Sudanese government welcomes HRC resolution condemning the RSF Militia Violations in El Fasher

14 november 2025 - 18:08:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs   has welcomed the UN Human Rights Council resolution that [...] Full text...

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UNHCR evacuates another 32 refugees from Libya to Canada and Norway

19 october 2022 - 15:58:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 32 refugees, including children, were evacuated in a new operation organized by the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR’s chief urges more backing for solutions as the country continues to host refugees

28 august 2022 - 05:21:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, concluded a visit to the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister condemns Russian aggression against Ukraine

02 march 2022 - 11:45:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla al-Mangouch, has condemned the Russian aggression [...] Full text...

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Thousands of DR Congo refugees in Zambia opt to return home

21 december 2021 - 10:32:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't slams 'politically motivated' agenda of UN Human Rights Council

18 december 2021 - 07:50:42
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says it is "extremely disappointed" at the use of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Libya elected Vice-President of UN Human Rights Council

07 december 2021 - 13:32:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ambassador Tamim Mustapha Bayou, Libyan delegate to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international [...] Full text...

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Mandate of Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya extended for nine months

11 october 2021 - 19:05:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council (HRC), at the end of its 48th session, decided to extend [...] Full text...

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Serious human rights violations in Libya, UN report

07 october 2021 - 20:25:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The chairman of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Mohamed Aujjar, presented on Thursday the first [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says surging violence in Nigeria drives displacement to Niger

02 march 2021 - 12:16:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is alarmed at surging violence in north-west Nigeria which [...] Full text...

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UNHRC says 'tremendous gap’ persists between needs and spaces on offer

06 february 2020 - 06:16:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although around 1.4 million refugees are estimated to be in urgent need of resettlement worldwide, only [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian Government welcomes country's election to UN Human Rights Council

19 october 2019 - 15:37:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has welcomed the country's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [...] Full text...

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UNHRC calls for creation of humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians stranded near Tripoli

30 april 2019 - 21:45:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC), Michelle Bachelet, Tuesday expressed dismay that civilians were [...] Full text...

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UN supports SA Olympic champion in gender probe

22 march 2019 - 10:46:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution tabled by South [...] Full text...

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Some 12,000 Congolese flee to Zambia

01 december 2017 - 09:48:18
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The number of refugees fleeing militia violence in south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR says drought displacement growing in Somalia

21 february 2017 - 11:02:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drought has displaced more than 135,000 people inside Somalia since November, according to data compiled by [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Advisory group of local integration of former refugees in Zambia changes hands

13 december 2016 - 17:28:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Office of the Commissioner for Refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Zambia, together [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Divisive political rhetoric, xenophobia threaten refugees - UNHCR

20 june 2016 - 10:10:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, against the tragic backdrop of forced displacement reaching [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR says forced displacement hits record high

20 june 2016 - 07:01:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says conflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Watch urges UN member states to grant amnesty to political prisoners

11 june 2016 - 15:45:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental human rights organization, on Saturday appealed to a number of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says Boko Haram remains deadly threat in West Africa

01 october 2015 - 17:14:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Despite advances by the regional military, attacks by the insurgent Boko Haram group poses a deadly [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia relocates Burundi refugees to Meheba Refugee Settlement

30 june 2015 - 12:55:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Office of the Commissioner for Refugees in the Zambian Ministry of Home Affairs, working with [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UNHCR raises red flag on escalating Eritrean asylum seekers in Europe

17 november 2014 - 11:58:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN refugee agency has said the number of asylum-seekers in Europe from Eritrea over the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia, UNHRC launch local integration strategy framework

30 april 2014 - 18:40:23
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have launched the Strategic Framework for the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: WFP opts for humanitarian corridors to reach starving South Sudanese

03 april 2014 - 13:55:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has secured permission to cross the Ethiopian border to deliver [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR adopts resolution on Libya technical assistance

29 march 2014 - 20:05:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday adopted a draft resolution on "technical assistance [...] Full text...

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Zambia: UNHRC commends Zambian women for being champions in hosting refugees

04 march 2014 - 14:17:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has commended the pivotal role Zambian women have played in hosting [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SAHRC wants rejection of Uganda's anti-gay legislation visible

28 february 2014 - 11:37:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Thursday said Pretoria should make its [...] Full text...

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Highest number of forced displacement recorded in 2013 - UNHCR

20 december 2013 - 12:41:48
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that 2013 was on track for some [...] Full text...

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Zambia relocates 195 Congolese refugees

31 december 2012 - 12:52:57
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC) in Zambia has announced the relocation of 195 [...] Full text...

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CPJ demands ''full investigation'' into slain Gambian editor's case

18 december 2012 - 16:13:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based press freedom body, Committe to Protect Journalists (CPJ), has released a statement calling [...] Full text...

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Zambia, UNHRC continue voluntary repatriation of Angolan refugees

17 may 2012 - 15:31:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian government and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) continue with the voluntary repatriation of Angolan [...] Full text...

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UNHRC repatriates Angolan refugees from Zambia

01 march 2012 - 13:47:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday recommenced the organised Angolan voluntary repatriation from Zambia, with [...] Full text...

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Tanzania holds on to polygamy, dowry payment

13 december 2011 - 14:28:14
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Polygamy and payment of dowry are long-established customs in the Tanzanian society and there [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks private sector on curbing modern slavery

03 december 2011 - 16:55:26
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the private sector to play a more active role [...] Full text...

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UN housing programme in South Kivu needs fresh funding

20 march 2009 - 15:57:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Pressure to provide new housing in South Kivu is mountin g as more and more people [...] Full text...

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