US (PANA) - With many national health systems totally overwhelmed by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, midwives are demonstrating [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could lead to 'millions of unintended pregnancies'

29 april 2020 - 06:11:41
New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic could result [...] Full text...

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Learning from Ebola experience, Liberia deploys contact tracers to break COVID-19 transmission (A UNFPA feature)

24 april 2020 - 07:42:27
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – On 16 March 2020, Liberia confirmed the presence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within its borders [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s biggest GSM Company donates $611,997 to fight against COVID-19

15 april 2020 - 20:42:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Gambia biggest GSM company,  Africell, Wednesday donated 12million dalasi, about $611,997,720, to the country’s effort [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need

04 april 2020 - 11:21:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity [...] Full text...

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With Ebola on the wane in DR Congo, UN agencies prepare to combat coronavirus

04 march 2020 - 05:15:59
Beni, DR Congo (PANA) - After more than a year of battling an Ebola virus outbreak that killed more than 2,200 people, UN officials [...] Full text...

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International community mobilizes US$ 11 million to fight the Congo floods

28 february 2020 - 17:39:41
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Humanitarian, technical and financial partners have been able to mobilize nearly US$ 11 million or 26 [...] Full text...

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UNFPA seeks $683 million appeal to deliver reproductive health services, where they’re most needed

12 february 2020 - 07:30:11
New York, US (PANA) - With more than half of all maternal deaths occurring in countries affected by humanitarian crises and fragility, the [...] Full text...

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Congo reduces Maternal Mortality by more than 45%

11 february 2020 - 17:11:02
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The regional director (Central and West Africa) of the United Nations Population Organization (UNFPA), Mabingue Ngom, [...] Full text...

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Wassu Kafo Gambia observes zero tolerance day on FGM

05 february 2020 - 21:45:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -  Women rights group, Wassu Kafo Gambia, in collaboration with partners, Wednesday commemorated Intentional Day Of Zero [...] Full text...

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UN population fund to identify priorities in Côte d'Ivoire for 2021-2024

05 february 2020 - 12:12:28
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Côte d'Ivoire will hold a workshop on Thursday, as [...] Full text...

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Lives of traumatized, displaced women in Sudan's West Darfur under threat

15 january 2020 - 20:14:28
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands [...] Full text...

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World Food Programme has been with Burundi for 52 years

14 january 2020 - 15:11:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Muldrow Beasley, on Tuesday wound up [...] Full text...

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UNFPA celebrates New Year baby in Togo

02 january 2020 - 18:07:04
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday celebrated Togo's New Year baby at Baguida health centre [...] Full text...

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Senegal Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance commits to eradicating obstetric fistula

24 december 2019 - 13:14:02
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The Women's Platform for Peace in Casamance, southern Senegal, with support from the United Nations Population [...] Full text...

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UN calls for urgent support to address rising humanitarian needs in Angola

09 december 2019 - 18:22:18
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Angola, Paolo Balladelli, on Monday called on the international community [...] Full text...

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Tunisia hosts meeting on 'Violence against women and the digital space'

02 december 2019 - 15:45:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Center for Research, Studies, Documentation and Information on Women in Tunis (CREDIF) is organizing a [...] Full text...

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Rwanda's PM meets with UNFPA Chief in Kigali

29 november 2019 - 19:50:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday met with Natalia Kanem, the United Nations Population Fund [...] Full text...

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UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis

17 november 2019 - 10:54:25
New York, US (PANA) - Saving lives by improving road safety is “one of the many objectives of the 2013 [...] Full text...

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European parliamentarians praise healthcare, sexual rights advancements in Africa

14 november 2019 - 18:52:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – European Union members of Parliament and diplomats have praised the efforts of the African civil society [...] Full text...

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UNFPA coordinates implementation of 2020 strategy to combat gender-based violence in Libya

30 october 2019 - 10:58:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Thirty-five representatives of the Ministries of Social Affairs, Education, Health and Justice of the Libyan Government [...] Full text...

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Nairobi hosts UN conference on population and development

28 october 2019 - 15:31:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi will host the 25th United Nations Population Fund's International Conference on Population and Development to [...] Full text...

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One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women forgoing contraceptives – WHO

26 october 2019 - 09:03:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)   -  Around two-thirds of sexually active women surveyed in a new UN study said although they wished [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to harness digital technology for legal identity

15 october 2019 - 23:30:53
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA)   -   A senior Zambian government official said here Monday that advances in technology presented Africa with an [...] Full text...

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Community-led enforcement shows the way to end child marriage in Ethiopia (A UNFPA feature)

11 october 2019 - 19:39:21
Kola, Tembein, Ethiopia (PANA) – Earlier this year, Haderu Gebray, 15, and her parents were arrested for planning her wedding [...] Full text...

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African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap

08 october 2019 - 14:58:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African ministers responsible for Civil Registration will gather in Lusaka, Zambia, from 14-18 October for [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert tells Nigeria to stop housing crisis, forced evictions

24 september 2019 - 21:10:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, [...] Full text...

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Experts from Lake Chad Basin countries address Community Resilience in the Area

19 september 2019 - 19:32:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Government of Niger, is organizing a [...] Full text...

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UN Under-Secretary-General, UNFPA Executive Director to visit Gambia

06 august 2019 - 18:09:24
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, are expected [...] Full text...

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UNFPA director expected Monday in Senegal

03 august 2019 - 18:29:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - UNFPA Executive Director, Natalia Kanem, is expected in Dakar on Monday for a three-day official visit [...] Full text...

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Congo to reduce maternal mortality, neonatal deaths by 2022

17 july 2019 - 10:35:43
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Congolese government wants to reduce the maternal morality ratio from 436 deaths per 1,000 live [...] Full text...

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UN Chief pledges UN support during visit to cyclone-hit areas in Mozambique

13 july 2019 - 08:19:18
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Determined children learning in classes without roofs, resilient women farming without tools or much land, and [...] Full text...

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UNHCR welcomes release of refugees from bombed Tripoli detention centre

10 july 2019 - 08:20:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has welcomed the decision of the Libyan authorities on Tuesday to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria risks failing on SDG targets, say UNFPA

05 july 2019 - 15:16:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says Nigeria will not achieve targets for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by [...] Full text...

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2019 Women's World Cup: ARDN launches Red Card campaign on violence against women

18 june 2019 - 18:45:51
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At the ongoing 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network [...] Full text...

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Rights group says pregnant girls, young mothers denied school in Africa

17 june 2019 - 01:29:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are denied their right to education across [...] Full text...

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1st-ever crises conference on Gender-Based Violence holds in Oslo

26 may 2019 - 10:32:53
  Oslo, Norway (PANA) - One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk [...] Full text...

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UNFPA again calls for elimination of fistula to end ‘shame, isolation’ of sufferers

24 may 2019 - 05:03:35
New York, US (PANA) - Although obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, more than two million women [...] Full text...

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Senegal records 400 new cases of obstetric fistula per year

23 may 2019 - 19:09:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Every year, Senegal records an average of 400 new cases of obstetric fistula, 150 of which [...] Full text...

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West, Central Africa plead for protection of children, women

14 may 2019 - 22:29:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)    -   Eight West and Central African countries have pledged to preserve the lives of more women, new-born [...] Full text...

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IOM says growing insecurity in Tripoli endangers displaced civilians and migrants

14 may 2019 - 15:24:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday expressed concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania celebrates World Day of the Midwife

08 may 2019 - 20:41:04
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   The Association of Midwives of Mauritania (ASFM) celebrated here Wednesday the International Midwifery Day, PANA observed [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya says following violations of international laws in the country

25 april 2019 - 23:00:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has said it is following the violations committed during [...] Full text...

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Gambia VP says health is essential to country's developmental goals

18 april 2019 - 21:58:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Vice President Dr. Isatou Touray Thursday stressed that The Gambia recognized the health sector as [...] Full text...

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Two senior members of Rwanda Council of Nurses and Midwives arrested for corruption

03 april 2019 - 13:01:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A spokesman of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Modeste Mbabazi, on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Idai: 'Race against time’ to help women who bore the brunt

28 march 2019 - 06:54:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As the full extent of destruction caused by Cyclone Idai across southern Africa continues to be [...] Full text...

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UNFPA Africa regional director on working visit in Cameroon

25 march 2019 - 12:59:05
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) – United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for Africa, Mabingue Ngom, on Monday began a four-day [...] Full text...

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'Talking boxes' reveal unspoken epidemic of female cut in Kenya (Feature by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

20 march 2019 - 10:05:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Leah Adhiambo breathes a sigh of relief. The girl-talk-session had ended successfully even though on an [...] Full text...

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Niger launches project to promote girls' excellence in education

08 march 2019 - 12:42:50
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The Organisation for Promotion of Excellence in Niger (OPE-Niger) on Friday launched the 'For Her' project, [...] Full text...

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Gambia gets 1st woman minister of Women Affairs, Children, Social Welfare

26 february 2019 - 21:38:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has appointed Mrs. Fatou Kinteh as Minister of Women's Affairs, Children, and [...] Full text...

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Cape Verdean population shows "obvious signs" of aging

22 february 2019 - 21:10:14
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - There are "obvious signs" of aging of the Cape Verdean population, from "young" to "relatively [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to commemorate 16th international FGMs zero tolerance day

14 february 2019 - 12:05:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The 16th international FGM zero tolerance day will be commemorated on 20 February in the [...] Full text...

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Burkina president urges African leaders to fight against FGMs

11 february 2019 - 11:56:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Monday urged African leaders to fight against [...] Full text...

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Niger launches campaign for free screening of gynaecological cancers

05 february 2019 - 17:10:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's First Lady Dr. Lala Malika Issoufou Tuesday launched a free screening of gynaecological cancer as [...] Full text...

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Mogadishu most crowded city in Africa as Somalis flee conflict - Report

11 december 2018 - 11:18:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Mogadishu has become the most crowded city in Africa as Somali families running away from conflict [...] Full text...

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Libya adopts five-year reproductive health strategic plan

10 december 2018 - 11:35:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Health minister of the Libyan government of national accord recognised by the international community, Omar [...] Full text...

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UNFPA launches campaign on violence against women in Libya

04 december 2018 - 11:37:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Office of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in Libya on Tuesday announced [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS stresses 'knowledge' to win combat against HIV worldwide

23 november 2018 - 04:11:39
New York,US (PANA) - Ahead of World AIDS Day, marked every year on 1 December, the United Nations issued a [...] Full text...

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Survey reveals 68.1% of women in Mauritania are victims of gender-based violence

18 october 2018 - 11:10:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Gender-based violence remains an issue that sparks huge concerns in Mauritania, despite progress made over the [...] Full text...

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World population set to grow another 2.2 billion by 2050: UN survey

17 october 2018 - 18:37:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between now and 2050, the UN [...] Full text...

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Global health organizations commit to new ways of working together for greater impact

17 october 2018 - 05:27:09
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Eleven heads of the world’s leading health and development organizations on Tuesday signed a landmark commitment [...] Full text...

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Guterres ‘deeply saddened’ by loss of life in Nigeria floods

11 october 2018 - 20:16:25
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday he is “deeply saddened”, as the [...] Full text...

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‘Concerted effort’ must be made to help adolescent girls realise full potential: UN chief

11 october 2018 - 04:03:58
New York, US (PANA) - There are “multiple barriers” including “systemic discrimination” bias and lack of training, which are keeping [...] Full text...

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Girls are saying no to FGM, need political champions (A feature by UNFPA)

10 october 2018 - 13:29:06
New York, US (PANA) – “When I was young, I did not want to be cut,” said Aissata Camara, [...] Full text...

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Family planning, 'a matter of human rights’ says UN

11 july 2018 - 06:41:38
New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN population fund (UNFPA) Natalia Kanem has said family planning [...] Full text...

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Malnutrition among children in Burundi at 'alarming level', warns WFP

27 june 2018 - 11:35:33
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) — An estimated one million children in Burundi are stunted, and require urgent care, warned the World [...] Full text...

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UNAIDS urges scaling up of HIV vaccine research to stop new infections (A UNAIDS feature)

18 may 2018 - 13:30:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world celebrates "HIV Vaccine Awareness Day" on 18 May, UNAIDS has called for an [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, UNFPA to strengthen cooperation in reproductive health

17 april 2018 - 09:53:20
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed [...] Full text...

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UN population forum urged to examine ways to protect people on the move

10 april 2018 - 07:51:19
New York, US (PANA) - A great migration of humanity into cities is under way, and with millions drawn to [...] Full text...

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3 Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa

10 march 2018 - 12:29:45
New York, US (PANA) - Three Nigerian women will spotlight themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and [...] Full text...

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Brave women, girls take a stand against FGM (A UNFPA feature)

07 february 2018 - 07:02:13
New York, US (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), [...] Full text...

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Working towards zero tolerance for female genital mutilation in Sudan (A WHO Feature)

07 february 2018 - 06:38:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Nine years ago, one community in Sudan decided to follow the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations [...] Full text...

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Female genital mutilation ‘not acceptable’ in the 21st century – UN envoy on youth

06 february 2018 - 05:38:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso aims to reduce FGM prevalence rate by 20% in 2020

05 february 2018 - 18:54:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As a result of concerted action by the government of Burkina Faso, in collaboration with [...] Full text...

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UN urges comprehensive approach to sexuality education

10 january 2018 - 19:08:36
Paris, France (PANA) - Close to 10 years after its first edition, a fully updated International Technical Guidance on Sexuality [...] Full text...

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Sweden, 4 UN agencies to boost health of women in East, Southern Africa

01 december 2017 - 11:13:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the World marks World AIDS Day on Friday, the Government of Sweden, together with the [...] Full text...

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Buhari pledges to use "all possible means" to rescue remaining Chibok schoolgirls

26 november 2017 - 18:56:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged to use "all possible means" to bring back all [...] Full text...

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UN report outlines path towards closing gender gap, realizing reproductive health rights

17 october 2017 - 20:27:37
New York, USA (PANA) – Vast inequalities threaten economies, communities and nations, trapping people in a cycle of poverty and [...] Full text...

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US: UN launches innovative plan to significantly cut new HIV infections

11 october 2017 - 22:24:57
New York, US (PANA) – Despite a 50 per cent drop in AIDS-related deaths since the peak of the epidemic, [...] Full text...

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US: 'EmPOWER' girls before, during and after crises, UN says

11 october 2017 - 21:57:44
New York, US (PANA) – The world's 1.1 billion girls are a source of power, energy, and creativity – and [...] Full text...

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US: Guterres names new head of UN Population Fund

03 october 2017 - 20:30:24
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appointed Dr Natalia Kanem of Panama to head [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN steps up aid amid cholera outbreak in north-east Nigeria

27 september 2017 - 05:58:25
Maiduguri, Nigeria (PANA) – Large-scale displacement and a health system in tatters as a result of persistent violence by the [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Benin First Lady begins working visit to Belgium

26 september 2017 - 11:24:01
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Benin’s First Lady, Mrs Claudine Talon, on Monday began a working visit to Belgium where she [...] Full text...

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US: UN, dev't partners to hold High Level Meeting to end child marriage in Africa

19 september 2017 - 06:57:01
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is to hold a High Level Meeting at which African Heads of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UNFPA says skilled health personnel 'desperately' needed in northeast Nigeria

30 august 2017 - 19:29:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Skilled health personnel are desperately needed in north-eastern Nigeria, the United Nations population agency said on [...] Full text...

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Swaziland: UNAIDS congratulates Swaziland on viral load suppression among adults living with HIV

24 july 2017 - 16:07:37
Mbabane, Swaziland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has congratulated the Kingdom of Swaziland on the [...] Full text...

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US: UNFPA underlines effective family planning to 'empower people, developing nations'

11 july 2017 - 16:17:43
New York, US (PANA) - If the demand of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe and effective [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNESCO official challenges Gambian youth to play part in sustainable development

03 july 2017 - 18:57:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday called on Gambian youths to be [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Ghana pledges US$ 200 000 to UNAIDS

03 july 2017 - 14:02:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Monday revealed that Ghana has pledged US$ [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Germany to double annual financial contributions to UNAIDS

27 june 2017 - 15:02:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The German Government will double its funding to UNAIDS in 2017-2018, to 5 million per year, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO mourns passing of UNFPA chief Babatunde Osotimehin

06 june 2017 - 06:21:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization(WHO) has expressed profound saddened at the death [...] Full text...

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US: UN mourns passing of UNFPA chief Osotimehin, 'a champion of health for all'

05 june 2017 - 19:55:08
New York, US (PANA) – Secretary-General António Guterres and other senior United Nations officials have paid tribute to Babatunde Osotimehin, [...] Full text...

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US: UNICEF, UNAIDS mourn death of UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin

05 june 2017 - 15:35:51
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UNAIDS on Monday paid tribute to the Executive [...] Full text...

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US: UNFPA boss Dr Osotimehin passes away

05 june 2017 - 15:17:48
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday announced the death of its Executive Director, [...] Full text...

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US: UNFPA urges 'hope, healing, dignity' for fistula sufferers

23 may 2017 - 20:02:48
New York, US (PANA) – Obstetric fistula has largely been eliminated in developed countries, but more than two million women [...] Full text...

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UN: UN wants released Chibok girls, other victims rehabilitated

08 may 2017 - 18:57:05
New York, US (PANA) - Welcoming Saturday’s release of 82 of the schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town of Chibok [...] Full text...

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US: UN honours midwives as family 'partners for life'

05 may 2017 - 21:50:04
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations population agency on Friday urged governments and development partners to expand midwifery [...] Full text...

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US: Diseases, sexual violence threaten Somalis, South Sudanese escaping famine – UN

19 april 2017 - 06:13:18
New York, US (PANA) – Millions of people are facing the peril of famine in Somalia and South Sudan, and [...] Full text...

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US: UN chief criticises US funding cut to UNFPA as based on 'inaccurate perception'

04 april 2017 - 19:39:42
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday voiced deep regret at the decision by the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief urges more efforts to end female genital mutilation

06 february 2017 - 14:38:59
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Monday said female genital mutilation denies women and girls [...] Full text...

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US: Nigeria, Gambia ban female genital mutilation - UNFPA

06 february 2017 - 14:02:05
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) has said that Nigeria and The Gambia are [...] Full text...

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US: 'The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030' - UN officials

06 february 2017 - 13:38:10
New York, US (PANA) - Two top UN officials have said that the world must demand faster action and make [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS urges human rights protection for people living with AIDS

09 december 2016 - 15:48:44
New York, US (PANA) - The world will never achieve the end of AIDS without bold actions to advance the [...] 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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Somalia: Displacement continues amid recurrent clashes in north-central Somalia – UN

12 november 2016 - 06:22:10
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Nearly 90,000 people in the city of Gaalkacyo, Somalia, remain displaced due to increased tensions and [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Rights group slams Sierra Leone's continued pregnancy ban in schools

08 november 2016 - 16:15:37
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Amnesty International has said Sierra Leone must lift a deeply discriminatory ban on visibly pregnant [...] Full text...

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UN: Investing in 10-year-old girls boost to sustainable development - UNFPA report

20 october 2016 - 14:05:24
New York, US (PANA) - If all of the 10-year-old girls living in developing countries who currently drop out of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Canada invests $3m in campaign to end forced marriages in Nigeria

19 october 2016 - 19:10:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Canada is investing $3 million dollars in Nigeria towards ending child early and forced marriages because [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges more efforts to tackle inequalities affecting girls

11 october 2016 - 17:00:16
New York, US (PANA) - Girls are the sometimes-hidden change-makers of the present and future, and to make sure their [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges governments to protect older persons

01 october 2016 - 20:56:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday marked the International Day of Older Persons by encouraging countries to [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS urges donors to fully support Global Fund on AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria

15 september 2016 - 16:03:11
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the 5th Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and [...] Full text...

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UN: African leaders, UN agencies to utilise women's potential for economic growth

11 september 2016 - 17:39:46
New York, US (PANA) - African leaders and partners are determined to broaden investments on the African continent by utilising [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: UN envoy on youth meets Libyan youth groups' reps in Tunis

03 august 2016 - 19:34:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has organized a special visit for the United Nations Secretary-General’s [...] Full text...

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UN: UN condemns sexual violence, abuses in South Sudan

02 august 2016 - 06:04:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) late on Monday condemned reports of widespread sexual [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF scales up succour for Nigerian children affected by Boro Haram attacks

01 august 2016 - 15:31:13
New York, US (PANA) - Despite an attack on a humanitarian convoy in which one of its staff members was [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN suspends humanitarian assistance in northeast Nigeria over Boko Haram ambush

29 july 2016 - 06:39:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Following Thursday’s attack on a humanitarian convoy by the Boko Haram insurgents, the United Nations says [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF says majority of people want female genital mutilation to end

15 july 2016 - 19:30:13
New York, US (PANA) - New data from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that about two-thirds of men, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges more investment in teenage girls

11 july 2016 - 15:40:54
New York, US (PANA) - Leaders and communities must focus on and stand up for the rights of teenage girls, [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS Board urges more investments, partnerships to end AIDS epidemic

01 july 2016 - 13:56:15
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Coordinating Board has stressed the need for accelerated [...] Full text...

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UN: UN releases US$13 million to support 250,000 IDPs in Nigeria

27 june 2016 - 18:23:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, on Monday announced [...] Full text...

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UN: General Assembly elects Fiji Permanent Representative as President of 71st session

14 june 2016 - 12:03:26
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations General Assembly on Monday elected Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji, as [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Repairing fistula, restoring women’s dignity (Feature By Assane Ba of UNFPA)

25 may 2016 - 11:04:05
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - When Sarah Nyirangirimana, 33, became pregnant with her second child four years ago, she felt [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Over one-quarter of African youths still illiterate - UNFPA

24 may 2016 - 19:38:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Over one-quarter of African youths are still illiterate and it is estimated that within the next [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge end to obstetric fistula

23 may 2016 - 21:26:02
New York, US (PANA) - Obstetric fistula is a preventable and treatable condition causing added suffering and isolation to at [...] Full text...

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US: UNFPA unveils 10 things to know about women & the world’s humanitarian crises

23 may 2016 - 13:32:59
New York, US (PANA) - The world is currently facing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, due [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Repressive provisions remain in Guinea new laws, NGOs warn

23 may 2016 - 11:04:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Several draft laws currently under examination by Guinean parliamentarians propose major improvements to human rights, particularly [...] Full text...

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Turkey: Migration to play central role in World Humanitarian Summit - IOM

23 may 2016 - 09:45:40
Istanbul, Turkey (PANA) - Migration is set to play a central role at the first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) which [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN expresses regret over expulsion of its Senior official from Sudan

22 may 2016 - 19:37:13
Khartoum, Sudan ( PANA) – The UN on Sunday expressed “shock” over what it called a de facto expulsion of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNESCO official says Africa has youngest, fastest growing population in the world

22 may 2016 - 16:34:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mrs. Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta, regional director, United Nation Scientific Education and Cultural Organisation (UNSECO), has said [...] Full text...

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Gambia: 10th Anniversary of the African Youth Charter commemorated in Banjul

22 may 2016 - 11:50:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Gambian government, and with the support of [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS calls for sustained investment, collaboration to develop HIV vaccine

18 may 2016 - 14:39:09
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), on Wednesday called for greater investments and increased [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to tackle shrinking fertility rate - Minister

17 may 2016 - 11:05:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health and Quality of Life Minister Anil Gayan says that the island-nation has to introduce [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO issues guidelines to improve care for FGM victims

16 may 2016 - 18:13:46
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday released new guidelines aimed at helping health workers [...] Full text...

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Zambia: IOM urges African countries to ratify, implement protocols on free movement

06 may 2016 - 16:38:06
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their Member States have been urged to ratify [...] Full text...

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UN: UNFPA chief highlights role of midwives in achieving development targets

05 may 2016 - 16:16:49
New York, US (PANA) - Every year, some 300,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth and almost three million babies [...] Full text...

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Libya: UNFPA urges Libya to reward midwives as health heroes for women, newborns

05 may 2016 - 08:23:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Marking International Day of the Midwife, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday renewed its [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS tasks countries on human rights approach to people who uses drugs

19 april 2016 - 18:16:32
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Tuesday welcomed the UN General Assembly’s call for [...] Full text...

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CAR: UN peacekeeping chief condemns sexual exploitation; says victims' needs are 'top priority'

02 april 2016 - 18:55:05
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) – The top United Nations peacekeeping official has said that the protection of and assistance [...] Full text...

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US: Probe into sexual abuse in CAR must be 'thorough' – UN rights chief

01 april 2016 - 06:38:22
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations human rights chief has described the latest reports of sexual exploitation and [...] Full text...

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CAR: Amnesty International calls for 'stronger peacekeeping force' in CAR to protect civilians

31 march 2016 - 17:10:06
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The Human rights group, Amnesty International, said on Thursday that the announced withdrawal of [...] Full text...

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US: UN team sent to CAR to investigate new sexual exploitation allegations

29 march 2016 - 06:38:35
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has reported that a delegation led by the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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US: US supports UN agencies with US$20 million for refugee, migration response

28 march 2016 - 15:41:01
New York, US (PANA) - The US on Monday announced an additional US$20 million to support efforts by the Office [...] Full text...

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US: UNFPA appoints Ashley Judd as Goodwill Ambassador

16 march 2016 - 06:09:59
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the lead UN agency for delivery a world where [...] Full text...

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UN: Education and reproductive health for girls key to sustainable development – UN

13 march 2016 - 05:08:46
New York, US (PANA) - Investing in adolescent girls – especially in their education and reproductive health and rights – [...] Full text...

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UN: UN announces new initiative to protect millions of girls from child marriage

08 march 2016 - 19:29:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN announced a new initiative on Tuesday to advance efforts to end child marriage [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS to hold high-level meeting in New York on ending AIDS

03 march 2016 - 17:46:38
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will on 8-10 June hold a UN General Assembly [...] Full text...

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UN: Special UN event mobilizes action towards ending FGM within 15 years

09 february 2016 - 07:33:29
New York, US (PANA) - Dozens of women, girls, experts, and United Nations officials gathered on Monday at a special [...] Full text...

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Togo: Minister urges concrete measures to end FGM practice in Togo

06 february 2016 - 07:53:36
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo's Minister of Social Action, Promotion of Women and Literacy Ms. Tchabinandi Kolani Yentchare has called [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief appoints high-level advisory group on women, children

21 january 2016 - 15:48:16
NewYork, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced the first members of the High-level Advisory Group for [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Egypt launches Household International Migration Survey

19 january 2016 - 12:01:23
Egypt, Cairo (PANA) - Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) has published its Egypt Household International Migration [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR says clashes in Mozambique send civilians fleeing to Malawi

15 january 2016 - 21:32:18
New York, US (PANA) - Clashes between Mozambique government forces and the opposition Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) have forced an [...] Full text...

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UN: UN provides emergency funds for tens of thousands displaced by Boko Haram violence

09 january 2016 - 05:48:50
New York, US (PANA) - With nearly 200,000 people in Chad in need of urgent aid – 50,000 of them [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Fundamental change needed to address women’s health in conflicts, disasters'

03 december 2015 - 21:05:54
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report on Thursday said of the more than 100 million people in need [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says maternal mortality drops by 44 per cent

12 november 2015 - 16:28:31
New York, US (PANA) - Maternal mortality has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, UN agencies and the World Bank [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS Board adopts new ambitious strategy to end AIDS epidemic by 2030

31 october 2015 - 15:32:41
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Coordinating Board has adopted a new [...] Full text...

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UN: World leaders call for accelerated action to end AIDS epidemic by 2030

28 september 2015 - 08:30:57
New York, US (PANA) - The Governments of Kenya and Malawi, together with the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), [...] Full text...

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Senegal: UNFPA marks International Youth Day

12 august 2015 - 15:24:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Wednesday commemorated te International Youth Day, under the theme, “Youth [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS tasks countries to uphold commitments on public health, access to medicines

28 july 2015 - 21:20:08
New York, US (PANA) - As the world celebrates the achievement of reaching 15 million people with HIV treatment and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN spotlights plight of vulnerable populations in emergencies

11 july 2015 - 16:09:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Saturday marked the World Population Day 2015 by raising awareness of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: UNFPA says number of forcibly displaced people risen almost 60 million

10 july 2015 - 13:47:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said that the number of forcibly displaced people rose [...] Full text...

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Senegal: 1,971 cases of pregnancies reported in Senegal schools

25 june 2015 - 21:44:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A total of 1,971 cases of teenage pregnancies were recorded in the past three school years [...] Full text...

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UN: Give young people decent jobs to create a better future – UN chief

01 june 2015 - 19:04:20
New York, US (PANA) - When young people have decent jobs, political weight, negotiating muscle and real influence in the [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN, IOM reinforce support to Sudan in combating human trafficking

27 may 2015 - 21:11:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday welcomed the endorsement by [...] Full text...

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UN: UN urges international community to end obstetric fistula

23 may 2015 - 06:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - Obstetric fistula is a devastating yet completely preventable and, in many cases, treatable injury of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: UNFPA calls for solidarity with midwives

05 may 2015 - 15:43:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Tuesday expressed solidarity with midwives across the globe as the [...] Full text...

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WHO: 'Caesarean sections should only be performed when medically necessary'

10 april 2015 - 11:17:29
Geneva,. Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Caesarean Section should only be performed when medically necessary [...] Full text...

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UN: UN conference stresses role of women in building disaster resilience

14 march 2015 - 18:42:42
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN official, governments and civil society representatives on Saturday highlighted the positive actions of [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Society’s attitudes must change worldwide to stop gender-based violence'

11 march 2015 - 22:28:56
New York, US (PANA) - Participants taking part at a event on the fringes of the 59th session of the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies pledge more support to end Ebola crisis

03 march 2015 - 23:00:29
New York, US (PANA) - UN agencies engaged in the response against Ebola on Tuesday pledged their support to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Japan donates US$8.29m for IDPs in Nigeria, troops

03 march 2015 - 16:37:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Japan Tuesday announced a grant of US$8.29 million towards assisting the Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO turns to foreign medical teams to combat Ebola virus

14 february 2015 - 17:20:16
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) says it will put together medical teams from outside the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-hosted forum seeks to advance women's health for post-2015 agenda

12 february 2015 - 17:19:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is hosting the inaugural World Women’s Health and Development Forum, bringing together world [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tasks health workers on eliminating female genital mutilation

06 february 2015 - 20:52:44
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, marked every year on [...] Full text...

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Gambia: International media campaign to end FGM launched in Gambia

02 february 2015 - 08:34:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The global media campaign to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by the British newspaper, The Guardian, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN humantarian official urges more relief action for CAR IDPs

27 january 2015 - 19:52:48
New York, US (PANA) - UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Central African Republic, Ms. Claire Bourgeois, has called for increased protection [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: Rate of teenage pregnancy drops in Cape Verde

27 january 2015 - 18:54:18
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Teenage pregnancy in Cape Verde has dropped from 23.9% in 2011 to 20.1% in 2013, [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO says Ebola transmission still persists in western Sierra Leone

31 december 2014 - 22:06:56
New York, US (PANA) - The number of Ebola cases is fluctuating in Guinea, decreasing in Liberia, but still showing [...] Full text...

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