Women demonstrate against gender-based violence committed by men
30 november 2025 - 15:55:21New York, US (PANA) - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from [...] Full text...
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New York, US (PANA) - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from [...] Full text...
Gaza's economy has collapsed, exacerbating poverty
26 november 2025 - 07:46:40Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Two years of Israeli military operations and restrictions have "caused an unprecedented collapse of the [...] Full text...
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Violence against women: UN sheds light on global femicide crisis, digital abuse
26 november 2025 - 07:28:14New York, US (PANA) - For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a [...] Full text...
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Over 600 million children exposed to violence at home, UNICEF warns
26 november 2025 - 07:19:13New York, US (PANA) - More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers [...] Full text...
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Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
25 november 2025 - 18:01:44Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” [...] Full text...
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Silenced women in South Sudan now making their voices heard (By UN News)
23 november 2025 - 05:26:47Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Reprimanded for wanting to go to school as a young girl, then ignored and despised [...] Full text...
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Olympic Truce: ‘Humanity can find common ground through sport’
20 november 2025 - 09:05:07New York, US (PANA) - Sport has always been more than a contest of strength or skill. At its best, [...] Full text...
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Ending violence against women ‘a matter of dignity, equality and human rights’
20 november 2025 - 08:59:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - When Salma (not her real name) was just 15, she was forced to get married, even [...] Full text...
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Fight continues for dignity, education and sexuality of young girls around the world
09 november 2025 - 08:15:06New York, US (PANA) - The dignity of girls and their sexual health were at the heart of the International [...] Full text...
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‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare
02 november 2025 - 07:50:35Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - After two years of war that kept them out of classrooms, Gaza’s children are finally [...] Full text...
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UN sounds alarm over spike in sexual violence against women in DRC
22 october 2025 - 07:22:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of [...] Full text...
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12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary opens in Gambia
14 october 2025 - 16:28:53Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The 12th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, which brings together First Ladies from [...] Full text...
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The girl I am, the change I lead
11 october 2025 - 14:33:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shaped through consultations with girls organizations, UN partners and, most importantly, girls themselves, the 2025 International [...] Full text...
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Bold, diverse and unstoppable: Girls speak out amid a world in crisis
11 october 2025 - 07:32:52New York, US (PANA) - Adults were in the back seat at UN Headquarters on Friday as girls and young [...] Full text...
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'I will not go hungry again': Hope reborn in Gaza after ceasefire agreement (By UN News)
10 october 2025 - 18:09:17Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - "What makes me even happier is that I will no longer suffer from hunger." Like [...] Full text...
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Peace begins behind bars: A corrections officer’s fight for dignity inside Congo’s prisons (A MONUSCO Feature)
08 october 2025 - 22:02:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for [...] Full text...
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Playing and games put thousands of Sudanese children back on the track of healing and recovery (PANA Feature) By Mohamed Osman Adam
07 october 2025 - 16:05:39Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In Sudan's war, sports and games have shown that they are not only entertainment and [...] Full text...
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World failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn
01 october 2025 - 14:22:35Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As Israeli forces continued their push to take full control of Gaza City on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Afghanistan: Ban on secondary education for girls marks four long years
17 september 2025 - 16:53:00Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For millions of girls in Afghanistan, it has been four long years since the ban on [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Militias, army threaten South Kivu civilians
16 september 2025 - 06:31:04Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – DR Congo (DRC) military forces and a coalition of abusive militias are threatening the security of civilians [...] Full text...
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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns
05 september 2025 - 20:08:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...
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The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns
05 september 2025 - 07:23:16Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything [...] Full text...
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Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
18 august 2025 - 18:49:28New York, US (PANA) - A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited [...] Full text...
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Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
14 august 2025 - 05:58:47Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to [...] Full text...
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Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport
14 august 2025 - 05:43:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. [...] Full text...
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UNHCR flags Uganda’s refugee funding crisis
05 august 2025 - 06:01:49Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total [...] Full text...
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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)
03 august 2025 - 08:08:47Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...
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Hunger lines in Gaza: ‘Food is not enough’ (By UN News)
03 august 2025 - 07:32:10Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In western Gaza City, displaced people live crammed into cramped tents, and a human tragedy [...] Full text...
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2024 WAFCON: Seoposenwe calls it a day, leaves legacy (By CAF Online)
27 july 2025 - 15:54:31Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tears of relief can be a thing. For Jermaine Seoposenwe, the end of the penalty [...] Full text...
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Aminata’s path: How partnerships are making schools safer for girls in Sierra Leone (World Bank Blog By Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Education Specialist)
09 july 2025 - 08:55:56Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Imagine a young girl in Sierra Leone—we’ll call her Aminata. Each morning, she slips into [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sharp rise in attacks on healthcare after two years of conflict
03 july 2025 - 17:22:32Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An international humanitarian organisation operating in the Sudan has highlighted that attacks on hospitals and [...] Full text...
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Girls, women under constant threat in South Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
02 july 2025 - 11:49:28Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Recent attacks on girls and young women in South Sudan illustrate how they are at [...] Full text...
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Every dollar invested in a girl's education generates three times more for the economy
29 june 2025 - 07:13:24Seville, Spain (PANA) - The equation is simple, the results compelling. Investing one dollar in a girl's education generates nearly [...] 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 - 07:20:50Beira, 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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Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis
08 june 2025 - 11:28:40Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become [...] Full text...
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One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers
29 april 2025 - 07:34:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 16:57:32New York, US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of [...] Full text...
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
24 april 2025 - 07:23:07New York,US (PANA) - As transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women [...] Full text...
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Plea for a future respecting gender equality
08 april 2025 - 16:50:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Mr. Aboubakri Diaw, Chief of Staff and Head of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
03 april 2025 - 08:09:23Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry elected IOC President, the first female President in its history
20 march 2025 - 16:11:35Costa Navarino, Greece (PANA) - Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected on Thursday as the 10th President of the International [...] Full text...
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'Interruption of US aid to HIV response in DRC could cost thousands of lives'
13 march 2025 - 08:28:49Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN is concerned about the fate of thousands of citizens of Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...
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Commission on the Status of Women: 'The poison of patriarchy is back'
11 march 2025 - 08:20:02New York, US (PANA) - As the new session of the Commission on the Status of Women opens, meeting at [...] Full text...
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Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone
08 march 2025 - 09:22:20New York, USA (PANA) – The right to go to school. To join the workforce. The right to vote. To [...] Full text...
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One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
07 march 2025 - 10:25:28New York, US (PANA) - The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher [...] Full text...
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Transforming girls’ education in Northern Nigeria: the role of traditional leaders: World Bank Blog By Aisha Garba Mohammed, Senior Education Specialist
07 february 2025 - 07:23:05Kano, Nigeria (PANA) - In northern Nigeria, where traditional customs have long shaped societal structures, a quiet revolution is unfolding [...] Full text...
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‘She had a syringe, razor blade, and bandages’: Surviving genital mutilation (By Fabrice Robinet, UN News)
07 february 2025 - 05:42:06Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - Some 230 million girls in more than 90 countries – predominantly in Africa and Asia [...] Full text...
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‘The new generation is different’: In Djibouti, activists lobby to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2025 - 05:39:31Djibouti City, Djibouti (PANA) - “I still see the knife, and the lady who held me down,” said Hawa’a Mohamed [...] Full text...
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What the UN is doing in DR Congo
05 february 2025 - 19:48:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the [...] Full text...
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‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth
02 february 2025 - 17:50:33Port au Prince, Haiti (PANA) - Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of [...] Full text...
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Children killed in Darfur hospital attack - UNICEF
29 january 2025 - 05:48:25New York, US (PANA) - At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an [...] Full text...
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Femicide: No safe places for women, girls, amid continuous gender killings in Kenya
22 january 2025 - 20:33:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Investigations into the gruesome murder of Beth Muthoni, 44, a devout Christian on pilgrimage at the [...] Full text...
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Gaza crisis: Lack of fuel threatens critical humanitarian services
15 january 2025 - 08:26:25Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Critical water, sanitation and hygiene facilities and activities are at risk of grinding to a [...] Full text...
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Govts urged to address root causes of mass migration
03 january 2025 - 07:12:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments must do more to address the root causes of mass migration, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s [...] Full text...
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Gambia, Senegal secure qualification to CAF African Schools Football Championship finals
15 december 2024 - 12:24:45Diamniadio, Senegal (PANA) - The Gambia and hosts Senegal triumphed in the CAF African Schools Football Championship for the WAFU [...] Full text...
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Female circumcision remains deeply rooted in Kenyan culture
11 december 2024 - 12:01:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The circumcision of women remains a common traditional and religious practice in Kenya and continues to [...] Full text...
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Aid pledges provide vital lifeline in humanitarian emergencies
11 december 2024 - 05:05:30New York, US (PANA) - The UN held a high-level pledging conference on Tuesday for its Central Emergency Response Fund [...] Full text...
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UN: Number of Sudanese people at risk of GBV tripled
27 november 2024 - 14:13:21Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN representative to the Sudan has underlined that the UN and its partners stand [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya reaffirms support to end violence against women, girls
26 november 2024 - 05:29:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reaffirms its “unwavering support” to Libyans in [...] Full text...
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World Bank study calls for investing in the success of adolescent girls in Africa
21 november 2024 - 17:55:17Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Amid growing calls to invest in human capital and expand job opportunities for Africa’s [...] Full text...
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MSF: Children bear the burden of the current war in Sudan
18 november 2024 - 17:43:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- An international health charity organization has revealed that the majority of people wounded in the war in [...] Full text...
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Intolerable conditions in northern Gaza ‘beyond imagination’
06 november 2024 - 05:56:06Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory appealed on Tuesday for an end [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings
30 october 2024 - 06:10:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with [...] Full text...
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Girls’ rights, fragility, and the future: World Bank Blog By Doreen Kibuka-Musoke and Tim Agaba Baroraho
28 october 2024 - 07:19:09Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - There is reason to have celebrated the International Day of the Girl this month. On average, [...] Full text...
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UN: Over 2 million babies born into Sudan's devastating conflict
14 october 2024 - 16:56:29Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – An international charity organisation catering for children has said over 2 million babies are estimated [...] Full text...
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The world must step up for girls, UN chief says
12 october 2024 - 08:23:50New York, US (PANA) - As the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, a town [...] Full text...
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Gambia commemorates International Day of the Girl
11 october 2024 - 13:03:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia on Friday joined the the world in celebrating International Day of the Girl which is [...] Full text...
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Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF
10 october 2024 - 10:56:46New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...
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‘Orphanage city’ helps children in Gaza as the war grinds on (Feature by UN News)
06 october 2024 - 05:57:14Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - Some Palestinian orphans in Gaza have gotten a glimmer of hope as the tragedies triggered [...] Full text...
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World Bank Country Gender Action Plan to help address gender inequalities in Sierra Leone
04 october 2024 - 07:10:44Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The World Bank on Thursday launched the Sierra Leone Country Gender Action Plan (C-GAP), a [...] Full text...
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UN, EU and World Bank Group join forces to end violence against women and girls
27 september 2024 - 07:23:11New York, United States (PANA) - The United Nations, European Commission, and World Bank Group will make gender equality and [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis must not be forgotten by world leaders, says WFP
24 september 2024 - 16:11:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan has continued to kill and uproot the country’s people who global [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts condemn explosions of pagers, walkie-talkies in Lebanon, Syria
20 september 2024 - 07:33:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent rights experts on Thursday condemned the “malicious manipulation” of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies [...] Full text...
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UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei
05 september 2024 - 20:28:45New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave
23 august 2024 - 14:54:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the [...] Full text...
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Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO
30 july 2024 - 06:06:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘dramatic shift’ to transform education worldwide
11 july 2024 - 18:01:28New York, US (PANA) - The global crisis in education needs a “dramatic shift” to shape a more peaceful, sustainable [...] Full text...
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Gaza war grinds on as forcibly displaced run out of space to shelter
05 july 2024 - 07:22:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Bombing continued overnight into Thursday in Gaza where some of the tens of thousands of people [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls time on ‘economic violence’ against women and girls
29 june 2024 - 05:43:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, on Friday declared that it’s time to eliminate laws [...] Full text...
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Adequate healthcare crucial to support survivors of sexual violence
20 june 2024 - 07:10:15New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence [...] Full text...
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How can Tanzania build capacity to accelerate women’s economic empowerment? World Bank Blog By Alena Sakhonchik and Tanya D'Lima
19 june 2024 - 09:50:32Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - One key piece of the puzzle in accelerating progress towards gender equality in Tanzania is having [...] Full text...
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Draw for CAF African Schools Football Championship finals on Sunday
19 may 2024 - 07:16:45Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The draw for the CAF African Schools Football Championship finals will be conducted on Sunday, 19 [...] Full text...
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Peace or war, midwives keep delivering, says UNFPA
05 may 2024 - 16:28:05New York, US (PANA) - Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet [...] Full text...
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HPV vaccination can improve health and opportunities for women and girls in Africa: World Bank Blog By Hellen Wilson Lutta
30 april 2024 - 07:38:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Cervical cancer – often resulting from an infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV) – [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
23 april 2024 - 13:34:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says Gambia’s FGM ban law reverse threatens women and girls
20 april 2024 - 16:21:36Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group Human Rights Watch said here Saturday that a bill before Gambia’s National Assembly to reverse a [...] Full text...
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UN pays tribute to victims and survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
12 april 2024 - 22:13:55New York, US (PANA) - The UN renewed its commitment to never forget the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in [...] Full text...
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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
12 april 2024 - 21:57:03Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war
12 april 2024 - 11:08:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby (A UN News feature)
07 april 2024 - 16:53:05Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km [...] Full text...
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Southern Madagascar - where girls are sold into marriage before they are born: UN News
16 march 2024 - 12:43:39Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
09 march 2024 - 07:46:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...
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Kenyan doctor cited for professional misconduct for favouring boy over girl during birth
06 march 2024 - 12:22:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan doctor who stated that he favoured a boy-child over the girl-child during an operation [...] Full text...
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Gender bias in science ‘deprives our world of great talent’: Guterres
12 february 2024 - 05:38:32New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed that gender equality in science is essential to building [...] Full text...
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UN agencies call for protection of survivors of Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia
06 february 2024 - 19:20:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The world observed the International Day of Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM) amid [...] Full text...
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Guterres: End ‘abhorrent practice’ of female genital mutilation
06 february 2024 - 06:05:47New York, US (PANA) - Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Restrictions, lack of medicines deprive people in Khartoum state of lifesaving care - MSF
23 january 2024 - 06:04:49Paris, France (PANA) - Over the past few months, people in Khartoum State, Sudan, have become increasingly cut-off from healthcare, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza aid obstacles continue to delay vital relief
18 january 2024 - 16:17:47Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Medicines for Israeli hostages were reportedly allowed into Gaza for the first time on Thursday along [...] Full text...
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South African music legend Zahara dead at 35
12 december 2023 - 08:14:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Multi-award winning South African musician Zahara has died after a long illness. She was [...] Full text...
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South African music legend fighting for her life
11 december 2023 - 11:16:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Singer Zahara is currently unresponsive and fighting for her life in a Johannesburg hospital. Sources close [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'Genuine prospect of Palestinian statehood is critical,’ UNRWA chief tells emergency summit in Saudi Arabia
11 november 2023 - 18:17:09Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - A political solution to end the cycle of conflict in Israel and Palestine has become [...] Full text...
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Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer
25 october 2023 - 06:05:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system on Tuesday, aiming to [...] Full text...
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FIFA chartsfootball path for girl-child in Botswana
24 october 2023 - 10:24:26Tsabong, Botswana (PANA) - Adorned in bright orange and white kit bustling with youthful energy and singing in bright high [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan’s women, girls endure six months of conflict with no end in sight (A UNFPA feature)
16 october 2023 - 07:17:28Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Lubna still remembers the sound of shelling in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, six months [...] Full text...
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Widespread concerns over regressive calls to repeal law against FGM in Gambia
13 october 2023 - 18:42:13Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- A joint statement by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the African Committee [...] Full text...
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Liberian communities deliver better health, sexual education for empowered adolescent girls (World Bank Blog (By Amaka Momah-Haruna, Girl and Women’s Empowerment)
11 october 2023 - 15:23:08Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A few months ago, during a trip to Liberia, I had the opportunity to meet a [...] Full text...
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Insecurity forces closure of 13,000 schools for upcoming school year in Central and West Africa
14 september 2023 - 10:35:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Over the past four years, the number of school closures due to insecurity has almost [...] Full text...
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UPDATESeveral dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region
11 september 2023 - 19:20:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...
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Several dead in eastern Libya after storm Daniel hits the region
11 september 2023 - 18:36:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - At least 15 people have died in various parts of the eastern region of Libya hit [...] Full text...
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Gender gap persists on road to the SDGs: UN Women
07 september 2023 - 20:10:24New York, US (PANA) - The world is falling worryingly short in terms of closing the gender gap as part of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF, allied militias rape dozens, says HRW
17 august 2023 - 07:18:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied militias raped several dozen women and girls in [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA WWC: FIFA SG commends Nigeria for reaching knockout stage
01 august 2023 - 10:27:14Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - FIFA Secretary-General Ms. Fatma Samoura has commended the Nigeria's women football team, the Super Falcons, for [...] Full text...
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UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality
20 july 2023 - 06:01:59Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - UN Women and world football governing body, FIFA, have come together, as the FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch
18 july 2023 - 08:50:35Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...
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UN deputy chief, Malala champion girls’ right to education in Nigeria
13 july 2023 - 05:22:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do more to [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Tunisian govt to halt 'unconscionable' collective expulsions of Black African migrants
07 july 2023 - 06:02:36Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Tunisian government to halt the collective expulsions of Black [...] Full text...
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Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis – new UNICEF-WHO report
06 july 2023 - 16:29:04New York/Geneva (PANA) - Globally, women are most likely to be responsible for fetching water for households, while girls are nearly [...] Full text...
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‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war, UN Security Council told
06 july 2023 - 06:44:41New York, US (PANA) - Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war – the [...] Full text...
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Libyan newspaper identifies foreign military presence as threat to organisation of elections in Libya
16 june 2023 - 19:01:44Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commemoration, on Sunday 11 June, of the 53rd anniversary of the evacuation of American forces [...] Full text...
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Putting an end to period poverty (A UNFPA feature)
29 may 2023 - 05:58:01Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fatoumatta Fatty’s commute on an old, malfunctioning wheelchair takes up to two hours during rainy season [...] Full text...
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One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report
09 may 2023 - 05:27:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA lay foundation with Talent Development Scheme
05 may 2023 - 06:33:58Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Eight countries -- Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Cameroon, Zambia, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa and Algeria -- are [...] Full text...
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Fragile gains on reducing child marriage under threat from ‘polycrisis’: UNICEF
03 may 2023 - 06:40:21New York, US (PANA) - The practice of child marriage has continued to decline globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) [...] Full text...
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11 more bodies of migrants found off Garabolli, east of Tripoli
26 april 2023 - 13:51:52Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven bodies of illegal migrants, including that of a child, were Tuesday recovered off the coast [...] Full text...
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Athletes score for people and the planet on International Day of Sport
07 april 2023 - 06:02:01New York, U.S. (PANA) - Athletes are pushing for a more equitable world, both on and off the playing field [...] Full text...
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South Africa commemorates Apartheid-era atrocities
21 march 2023 - 06:39:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will Tuesday lead the national commemoration of Human Rights Day under [...] Full text...
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New data show alarming setbacks for maternal health around the world
23 february 2023 - 16:29:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Every two minutes a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released [...] Full text...
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Insecurity takes toll on women, girls in Niger’s Tillabéri region
23 february 2023 - 12:02:49Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The security crisis in Niger’s south-western Tillabéri region is taking a heavy toll on local communities, [...] Full text...
thread Gender
‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares
11 february 2023 - 08:15:49New York, US (PANA) - Gender bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the female body as [...] Full text...
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Verbal aggression on the rise in Libyan schools, study finds
19 january 2023 - 18:00:05Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The phenomenon of verbal aggression between students and its negative consequences on the performance of learners [...] Full text...
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UN Special Rapporteur in Libya to discuss causes of violence against women in Libya
16 december 2022 - 15:50:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem [...] Full text...
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Libya participates in the 20th Executive Council meeting of Arab Women's Organisation
12 december 2022 - 12:10:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of State for Women's Affairs, Mrs. Houria al-Tarmal, has participated in the 20th [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily supports campaign to end violence against women
26 november 2022 - 13:50:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission of Support in [...] Full text...
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Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief
24 november 2022 - 05:50:40New York, US (PANA) = Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family [...] Full text...
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Tunisia records first death from Shigellosis
23 november 2022 - 15:44:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The regional director of health in Tunis, Terek Ben Nasr, announced on Wednesday the death of [...] Full text...
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UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa
17 november 2022 - 06:35:54New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is [...] Full text...
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Malian army, MINUSMA condemn Friday's bomb attack on transport bus in Bandiagara region of central Mali
16 october 2022 - 12:43:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army has strongly condemned the bomb attack on a civilian transport bus on the [...] Full text...
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‘Investing in girls is investing in our common future’ - UN chief
11 october 2022 - 05:49:45New York, US (PANA) - In marking the 10th anniversary of the International Dat of the Girl Child on Tuesday, the UN [...] Full text...
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Gambia hosts International forum on elimination of female genital mutilation
04 october 2022 - 09:45:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The world’s largest annual gathering of partners on ending female genital mutilation (FGM) opened in The [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’
07 september 2022 - 06:15:15Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 [...] Full text...
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Sixty people hospitalisee=d for food poisoning in Libya
20 august 2022 - 12:43:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Sixty people have been admitted to hospital after consuming contaminated food in a restaurant in the [...] Full text...
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Libya denounces Israeli attack on Gaza Strip
06 august 2022 - 12:18:02Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has condemned Friday's Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in deaths and [...] Full text...
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IOM identifies 1,735 victims of human trafficking in Burundi
30 july 2022 - 14:30:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The local office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Saturday, on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’, says top UN official
20 july 2022 - 05:27:18New York, US (PANA) - The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions
27 june 2022 - 05:33:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed separatist fighters have killed at least seven people, injured six others, raped a girl, and [...] Full text...
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Situation of child soldiers in Tindouf at centre of symposium in Geneva
18 june 2022 - 12:13:38Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The situation of children in the camps of Tindouf (Algeria) was one of the main issues [...] Full text...
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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
13 june 2022 - 05:16:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...
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Tech needs girls, and girls need tech: UN
29 april 2022 - 05:28:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More and more young women and girls are highlighting the importance of access and safety in the [...] Full text...
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End landmine scourge once and for all: Guterres
05 april 2022 - 07:31:05New York, US (PANA) - Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action [...] Full text...
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Women and girls must lead battle against ‘widespread and interlinked crises': Guterres
15 march 2022 - 05:40:24New York, US (PANA) - To forge a sustainable future for us all, “women and girls must be front and [...] Full text...
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‘Women everywhere are playing critical roles in building homes’- UN Resident Coordinator
08 march 2022 - 09:44:54Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Resident Coordinator to the Gambia, Seraphine Wakana, has stated that women everywhere are [...] Full text...
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'Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief
07 march 2022 - 05:46:45New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed [...] Full text...
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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan
02 march 2022 - 05:46:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...
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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2022 - 05:43:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Cameroonian soldiers of killing eight people, burning dozens of homes in North-West Region
03 february 2022 - 06:34:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A human rights advoate has accused Cameroon soldiers of killing at least eight people and burning down [...] Full text...
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Four dead, seven missing as illegal migrant boat sinks off the Tunisian coast
21 january 2022 - 16:42:38Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four people died and seven others were reported missing after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank [...] Full text...
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Over 700,000 children shut out of school in Cameroon as violence impacts education
03 december 2021 - 04:30:49Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by [...] Full text...
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Women in leadership ‘must be the norm’, Security Council hears
22 october 2021 - 07:07:23New York, US (PANA) We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 aid for Africa falling short, says Human Rights Watch
12 october 2021 - 06:35:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s [...] Full text...
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Man gets 50 years in prison for raping and killing 11-year-old girl in Mauritius
11 october 2021 - 07:37:45Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 50 years in prison for [...] Full text...
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Tanzania's pregnant student ban harms thousands: HRW
07 october 2021 - 10:25:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Tanzania's ban on pregnant students and adolescent mothers attending school has denied tens of thousands of girls [...] Full text...
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Five more sub-Saharan countries act to protect girls’ education
30 september 2021 - 05:10:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African countries have taken important steps in recent years to protect the right to education of [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots
20 september 2021 - 05:34:25Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...
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Four soldiers and one civilian killed in attack on convoy in Burkina Faso
13 september 2021 - 11:53:22Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Five people, a woman and four Burkinabe soldiers, were killed on Sunday in an attack [...] Full text...
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Kenyan woman in Denmark raises US$2.2 million for baby's treatment
02 september 2021 - 00:17:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan woman resident in Denmark and her Danish husband have raised US$2.2 million to finance [...] Full text...
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Nigeria celebrate 30 years of women’s football with six-nation tourney
22 august 2021 - 08:08:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Determined to concretise 30 years of women’s football, Nigeria will stage a six-nation international tournament next [...] Full text...
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Young man beheaded by unknown assailants in the Malian town of Fana
06 august 2021 - 19:44:15Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A young man, named Aguibou Bagayoko, was beheaded by unknown assailants on Sunday night in the [...] Full text...
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Domestic violence, forced marriage, have risen in Sudan: UN-backed study
20 july 2021 - 05:41:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study [...] Full text...
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US gov't commends Burundi's efforts to combat human trafficking
04 july 2021 - 15:53:41Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - "For the first time in the last six years, the Burundian government has made significant efforts [...] Full text...
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Malian authorities urged to ‘break the cycle of impunity’ for human rights violations
30 june 2021 - 07:12:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of [...] Full text...
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Protesters block Abuja-Kaduna highway over unending killings, kidnapping by bandits
19 june 2021 - 15:22:10Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Travellers are trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway in northwest Nigeria as angry residents refused the plea [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes
24 may 2021 - 18:21:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...
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Liberia President Weah named Ambassador for Pan-African Inter-School Championship
06 may 2021 - 07:29:00Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A joint delegation of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and FIFA on Wednesday named Liberian [...] Full text...
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UNESCO laureate helps girls go back to school in Kenya (A UNESCO feature)
27 april 2021 - 05:45:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - “I would be out of school and married now without the help of our community facilitator," [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘No end’ to conflict in Tigray region, warns UNICEF
20 april 2021 - 19:29:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Greta Thunberg contributes 100,000 Euros to vaccine equity initiative
20 april 2021 - 05:30:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated 100,000 Euros to boost global efforts to deliver [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Rights group accuses Eritrean soldiers of killing three Ethiopians in 'unprovoked attack'
15 april 2021 - 06:12:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, says Eritrean troops killed three people and injured at least [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows
14 april 2021 - 06:31:24New York, US (PAA) - Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s human Rights Commission alarmed at spate of rape, gender-based violence
13 april 2021 - 17:23:10Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed shock at the spate of rape and other [...] Full text...
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Obama family matriarch, Sarah Obama, dies at 99
29 march 2021 - 09:22:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sarah Obama, grandmother of former US President Barack Obama, has died at a hospital in the [...] Full text...
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Gambia to immunise girls against cervical cancer
05 march 2021 - 12:15:30Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia is to embark on a nationwide immunisation of girls between the ages of 9 and [...] Full text...
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Six dead in ambulance explosion in Burkinabe Sahel
03 march 2021 - 08:48:59Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six people were killed on Tuesday in the explosion of an ambulance that ran over [...] Full text...
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Kenya-UK to co-host global education transformation conference
19 february 2021 - 18:23:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Global Partnership for Education (GPE), recently-launched replenishment campaign, calls on world leaders to pledge at [...] Full text...
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Gambia: UNFPA and UNICEF warn of imminent resurgence of Female Genital Mutilation
08 february 2021 - 20:50:45Banjul, The Gambia (PANA) - A surge in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is feared in The Gambia as COVID-19 disrupts [...] Full text...
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Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
05 february 2021 - 14:08:04New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of [...] Full text...
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Amnesty raises red flags about safety of people with albinism in Malawi
05 february 2021 - 08:42:48Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has expressed concern for the safety of people with albinism in Malawi following the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian rights body seeks improved prison conditions, rights to opposition parties
26 january 2021 - 10:20:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has called for humane treatment of prisoners and guaranteed freedoms [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Youths, security forces clash in Sbeitla after death of girl
25 january 2021 - 21:49:18Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Clashes occurred Monday between groups of youths and security forces in Sbeitla, a locality of the [...] Full text...
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Amid pandemic and unrest, midwives undeterred in saving lives in Conakry
22 january 2021 - 17:01:42Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – “Our midwives who work during this period of political crisis are brave and courageous because they [...] Full text...
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UNICEF supports Beninese girls in high schools
10 january 2021 - 19:39:30Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - UNICEF and the American Toms shoes have granted young high school and college girls in three [...] Full text...
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AfDB grants $11.26 million for women and girls’ education in Chad
08 january 2021 - 13:04:02Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 [...] Full text...
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Tunisian security unit nabs suspected terrorist girl in Gafsa
02 january 2021 - 17:18:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A suspected female terrorist from Tunis, whose identity has not been established, was arrested in Gafsa [...] Full text...
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UNFPA says 54 million women, youth face staggering humanitarian challenges
08 december 2020 - 05:47:07New 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: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable
30 november 2020 - 13:04:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...
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Displaced persons want to return home: Deputy UN chief
11 november 2020 - 10:18:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, who is on a trip to West Africa and the Sahel [...] Full text...
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Man beheaded by unknown attackers in Malian town of Fana
06 november 2020 - 16:03:53Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A man, who worked as a lumberjack and radio repairman, was beheaded on Wednesday night by [...] Full text...
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Celebrating African youth turning the tide on plastic pollution
16 october 2020 - 12:41:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 400 young Africans were on Friday honoured for their leadership in addressing plastic pollution [...] Full text...
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HRW flays Guinean security forces for failing to stem election-related violence
25 september 2020 - 12:50:51Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Guinea's security forces of failing to protect people from election-related and [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Navy rescues 9 young people off the coast of Djerba
19 september 2020 - 18:24:28Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The coast guard of the Tunisian Navy on Saturday rescued nine young people, including a girl, [...] Full text...
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South Sudan urged to address barriers to girl-child education
15 september 2020 - 17:12:17Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The government and other education actors in South Sudan should intensify the fight against sexual [...] Full text...
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