Funding shortfalls threaten East African locust operations - FAO

21 january 2021 - 13:59:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In an online briefing, FAO has warned partners that without additional financial resources for fuel, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia commemorates low-key 10th anniversary of the revolution

13 january 2021 - 18:08:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will Thursday commemorate a low-key 10th anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the autocratic [...] Full text...

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UN chief highlights need for climate action, pandemic response

11 january 2021 - 08:00:25
London, UK (PANA) - In his first major speech of the year, the UN Secretary-General has underlined the need for [...] 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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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution

16 december 2020 - 20:40:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...

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Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions in Horn of Africa: FAO

16 december 2020 - 11:52:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and food [...] Full text...

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Number of forcibly displaced people soars above 80 million: UNHCR

10 december 2020 - 08:23:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forcibly displaced around the world has doubled in the past decade and [...] Full text...

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UNFPA says 54 million women, youth face staggering humanitarian challenges

08 december 2020 - 05:47:07
New York, US (PANA) - As COVID-19 continues to disproportionately impact women and girls hit by multiple humanitarian crises, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany avails €27.3 million to IFAD to help avert a pandemic food crisis

07 december 2020 - 13:16:24
Rome,  Italy (PANA)- In view of a looming food crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has committed €27.3 million [...] 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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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency

03 december 2020 - 11:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for [...] Full text...

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South Africa presides over United Nations Security Council

01 december 2020 - 12:33:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security [...] Full text...

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Trump administration imposes new restrictions on Libyans over entry visas

25 november 2020 - 22:12:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The administration of outgoing US President, Donald Trump, Wednesday imposed temporary travel restrictions on 15 African [...] Full text...

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Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa, reports FAO

24 november 2020 - 15:09:45
Fears of Desert Locust resurgence in Horn of Africa, reports FAO   Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – The Desert Locust crisis which struck [...] Full text...

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UN releases US$100 million to guard against famine

17 november 2020 - 19:57:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations released US$100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the [...] Full text...

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Acting UNSMIL chief salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement

23 october 2020 - 15:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative in Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Sudanese commend Trump for removal of their country from terror list

20 october 2020 - 16:43:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese officials and civilians have for the past day  been celebrating in social media and the [...] Full text...

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12 African migrants dead, others missing off Horn of Africa

17 october 2020 - 14:55:30
Obock, Djibouti (PANA) - Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers [...] Full text...

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3RD LEAD: UN chief lauds WFP for winning 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

09 october 2020 - 15:56:58
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday lauded the World Food Programme (WFP) for winning the [...] Full text...

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2ND LEAD: WFP chief says Nobel Peace Prize is 'humbling recognition' of its work (Eds: Adds comments of WFP chief)

09 october 2020 - 12:10:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday is [...] Full text...

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LEAD: WFP awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 2020

09 october 2020 - 11:46:04
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World [...] Full text...

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Eight African migrants dead, several injured off Horn of Africa

06 october 2020 - 11:06:44
Obock, Djibouti,(PANA) -  Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday assisted Djiboutian authorities as they attended to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF extends debt service relief for 28 eligible low-income countries for six months

06 october 2020 - 07:10:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second six-month tranche [...] Full text...

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UN rights panel says stranded migrants need safe, dignified return

02 october 2020 - 06:39:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN panel of independent rights experts on Thursday urged governments to immediately address the inhumane conditions [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian migrants abandoned, abused in Saudi Arabian prisons, says rights body

28 september 2020 - 22:33:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says it has carried out an investigation which has exposed details about [...] 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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Ethiopia says migrants in Saudi Arabia victims of human trafficking

03 september 2020 - 17:43:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia's foreign ministry has denied reports it was refusing to take back hundreds of migrants [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council orders investigation into Bernard Henri Levy's visit to Libya

26 july 2020 - 14:29:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has affirmed that it has no [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: World’s poorest being pushed ‘closer to the abyss’ of famine due to pandemic, UN agencies warn

18 july 2020 - 05:37:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Hunger threatens to soar to devastating levels in 25 countries in the coming months due to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘Don’t make schools a political football’ -senior WHO official

13 july 2020 - 20:52:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday called for the question of school re-openings [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Save the Children says 10 million risk not returning to school due lockdowns

13 july 2020 - 11:18:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The coronavirus pandemic could force around 9.7 million children out of school forever by the end [...] Full text...

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Global education protection raises red flag on education attacks in West, Central Africa

09 july 2020 - 21:18:48
New York (PANA) - Universities, schools, students, teachers, and academics in West and Central Africa have suffered over 2,500 attacks [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: US increases aid to $18 million in Zimbabwe as pandemic cases near 400

17 june 2020 - 12:37:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has committed an additional US$10 [...] Full text...

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Children caught in conflict facing ‘brutality and fear while the world watches’, says UN

16 june 2020 - 06:19:39
New York, US (PANA) - Boys and girls used and abused in armed conflict have had their childhoods replaced by [...] Full text...

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Tunisian Salem Hamdi re-elected head of Arab Atomic Energy Agency

15 june 2020 - 17:22:52
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Salem Hamdi was re-elected for a second, four-year term (until February 2025) as head of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNDP launches Rapid Response Facility for vulnerable countries

10 june 2020 - 17:09:51
New York, US (PANA) - Pre-existing conditions such as poverty, insecurity, weak governance and fragile infrastructure in low- and middle-income [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity says armed conflict displaces 660,000 since UN call for global ceasefire

22 may 2020 - 11:22:57
London, UK (PANA) - Armed conflict forced more than 660,000 people around the world to flee their homes between 23 [...] Full text...

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World Bank announces $500 million to fight locusts in Africa, Middle East

21 may 2020 - 17:08:45
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Thursday approved a US$500 million programme to help countries in Africa [...] Full text...

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Efforts to forge a global ceasefire a "catastrophic failure", says Oxfam

13 may 2020 - 18:15:43
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - There has been a catastrophic failure by the international community to forge a global ceasefire in [...] Full text...

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Battle ‘not yet over’ against locust invasions in East Africa and Yemen - says FAO

12 may 2020 - 05:39:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and other challenges, significant gains have been made against Desert Locust [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN Security Council urged to act fast as famines of ‘biblical proportion’ loom

22 april 2020 - 05:44:31
New York, US (PANA) - The world is not only facing “a global health pandemic but also a global humanitarian [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: ‘Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives’, urges UN-backed report

21 april 2020 - 21:52:59
Rome, Italy (PANA)  -  A new study on food insecurity by an alliance of the UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies [...] Full text...

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IMF approves immediate debt relief for 25 countries

14 april 2020 - 05:47:31
Washington, DC (PANA) - Nineteen African countries are among 25 countries that will receive debt service relief from the International [...] Full text...

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Desert locust fight goes on in East Africa despite coronavirus crisis measures

10 april 2020 - 07:13:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Sustained efforts to contain East Africa’s worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Somalia's former Premier, Nur Adde, dies of coronavirus in London

01 april 2020 - 22:36:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former Somalia Prime Minister, Nur Hassan Hussein, known popularly as Nur Adde, has died in a [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Humanitarian charity warns disease will be 'devastating' in refugee camps

17 march 2020 - 05:46:54
London, UK (PANA) - A humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is warning that the raging COVID-19 or coronavirus will [...] Full text...

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Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa

15 february 2020 - 08:28:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A monthly average of 11,500 people travelling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year [...] Full text...

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Sudan concludes agreement with victims of US navy ship bombing

13 february 2020 - 10:34:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday announced it has reached a settlement with the victims in the bombing of [...] Full text...

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

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

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Half of all violent deaths involve small arms and light weapons, UN warns

06 february 2020 - 05:51:26
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 50 per cent of all violent deaths between 2010 and 2015, more than 200,000 [...] Full text...

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2020’s ‘wind of madness’ indicates growing instability, says UN chief

04 february 2020 - 19:48:22
New York, US (PANA) - Rising instability and unpredictable geopolitical tensions have led to a “wind of madness” across the world, Secretary-General António Guterres said [...] Full text...

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US suspends immigrant visas to Nigeria, Eritrea and four other countries

01 february 2020 - 09:56:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Friday announced the suspension of overseas issuance of immigrant visas to six more [...] Full text...

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IORA’s experts’ meeting opens in Mauritius

30 january 2020 - 14:47:00
Plaine Magnien, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade Minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...

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Libyan government accuses UAE of sending Sudanese to fight next to Haftar

28 january 2020 - 23:43:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The ministry of foreign affairs of the Libyan government of national accord (GNA) has accused the [...] Full text...

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Global Goals top General Assembly President’s priority list

14 january 2020 - 07:25:18
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on Monday set out [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency

31 december 2019 - 19:19:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast [...] Full text...

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Year-end Analysis: From Dusit attack to Mandera bus killings, terrorism remained top threat in 2019 (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

31 december 2019 - 15:40:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 15 January 2019, would have passed off easily in the Kenyan calendar of events as [...] Full text...

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Global migrant deaths decline, but tragedies continue worldwide - IOM

20 december 2019 - 14:27:04
Geneva, Switzerland PANA) – As 2019 draws to a close, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that there has [...] Full text...

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WHO reports 60 per cent drop in cholera in 2018

20 december 2019 - 06:26:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - International action to drive down cholera led to a 60 per cent decrease in cases in 2018, compared with the [...] Full text...

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More than 5,000 Somalis have opted to return home from Yemen - UN

13 december 2019 - 06:59:05
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A boatload of Somali refugees set out for home from war-torn Yemen on Thursday, bringing to [...] Full text...

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The date palm tree included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

12 december 2019 - 21:41:04
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed date palm culture on [...] Full text...

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Human development report: Libya is 110th out of 189 countries: UNDP

09 december 2019 - 22:33:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  - Libya, despite its challenges, placed 110th out of 189 countries in human development index ranking, the [...] Full text...

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Kenya braces for tropical cyclones along Indian Ocean coastline

06 december 2019 - 21:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical cyclone, Ambali, which is expected to peak at 185 kilometres per hour, has started weakening [...] Full text...

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'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'

04 december 2019 - 07:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...

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IOM: Number of international migrants inched up to 270 million in 2018

28 november 2019 - 06:06:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN migration agency said on Wednesday that the number of international migrants in 2019 is [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown

27 november 2019 - 13:00:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...

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Fulani herdsmen killed more Nigerians than Boko Haram, ISWAP terrorists in 2018 - Report

21 november 2019 - 08:02:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The 2019 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) says that attacks from armed Fulani herdsmen killed more Nigerians [...] Full text...

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WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...

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Cotonou hosts international meeting on food security

06 november 2019 - 23:40:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Cotonou Wednesday began hosting an international technical conference on the “Efficient Approaches to fight against Malnutrition [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj warns Non-Aligned Summit against Libya's move to civil war

26 october 2019 - 11:55:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The chairman of the presidential council in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, has warned against the development of [...] Full text...

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Meeting of high-level experts on the protection of children in armed conflict opens in Brussels

24 october 2019 - 17:26:54
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgian Foreign Minister, Didier Raynders, on Wednesday chaired a meeting of high-level experts in Brussels, including [...] Full text...

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Conflict, drought displace 300,000 in Somalia so far this year, says humanitarian charity

23 october 2019 - 05:54:38
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Over 300,000 people have been displaced due to drought and conflict in Somalia so far this [...] Full text...

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Millions of young lives at risk due to humanitarian funding shortfall: UNICEF

22 october 2019 - 21:02:25
New York, US (PANA)   - Substantial shortfalls in humanitarian funding are placing the lives of millions of children in areas [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts 2nd meeting of Arab ministers of tourism and culture

15 october 2019 - 18:04:05
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The second conference of Arab ministers of tourism and culture opens on Wednesday in Tunis, according [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leaders visit Saudi Arabia

06 october 2019 - 17:18:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Lt. Gen. Abdul Fatah Al-Burhan, accompanied by his prime minister, Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, on [...] Full text...

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New US ambassador for Cote d'Ivoire arrives

01 october 2019 - 11:26:50
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The U.S. Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire has announced the arrival of a new ambassador on 30 [...] Full text...

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In ‘world of disquiet’, UN must deliver for the people, Guterres tells General Assembly

25 september 2019 - 06:26:46
New York, US (PANA) - We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, Gambia condemn drone attack against Saudi oil facilities

16 september 2019 - 18:52:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Gambia have condemned Sunday's drone attacks against two oil installations in Saudi Arabia. The attacks [...] Full text...

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Tunisians to elect new president on Sunday

14 september 2019 - 14:37:30
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - More than seven million Tunisians are expected to go to the polls on Sunday to elect [...] Full text...

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Tunisia election campaign begins under tense atmosphere

02 september 2019 - 13:32:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Campaign for Tunisia's presidential election on 15 September, which pits 26 candidates, started on Monday amid [...] Full text...

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403 illegal migrants rescued in a week in eastern Libya

29 august 2019 - 20:37:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 403 irregular migrants were rescued from 18 to 25 August off the coasts [...] Full text...

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ICRC hails vital contribution of humanitarian workers

19 august 2019 - 13:52:26
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Marking World Humanitarian Day, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday praised [...] Full text...

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Thirty-seven illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

19 august 2019 - 12:02:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's navy announced on Sunday that 37 illegal migrants had been rescued off the coast of [...] Full text...

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UN chief lauds women humanitarians on World Humanitarian Day

19 august 2019 - 06:33:08
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres has lauded the work of women humanitarians saying it makes a “huge [...] Full text...

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Record number of children killed, maimed in conflict, new UN report reveals

31 july 2019 - 09:54:00
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for [...] Full text...

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'40 per cent of the world's 60 million refugees come from the Arab world'

29 july 2019 - 12:59:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Chairman of the Executive Board of the Egyptian Refugee Support Authority, Ahmed Mr. Bedoui, says [...] Full text...

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Former Tunisian leader Ben Ali pays tribute to Caïd Essebsi

25 july 2019 - 22:36:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Former Tunisian President Zine Abidine Ben Ali has paid tribute to President Béji Caïd Essebi who [...] Full text...

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FAO warns of Desert Locust outbreaks in Yemen, Horn of Africa

25 july 2019 - 19:49:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Desert Locust summer breeding, amplified by heavy rains, can pose a serious threat to agricultural production areas [...] Full text...

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Béji Caïd Essebsi, a disciple of Bourguiba and an experienced politician (Analysis by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, PANA correspondent)

25 july 2019 - 13:30:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who died on Thursday at the age of 93, is the [...] Full text...

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King Salaman of Saudi Arabia to host 1,000 Sudanese pilgrims 'at his own expense'

22 july 2019 - 11:25:47
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi King Salman is hosting 1,000 Sudanese pilgrims at his own expense, including 500 from the [...] Full text...

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IOM helps stranded Ethiopians return home from Yemen

17 july 2019 - 06:06:39
Addis Ababa (PANA) - Some 280 Ethiopians returned home, with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), after facing [...] Full text...

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‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs

16 july 2019 - 05:57:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in 10 children –almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict, cost and complacency.  According [...] Full text...

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UN food agency triples aid in DR Congo's strife-hit Ituri province

03 july 2019 - 05:11:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Food aid is being tripled for troubled Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Guterres tells Security Council that UN cooperation with League of Arab States ‘pivotal’

14 june 2019 - 01:35:56
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday that the UN's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, IOC, EU to organise two conferences on maritime security

06 june 2019 - 11:26:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will host on June 18 and 19, two conferences on maritime security. They are the 2nd [...] Full text...

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Somali refugees opt to return home from worsening conditions in Yemen

31 may 2019 - 12:39:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A boat carrying 125 Somali refugees arrived at Berbera Port in Somalia on Thursday, bringing home [...] Full text...

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Kenya lobbies Yemen, South Sudan for UN Security Council seat

30 may 2019 - 22:26:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, held talks with visiting Yemeni Prime Minister, Dr. Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, and [...] Full text...

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Sudanese military leader visits UAE, after going to Egypt

26 may 2019 - 19:45:11
Khartoum , Sudan (PANA) - President  of The Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Lieutenant General Abdul Fatah Al Burhan, left for [...] Full text...

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203 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coasts

24 may 2019 - 10:51:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan navy on Friday said that some 203 illegal migrants, on board of two rubber [...] Full text...

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Tunisia on top of Arab, African countries on children’s rights

17 may 2019 - 21:01:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA)  -  Tunisia occupies the first position in the Arab world and Africa on children’s rights and the [...] Full text...

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Child rights charity alarmed at child deaths, injuries in war zones

16 may 2019 - 05:30:53
New York, US (PANA) - Child rights charity, Save the Children, has expressed alarm at the high child deaths and [...] Full text...

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Sudan condemns attack on Gulf Allies

13 may 2019 - 19:27:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan on Monday condemned attacks on commercial ships belonging to two of its allies in the Gulf, [...] Full text...

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More people displaced inside their own countries than ever before, says NRC

10 may 2019 - 05:21:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A record 41.3 million people are displaced inside their own countries because of conflict and violence, [...] Full text...

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World Bank gives US$200 million to support Egyptian business promoters and SMEs

08 may 2019 - 08:26:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Bank has provided Egypt with US$200 million to support business promoters and small and [...] Full text...

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Several Arab countries to begin Ramadan Monday

05 may 2019 - 14:22:27
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Several Arab and Muslims countries have announced the beginning of Ramadan for Monday 6 May. Saudi Arabia, [...] Full text...

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Technical advisory committee of the council of Arab health ministers meets in Cairo

30 april 2019 - 13:21:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Members of the technical advisory committee of the council of Arab health ministers started a meeting [...] Full text...

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US, Britain committed to work for the return of political process in Libya

20 april 2019 - 11:25:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and his British counterpart, Jeremy Hunt, have stressed "their commitment [...] Full text...

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Sudan says it has not turned away a visiting high-level Qatari delegation

18 april 2019 - 12:54:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA )- Sudan has denied turning away a Qatari delegation that came seeking a meeting with the Transitional [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military council receives vital external support

17 april 2019 - 10:49:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, still struggling to put up with the pressure from the youth who are [...] Full text...

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12 NGOs denounces award of honorary doctorate degree to King Salmane

05 april 2019 - 21:33:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Twelve Tunisian rights groups Friday condemned an honorary doctorate (Honoris causa) degree to King Salmane Ben [...] Full text...

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Egyptian leader Al-Sissi, Guterres hold talks in Cairo

03 april 2019 - 17:32:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, on Wednesday held talks with the UN Secretary General, Antonio [...] Full text...

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Arab League Summit: Guterres reaffirms strong link between UN and people of Arab world

31 march 2019 - 17:17:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Attending the Summit of the League of Arab States in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sunday, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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Riyadh, Tunis reject US recognition of Israeli sovereignty on Golan plateau

29 march 2019 - 16:58:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Saudi Arabia and Tunisia on Friday slammed the decision made by US president Donald Trump, recognizing [...] Full text...

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Tunis prepares to host 30th Arab Countries Summit set for 31 March

24 march 2019 - 15:10:32
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Between 5,000 and 6,000 guests are expected in Tunis to attend the Arab Countries Summit, scheduled [...] Full text...

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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

22 march 2019 - 06:05:36
New York, US (PANA) - A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than [...] Full text...

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Rights group says US strikes in Somalia 'possible war crimes'

21 march 2019 - 06:28:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the US government to conduct impartial [...] Full text...

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Libya sets up team to combat money laundering, terrorism financing

20 march 2019 - 22:22:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s Central Bank (BCL) on Wednesday announced the setting up of a working team to combat [...] Full text...

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The double effect of oil wealth on the Libyan conflict (Analysis by Youssef Ba, PANA Correspondent)

18 march 2019 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As a country rich in oil resources, Libya has been a definite attraction that has earned [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Ethiopia declares national mourning for 157 victims of tragic air crash

10 march 2019 - 21:04:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has declared national mourning for victims of Sunday's tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines [...] Full text...

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ROUNDUP: Ethiopia declares national mourning for 157 victims of tragic air crash

10 march 2019 - 20:59:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Ethiopia has declared national mourning for victims of Sunday's tragic crash of an Ethiopian Airlines [...] Full text...

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Arab, European leaders call to preserve Libya’s unity and sovereignty

26 february 2019 - 22:45:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The first Arab-European summit, hosted in the Egyptian city of Charm el-Cheikh, ended on Monday with [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president attends the first Arab-European summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

24 february 2019 - 20:34:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Beacuteji Essebsi, on Sunday participated in the first Arab-European summit in Sharm El [...] Full text...

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Libya demands exclusion from EU's blacklist of countries financing terrorism

16 february 2019 - 11:12:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has called [...] Full text...

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Child rights NGO says nearly 1 in 5 children living in areas affected by armed conflict

15 february 2019 - 05:27:52
New York, US (PANA) - Save the Children, an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children's rights, says more children are [...] Full text...

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3rd confab of Arab-African countries bordering the Red Sea opens in Cairo

13 february 2019 - 19:57:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The third edition of senior officials from Arab and African countries bordering the Red Sea opened [...] Full text...

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African continent ‘an example of solidarity’ towards migrants and refugees: UN chief

10 february 2019 - 05:31:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African nations are setting an example for richer countries when it comes to the [...] Full text...

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Death toll mounts as search for Djibouti boat tragedy survivors continues

31 january 2019 - 13:14:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sixteen people who survived Tuesday's boat tragedy in Godoria on Djibouti's Red Sea coast had been [...] Full text...

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UN report sees link between conflict and hunger worldwide

29 january 2019 - 04:43:09
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict-driven hunger is getting worse, according to a snapshot of the eight places in the [...] Full text...

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Migration surge leaves children stranded, begging on Djibouti’s streets

16 january 2019 - 04:58:34
Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Begging, cleaning cars or selling themselves on the street for sex are a way of [...] Full text...

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Tunisians mark eighth anniversary of 2011 Revolution

14 january 2019 - 16:05:44
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisians on Monday marked the eighth anniversary of the 2011 popular uprising and the flight of [...] Full text...

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Ethiopians lead in number of migrants to Yemen in 2018 - UN agency

08 january 2019 - 16:27:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The bulk of the nearly 150,000 migrants who arrived in war-torn Yemen in 2018 were Ethiopians, [...] Full text...

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Seoul cancels passports of three South Koreans living in Libya

31 december 2018 - 11:08:38
Seoul, South Korea (PANA) - The South Korean government has cancelled the passports of three citizens living in Libya, after [...] Full text...

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UN Chief says there are ‘reasons for hope’ in a world still on ‘red alert’

30 december 2018 - 06:15:31
New York, US (PANA) - Last year, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued “a red alert” over a range of [...] Full text...

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‘Fire-fighting approach’ to humanitarian aid ‘not sustainable’: Deputy UN chief

13 december 2018 - 05:03:55
New York, US (PANA) - With around one in every 60 people across the world caught up in a crisis [...] Full text...

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Global aid appeal targets more than 93 million most in need next year

04 december 2018 - 17:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - Conflict has pushed tens of millions of people into a situation where they are in [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president, Saudi Crown Prince hold cooperation talks

28 november 2018 - 14:53:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President, Béji Caïd Essebsi on Tuesday night held talks with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohamed Ben [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of Tunisians protest against Saudi Crown Prince's visit

27 november 2018 - 16:37:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A few hours before the arrival of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Ben Salmane for a brief [...] Full text...

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'Sudan can't cope with millions of refugees crossing its borders'

26 november 2018 - 15:35:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese authorities have complained that the refugees arriving in the country are now in the excess [...] Full text...

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International neglect of CAR will lead to new catastrophe, warns NRC

09 november 2018 - 05:08:50
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A humanitarian charity is warning that an international neglect of Central African Republic (CAR) will lead [...] Full text...

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NRC calls for bolstered global response to CAR crisis

08 november 2018 - 14:15:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Humanitarian organization, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on Thursday warned that the slow international response to the [...] Full text...

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

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

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EU and FAO scale up efforts to boost resilience to food crises

26 september 2018 - 08:00:02
New York, US (PANA) - The European Commission and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have strengthened their partnership [...] Full text...

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‘Our future rests in solidarity,’ commitment to rules-based order, UN chief tells world leaders

25 september 2018 - 19:35:05
New York, US (PANA) - Facing a world where trust – trust in national institutions, trust among States and trust [...] Full text...

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Decline of global extreme poverty continues but has slowed: World Bank

19 september 2018 - 18:55:37
Washington, US (PANA) - Fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world, but the decline in poverty rates [...] Full text...

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Qatar Airways launch direct flight to Mombasa

17 september 2018 - 13:39:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Qatar Airways have announced plans to launch direct flights to Kenya's port city of Mombasa, starting [...] Full text...

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Half of world’s teens experience peer violence in and around school – UNICEF

06 september 2018 - 06:04:38
New York, US (PANA) – Half of students aged 13 to 15 worldwide – around 150 million – report having [...] Full text...

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Civilians bear brunt of cluster munitions’ indiscriminate devastation, UN-backed report reveals

02 september 2018 - 06:58:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Though 2017 saw a sharp decline in casualties as a result of the use of cluster [...] Full text...

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Guterres stresses 'diplomacy for peace' as conflicts become more complex

30 august 2018 - 06:24:39
New York, US (PANA) - As war and the mediation of peace have become increasingly complex, innovative thinking is needed [...] Full text...

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ISIL continues to pose a ‘serious challenge’ worldwide – UN counter-terror chief

25 august 2018 - 06:32:22
New York, US (PANA) - Despite serious military setbacks, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) may still [...] Full text...

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Children ‘should never be targeted by violence’ - UN

18 august 2018 - 05:23:36
New York, US (PANA) - Reacting to a recent upsurge in violent attacks affecting children, Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative [...] Full text...

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FAO works out new framework to bolster food security to help sustain peace (A feature by FAO)

12 august 2018 - 07:09:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil wars and conflicts have increased markedly in the past decade, leading to the recent reverse [...] Full text...

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Libya ranked 7th most dangerous country in the world

08 august 2018 - 15:57:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Global Peace Index 2108, published by the Institute for Economics and Peace, has ranked Libya [...] Full text...

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IOM appeals for US$45 million for migrants moving between Yemen and Horn of Africa

08 august 2018 - 07:04:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As conflicts and natural disasters have sharply deteriorated living conditions in the Horn of Africa and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia appoints Abraham Mebratu as Head Coach

21 july 2018 - 05:28:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has named Abraham Mebratu as the new head trainer ahead [...] Full text...

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Belgian named Gambia's national football team head coach

18 july 2018 - 17:26:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF), on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Belgian Tom Saintfiet as the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Cabinet approves Bill seeking amnesty for armed groups, political prisoners

30 june 2018 - 14:55:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Cabinet has approved a new Bill seeking amnesty for three armed groups previously [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says 2017 was a record year for procurement of emergency supplies for children

28 june 2018 - 06:20:46
News York, US (PANA) - As famine, droughts, conflict and malnutrition threatened the survival of millions in 2017, the [...] Full text...

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Rise in number of children killed, maimed and recruited in conflict: UN report

27 june 2018 - 22:02:15
New York, US (PANA) - More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in conflict last year while more than [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia PM announces confidence building measures to spur peace talks with Eritrea

27 june 2018 - 12:25:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Talks to end a two-decade long peace deadlock between Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea have kicked [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to act with ‘one strong voice’ on ills plaguing Middle East, North Africa

25 june 2018 - 20:16:11
New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors in the UN Security Council have been urged by the United Nations Secretary-General to [...] Full text...

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EU urges inclusive regional dialogue to find stability in Horn of Africa countries

25 june 2018 - 16:39:38
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The stability of the Horn of Africa and the freedom of navigation from the Indian Ocean [...] Full text...

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A little black box for detecting and tracking disease outbreaks (A WHO feature)

25 june 2018 - 06:49:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - One of the toughest tasks in responding to a major public health emergency is getting accurate [...] Full text...

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FAO calls for pro-active, long-term planning against droughts

15 june 2018 - 11:03:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for a fundamental shift in the way [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian coordinators ‘stepped up to the challenge’ of complex emergencies: 2017 report

12 june 2018 - 06:26:20
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations office that coordinates the global institution’s humanitarian work, successfully tackled the four [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian NGO highlights neglected crises

07 june 2018 - 11:02:07
London, UK (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), on Thursday launched this year’s list of the top [...] Full text...

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Conflicts, weather expand list of countries needing food aid - FAO

07 june 2018 - 10:11:11
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food supply conditions remain broadly ample, but conflicts continue to acutely aggravate and prolong severe [...] Full text...

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NGO says most children threatened by conflict, poverty, discrimination against girls

31 may 2018 - 06:50:10
London, UK (PANA) - More than half of all children globally – over 1.2 billion – are threatened by conflict, [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges gov'ts to shield more civilians from violence in conflict

22 may 2018 - 20:37:51
New York, US (PANA) - With more than 128 million people worldwide requiring immediate humanitarian aid, mostly due to war [...] Full text...

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Flooding, heavy rains threaten to starve people in East Africa - Report

18 may 2018 - 13:46:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The heavy downpour over several consecutive weeks in many parts of Kenya, southern Somalia, Tanzania, [...] Full text...

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UNHCR chief calls for 'compassionate action' during Ramadan

17 may 2018 - 07:38:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At the start of the holy month, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian NGOs say 30.6 million people displaced inside their country in 2017

16 may 2018 - 03:50:06
London, UK (PANA) - Conflict and disasters displaced 30.6 million people within their own countries last year, with 5.5 million [...] Full text...

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UNICEF chief calls for a halt to attacks on children

15 may 2018 - 05:45:47
New York, US (PANA) – The Executive Director of UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta H. Fore, has called for an [...] Full text...

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Preventive action could save billions of dollars in food assistance costs – WFP

14 may 2018 - 19:54:14
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As chronic hunger increases and food crises intensify worldwide, preventative action and extra investment could result [...] Full text...

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Attacks on education worsening globally, study shows

11 may 2018 - 06:45:28
New York, US (PANA) – An inter-agency coalition on education says deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on schools and universities, their [...] Full text...

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Djibouti launches digital transformation to improve services to citizens

26 april 2018 - 13:38:16
Washington, US (PANA) - The World Bank announced on Thursday a four-year support for Djibouti’s ongoing efforts to leverage [...] Full text...

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World leaders gather at UN to renew commitment to build, sustain peace

25 april 2018 - 04:51:04
New York, US (PANA) - Calling for more diplomacy, dialogue and mediation to head off conflicts before they break out, [...] Full text...

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WB provides US$500m to prop up education reforms in Egypt

15 april 2018 - 07:53:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The World Bank has announced a new US$500 million investment in Egypt’s education reforms, to support [...] Full text...

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Trump lifts Chad travel ban

11 april 2018 - 10:01:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - President Donald J. Trump announced on Tuesday the lifting of travel restrictions for Chadian nationals [...] Full text...

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UN food agency warns acute hunger intensifies

22 march 2018 - 11:46:37
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report out on Thursday sounds the alarm regarding surging levels of acute hunger. Some [...] Full text...

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Conflicts, weather patterns strain food security - FAO

05 march 2018 - 16:16:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - High levels of food insecurity persist in the world, due largely to conflicts and to adverse [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia worst performing regions in corruption

22 february 2018 - 11:18:40
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI) has released its report covering 2017 which indicates that the worst [...] Full text...

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Rights group says state-sponsored hate spurs new era of social activism

22 february 2018 - 07:12:06
Washington, D.C., (PANA) - The world is reaping the terrifying consequences of hate-filled rhetoric that threatens to normalise massive discrimination [...] Full text...

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'US$1.06 billion needed to help communities in 26 countries fight back against hunger'

08 february 2018 - 11:25:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - With conflict and climate-related shocks sending global hunger numbers marching back up after declining for decades, [...] Full text...

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World ‘failing to stop the war on children,’ says top UNICEF official

05 february 2018 - 20:30:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Describing January as “a dark month” in crisis-torn Middle East and North Africa, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Millions of children in crisis zones face 'bleak future' - UNICEF warns

30 january 2018 - 19:18:56
New York, US (PANA) – Children are the most vulnerable when conflict or disaster causes the collapse of essential services [...] Full text...

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WHO warms about antibiotic resistance

29 january 2018 - 19:58:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Antimicrobials have been a driver of unprecedented medical and societal advances, but their overuse has [...] Full text...

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Hunger in conflict zones continues to intensify - says joint FAO-WFP report

29 january 2018 - 15:33:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity in conflict-stricken countries continues to deteriorate, as humanitarian efforts to provide affected communities with [...] Full text...

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Guterres says bridging gap between relief, devt can meet immediate needs

29 january 2018 - 05:32:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A surge in conflict-induced needs in Africa and the Middle East, coupled with an increase [...] Full text...

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Two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees to remain in Ghana - Minister

24 january 2018 - 16:24:07
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Two former detainees at Guantanamo Bay, whose arrival in Ghana in 2016 caused a major uproar, [...] Full text...

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UN chief outlines priorities for action in 2018

16 january 2018 - 19:52:17
New York, US (PANA) – Having taken office with a call for peace to be the watchword of 2017, United [...] Full text...

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Bashir affirms Sudan's commitment to fighting terrorism

01 january 2018 - 17:40:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Bashir has said his government remains committed to global cooperation to foster [...] Full text...

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Children under attack at shocking scale in conflicts around the world, says UNICEF

28 december 2017 - 04:57:49
New York, USA (PANA) – Children in conflict zones around the world have come under attack at a shocking scale [...] Full text...

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Observers of Liberia's presidential runoff poll meet

27 december 2017 - 14:23:18
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Ghana's former President and Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Observation Mission, [...] Full text...

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Polls open in delayed Liberia presidential run-off

26 december 2017 - 09:46:15
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Polls have opened in Liberia as voters choose a new president in the delayed presidential run-off [...] Full text...

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Liberians vote in delayed presidential run-off

26 december 2017 - 07:01:22
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – Liberians go to the polls on Tuesday in the delayed presidential run-off that pits ex-football star [...] Full text...

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UNHCR announces first evacuation of 162 vulnerable refugees from Libya to Italy

22 december 2017 - 18:07:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on Friday the evacuation of 162 highly vulnerable refugees from [...] Full text...

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Togo votes against UN General Assembly resolution regarding status of Jerusalem

22 december 2017 - 11:59:50
New York, USA (PANA) - Togo was the only African country that on Thursday voted against a UN resolution in [...] Full text...

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Conflict causing spikes in food insecurity in Near East, North Africa

21 december 2017 - 10:00:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Conflict and protracted crises in a handful of countries in the Near East and North Africa [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 262 journalists in jails around the world

13 december 2017 - 20:38:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit [...] Full text...

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