More than 70 grave violations against children caught up in war, being recorded daily: UNICEF

28 june 2022 - 19:46:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A “staggering” average of 71 verified grave violations a day, are committed against children by parties [...] Full text...

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Global hunger crisis pushing one child per minute, into severe malnutrition: UNICEF

24 june 2022 - 05:24:54
New York, US (PANA) - Because of the global hunger crisis, every single minute, one child is pushed into life-threatening, [...] Full text...

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UN launches project to address migration-related vulnerabilities along Trans-Gambia Corridor

22 june 2022 - 11:56:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - United Nations agencies have launched a project through the UN Network on Migration in The Gambia [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for end to rights abuses against girls

17 june 2022 - 06:08:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights [...] Full text...

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Record 37 million children displaced worldwide: UNICEF

17 june 2022 - 05:25:15
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes [...] Full text...

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US pledges support for new Somali President

14 june 2022 - 05:44:09
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The US has pledged support for the security, reconciliation and reform agenda of Somalia's new President, Hassan Sheikh [...] Full text...

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Communities in Horn of Africa struggle with cumulative shocks in face of starvation

13 june 2022 - 14:49:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Communities in the Horn of Africa are facing the threat of starvation following four [...] Full text...

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Libya, United Nations sign agreement on promoting sustainable development

08 june 2022 - 21:29:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Acting Minister of Planning in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Al-Zaydani, and the United [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa braces for ‘explosion of child deaths’ as hunger crisis deepens

08 june 2022 - 05:16:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - An “explosion of child deaths” is likely and imminent in the Horn of Africa unless the [...] Full text...

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World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF

25 may 2022 - 05:40:42
New York, US (PANA) - Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous and toxic conditions for children [...] Full text...

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EU gives Burundi 9.3 million euro to strengthen resilience of rural communities

17 may 2022 - 12:23:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has given Burundi 9.3 million euro to strengthen the resilience of rural [...] Full text...

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World a ‘virtual tinderbox’ for catastrophic levels of severe malnutrition in children: UNICEF

17 may 2022 - 07:16:32
New York, US (PANA) — The number of children with severe wasting was rising even before the war in Ukraine threatened to [...] Full text...

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Almost 1bln children, adults with disabilities denied acess to assistive technology - Report

16 may 2022 - 14:19:06
Geneva/New York (PANA) - A new report published Monday by WHO and UNICEF reveals that more than 2.5 billion people [...] Full text...

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Libyan govt, UN, EU launch programme to aid minors in breach of the law

10 may 2022 - 12:26:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) and specialised UN agencies, in collaboration with the European [...] Full text...

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Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa, warns WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:42:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year, the UN World [...] Full text...

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Health workers, children, among 200 killed in ‘senseless and brutal attacks' in West Darfur: WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:17:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two [...] Full text...

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Canada offers Mali 19 billion CFA francs to Mali for vulnerable women, children

28 april 2022 - 19:17:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Canada has offered Mali, through the UNICEF country office, 40 million Canadian dollars (abour 19 billion [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for renewed commitments to achieve polio-free world

27 april 2022 - 07:31:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced on Tuesday that it is seeking new commitments to fund [...] Full text...

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Somalia's acute drought risks lives of nearly half the population

12 april 2022 - 14:53:30
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Millions of Somalis are at risk of sliding into famine as the impact of a prolonged [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge scale up in assistance to stave off hunger in South Sudan

10 april 2022 - 07:12:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Foo d insecurity is likely to rise by seven per cent across South Sudan in [...] Full text...

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Scale up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel: UN agencies

07 april 2022 - 04:54:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An estimated 6.3 million children under-five in six countries in Africa’s Sahel region will suffer from [...] Full text...

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End landmine scourge once and for all: Guterres

05 april 2022 - 07:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action [...] Full text...

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Libya detention centres remain places of violations and abuse: Rights experts

29 march 2022 - 05:42:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Many of Libya’s migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse that may amount [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Japan provides US$2.5 million to support Gambia efforts against pandemic

22 march 2022 - 12:09:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Japan has provided US$2.5 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support The Gambian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccine uptake increases by 15% - WHO

22 march 2022 - 06:43:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on [...] Full text...

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Gambia to launch polio immunization targeting 382,908 children

18 march 2022 - 18:26:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- The Ministry of Health announced Friday a launch of the second round of Polio Immunization campaign targeting [...] Full text...

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Greek Foreign Minister visits Senegal and Cape Verde

23 february 2022 - 18:08:24
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Senegal and Cape Verde on Wednesday and Thursday, according [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO lauds ‘historic initiative’ on vaccine equity underway in South Africa

15 february 2022 - 05:02:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During a COVID-19 global action meeting on Monday, the UN health chief lauded the progress underway [...] Full text...

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Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone in Madagascar

11 february 2022 - 05:23:45
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Batsirai leaves at least 10 dead, thousands displaced in Madagascar

08 february 2022 - 05:32:46
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Batsirai wrought havoc across Madagascar over the weekend, the second deadly storm to batter [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa needs to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination rate six-fold

04 february 2022 - 05:29:57
Brazzaville, CONGO (PANA) - The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the [...] Full text...

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Sudan reassures WFP no more looting of storehouses in Darfur

03 february 2022 - 16:30:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Thursday reassured the World Food Programme (WFP) there would be no repeat [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia

02 february 2022 - 05:56:25
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General on Tuesday made the “strongest possible appeal” for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end [...] Full text...

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UNICEF gets new Executive Director

01 february 2022 - 12:12:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ms. Catherine Russell took office on today Tuesday as the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)s new Executive Director, [...] Full text...

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UN assists thousands affected by Tropical Storm Ana in Mozambique

28 january 2022 - 05:25:14
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - United Nations teams are on the ground in Mozambique assisting thousands of people affected by Tropical [...] Full text...

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UN mission calls for probe into deadly attack in South Sudan

26 january 2022 - 05:35:23
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in South Sudan must investigate a report of deadly intercommunal violence in Jonglei State [...] Full text...

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Japan offers financial support to Guinea's health system

25 january 2022 - 14:36:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The government of Japan has donated medical materials and equipment worth about US$1.5 million to Guinea, [...] Full text...

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Some 1.5 million children lack treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa

22 january 2022 - 08:52:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and [...] Full text...

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Grave violations against children in Sudan must stop, says UNICEF

21 january 2022 - 20:01:52
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged Sudanese military authorities to cease the current grave [...] Full text...

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UN agencies denounce attacks on their operations in Darfur

18 january 2022 - 09:52:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN agencies operating in the Sudan have strongly denounced attacks on UN operations in Darfur, the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres calls for end to conflict after deadly attacks

11 january 2022 - 05:31:11
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres  said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes

10 january 2022 - 18:48:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF outraged at airstrikes on IPD camps in Tigray

10 january 2022 - 09:23:12
New York, US (PANA) - The UN children's fund, UNICEF, has expressed outrage at the recent airstrikes on camps for internally [...] Full text...

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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF

31 december 2021 - 07:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout [...] Full text...

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Authorities urged to protect women, children following violence in Sudan

24 december 2021 - 07:41:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN [...] 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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US donates more than 1 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to Libya

20 december 2021 - 20:14:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 1,178,190 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine were received on Monday at Maitigua International [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever possible’, despite Omicron

17 december 2021 - 17:11:30
New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 cases are spiking all over the world, but the Executive Director of the UN Children’s [...] Full text...

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'COVID-19 is biggest threat to child progress in UNICEF’s 75-year history'

09 december 2021 - 05:50:48
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic is rolling back progress on key childhood challenges such as poverty, health [...] Full text...

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Three tons of explosives and war remnants destroyed in western Libya

08 december 2021 - 12:04:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three tons of explosives and remnants of war were destroyed Tuesday in the area of al-Agrabiya, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches record emergency appeal as escalating conflicts push millions to the brink

08 december 2021 - 08:44:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched an appeal for a record $9.4 billion as attacks against children continue [...] Full text...

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World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns

30 november 2021 - 05:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the [...] Full text...

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'West, Central Africa seriously affected by grave violations against children in armed conflict'

24 november 2021 - 09:24:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West and Central Africa have emerged as the regions in the world with the highest number [...] Full text...

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US donates 230,490 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Libya

22 november 2021 - 18:24:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 230,490 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-Covid-19 vaccine, donated to Libya by the United [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US gives Gambia $2 million to fight pandemic

18 november 2021 - 12:09:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $2 million to the United Nations Children’s [...] Full text...

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UN agencies back plan to ensure every child in need gets regular healthy meal in school by 2030

16 november 2021 - 20:56:25
NEW YORK, US (PANA) - United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly improve [...] Full text...

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Gambia to begin four days Polio Immunization campaign on November 20

16 november 2021 - 18:48:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF-Gambia office, will start a four-day massive Polio immunization [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNICEF decries involvement of children in political campaign activities

08 november 2021 - 15:48:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF Gambia office has noted with concern the involvement of children in large political gatherings in [...] Full text...

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World leaders urged to prioritise action on water and climate

31 october 2021 - 10:03:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US sends first batch of additional 5 million vaccine consignment to Kenya

29 october 2021 - 20:16:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya on Friday received a further 990,990 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to boost its ongoing [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNICEF warns authorities, political leaders against children attending political rallies

29 october 2021 - 16:54:13
Banjul, (PANA) - UNICEF-Gambia office representative has warned Gambian authorities and political leaders to avoid the presence of children at [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Less than 10% of African countries to hit key vaccination goal

28 october 2021 - 11:16:09
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Just five African countries, less than 10% of Africa’s 54 nations, are projected to hit the year-end [...] Full text...

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Cooperation between Libyan Ministry of Interior and Nations in fight against illegal migration on the agenda of meeting

27 october 2021 - 21:05:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, discussed with the Special Assistant to the Resident Coordinator, [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader appoints four more ministers

27 october 2021 - 10:56:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's head of state, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Tuesday named four new ministers, including three women, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF concerned about safety of 1,000 women, children in Libyan detention centres

13 october 2021 - 11:51:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 1,000 women and children, five of them unaccompanied, and at least 30 infants held in [...] Full text...

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Distribution key as WHO approves first malaria vaccine

10 october 2021 - 16:55:01
Nairobi. Kenya(PANA) - The World Health Organization’s recommendation of broad deployment of the first malaria vaccine among children in Sub-Saharan Africa [...] Full text...

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Make mental healthcare for all a reality, urges Guterres

10 october 2021 - 05:58:26
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on mental health worldwide, and action must be [...] Full text...

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Children ‘indoctrinated’ to fight for insurgents in Mozambique: UNICEF

06 october 2021 - 04:42:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: EU condemns expulsion of UN officials from Ethiopia, underlines relief for population in distress

05 october 2021 - 09:21:15
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The EU and its member states have strongly condemned the decision taken by the Government of [...] Full text...

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Teachers are driving force behind ‘global education recovery’ from COVID-19

05 october 2021 - 06:49:10
New York, US (PANA) - For the education system to recover from the COVID pandemic, it requires more investment in [...] Full text...

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Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neglecting child mental health

05 october 2021 - 05:30:26
New York, US (PANA) - COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of children and young people, and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: Decision to expel UN staff could put aid operations at risk

02 october 2021 - 05:44:37
Geneva, Switzerland  (PANA) - The decision to expel United Nations staff from Ethiopia could affect aid distribution in the war-torn [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US condemns Ethiopia's expulsion of seven UN staff

01 october 2021 - 12:58:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - United States Secretary of State  Antony Blinken has strongly condemned Ethiopia’s stated plans to expel [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia orders seven UN officials to leave country within 72 hours

01 october 2021 - 04:47:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres voiced his shock on Thursday after the Ethiopian Government declared seven [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNICEF, GSM Africell sign deal to bolster youth engagement via U-Report

30 september 2021 - 17:20:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  UNICEF Gambia  office  and Gambia's biggest GSM company, Africell, have signed an agreement to support youth engagement [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail - with equal access, price cut

25 september 2021 - 05:19:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – has been added to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) list of [...] Full text...

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No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF

22 september 2021 - 17:15:39
New York, US (PANA) - There has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany supports Ethiopia with 271,200 vaccine doses

18 september 2021 - 02:05:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Ministry of Health Friday received 271,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Germany to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls on world leaders to focus on vaccine equity, pandemic preparedness

17 september 2021 - 14:06:34
New York, US (PANA) – The World Health Organization  (WHO)  is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Libya takes delivery of 117,600 COVAX doses

17 september 2021 - 10:33:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has taken delivery of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX, the National Centre for [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic

16 september 2021 - 10:38:33
New York, US (PANA) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue [...] Full text...

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Jordanian gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women

14 september 2021 - 05:10:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as the the new head [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank, UNICEF support vaccine deployment, lifesaving health services in South Sudan

10 september 2021 - 13:45:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The World Bank and UNICEF are collaborating to implement a $53.5 million project in South [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Unacceptable’ deals and delays, hampering lifesaving COVAX deliveries

09 september 2021 - 05:10:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  While 80 per cent of citizens in high and upper-middle income nations have had a dose [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warn UN humanitarians

03 september 2021 - 05:37:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU to receive additional 10 million vaccines from French government

30 august 2021 - 18:04:43
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries will receive 10 million doses of Astra Zeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over [...] Full text...

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More children than ever before live as migrants or refugees, outside their birth countries – UNICEF

28 august 2021 - 05:48:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More girls and boys than ever are on the move, with 35.5 million having lived outside [...] Full text...

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Global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines progressing at two alarmingly different speeds - MLT

27 august 2021 - 22:01:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT) Friday noted that the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Tigray – UN chief

27 august 2021 - 11:53:30
New York, US (PANA) - A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya goes for multiple vaccines to immunise 10 million in 2021

26 august 2021 - 21:40:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will continue to vaccinate the population with a target of reaching 10 million by December [...] Full text...

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Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF

25 august 2021 - 05:18:33
New York, US (PANA) - A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Ebola vaccination campaign launched in Middle Guinea

21 august 2021 - 19:30:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus began here Thursday in the prefecture of Labe, central [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana takes delivery of 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

18 august 2021 - 23:04:49
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana Wednesday took delivery of 249,00 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine through  the #COVAX facility meant for [...] Full text...

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UNICEF launches training programme for 27 Libyan doctors on neonatal, childhood diseases

17 august 2021 - 10:51:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-seven Libyan primary health doctors from different municipalities on Monday started a training of trainers programme [...] Full text...

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Guinean experts sent to Côte d'Ivoire to fight Ebola

16 august 2021 - 11:13:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Sunday dispatched a team of experts and 5,000 doses of vaccine to [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns death of 5 Nigerian children killed playing with disused grenade in Borno State

15 august 2021 - 05:48:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday condemned the death of five children who were killed [...] Full text...

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MSF collaborating on urgent measles vaccination in South Darfur, Sudan

10 august 2021 - 18:15:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international charity organziations, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said it was launching an urgent measles vaccination [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Intensified fighting across borders ‘disastrous’ for children

10 august 2021 - 05:18:52
New York, US (PANA) - Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that a recent escalation [...] Full text...

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GuInea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus to WHO

09 august 2021 - 22:47:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Orgaization (WHO) said here Monday Guinea's ministry of Health had reported a confirmed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: WFP delivers food to another 1 million in Tigray, but only reaches half of those in need

09 august 2021 - 15:19:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food to over a million people in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AU begins monthly shipments of vaccines

05 august 2021 - 13:30:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is on Thursday beginning its monthly shipments of vaccines acquired by the [...] Full text...

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Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: WHO, UNICEF chiefs

03 august 2021 - 05:56:03
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns of waterborne disease in Libya after vandalization of water sources

02 august 2021 - 12:18:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has deplored the vandalization of water supply systems in Libya [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: More than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF

30 july 2021 - 15:51:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

29 july 2021 - 14:51:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – Around 7.7 million children in Africa missed out on vital first doses of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis, Measles and [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...

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Half a million children on verge of malnourishment in southern Mozambique: UN agencies warn

27 july 2021 - 06:57:50
Antananarivo, Mozambique (PANA) - At least half a million children under five in drought-afflicted southern Madagascar are on the verge [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: COVAX and World Bank accelerate vaccine access for developing countries

26 july 2021 - 13:28:04
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - COVAX and the World Bank will accelerate COVID-19 vaccine supply for developing countries through a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Over 490,000 people vaccinated in Libya

24 july 2021 - 10:53:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 490,614 people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in Libya since the launch in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Americans donate 304,000 vaccine doses to the Gambia

22 july 2021 - 17:11:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As President Joseph R. Biden committed earlier this year, vaccines donated by the American people have [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New data indicate vaccine inequity undermining global economic recovery

22 july 2021 - 15:43:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccine inequity will have a lasting and profound impact on socio-economic recovery in low- and [...] Full text...

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Progress towards ending AIDS among children, others stalling - UNAIDS warns

21 july 2021 - 22:24:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The UNAIDS and partners have warned in their 'Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free' report that [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief encourages continued protection of children without parental care

19 july 2021 - 16:06:33
New York, US (PANA) - As the official COVID-19 death toll around the world passed 4 million earlier this month, [...] Full text...

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Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout

15 july 2021 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide [...] Full text...

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Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss

14 july 2021 - 05:43:51
New York, US (PANA) - Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore resigns to care for her sick husband

14 july 2021 - 05:21:21
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund, Henrietta Fore, announced her resignation on Tuesday, in [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ministry of Youth and UNICEF sign agreement on youth projects

13 july 2021 - 09:41:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Youth on Monday signed a cooperation agreement in Tripoli with the United [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for action to reverse ‘spiraling protection crisis’ for children in West and Central Africa

08 july 2021 - 05:48:16
New York, US (PANA) - Action must be taken now to halt alarming attacks against children and abductions - including [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UNICEF warns of ‘desperation and hopelessness’ for children 10 years after independence

06 july 2021 - 21:13:11
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Ten years after South Sudan achieved independence, more children there are in urgent need of [...] Full text...

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WHO pedgess extensive commitments towards women's empowerment, health

05 july 2021 - 20:50:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and [...] Full text...

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Billions risk being without access to water, sanitation services by 2030

02 july 2021 - 05:57:13
New York, US (PANA) - Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally are at risk of still being without lifesaving access [...] Full text...

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No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council

29 june 2021 - 05:19:11
New York, US (PANA) - The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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WHO, partners highlight key steps to improve access to health technologies

25 june 2021 - 21:24:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) -The first WHO World Local Production Forum ended Friday after five days of discussions on promoting quality [...] Full text...

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Libya receives 54,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

25 june 2021 - 16:48:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third batch of 54,600 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, acquired through the COVAX facility, arrived [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: New batch of 54,000 doses of vaccine arrives in Libya

25 june 2021 - 15:35:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A third batch of 54,600 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine procured through the COVAX Initiative arrived [...] Full text...

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UNICEF warns of grave consequences for children witnessing ‘appalling violence’ in DRC

25 june 2021 - 06:17:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Thursday for urgent resources to support thousands of people [...] Full text...

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UN agencies launch measures to improve well-being of school-aged children, adolescents

23 june 2021 - 05:28:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to nutritious meals, two UN [...] Full text...

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UN, WHO call for renewal of humanitarian assistance to millions in north-west Syria

18 june 2021 - 22:25:05
Geneva-Switzerland (PANA) - Millions of people caught up in an active war zone in north-west Syria remain in need of humanitarian [...] Full text...

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5.2 million children, 270,000 pregnant women expected at Burundi's Mother and Child Health Week

16 june 2021 - 19:15:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Wednesday launched the 2021 edition of the Week dedicated to maternal and child health, [...] Full text...

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Gambia registers progress in improving access to education for girls

16 june 2021 - 16:03:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has made considerable progress in improving access to education, especially for girls, the UN Children's [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN welcomes landmark 870 million G7 vaccine doses pledge

14 june 2021 - 06:44:06
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official on Sunday welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ [...] Full text...

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International agencies reach hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan cut off for a decade

13 june 2021 - 18:25:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – United Nations humanitarian agencies on Sunday said that they have reached hundreds of thousands of civilians [...] Full text...

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Violence continues in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado, as agencies respond to growing needs

13 june 2021 - 06:41:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Civilians continue to flee armed conflict and insecurity in northern Mozambique, more than two months after militants attacked the coastal [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UN agencies scale-up response to address looming famine ‘catastrophe’ in Tigray

11 june 2021 - 05:28:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Thursday for immediate access to deliver [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nine in 10 African countries set to miss urgent COVID-19 vaccination goal

10 june 2021 - 21:02:07
Brazzaville, (Congo) - As coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, [...] Full text...

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Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID puts many more at risk

10 june 2021 - 05:51:47
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF, celebrities appeal to G7 countries to donate COVID vaccinations

08 june 2021 - 20:56:27
New York, US (PANA) - From David Beckham to Whoopi Goldberg and Angelique Kidjo, ambassadors for the UN Children’s Fund [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF signs vaccine supply agreement with Moderna

03 june 2021 - 07:35:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has signed a long-term agreement with Moderna for the supply of COVID-19 vaccine on behalf [...] Full text...

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More than 100 illegal migrants rescued off Libya

01 june 2021 - 11:31:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Navy says 101 illegal migrants of various African nationalities have been rescued by the [...] Full text...

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Up to 400,000 could be displaced by new volcano eruption in DR Congo, warns UNICEF

28 may 2021 - 06:30:40
Goma, DRC (PANA) - With fears that one of the world’s most active volcanoes could erupt again in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, partners call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021

27 may 2021 - 21:21:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline and early [...] Full text...

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Lack of clean water far deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, says UNICEF

25 may 2021 - 06:38:14
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the [...] Full text...

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More than 170 children feared missing following volcanic eruption in DRC's Goma district

23 may 2021 - 20:16:32
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Refugees in South Sudan begin receiving jabs

23 may 2021 - 07:58:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Refugees in South Sudan are receiving COVID-19 jabs during the rollout of the country’s national [...] Full text...

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Ceasefire can’t hide scale of destruction in Gaza, UN warns

22 may 2021 - 05:55:54
New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian community has welcomed the ceasefire agreed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Libyan NGO sign child survival and development plan in Libya

21 may 2021 - 11:38:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tripoli and the Institute of Primary Health Care, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief calls on G7 countries to 'share excess vaccines now'

17 may 2021 - 06:25:08
New York, US (PANA) - The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases  in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls on wealthier nations to donate vaccines to poorer nations

15 may 2021 - 00:04:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, against the vastly uneven international distribution of coronavirus [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for de-escalation in Israel-Palestine conflict

13 may 2021 - 06:43:14
New York, US (PANA) - De-escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict is “an absolute must”, said the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces its worst food security crisis as humanitarian aid dwindles

11 may 2021 - 14:42:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An African regional organisation said about 60 percent of South Sudan people are facing  “one of [...] Full text...

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UN chief, senior officials express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence

10 may 2021 - 04:58:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and senior UN officials have expressed their deep concern over [...] Full text...

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Some 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually in Nigeria, says UN

05 may 2021 - 07:29:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations has disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 children get infected with HIV annually [...] Full text...

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Young people key to transforming world’s food systems: UN officials

05 may 2021 - 05:23:23
New York, US (PANA) - Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around [...] Full text...

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Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown

05 may 2021 - 05:13:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany grants Libya 5 million euros for vaccination campaign

03 may 2021 - 16:53:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The German government has granted Libya 5 million euros in support of the vaccination campaign in [...] Full text...

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29 million Sahelians need humanitarian aid and protection - UN agencies

28 april 2021 - 13:46:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Sahelians in need of humanitarian assistance and protection have reached a new record of 29 [...] Full text...

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DRC to vaccinate some 16.3 million people against yellow fever

28 april 2021 - 06:46:33
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo  (DRC) on Tuesday launched a preventive yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting [...] Full text...

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Nearly 370,000 children now internally displaced in CAR amidst ongoing violence

28 april 2021 - 06:34:37
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – An estimated 738,000 people, half of whom are children, are now internally displaced across the Central African [...] Full text...

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‘Relentless’ violence worsening plight of children in DRC's Ituri province

27 april 2021 - 05:24:17
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A recent spike in inter-community violence in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives

27 april 2021 - 05:15:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to disrupt health services in 90 pct of countries -WHO

23 april 2021 - 21:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the [...] Full text...

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UN food agency says escalating conflict in northern Mozambique pushes thousands into hunger

23 april 2021 - 06:52:54
Pemba, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is in the grips of a spiralling crisis as thousands of people [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘No end’ to conflict in Tigray region, warns UNICEF

20 april 2021 - 19:29:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister of Women's Affairs, UNICEF discuss support for the ministry

19 april 2021 - 12:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday discussed the creation of a technical committee [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia secures more funds for vaccines

18 april 2021 - 11:03:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia has secured financing for its COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness and Response Project to strengthen immunisation [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for bolstering of vigilance as Africa rolls out vaccines

16 april 2021 - 07:43:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PAMA) - More than 13.6 million – including 12 million AstraZeneca – vaccine doses have been administered in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years

14 april 2021 - 10:10:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Morocco receives first allocation of Covid-19 vaccines from COVAX mechanism

09 april 2021 - 10:38:52
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has benefited from a first allocation of the Covid-19 vaccine under the COVAX mechanism, the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19 equitable vaccine scheme reaches more than 100 countries

09 april 2021 - 07:30:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100 countries and economies have now received COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-partnered equitable coronavirus-busting [...] Full text...

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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International

08 april 2021 - 11:50:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, Libyan gov't discuss establishment of reception centre for vulnerable children and migrants

02 april 2021 - 12:20:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya and the UN children's fund on Thursday discussed the establishment in Misrata, 220 km east [...] Full text...

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Many countries spending more on debt than education, health and social protection combined

02 april 2021 - 06:09:32
New York, US (PANA) - Around one in eight nations spends more on debt than on social services, according to a new report from the UN [...] Full text...

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Sweden gives UNICEF US$1.2 million for Burundi humanitarian humanitarian response

01 april 2021 - 13:01:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has donated US$1.2 million to support the humanitarian action [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mali launches vaccination campaign

01 april 2021 - 12:21:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 started on Wednesday in Mali with the administration of the first [...] Full text...

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Humanitarians appeal for resources to meet needs of people fleeing violence in northern Mozambique

01 april 2021 - 10:33:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Following attacks by non-state armed groups and ongoing clashes in Palma district of northern [...] Full text...

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WHO launches 'Viral Facts Africa' initiative to combat dangerous health misinformation

31 march 2021 - 12:18:50
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Viral Facts Africa, a first of its kind African initiative to combat health misinformation online, was launched [...] Full text...

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Displaced thousands in northern Mozambique urgently need medical, food aid

31 march 2021 - 10:39:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Humanitarians on the ground in northern Mozambique have reported thousands of people, displaced by [...] Full text...

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Armed attacks lead to 'extremely concerning' humanitarian situation in northern Mozambique

30 march 2021 - 11:50:38
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The humanitarian situation in Palma District of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique is [...] Full text...

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More than 100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19

27 march 2021 - 06:02:09
Paris, France (PANA) - A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges equitable vaccine access to widen reach in Africa

26 march 2021 - 08:54:07
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa urgently needs more COVID-19 vaccine supplies as deliveries begin to slow down and initial batches are [...] Full text...

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UN chief reaffirms solidarity with Niger, as second deadly attack rocks country

25 march 2021 - 05:41:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has reaffirmed the Organization’s support and solidarity with Niger, as the [...] Full text...

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UN envoy hails Libya's new national gov't after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’

25 march 2021 - 05:33:47
New York, US (PANA) - After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK Special Envoy for Girls’ Education meets Nigerian education youth activists

22 march 2021 - 19:34:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As part of the activities to commemorate the International Women’s Day, the UK Prime Minister’s Special [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says 26.5m Nigerian children face high water vulnerability

22 march 2021 - 16:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – At least 26.5 million Nigerian children do not have enough water to meet their daily needs [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Children must be protected from harm, urges UNICEF

20 march 2021 - 11:49:58
New York, US (PANA) - The situation for children in Tigray is becoming increasingly serious as the conflict in the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s vaccination gains pace, nearly seven million doses given

19 march 2021 - 05:57:06
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Nearly seven million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Africa, where after months of waiting on [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WB assessment shows gaps in countries’ readiness to deploy vaccines

18 march 2021 - 14:04:05
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – As countries undertake the largest vaccination campaign in history, results of a World Bank [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns killing of 58 civilians by armed groups in west Niger

17 march 2021 - 19:01:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemned on Wednesday the murder of at least [...] Full text...

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Japan supports Guinea's efforts to fight diseases

16 march 2021 - 13:42:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Japanese government on Monday granted  US$1,469,772 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part [...] Full text...

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Launching of COVID-19 vaccination campaign postponed in DRC

14 march 2021 - 18:10:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The launching of the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Positive cases in Africa to top four million, vaccine rollout underway

11 march 2021 - 16:58:00
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week since the continent’s first confirmed case [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN campaigns for worldwide vaccine equality in supplies

11 march 2021 - 15:05:03
New York, US (has PANA) - The United Nations launched a new global campaign, Only Together, to support its call [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: President Barrow says infection rate close to 5,000 in Gambia

10 march 2021 - 18:46:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has said  that  the coronavirus infection rate stands close to five thousand [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian President Bah N'Daw receives first batch of vaccine

06 march 2021 - 12:32:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition President Bah Ndaw on Friday received the first batch of 396,000 doses of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More African countries receive vaccines under COVAX facility

04 march 2021 - 05:47:53
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - More African countries have continued to receive lifesaving COVD-19 vaccines through the UN-led COVAX facility with [...] Full text...

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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts

03 march 2021 - 16:27:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia receives first consignment of vaccines under COVAX initiative

03 march 2021 - 09:47:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia has received its first shipment of 36,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COCAX Facility, [...] Full text...

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Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast

02 march 2021 - 16:44:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Côte d'Ivoire to launch vaccination campaign on Monday

01 march 2021 - 09:46:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire on Monday launches its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, after receiving 505,000 syringes and [...] Full text...

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