New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance rises

04 december 2025 - 13:37:19
Geneva, Switzerland ( PANA) - Wider use of new tools against malaria, including dual-ingredient nets and WHO-recommended vaccines helped to [...] Full text...

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Arab region pushed to limits by climate extremes as 2024 smashes heat records

04 december 2025 - 11:36:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on [...] Full text...

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Global economy ‘on the brink’: UNCTAD

03 december 2025 - 06:55:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global economic growth will slow to 2.6 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent [...] Full text...

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COP30: African negotiators see mixed signals

01 december 2025 - 09:54:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), [...] Full text...

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Strengthening social safety nets can reinforce Tunisia’s economic recovery -World Bank

29 november 2025 - 14:21:12
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia’s economy is showing signs of recovery, supported by stronger agricultural production, a revival in the [...] Full text...

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Minorities are being stifled and rights repressed in a growing number of autocracies, denounces Volker Türk

27 november 2025 - 13:07:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "In a growing number of autocracies, minorities are being stifled, their rights, their identity and their [...] Full text...

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Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains

26 november 2025 - 13:15:26
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia is facing a rapidly worsening drought emergency, with vast swaths of the country now parched [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN’s gradual move back to Khartoum ‘an important step’

25 november 2025 - 05:37:13
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Country Team in Sudan met in Khartoum on Monday – the first time it [...] Full text...

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‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest

22 november 2025 - 18:38:10
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Ministers and leaders from across the world’s 44 least developed countries have pledged to accelerate [...] Full text...

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'Ending world hunger costs less than 1% of military spending'

19 november 2025 - 07:53:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per [...] Full text...

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Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames ‘misidentification’

17 november 2025 - 19:35:27
Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) – On Sunday, a foot patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was targeted [...] Full text...

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‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza

15 november 2025 - 05:11:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Images emerged this week of what appear to be mobs of masked Israeli settlers carrying out [...] Full text...

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COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions

14 november 2025 - 18:00:09
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people [...] Full text...

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UN launches first refugee-led green fund to restore land and cut carbon

14 november 2025 - 12:50:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched the Refugee Environmental Protection Fund, the first major refugee-led [...] Full text...

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Protecting lives in a warming world: Health takes centre stage at COP30

13 november 2025 - 18:50:42
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - Hailed by Brazil as “a crucial moment to demonstrate the strength of the health sector in [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 89,000 civilians have fled El Fasher

11 november 2025 - 17:20:33
New York, US  (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday warned of a deepening crisis in Sudan’s [...] Full text...

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Ghana Air Force helicopter crash caused by bad weather - Investigators

11 november 2025 - 13:52:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The team that investigated the crash of a Ghana Air Force Z 9 helicopter on 6 [...] Full text...

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From pledges to action: Leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30

10 november 2025 - 20:08:17
Belem, Brazil (PANA) - COP30 opened in Belém on Monday with a clear message: the era of half-measures is over. [...] Full text...

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Refugee camps set to be uninhabitable by 2050 as extreme weather worsens

10 november 2025 - 14:44:45
Belem, Brazil (PANA) - At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee [...] Full text...

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Gates Foundation announces new commitment for smallholder farmers on the frontlines of extreme weather

09 november 2025 - 18:38:24
Belém, Brazil (PANA) — The Gates Foundation has announced a new commitment to advancing climate adaptation, helping smallholder farmers build [...] Full text...

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Holding on to home, as the ocean engulfs the Solomon Islands UN Feature

08 november 2025 - 18:27:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Morning light spreads over Sikaiana, a remote atoll in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming

06 november 2025 - 16:15:16
Belem, Brazil (PANA) - As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on [...] Full text...

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Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa

05 november 2025 - 16:25:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by the devastation resulting from Hurricane Melissa, many [...] Full text...

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IMF, Cape Verde hold productive consultation

05 november 2025 - 09:16:32
Praia, Cabo Verde (PANA) -  Cape Verdean authorities and a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have held productive [...] Full text...

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Climate science and early warnings key to saving lives - Guterres

22 october 2025 - 15:38:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - No country is safe from the devastating impacts of extreme weather — and saving lives means [...] Full text...

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Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests

22 october 2025 - 07:29:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of [...] Full text...

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‘Finance must flow now’, says UN climate chief as COP30 nears

21 october 2025 - 18:14:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell has urged countries to deliver a rapid surge in [...] Full text...

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Millions unprotected from dangerous weather events, warns WMO

21 october 2025 - 07:48:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of countries with life-saving early warning services has more than doubled in the past [...] Full text...

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IMF Managing Director sets out priorities for a resilient global economy

17 october 2025 - 07:13:57
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has called for increased efforts to spur [...] Full text...

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Why are over 670 million people going hungry?

15 october 2025 - 19:57:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than eight percent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough [...] Full text...

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Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agency

15 october 2025 - 14:34:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking [...] Full text...

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African Caucus and IMF reaffirm commitment to Africa’s resilience and long-term development

15 october 2025 - 09:47:13
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - Inflation pressures and tight global financing conditions continue to weigh on fiscal positions and debt [...] Full text...

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In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes

10 october 2025 - 17:53:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nearly four million people across Africa’s vast semi-arid Sahel region have been uprooted by a volatile [...] Full text...

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Turning Tanzania’s farmers into agri- entrepreneurs. A unique international alliance helps smallholder farmers become more sustainable and profitable (By Caitríona Palmer and Birom Seck)

09 october 2025 - 07:36:35
Mwanza, Tanzania (PANA) - It is just past dawn in the village of Kasuguti, Tanzania, and as a golden pink [...] Full text...

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Living in Space: UN celebrates innovation, cooperation and the final frontier (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)

05 october 2025 - 06:48:31
New York, US (PANA) - Humanity is looking up – and beyond. On Saturday, 4 October, World Space Week lifted [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff level deal with Côte d’Ivoire on EFF/ECF arrangements

01 october 2025 - 10:01:56
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian authorities and staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement [...] Full text...

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Global food insecurity remains well above 2015 levels

27 september 2025 - 06:14:34
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food insecurity has gradually declined since 2021 but remains well above 2015 levels, a United [...] Full text...

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‘No end’ expected to floods and storms as global heating continues

19 september 2025 - 04:43:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s water resources face growing pressure from climate change while emergencies involving the life-giving resource [...] Full text...

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Air pollution is on the rise – but not everywhere, says UN weather agency

05 september 2025 - 07:42:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Morocco beat title holders Senegal on penalties to reach final

26 august 2025 - 21:34:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Morocco reached the final of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 after overcoming holders Senegal [...] Full text...

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Africa steps up malaria fight with new commitments and accountability scorecard

26 august 2025 - 06:37:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ministers of Health, partners, and global health leaders convening on the sidelines of the Seventy Fifth [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: East Africa vs Island Pride: Sudan and Madagascar write new TotalEnergies CHAN chapter

25 august 2025 - 20:02:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Football has a way of bringing unlikely heroes to the fore, and Tuesday’s TotalEnergies [...] Full text...

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UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide

24 august 2025 - 06:28:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats to workers’ health and livelihoods, the [...] Full text...

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WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress

21 august 2025 - 20:31:52
(Embargoed until 08:00 AM CEST / 06:00 AM GMT on Friday, 22 August 2025)Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health [...] Full text...

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Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue

21 august 2025 - 19:45:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late [...] Full text...

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‘Beauty and Beast’: Story of the Sudanese IDPs and the Gash River

19 august 2025 - 19:13:39
Kassala, Sudan (PANA) - Huge volumes of thick reddish torrents of water dash from the Ethiopian plateau and mountainous heights [...] Full text...

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Extreme heat is breaking records worldwide: UN weather agency

08 august 2025 - 07:48:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the [...] Full text...

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WFP runs out of funds as hunger worsens in northeast Nigeria

07 august 2025 - 05:20:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As hunger rages in northeast Nigeria, funds for food delivery are running out, the World Food [...] Full text...

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

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

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South Africa's macadamia industry grows despite export uncertainty

31 july 2025 - 11:44:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the [...] Full text...

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Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report

28 july 2025 - 19:17:24
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -  An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger [...] Full text...

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2024 CHAN: Morocco first to arrive in Kenya

28 july 2025 - 10:11:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two-time champions Morocco have become the first team to arrive for the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African [...] Full text...

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‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...

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Pollution, melting microbes, undamming rivers, risks for elders: 4 key climate issues (By UN News)

27 july 2025 - 06:10:58
New York, US (PANA) - In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: [...] Full text...

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Boosting growth with Inclusive financial development crucial to unlock Angola’s poverty alleviation efforts

26 july 2025 - 09:44:53
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola recorded the highest economic expansion since 2014, with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth reaching [...] Full text...

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Deadly floods show need for faster, wider warnings, UN agency says

22 july 2025 - 06:32:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From the Himalayas to rural Texas, deadly floods this month have killed hundreds and exposed dangerous [...] Full text...

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Guterres deplores Israeli strike on Gaza church

18 july 2025 - 06:51:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the Israeli strike on Thursday that hit the [...] Full text...

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Overlooked and underestimated: Sand and dust storms wreak havoc across borders

13 july 2025 - 05:05:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are three Great Pyramids at Giza in Egypt - but imagine if there were 307 [...] Full text...

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IMF concludes third review of Somalia’s Extended Credit Facility

10 july 2025 - 09:52:18
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has completed the third review under the Extended Credit [...] Full text...

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AU urges countries end to fragmented response to climate change

09 july 2025 - 12:26:32
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Most African countries have developed early warning systems to climate change-induced disasters, such as floods although [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board completes second reviews under Extended Credit Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangements with Madagascar

05 july 2025 - 15:14:23
Washington, DC, (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the Second Reviews under the [...] Full text...

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Forestry conservation, infrastructure planning crucial to fight climate change (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

05 july 2025 - 07:33:54
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – Life comes to a standstill when the Sendou coal-powered electricity plant in Bargny, 40 km outside [...] Full text...

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AU satellite partner enhances aviation safety through climate prediction

03 july 2025 - 17:34:23
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has appointed a Swiss-based satellite firm, Tecnavia, as its technical partner to [...] Full text...

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Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

01 july 2025 - 19:37:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a [...] Full text...

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Northern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

01 july 2025 - 19:34:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a [...] Full text...

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Most vulnerable nations call on FAO to develop strategy and action plan to transform agrifood systems

30 june 2025 - 11:35:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small Developing States (SIDS), Least Developing Countries (LDCs) and Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCS) have adopted a [...] Full text...

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AU creates agency to advance space technologies in war against climate change

25 june 2025 - 16:04:52
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has created a new agency, whose mandate is to utilize space information to [...] Full text...

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The unseen frontline: Why social vulnerability must be at the heart of climate action: World Bank Blog By Ezgi Canpolat and Joanna de Berry

25 june 2025 - 07:20:50
Beira, Mozambique (PANA) - In Beira, Mozambique, Cyclone Idai caused extensive damage to the city's infrastructure, including roads. When we talk [...] Full text...

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Africa's industrialisation through agricultural revolution shows mixed signals, says AU Commissioner

24 june 2025 - 07:55:46
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has [...] Full text...

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AU urges universal access to climate data to urgently enhance response

23 june 2025 - 17:41:18
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The African Union has urged countries in Africa to urgently seek for universal access to climate [...] Full text...

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AU calls for urgent steps to arrest economic stagnation caused by climate change

23 june 2025 - 12:26:27
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - African countries must urgently shift their strategic view on the the financing for climate action from [...] Full text...

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IMF reviews Burkina Faso’s ECF arrangement; states ‘policy framework remains strong’

21 june 2025 - 11:45:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board completed on Friday the third review under the [...] Full text...

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Africa looks towards enhanced climate services to end extreme poverty, water scarcity (Feature By Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

19 june 2025 - 16:53:37
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The impact of climate change has been felt more severely in urban centres and remote villages [...] Full text...

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‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia

19 june 2025 - 05:46:45
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Renewable energy plants are being built across Indonesia, but for their electricity to reach consumers, a [...] Full text...

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Improved local production of maize in Zimbabwe expected to up human consumption by 6 percent in 2025/26

18 june 2025 - 11:54:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Following the challenging maize crop in the 2024/25 marketing year due to severe drought conditions, Zimbabwe's [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board concludes 2025 Article IV Consultation with Namibia

18 june 2025 - 07:31:48
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia’s economy faces challenges from heightened global trade policy tensions, increased weather shocks, a structural shift [...] Full text...

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Niger's economy rebounds in 2024 thanks to large-scale oil exports, good agricultural season

13 june 2025 - 09:38:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger’s economy recorded robust growth in 2024, driven by large-scale oil exports. However, short-term sources of [...] Full text...

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Global economy set for weakest run since 2008 outside of recessions

10 june 2025 - 13:52:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year [...] Full text...

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Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy

06 june 2025 - 18:17:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and [...] Full text...

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Over 30 million children suffer from ‘wasting’ in 15 countries: WFP

06 june 2025 - 08:01:49
New York, US (PANA) - Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies are uniting to tackle wasting - the deadliest [...] Full text...

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Children targeted by armed groups in northern Mozambique

04 june 2025 - 07:37:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Children continue to bear the brunt of a worsening crisis in Mozambique, where over 1.3 million [...] Full text...

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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands

02 june 2025 - 21:11:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flush flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa [...] Full text...

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UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis

29 may 2025 - 21:37:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN’s urban development agency estimates that an astonishing 2.8 billion people worldwide lack access to [...] Full text...

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Climate change: World Likely to Breach 1.5°C limit in next five years

28 may 2025 - 06:58:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - 2024 was the warmest year on record – but the heat is far from over. A [...] Full text...

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Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN

27 may 2025 - 17:03:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually [...] Full text...

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Despite improvements, Kenya’s fiscal path is fragile amid high debt vulnerabilities, weak revenue growth : WB report

27 may 2025 - 08:05:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s public debt remains at high risk of distress, with interest payments absorbing about a third [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian farmers clear more land to expand coffee plantations

26 may 2025 - 12:59:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's coffee sector is poised for expansion, with cultivated areas projected to grow from [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis

25 may 2025 - 09:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent [...] Full text...

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Addressing transportation inefficiencies in Africa crucial to reducing food

21 may 2025 - 08:43:31
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - A new World Bank report reveals that transportation inefficiencies are causing significant food losses in [...] Full text...

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Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine

16 may 2025 - 19:40:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Cape Verde on ECF review

15 may 2025 - 14:20:19
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Cape Verdean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on [...] Full text...

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Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters

13 may 2025 - 19:35:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by [...] Full text...

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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

12 may 2025 - 12:05:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious [...] Full text...

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More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger

10 may 2025 - 07:34:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central [...] Full text...

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More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger

10 may 2025 - 07:16:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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Favourable weather fuels desert locust surge in North Africa - FAO

30 april 2025 - 07:03:57
New York, US (PANA) - Unusually high levels of desert locust infestations have been reported during the current breeding season, [...] Full text...

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Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns (By Laura Quinones, UN News)

25 april 2025 - 05:28:18
New York, US (PANA) - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – [...] Full text...

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Enhancing financial stability for resilience during uncertain times: IMF Blog By Tobias Adrian

23 april 2025 - 11:01:38
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Capital markets are essential for driving economic activity, providing mechanisms for raising funds and [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

23 april 2025 - 05:11:55
New York, US (PANA) - Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of [...] Full text...

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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change

23 april 2025 - 05:02:24
New York, US (PANA) - City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can [...] Full text...

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Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

22 april 2025 - 14:47:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will [...] Full text...

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Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

15 april 2025 - 20:09:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province [...] Full text...

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IMF Staff completes mission to Guinea Bissau

11 april 2025 - 13:14:43
Washington, D.C, US (PANA) - A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Niko Hobdari visited Bissau [...] Full text...

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Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts

08 april 2025 - 07:52:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The gathering of data which is essential for an effective response during a humanitarian crisis - [...] Full text...

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Egypt to market less cotton this year to decreased harvest

03 april 2025 - 11:36:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s cotton production in 2025/26 marketing year is estimated at 320,000 bales, down 25 percent from [...] Full text...

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Investing in nutrition is smart economics: World Bank Blog By Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Senior Managing Director

02 april 2025 - 12:57:18
Porto-Novo, Benin (PANA) - Felicienne Soton is part of a women's group that produces gari (cassava flour). She and her [...] Full text...

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Connecting 300 million people to electricity and building a resilient future in Africa, World Bank Blog By Celine Ramstein and Stéphane Hallegatte

22 march 2025 - 09:50:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - One of the resounding messages of the recent Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit was [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Paris Agreement goals still within reach, says UN chief

19 march 2025 - 07:30:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely [...] Full text...

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Conflict, weather events drive food insecurity in many countries: WB report

18 march 2025 - 10:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and weather-related events continue to drive food insecurity in different countries, says the [...] Full text...

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Is Artificial Intelligence the future of farming? Exploring opportunities and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Chakib Jenane, Regional Director for Sustainable Development, West and Central Africa, World Bank

13 march 2025 - 07:33:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Across Sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet revolution is underway. Smallholder farmers are increasingly leveraging Artificial [...] Full text...

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Millions in Central Sahel, Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis

09 march 2025 - 05:04:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in [...] Full text...

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Climate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising

06 march 2025 - 17:13:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be [...] Full text...

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Famine looms in Somalia without funding boost - WFP

05 march 2025 - 07:09:22
Rome, Italy (PAA) - “The time to step up is now” for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 [...] Full text...

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Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use

04 march 2025 - 07:43:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry [...] Full text...

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New report forecasts better prospects for South Africa’s dairy industry

01 march 2025 - 11:55:25
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic [...] Full text...

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Invest in early childhood development to transform Uganda’s economy: WB report

24 february 2025 - 08:04:38
Kampala. Uganda (PANA) - Despite ongoing global challenges and geopolitical tensions, economic activ­ity in Uganda has remained robust. According to a [...] Full text...

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Uganda gets new border market protected from extreme flooding near border with South Sudan

17 february 2025 - 18:10:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, northern Uganda, with financial support [...] Full text...

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January was the warmest on record: WMO

07 february 2025 - 05:32:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said [...] Full text...

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'Improved resilience to weather shocks can boost Zimbabwe’s recovery'

31 january 2025 - 08:38:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economic outlook is positive, with recovery from the 2019/20 COVID-19 recession and the 2024 El [...] Full text...

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UN regrets US exit from global cooperation on health, climate change agreement

21 january 2025 - 16:24:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump’s executive orders ending US membership of the World [...] Full text...

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Guterres welcomes start of ceasefire in Gaza as UN ramps up food deliveries

20 january 2025 - 05:38:30
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in [...] Full text...

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Guterres highlights ‘hope through action’ for 2025, amid continuing turmoil

15 january 2025 - 20:26:07
New York, US (PANA) - The world continues to grapple with unprecedented challenges but there are reasons for cautious optimism [...] Full text...

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Global Risks Report 2025: Conflict, environment and disinformation top threats

15 january 2025 - 12:42:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, released on Wednesday, reveals an [...] Full text...

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Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age: World Economic Forum annual meeting 2025

14 january 2025 - 16:06:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Amid a world being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts, and technological advancement, the World Economic [...] Full text...

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2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency

11 january 2025 - 09:08:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)  confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the [...] Full text...

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UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California Santa Monica Pier in California, USA.

10 january 2025 - 16:06:16
New York, US (PANA) -  UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the [...] Full text...

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Global growth to remain subdued in 2025 amid uncertainty, UN report warns

10 january 2025 - 06:57:55
New York, US (PANA) - Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from [...] Full text...

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Cocoa and coffee prices rebound on renewed supply concerns: World Bank Blog By John Baffes and Kaltrina Tema

08 january 2025 - 07:48:03
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank's beverage price index increased by 18 percent in December, following surges [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 18 dead as severe weather hits Durban

07 january 2025 - 12:49:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is experiencing severe weather conditions and disaster management teams have [...] Full text...

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2024 is set to be the warmest year on record-WMO

30 december 2024 - 19:17:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned

28 december 2024 - 07:40:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Newborns and infants in Gaza have reportedly died of hypothermia, deaths described by the UN Children’s [...] Full text...

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UN World Court concludes landmark hearings on States’ responsibility for climate change

23 december 2024 - 19:49:49
New York, US (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from 2 to 13 December addressing [...] Full text...

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Heavy rainfall associated with Cyclone Chido forecast in southern Africa

18 december 2024 - 07:48:11
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - According to estimates shared by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre [...] Full text...

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Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa

14 december 2024 - 07:08:04
New York, US (PANA) - Central African nations continue to grapple with multidimensional crises, including security threats, extreme weather events [...] Full text...

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EU Council approves farmer-focused common agricultural policy:

09 december 2024 - 12:49:30
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday unanimously approved a set of conclusions on a farmer-focused post-2027 common [...] Full text...

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UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

04 december 2024 - 04:51:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as [...] Full text...

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Droughts: The ‘slow onset, silent killer’

03 december 2024 - 15:22:03
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to [...] Full text...

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Experts hopeful devastating trend of desertification can be reversed (Feature by UN News)

01 december 2024 - 05:18:42
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land [...] Full text...

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Devastating 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends, marked by record-setting storms

30 november 2024 - 07:26:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction, loss of [...] Full text...

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Choosing our future: Country lessons on unlocking education for action: World Bank Blog By Luis Benveniste and Sergio Venegas Marin

29 november 2024 - 07:00:42
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - At the just-ended COP29 in Baku, education took center stage as leaders and youth advocates gathered [...] Full text...

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WFP requires $16.9 billion in 2025 as hunger reaches alarming highs

22 november 2024 - 14:35:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday called for some $16.9 billion to address the escalating [...] Full text...

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COP29: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in spotlight at conference

21 november 2024 - 05:33:02
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are [...] Full text...

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COP29: Putting people at the centre of climate solutions: World Bank Blog By Mamta Murthi and Juergen Voegele

18 november 2024 - 08:36:22
Luanda, Angola (PANA) -  Climate change is an urgent human crisis.  Since 2022, 400 million students worldwide have faced school [...] Full text...

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COP29: Will conference deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

17 november 2024 - 04:52:20
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following [...] Full text...

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COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero

14 november 2024 - 16:50:50
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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COP29: Push for agreement on new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’

11 november 2024 - 13:13:55
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell [...] Full text...

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Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

08 november 2024 - 06:32:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, [...] Full text...

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Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction

08 november 2024 - 06:04:47
Baku, Azerbailan (PANA) - Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are [...] Full text...

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Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit

07 november 2024 - 12:44:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Come hell or high water, nations must urgently scale up climate adaptation efforts, the UN Environment [...] Full text...

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Climate action essential to Senegal’s upper-middle-income country aspiration, says new report

06 november 2024 - 09:07:30
Dakar. Senegal (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report highlights the significant economic and social benefits of climate action [...] Full text...

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Sudan war keeps reaching across borders, Security Council hears

06 november 2024 - 05:14:23
New York, US (PANA) - In addition to driving a regional refugee crisis, the brutal war in Sudan is exacerbating [...] Full text...

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Malaria poses significant public health challenge in Ethiopia

01 november 2024 - 21:53:54
Addis Ababa, Ehiopia (PANA) - Between 1 January and 20 October 2024, over 7.3 million malaria cases and 1157 deaths [...] Full text...

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WHO reports Malaria outbreak in Ethiopia

01 november 2024 - 15:48:12
Addis Ababa, Ehiopia (PANA) - Between 1 January and 20 October 2024, over 7.3 million malaria cases and 1157 deaths [...] Full text...

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Some 1.2 billion people at high risk from climate change worldwide - World Bank

01 november 2024 - 07:22:57
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Some 1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate [...] Full text...

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‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

31 october 2024 - 12:35:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council

29 october 2024 - 10:02:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...

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Oversupply could mute effects of wider Middle-East conflict on oil prices

29 october 2024 - 05:30:51
EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL TUESDAY, October 29, 2024, AT 11:00 AM UTC.Washington, DC, United States (PANA) [...] Full text...

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Greenhouse gases surged to new highs in 2023, warns UN weather agency

28 october 2024 - 12:45:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) New data released by the UN on Monday indicating that greenhouse gases have hit a record high [...] Full text...

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Climate and Environment: Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns

25 october 2024 - 06:09:26
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to [...] Full text...

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IMF, reach staff level deal on review of ECF and RSF before approval of more financial support

18 october 2024 - 07:53:28
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on the [...] Full text...

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South Africa represented at 9th Africa Water Week

16 october 2024 - 09:04:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, is participating in the 9th Africa [...] Full text...

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Ending poverty for half the world could take more than a century: WB Report

15 october 2024 - 13:06:58
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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says WHO

09 october 2024 - 17:03:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting [...] Full text...

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2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers - WMO

07 october 2024 - 11:31:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, [...] Full text...

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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria

04 october 2024 - 08:26:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...

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Desperation grows in Gaza: At least 11 schools hit this month, nearly 100 dead

28 september 2024 - 06:57:53
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At least 11 schools being used as shelters by internally displaced Gazans have been hit so [...] Full text...

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Experts agree on African regional plan for health and climate change

27 september 2024 - 09:44:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - More than 80 health and climate change experts, partners and civil society representatives on Thursday agreed [...] Full text...

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Island nations unite at UN: ‘Empty pledges’ will not save future generations

26 september 2024 - 06:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - As wars and crises dominate global headlines, leaders from small island developing States used the [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Strengthening climate resilience to safeguard and grow coastal tourism jobs: World Bank Blog By Kanako Hasegawa and Ulrike Lehr

25 september 2024 - 08:28:46
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - The blue economy holds significant potential to create jobs. Across Africa, the blue economy already generates [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency

18 september 2024 - 16:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid renewed warnings from leading climate scientists that global warming could reach 3C above pre-industrial levels [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Ozone layer still well on track for full recovery

17 september 2024 - 06:20:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - New evidence in the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) annual Ozone and UV Bulletin published on Monday [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes in Nigeria – WFP

14 september 2024 - 07:16:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced people in northeast Nigeria, after torrential [...] Full text...

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IMF underlines wise spending of public revenue in Lesotho

12 september 2024 - 12:01:39
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Lesotho’s GDP growth has improved modestly, picking up to 2.2 percent in the fiscal year ending [...] Full text...

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IMF praises Uganda’s economic recovery efforts with low inflation

10 september 2024 - 08:18:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda has navigated the post pandemic recovery well due to sound macroeconomic policies and its economic [...] Full text...

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Over half a million people severely impacted by unprecedented flooding and windstorms in Yemen

05 september 2024 - 20:23:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unprecedented floods and winds have displaced thousands of families, destroyed homes, and severely damaged critical infrastructure, [...] Full text...

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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency

05 september 2024 - 12:44:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...

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More than 400 million students affected by climate-related school closures since 2022

05 september 2024 - 08:50:53
Washington DC, United States (PANA) -  A staggering 400 million students globally experienced school closures from extreme weather since 2022, [...] Full text...

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Migrant shipwreck leaves 21 more missing off coast of Lampedusa

05 september 2024 - 05:24:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean left another 21 missing off the island of Lampedusa, between [...] Full text...

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Strengthening fiscal resilience in small states: World Bank Blog By Sam Hill and Jeetendra Khadan

04 september 2024 - 12:05:32
Washington DC, United states (PANA) - Small states, those with a population of 1.5 million or less, face significant fiscal [...] Full text...

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Why land is key to tackling climate change and infrastructure gaps: World Bank Bog By Guangzhe Chen

30 august 2024 - 12:25:05
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - While many countries have made impressive progress strengthening their infrastructure, significant gaps remain around [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...

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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

23 august 2024 - 05:38:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people [...] Full text...

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South Africa sets wheat import duties while local wheat area drops

14 august 2024 - 12:32:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176.30 [...] Full text...

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WHO regional chief voices grave concern over Middle East escalation

08 august 2024 - 07:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Recent developments in Gaza, the wider Middle East, and Sudan, have highlighted the complexities of emergencies [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe faces worsening food crisis due to El Niño droughts

08 august 2024 - 07:42:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in [...] Full text...

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Another month, another heat record broken: UN weather agency

07 august 2024 - 20:41:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Last month, July, saw another extreme weather milestone with the world's hottest day on recent record registered [...] Full text...

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One Health Approach: Unleashing Sudan's potential for better human, animal, and environmental health outcomes: World Bank Blog By Dora N. Cudjoe and Nada Khalil Hashim Amin

02 august 2024 - 07:27:42
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The adoption of a One Health approach in Sudan has the potential to create more resilient [...] Full text...

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Benin prisoners penned into overcrowded, dirty cells - Rights group

01 august 2024 - 08:29:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prisoners in Benin were subjected to filthy, overcrowded cells and denied clean water and medical treatment [...] Full text...

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Kenyan climate scientists discover groundbreaking Turkana Jet influencing drought patterns

29 july 2024 - 17:19:23
By Kennedy AbwaoNairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Climate scientists from the University of Nairobi (UoN) have discovered a new climate pattern [...] Full text...

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Strong regional demand to drive South Africa’s maize exports to neighbours

26 july 2024 - 11:18:26
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA)   South Africa’s maize area is forecast to expand in marketing year 2024/25 after an 18 percent [...] Full text...

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Malawi Economic Monitor calls for urgent, sustained reforms for faster, more inclusive growth

25 july 2024 - 07:40:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address [...] Full text...

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UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi

24 july 2024 - 05:46:58
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in [...] Full text...

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Getting back on track to meet the first Sustainable Development Goal: World Bank Blog By Luis Felipe López-Calva

16 july 2024 - 17:58:21
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Almost 10 years ago, countries worldwide adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 targets [...] Full text...

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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity

15 july 2024 - 18:59:09
New York, US (PANA)  - The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically [...] Full text...

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South Sudan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, warns WHO

15 july 2024 - 18:58:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twelve years on from independence the people of South Sudan continue to face huge challenges, exacerbated [...] Full text...

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UN Meteorological Organisation flags sand and dust storm scourge

14 july 2024 - 05:51:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dust levels worldwide decreased slightly in 2023, the UN’s weather and climate agency has said, but [...] Full text...

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Earth’s hottest June on record

08 july 2024 - 20:08:14
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) -  Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to [...] Full text...

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Winter storms cause chaos in South Africa

08 july 2024 - 11:56:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 4 000 people have been left homeless and about 1,000 homes were destroyed [...] Full text...

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Helping female-led firms in Ethiopia become more resilient in turbulent times: World Bank Blog By Lauren Marino and Sophia Friedson-Ridenour

04 july 2024 - 06:22:17
Hawassa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On a recent Thursday afternoon, Jalene’s small coffee shop and roastery in Hawassa, Ethiopia, was enveloped [...] Full text...

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