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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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Coronavirus: Côte d'Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment

26 february 2021 - 21:27:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire received 504,000 doses of lifesaving coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine here Friday, making it the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns new attack on Nigerian school in which ‘more than 300’ girls are missing

26 february 2021 - 21:12:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned an attack on a secondary school in northwest Nigeria [...] Full text...

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UN agencies support South Sudan's nationwide polio vaccination campaign

26 february 2021 - 05:17:30
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect more than 2.8 million children from [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Coronavirus: Ghana becomes recipient of first COVAX vaccine shipment

24 february 2021 - 13:09:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Wednesday became recipient of first shipment of COVAX vaccine when it took delivery of [...] Full text...

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Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

24 february 2021 - 06:20:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Ebola vaccination of people at high risk kicked off on Tuesday in Guinea as the emergency response [...] Full text...

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Lives and futures of three million children at risk in DR Congo, UNICEF warns

19 february 2021 - 11:31:20
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday highlighted the dire situation of some three [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on Nigerian school

18 february 2021 - 14:18:39
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central [...] Full text...

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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria

18 february 2021 - 08:29:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief decries ‘wildly uneven and unfair’ vaccination

18 february 2021 - 05:15:10
New York, US (PANA) - International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Two versions of vaccine given WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).

16 february 2021 - 22:20:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Major airlines join forces with UNICEF to support vaccine roll-out plan

16 february 2021 - 06:52:59
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s leading airlines are backing a landmark UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) initiative to prioritise delivery of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World Bank announces its first support for vaccine rollout in Africa

12 february 2021 - 10:26:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank approved on Thursday an additional financing of $5 million from the International Development [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Using AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘right thing to do’ for everyone, says WHO

11 february 2021 - 06:10:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Tunisia orders two million Pfizer vaccines

09 february 2021 - 22:22:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia has entered into a bilateral agreement with the U.S. laboratory Pfizer to acquire the first [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNFPA and UNICEF warn of imminent resurgence of Female Genital Mutilation

08 february 2021 - 20:50:45
Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A surge in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is feared in The Gambia as COVID-19 disrupts [...] Full text...

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Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says

05 february 2021 - 14:08:04
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Key workers in 145 countries to receive vaccines under UN-backed initiative

04 february 2021 - 05:38:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Key workers and other vulnerable people in 145 countries should receive COVID-19 vaccines in the first [...] Full text...

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Mali, UN launch programme on human capital development

02 february 2021 - 11:59:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouane has launched a joint Malian Government-United Nations programme, "Financing the development [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF cautions as more people continue to disregard COVID-19 protocols

31 january 2021 - 15:10:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF Gambia, has cautioned that too many people in The West African nation are disregarding COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia completes oral cholera vaccination campaign in affected districts

30 january 2021 - 16:19:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Health authorities in Ethiopia, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) have completed an [...] Full text...

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Over 270,000 people affected by Cyclone Eloise in Southern Africa - OCHA

29 january 2021 - 09:12:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - More than 270,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise across Southern Africa, including 267,289 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Prioritise school meals in plans to reopen classrooms, UN report says

29 january 2021 - 05:22:44
New York, US (PANA) - Although school feeding programmes are a lifeline for millions of boys and girls, nearly 40 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 38 cases, 71 recoveries recorded in Guinea

27 january 2021 - 21:05:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea Tuesday recorded 38 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) from laboratory tests carried out on [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: UNICEF expresses concern for children in Tigray’s conflict

27 january 2021 - 17:07:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Three months since fighting began in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray, there’s grave concern for [...] Full text...

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UNHCR says 250 killed, over 100,000 displaced as violence surges in Darfur

22 january 2021 - 19:44:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A sharp uptick in intercommunal violence in Sudan’s Darfur region has forced more than 100,000 people [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise now in Mozambique Channel, likely to turn Tropical Cyclone on Friday

22 january 2021 - 08:54:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Latest forecasts indicate that Tropical Storm Eloise is likely to make landfall in central Mozambique, between [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian situation in Niger's Tillabéri region worsens due to rebel attacks - OCHA

18 january 2021 - 13:42:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The humanitarian situation in Niger has sharply deteriorated, since the attack on Tchamo Bangou and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea extends state of health emergency for 30 days

15 january 2021 - 10:56:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea has extended the state of health emergency in the country for one month effective Friday, [...] Full text...

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Director of the "Education Cannot Wait" Fund on a 72-hour visit to Burkina Faso

13 january 2021 - 18:00:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Director of "Education Cannot Wait" (ECW) Fund, Ms Yasmine Sherif, began a 72-hour visit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief says closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’

13 january 2021 - 05:46:36
New York, US (PANA) - The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday underscored that “no effort should [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile

12 january 2021 - 07:02:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners [...] Full text...

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UNICEF supports Beninese girls in high schools

10 january 2021 - 19:39:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - UNICEF and the American Toms shoes have granted young high school and college girls in three [...] Full text...

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Cooperation between Libya, UNICEF in education reviewed

05 january 2021 - 23:18:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The vice-president of the presidential council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Ahmed Maitig, Tuesday [...] Full text...

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World Braille Day highlights importance of accessible information - UN

04 january 2021 - 08:21:09
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating World Braille Day, on Monday, highlighting the importance of the [...] Full text...

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Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges

01 january 2021 - 21:44:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said here Thursday that more than 371,500 children would be [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO clears BioNTech’s vaccine for emergency use

01 january 2021 - 06:43:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To speed up access to COVID-19 vaccinations in the developing world, on the eve of the new [...] Full text...

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Millions of children in crisis hotspots ‘on the brink of famine’, warns UNICEF

31 december 2020 - 06:58:31
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: Education in crisis

29 december 2020 - 07:27:55
Paris, France (PANA) - Children all over the world have had their education severely disrupted this year, as schools struggle [...] Full text...

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The virus that shut down the world: The yawning gulf between rich and poor (A UN feature)

25 december 2020 - 10:18:24
New York, US (PANA) - Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty increased, for [...] Full text...

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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique

22 december 2020 - 18:08:16
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO says two billion vaccine doses secured

19 december 2020 - 08:52:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "The end of the pandemic is in sight but we must not let our guards down, [...] Full text...

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UN chief welcomes release of kidnapped Nigerian school boys

19 december 2020 - 08:43:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of the 344 schoolboys forcibly taken away [...] Full text...

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Conflicts, floods, COVID -19 push South Sudanese into extreme hunger

18 december 2020 - 18:59:33
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority, UNICEF says

16 december 2020 - 05:29:56
New York, US (PANA) - Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF calls for priority vaccination of teachers

15 december 2020 - 11:33:38
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - The Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henriette Fore, has called for priority vaccination [...] Full text...

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Water, hygiene woes at health facilities putting lives at risk: UN report

14 december 2020 - 13:40:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put around 1.8 billion health workers [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria

14 december 2020 - 13:32:18
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of [...] Full text...

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Rich countries’ support for children ‘totally inadequate’: UN report

11 december 2020 - 06:45:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has slammed the levels of financial support for children allocated [...] Full text...

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Nearly 350,000 Libyan children in humanitarian need, according to UNICEF

08 december 2020 - 21:21:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 348,000 children in Libya are in need of humanitarian assistance in the form [...] Full text...

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Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says

08 december 2020 - 05:54:27
New York, US (PANA) - Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Scientists optimistic about vaccines for all

05 december 2020 - 07:28:51
New York, US (PANA) - Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people [...] Full text...

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Amid ‘unprecedented’ needs, UNICEF asks for $6.4 billion to help 190 million children

03 december 2020 - 17:54:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday launched a $6.4 billion emergency funding appeal to [...] Full text...

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UNICEF puts forward a ‘six point plan to protect our children’

02 december 2020 - 15:54:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Ahead of the United Nations Special Session of the General Assembly on COVID-19, on 3-4 December [...] Full text...

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UN report says 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home

02 december 2020 - 05:20:49
New York, US (PANA) - A staggering two-thirds of the world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for vaccination drive

27 november 2020 - 06:44:23
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the race to find a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is showing increasing promise, a [...] Full text...

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A child is infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals

26 november 2020 - 05:23:59
New York, US (PANA) - Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age [...] Full text...

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Rising Internet violence in Congolese schools worrying – UNICEF

24 november 2020 - 21:26:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) survey says eight out of 10 girls and seven out [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF planning ‘mammoth operation’ to deliver vaccines

23 november 2020 - 11:31:22
New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is working with more than 350 logistics partners, including major airlines, [...] Full text...

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348,000 Libyan children in need of humanitarian aid - UNICEF

21 november 2020 - 13:00:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF says 700,000 Gambian Children temporally out of School for six months

20 november 2020 - 18:31:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As the world commemorates World Children’s Day, UNICEF Gambia office has revealed that 700,000 children in [...] Full text...

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Congo: UNICEF urges Congolese to end outdoor defecation

20 november 2020 - 15:11:18
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged Congolese to end open defecation, the agency's representative in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan telco, UNICEF partner on child education, protection against violence

20 november 2020 - 09:30:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Kenya and telco firm Safaricom have signed a new partnership to help [...] 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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Gambia scores high in controlling corruption, maintaining democratic rights

19 november 2020 - 18:42:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation Agency’s Financial Report 2020, has announced that The Gambia scored high in controlling [...] 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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New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa

18 november 2020 - 05:51:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 10,000 health workers are to be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through [...] Full text...

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UN launches fund to address crisis in global sanitation and hygiene

18 november 2020 - 05:42:30
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed fund, launched on Tuesday, is set to take on the centuries-old crisis centred [...] Full text...

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Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says

12 november 2020 - 21:29:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination [...] Full text...

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‘Bring life to those fighting for breath,’ UNICEF urges on World Pneumonia Day

12 november 2020 - 20:34:37
New York, US (PANA) - Pneumonia is not a new emergency, it takes the lives of some 800,000 children each [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemic

07 november 2020 - 00:06:47
GENEVA, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for an urgent action to avert [...] Full text...

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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics: UN agencies

06 november 2020 - 17:10:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but [...] Full text...

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Six humanitarians killed in ‘obscene’ attacks in one week: UN agency

06 november 2020 - 16:38:51
New York, UN (PANA) - The UN’s top relief official has strongly condemned recent attacks on aid workers in different [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO concerned about shortage of children's vaccines in Libya

06 november 2020 - 11:31:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed "extreme concern" [...] Full text...

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Nearly 1.2 million people in Libya need health assistance, according to UN agency

05 november 2020 - 11:38:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 1.2 million people in Libya are in need of health assistance, the UN Office for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic robs children in poor countries of nearly four months of school

30 october 2020 - 06:29:55
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has robbed children in the poorest countries of nearly four months of [...] Full text...

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UN condemns killing of aid workers in Somalia

29 october 2020 - 22:57:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The United Nations in Somalia has condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed [...] Full text...

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UN shocked, outraged over horrific attack on Cameroon school

26 october 2020 - 16:59:21
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which [...] Full text...

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One in six children living in extreme poverty, warn UNICEF, World Bank

20 october 2020 - 12:43:43
New York, US (PANA) - An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes by year end

19 october 2020 - 12:05:23
New York, US (PANA) – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, [...] Full text...

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

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

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WHO concerned with failing stock of four vaccines for children in Libya

17 october 2020 - 00:07:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Friday that four vaccines for children were being withdrawn while [...] Full text...

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Three billion people globally lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF

15 october 2020 - 13:58:46
New York, US (PANA) - Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, billions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF restates strong support to Gambia’s safe return to school efforts

12 october 2020 - 16:54:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF has assured the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in The Gambia of its continued [...] Full text...

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Stillbirths: An unnecessary, unspeakable tragedy – UN report

08 october 2020 - 16:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - A stillborn baby is delivered every 16 seconds, which translates into nearly two million infants [...] Full text...

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UNICEF concerned about children in DR Congo suffering ‘unrelenting violence’

07 october 2020 - 07:09:56
New York, US (PANA) - Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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CONGO, UNICEF discuss issues linked to gender-based violence

06 october 2020 - 20:57:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital economy, Leon juste Ibombo, Tuesday met with the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Re-imagine education to achieve quality learning for all - UN and partners urge

05 october 2020 - 16:48:24
New York, US (PANA) - Now is the time to “think beyond COVID-19” to re-imagine education and realise the goal [...] 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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Guterres advocates for digital world that ‘strengthens human rights, advances peace’

24 september 2020 - 06:15:59
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst a technological era that “beckons with vast opportunity”, new risks exist to global peace, [...] Full text...

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New British High Commissioner pledges economic growth for Gambia

21 september 2020 - 21:56:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - David Belgrove(OBE), the new British High Commissioner to The Gambia, Monday pledged economic growth to create [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Guinea records 29 new infections

18 september 2020 - 14:46:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea on Thursday registered 29 new confirmed cases of coronavirus after tests on a sample of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, finds new study

17 september 2020 - 14:12:49
New York, US (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Libya gets US$2 million aid from US for pandemic fight

14 september 2020 - 14:45:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. government, through the Office of Humanitarian Assistance, has provided an additional US$2 million in [...] Full text...

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WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

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

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UN Security Council demands end to attacks on schools worldwide

11 september 2020 - 07:46:02
New York, US (US) - The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, UN agencies warn

09 september 2020 - 16:35:54
New York, US (PANA) - The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says over 535,000 children under five ‘acutely’ malnourished in Burkina Faso

08 september 2020 - 12:45:08
New York, US (PANA) - New data from UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed worsening nutritional situation for children in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of vaccines

05 september 2020 - 06:04:03
New York, US (PANNA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF to lead global procurement, supply of COVID vaccines

04 september 2020 - 18:22:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure [...] Full text...

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UNICEF to lead procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in world

03 september 2020 - 20:53:06
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in what could possibly be the [...] Full text...

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'COVID-19 has revealed the digital divide that prevails in the world', says Nigerien President Issoufou

02 september 2020 - 16:33:04
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the digital divide that prevails in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF says 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning when pandemic shuttered schools

27 august 2020 - 05:06:04
New York, US (PANA) - For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa

20 august 2020 - 18:24:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The unprecedented and prolonged school closures aimed at keeping students safe from COVID-19 are harming them in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO Chief outlines key logistical hurdles to pandemic, urges unified front

19 august 2020 - 00:03:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday outlined key logistical hurdles in fight [...] Full text...

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

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

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Coronavirus: Survey says incomes of 22 million Ghana households reduced due to pandemic

01 august 2020 - 06:27:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that some 22 million Ghanaians had [...] Full text...

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UNICEF, WHO urge governments to promote skilled breastfeeding counselling

31 july 2020 - 14:18:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are calling on [...] Full text...

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

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

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A third of world’s children poisoned by lead, UNICEF analysis finds

30 july 2020 - 04:44:59
New York, US (PANA) - Lead poisoning is affecting children on a “massive and previously unknown scale”, according to a [...] Full text...

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UN-African Union mission condemns recent spate of deadly attacks in Darfur

29 july 2020 - 05:31:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, is calling on the Sudanese Government to arrest [...] Full text...

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Congo receives motorcycles from UNICEF to boost immunization capacity

25 july 2020 - 16:02:32
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) handed over 50 motorcycles to Congo on Friday to boost [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Airtel Africa Q1 net slumps 57% on-year under pandemic

25 july 2020 - 10:27:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Bharti Airtel’s Africa has reported a 57% on-year drop in net profit to $57 [...] Full text...

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Number of separated children rising fast as Ebola spreads in Equateur Province of DRC

23 july 2020 - 18:02:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - More than 32 children have lost or have been separated from one or both parents [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for greater investment in birth registration in Gambia

22 july 2020 - 14:05:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite appreciable progress in birth registration, an overwhelming number of children in The Gambia are without [...] Full text...

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‘Coronavirus: UNICEF chief says pandemic 'is making a global childcare crisis even worse’

22 july 2020 - 04:29:08
New York, US (PANA) - Following the release of a UN study that shows at least 40 million children have missed [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Burundi launches week dedicated to mother, child health measures against pandemic

21 july 2020 - 23:38:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The week dedicated to mother and child health, coupled with the African Vaccination Week (AVW) was [...] 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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COVID-19: World Bank, UNICEF provide essential supplies for Niger's response to pandemic

17 july 2020 - 14:53:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday delivered drugs and equipment worth [...] 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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Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF warn of decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

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

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Rwanda budgets US$ 5 million for high-speed broadband in public schools

14 july 2020 - 20:27:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to increase the Internet coverage rate of public secondary schools to 62% this year [...] Full text...

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UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally

13 july 2020 - 20:36:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Burundi puts subsidized soap on market to check pandemic

11 july 2020 - 12:57:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA )- Ten million pieces of soap will be put on the Burundian market monthly, at a price [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 'Bob Marley's song, One Love, to support children during Covid-19' - UNICEF

10 july 2020 - 18:25:43
New York, US (PANA) - The iconic Bob Marley's song, One Love, is to be re-released with the blessing of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF donates medical equipment to Mali

10 july 2020 - 16:02:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday handed over a large consignment of equipment, materials [...] Full text...

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“One” WASH program improves well-being of Ethiopia's vulnerable communities - Officials

29 june 2020 - 18:28:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH [...] Full text...

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DR Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak over

25 june 2020 - 11:59:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The health authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared the end of [...] 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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UN spotlights 'power of Yoga practice' to help ease COVID-19 stress

21 june 2020 - 05:53:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is on Sunday celebrating the sixth annual International Day of Yoga, recognising the [...] Full text...

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Africa’s wild polio-free status to be determined in August: WHO

19 june 2020 - 20:40:47
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in [...] Full text...

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Over 880 children released from Sudan's detention centres to avoid COVID-19

19 june 2020 - 13:58:58
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- UNICEF on Friday said over 880 children have been released from detention in Sudan and rejoined with [...] 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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Countries failing to prevent violence against children, UN agencies warn

18 june 2020 - 12:02:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, [...] Full text...

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AU, UNICEF campaign for birth registration to stop child exploitation

17 june 2020 - 14:13:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The African Union and UN Children Fund (UNICEF) have launched the “No Name Campaign” to accelerate [...] Full text...

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Gambia: ‘Access to child-friendly justice is not just a child right’- UNICEF representative

16 june 2020 - 14:39:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNICEF country representative to the Gambia, Sandra Lattouf, has said that “access to child-friendly justice is [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: CERF allocates $18.6 million to Niger to support humanitarian aid

12 june 2020 - 18:43:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated more than US$ 18.6 million or 11.2 billion [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to release 603 'repentant' Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists by July

12 june 2020 - 05:29:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Armed Forces wing in charge of rehabilitating repentant terrorists, Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), will [...] 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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WHO says 'no link' between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in DRC

09 june 2020 - 19:48:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - New genetic sequence analysis by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) National Institute of Biomedical Research [...] Full text...

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UNICEF "strongly" condemns acts of violence against children in Niger

09 june 2020 - 15:36:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - "UNICEF has been horrified by the abuses suffered by children in the region of Diffa" and [...] Full text...

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Niger: Media professionals launch competition on Covid-19 crisis

09 june 2020 - 14:22:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's High Council for Communication (CSC), with the support of UNICEF, launched on Tuesday the third [...] Full text...

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UNICEF strongly condemns killing of children in DR Congo

06 june 2020 - 19:59:39
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, denounced on Saturday, an attack that killed 16 people, including five [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic leading to ‘desperately unequal’ learning levels, says UNICEF

05 june 2020 - 05:29:03
New York, US (PANA) - With nearly 1.2 billion children out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, inherent inequalities [...] Full text...

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UNICEF gets US$5 million from CERF to accelerate humanitarian response in Niger

03 june 2020 - 10:38:12
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The United Nations Central Fund for Emergency Response (CERF) has allocated more than US$5 million this [...] Full text...

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WHO pledges support to DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest

02 june 2020 - 05:16:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Number of children in household poverty to soar to 86 million by end of 2020

28 may 2020 - 19:39:48
New York, US (PANA) – The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic could push up to 86 million more children [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU extends BReST project support to Gambian women, children in response to COVID-19 outbreak

28 may 2020 - 17:18:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is to extend the successful Building Resilience through Social Transfers-(BReST) project being [...] Full text...

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